Cleveland Rebels Explained

Cleveland Rebels
Division:Western
Founded:1946
Folded:1947
History:Cleveland Rebels
1946–1947
Arena:Cleveland Arena
City:Cleveland, Ohio

The Cleveland Rebels were a basketball team in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), a forerunner of the modern National Basketball Association (NBA), based in Cleveland.[1]

Franchise history

The Rebels were an inaugural franchise in the BAA's first season. In their only season, the team went 30–30, finishing 3rd in the Western Division and losing in the first round of the playoffs, two games to one to the New York Knickerbockers, in its only season before going out of business.[2] The Rebels included notable early pro stars Big Ed Sadowski and Kenny Sailors. Cleveland would not have another team in what would become the NBA until the Cavaliers joined the league in 1970.

|-!colspan=6| Cleveland Rebels (BAA)|-|1946–47 || 30 || 30 || .500 || Lost First Round || New York 2, Cleveland 1|-

All-time roster

The following players are the all-time roster of the Cleveland Rebels.[3]

Coaches and others

The following two coaches are the only two coaches of the Cleveland Rebels.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cleveland Rebels . Nbahoopsonline.com . 2015-05-14.
  2. Web site: Cleveland Rebels Franchise Index . Basketball-Reference.com . 2015-05-14.
  3. Web site: 1946-47 Cleveland Rebels Roster and Stats . Basketball-Reference.com . 2015-05-14.
  4. Web site: 1946-47 Cleveland Rebels Roster and Stats . Basketball-Reference.com . 2015-05-14.