Brooklyn Visitations Explained

The Brooklyn Visitations (also known as the Triangles) were an American basketball team based in Brooklyn, New York City, that was a member of the Metropolitan Basketball League and the American Basketball League.[1] The Visitations' home court was Prospect Hall, where fans were made to check their guns at the door.[2]

After the 1935/36 season the team became the Paterson Visitations.[3] Then, during the 1st half of the 1936/37 season, the team moved back to Brooklyn on November 21, 1936, and became the Brooklyn Visitations again.

Year-by-year

YearLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffs
1921/22MBL4thNo playoff
1922/23MBL3rd (1st half); 5th (2nd half)Did not qualify
1923/24MBL1st (1st half); 1st (2nd half)Champion (no playoff)
1924/25MBL2nd (1st half); 1st (2nd half)Champion
1925/26MBL5th (1st half); 2nd (2nd half)Did not qualify
1926/27MBL1st (1st half); 2nd (2nd half)Champion
1927/28MBL3rdNo playoff
1928/29ABL3rd (1st half); 2nd (2nd half)Did not qualify
1929/30ABL2nd (1st half); 4th (2nd half)Did not qualify
1930/31ABL1st (1st half); 3rd (2nd half)Champion[4]
1932MBL1st(t)Champion
1932/33MBL3rd (1st half); 3rd (2nd half)Did not qualify
1933/34ABL4th (1st half); 8th (2nd half)Did not qualify
1934/35ABL3rd (1st half); 1st(t) (2nd half)Champion
1935/36ABL3rd (1st half); 1st (2nd half)Finals
1936/37ABL5th (1st half); 3rd (2nd half)Did not qualify
1937/38ABL3rd (1st half); 6th (2nd half)Did not qualify
1938/39ABL7thDid not qualify

Notes and References

  1. Book: Valle, Cezar Joseph Del . The Brooklyn Theatre Index Volume II Manhattan Avenue to York Street . October 2010 . Cezar Del Valle . 978-0-9827724-1-6 . en.
  2. Book: Levine, Peter . Ellis Island to Ebbets Field: Sport and the American Jewish Experience . 1993-09-09 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-535900-8 . 66 . en.
  3. News: Visitations Quintet Shifted . 22 March 2024 . The New York Times . 30 October 1936.
  4. Book: Gould, Todd . Pioneers of the Hardwood: Indiana and the Birth of Professional Basketball . 1998-03-22 . Indiana University Press . 978-0-253-21199-6 . 46 . en.