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The American Basketball League (ABL) was an early professional basketball league. During six seasons from 1925–26 to 1930–31, the ABL was the first attempt to create a major professional basketball league in the United States.
American Basketball League (ABL) is a name that has been used by four defunct basketball leagues in the US: American Basketball League (1925–1955), the first major professional basketball league; American Basketball League (1961–1962), a league that only played a single full season; American Basketball League (1996–1998), a women's ...
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a men's professional basketball major league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976, resulting in four ABA teams joining the NBA and the introduction of the NBA 3-point shot in 1979.
The following is a timeline of the organizational changes in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including contractions, expansions, relocations, and divisional realignment. The league was formed as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 and took its current name in 1949.
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The American Basketball League played one full season, 1961–1962, and approximately one-third of the next season until the league folded on December 31, 1962.The ABL was the first basketball league to have a three-point field goal for shots attempted from longer distance.
The league adopted the name National Basketball Association in 1949 after merging with the rival National Basketball League (NBL). As of the early 21st century, the NBA is the most significant professional basketball league in the world in terms of popularity, salaries, talent, and level of competition. [37]
Pages in category "American Basketball League (1961–62)" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .