National Industrial Basketball League
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The National Industrial Basketball League was founded in 1947, to enable mill workers a chance to compete in basketball. The league was founded by the industrial teams (teams sponsored by the large companies and made up of their employees) belonging to the National Basketball League (NBL) that did not join the National Basketball Association when the NBL merged with the Basketball Association of America.
In 1961 the league reorganized changing sponsorship from industrial companies and became the National AAU Basketball League (NABL). The Cleveland Pipers and the New York Tapers joined the newly-formed American Basketball League in 1961.
The Bartlesville Phillips 66ers won the league championship in 11 of the league’s 14 seasons.
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Teams
- Akron Goodyear Wingfoots/Akron Goodyears
- Artesia REA Travelers/Artesia REA Travelers
- Bartlesville Phillips 66ers/Bartlesville Oilers
- Cleveland Sweeny Pipers/Cleveland Pipers
- Dayton Air-Gems
- Dayton Industrials
- Denver Central Bankers
- Denver Chevies
- Denver Truckers
- Fort Wayne General Electrics
- Houston Ada Oilers
- Kansas City Kaycees
- Los Angeles Fibber McGee & Mollys
- Los Angeles Kirby's Shoes
- Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys
- Milwaukee Harnischfegers
- New York Tuck Tapers
- Oakland Blue 'n Gold Atlas
- Oakland Pacific Engineers
- Peoria Cats/Caterpillar Tractor
- San Francisco Investors
- San Francisco Stewart Chevrolets
- Santa Maria Golden Dukes
- Seattle Buchan Bakers
- Wichita Vickers
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