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The World Professional Basketball Tournament was an annual invitational tournament held in Chicago from 1939 to 1948 and sponsored by the Chicago Herald American. [1] Many teams came from the National Basketball League, but it also included the best teams from other leagues and the best independent barnstorming teams such as the New York Rens and Harlem Globetrotters.
The 1944 World Professional Basketball Tournament was the 6th edition of the World Professional Basketball Tournament. It was held in Chicago, Illinois, [1] during the days of 20–24 March 1944 and featured 14 teams. It was won by the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons who defeated the Brooklyn Eagles 50–33 in the championship game. [2]
The 1947 World Professional Basketball Tournament was the 9th edition of the World Professional Basketball Tournament. It was held in Chicago, Illinois, during the days of 7–11 April 1947 and featured 14 teams. It was won by the Indianapolis Kautskys who defeated the Toledo Jeeps 62–47 in the title game. [1]
Boeheim's Army are an American basketball team that participates in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all single-elimination tournament. The team's roster consists of professional basketball players who compete outside of the NBA, most of whom played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team.
The NBA All-Star Weekend could also include a variation of last season's NBA versus WNBA 3-point challenge which featured Golden State's Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty.
FILE - Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) get a basket on a dunk during the second half of an NBA All-Star basketball game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024.
In 1939, the Rens won the first professional basketball championship, when they beat the Oshkosh All-Stars, a white team, 34–25, in the World Professional Basketball Tournament in Chicago. The team compiled a 2,588–529 record from 1923 to 1948.
Players Era Thanksgiving Festival. When: Nov. 26-30 Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. Teams: No. 7 Alabama, No. 7 Houston, No. 13 Creighton, No. 23 ...