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The 1961–62 NBA season was the Packers' 1st season in the NBA. [1] It would also be their only season for the franchise under that name. They would be renamed the Chicago Zephyrs for the 1962–1963 season.
This year witnessed the first occurrence of a player averaging a triple-double throughout an entire season when Oscar Robertson averaged 30.8 points, 11.4 assists, and 12.5 rebounds per game. [ 1 ] This was the last season of the NBA on NBC , the network would regain NBA coverage starting in the 1990–91 season .
The 1961 NBA expansion draft was the inaugural expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 26, 1961, so that the newly founded Chicago Packers could acquire players for the upcoming 1961–62 season. The Packers were the second NBA team from Chicago, after the Chicago Stags, which folded in 1950. [1]
Bellamy played with the Chicago Packers (1961-1962), renamed the Chicago Zephyrs the next season (1962-1963), and then the Baltimore Bullets, [25] for his first four seasons. He was traded from the Bullets to the New York Knicks for Johnny Green , Johnny Egan , Jim Barnes and cash on November 1, 1965.
On this day in 1994, the Major League Baseball season was shut down due to a continuing players’ strike. But soon, fans would have a reason to return to America’s pastime. Twenty-five years ...
Howard Hershey Carl (June 7, 1938 – October 24, 2005) was an American basketball player.. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he played collegiately for DePaul University.. He was selected by the Chicago Packers in the 5th round (50th pick overall) of the 1961 NBA draft.
1.4 September 12, 1961. 1.5 October 3 ... These are the list of personnel changes in the NBA from the 1961–62 NBA season ... The Chicago Packers sold Vern Hatton to ...
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