The American Basketball League played one full season, 1961–1962, and part of the next season until the league folded on December 31, 1962. The ABL was the first basketball league to have a three point shot for baskets scored far away from the goal. Other rules that set the league apart were a 30-second shooting clock and a wider free throw lane, 18 feet instead of the standard 12.
The Majors finished 38–42 in 1960–1961 under Phillip, finishing third in the ABL Eastern Division. In 1962–1963 they finished 8–19 under Ron "Sobie" Sobieszczyk, folding along with the entire league on December 31, 1962.[4][5]
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The Majors played in Chicago Stadium, which later became the home stadium of the Chicago Bulls.
^ ab"History of the American Basketball League". www.apbr.org.
^Grasso, John (2011). Historical dictionary of basketball. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 89. ISBN978-0810875067. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
^ abcA Biographical Directory of Professional Basketball Coaches. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. 2003. ISBN1461726530.
^"1961 Chicago Majors basketball Roster on StatsCrew.com".
^"1962 Chicago Majors basketball Roster on StatsCrew.com".
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chicago, majors, were, basketball, team, based, chicago, illinois, that, member, american, basketball, league, from, 1961, 1963, leaguesamerican, basketball, league, 1961, founded1961folded1963arenainternational, amphitheatreteam, colorsred, white, contents, h. The Chicago Majors were a basketball team based in Chicago Illinois that was a member of the American Basketball League from 1961 to 1963 Chicago MajorsLeaguesAmerican Basketball League 1961 63 Founded1961Folded1963ArenaInternational AmphitheatreTeam colorsRed amp White Contents 1 History 2 The arena 3 Notable players 4 1962 ABL draft selections 5 Year by year 6 ReferencesHistory editThe American Basketball League played one full season 1961 1962 and part of the next season until the league folded on December 31 1962 The ABL was the first basketball league to have a three point shot for baskets scored far away from the goal Other rules that set the league apart were a 30 second shooting clock and a wider free throw lane 18 feet instead of the standard 12 The American Basketball League was formed when Abe Saperstein did not get the Los Angeles National Basketball Association NBA franchise he sought His Harlem Globetrotters had strong NBA ties When Minneapolis Lakers owner Bob Short was permitted to move the Lakers to Los Angeles Saperstein reacted by convincing National Alliance of Basketball Leagues NABL team owner Paul Cohen Tuck Tapers and Amateur Athletic Union AAU National Champion Cleveland Pipers owner George Steinbrenner to take the top NABL and AAU teams and players and form a rival league 1 League franchises were the Chicago Majors 1961 1963 Cleveland Pipers 1961 1962 Kansas City Steers 1961 63 Long Beach Chiefs 1961 1963 as Hawaii Chiefs in 1961 62 Los Angeles Jets 1961 62 disbanded during season Oakland Oaks 1961 1963 as San Francisco Saints in 1961 1962 Philadelphia Tapers 1961 1963 as Washington Tapers in 1961 62 moved to New York during 1961 62 season as New York Tapers in 1961 62 and the Pittsburgh Rens 1961 1963 1 The Majors were owned by Abe Saperstein 2 Former Globetrotter Ermer Robinson was the team s business manager for their two seasons 3 Chicago native Ron Sobieszczyk came out of retirement to play for the Majors 3 In 1961 Chicago was coached by Andy Phillip 3 The Majors finished 38 42 in 1960 1961 under Phillip finishing third in the ABL Eastern Division In 1962 1963 they finished 8 19 under Ron Sobie Sobieszczyk folding along with the entire league on December 31 1962 4 5 The arena editThe Majors played in Chicago Stadium which later became the home stadium of the Chicago Bulls Notable players editBucky Bolyard Jeff Cohen Kelly Coleman Nat Clifton Mel Davis Tony Jackson John F Sullivan Roger Taylor Herschell Turner John Wessels Jackie Fitzpatrick1962 ABL draft selections editTerritorial selectionsChet Walker Bradley University Dave DeBusschere University of Detroit First roundDon Nelson University of Iowa Additional selectionsBud Olsen University of Louisville Armand Reo University of Notre Dame Jim Hudock University of North Carolina Russ Marvel North Carolina State University Larry Pursiful University of Kentucky Mike Cingiser Brown University Bob Bolton Western Michigan University Alfred Kaemmerling Princeton University Lindburg Moody South Carolina State College Frank Snyder Memphis State University Ralph Wells Northwestern University Bucky Keller Virginia Polytechnic University Jackie Fitzpatrick Knoxville College Year by year edit Year League Reg Season Playoffs1961 62 ABL 3rd Eastern Quarterfinals1962 63 ABL 6th No playoffReferences edit a b History of the American Basketball League www apbr org Grasso John 2011 Historical dictionary of basketball Lanham Maryland Scarecrow Press p 89 ISBN 978 0810875067 Retrieved 14 October 2014 a b c A Biographical Directory of Professional Basketball Coaches Lanham Maryland Scarecrow Press 2003 ISBN 1461726530 1961 Chicago Majors basketball Roster on StatsCrew com 1962 Chicago Majors basketball Roster on StatsCrew com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chicago Majors amp oldid 1195755737, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
