The Trenton Tigers were an American basketball team based in Trenton, New Jersey that was a member of the American Basketball League .
6-621: In the 1946/47 season, the team made it to the championship playoffs where they were to meet the Baltimore Bullets . Trenton was declared champion when Baltimore decided to quit the playoffs to play in the World Professional Basketball Tournament . During the 1949/50 season, the team dropped out of the league on February 1, 1950. This article about a basketball team in New Jersey
12-638: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Trenton, New Jersey -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Baltimore Bullets (1944%E2%80%931954) The Baltimore Bullets were a professional basketball team based in Baltimore . The Bullets competed in the American Basketball League (1944–1947), the Basketball Association of America (1947–1949), and (following
18-658: The ABL title in 1946. The Bullets won a division title in 1947, but forfeited that season's championship in favor of playing in the World Professional Basketball Tournament (the Bullets' second appearance in the tournament). The Bullets moved to the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1947, and won the 1948 championship over the Philadelphia Warriors (now Golden State Warriors ). In 1949,
24-808: The BAA merged with the National Basketball League (NBL), and became the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Bullets struggled on the court after their championship season, and never posted another winning record. In 1954, Ray Felix won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award and became the second African-American to be named an All-Star . Felix was traded to the Knicks on September 17, 1954, and on November 27,
30-588: The BAA's merger with the National Basketball League ) the National Basketball Association (1949–1954). On November 27, 1954, the team folded with a 3–11 record on the season, making the Bullets the last NBA franchise to fold. Out of all defunct NBA teams, the Bullets were members of the association for the longest time and the only defunct team to win a championship. The Bullets name was revived in 1963, when
36-552: The former Chicago Zephyrs relocated to Baltimore; even after these Bullets relocated to Washington in 1973, they kept their name for 24 more years until they were renamed the Wizards . The Baltimore Bullets began play in 1944 as an American Basketball League (ABL) team. The Bullets acquired their name in reference to the Phoenix Shot Tower . In the ABL, Baltimore reached the championship round all three seasons, winning
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