Who were the first NBA basketball teams?

Answer 1

The NBA began in 1946-47 when it was still the BAA (Basketball Association of America). It changed it's name before the 1949-50 season to the NBA (National Basketball Association). The 11 teams that played in that first season that started it all in 1946-47 were:

• Boston Celtics
• Chicago Stags (folded 1949, replaced by Bulls in 1966)
• Cleveland Rebels (folded in 1947, replaced by Cavaliers in 1970)
• Detroit Falcons (folded in 1947. The Fort Wayne Pistons moved to Detroit in 1957)
• New York Knickerbockers (Knicks)
• Philadelphia Warriors (Moved to San Francisco in 1962, later changed name to Golden State Warriors; Syracuse Nationals moved to Philadelphia in 1963 to become 76ers)
• Pittsburgh Ironmen (folded 1947)
• Providence Steam Rollers (folded 1949)
• St. Louis Bombers (folded 1949)
• Toronto Huskies (folded 1947, replaced by Raptors in 1993)
• Washington Capitals (folded, 1949, replaced by the Bullets/Wizards, that started in 1961 as a new Chicago Stags, became Baltimore Bullets (1963) before moving to Washington in 1973)

The first official NBA season, 1948-49, added

• Minneapolis Lakers (moved to Los Angeles in 1960)
• Rochester Royals (moved first to Cincinnati then Kansas City and eventually to Sacramento in 1985 and renamed the Kings)
• Fort Wayne Pistons (moved to Detroit in 1957)

The Syracuse Nationals (eventual 76ers) and Buffalo Bisons (eventual Atlanta Hawks) started in a rival league, the NBL in 1946. The Nationals moved to the NBA in 1949, before moving to Philadelphia in 1963. The Bisons has a series of moves before settling in Milwaukee, St. Louis and eventually Atlanta.

Boston Celtics, Philadelphia (now Golden State) Warriors and New York Knicks are the 3 oldest franchises in the NBA, followed by the Lakers, Pistons and Kings. The Celtics hold the most championships won (17 of them), followed by Lakers, Bulls and Spurs.

Answer 2

Kansas Jayhawks. The coaches were Phog Allen and James Naismith. The first basketball teams were:

• 1891,Dec21 - 18 students play 1st College Basketball game (Springfield College, Massachusetts).
• 1892, Jan20 - The first official basketball game was played by students at the Springfield, MA YMCA Training School.
• 1894, Jan27 - The University of Chicago played its first college basketball game, defeating the Chicago YMCA Training School 19-11. The University of Chicago was the first basketball team to play a full schedule of games, winding up with a 6-1 record.
• 1895, Feb09 - The first college basketball game was played as Minnesota State School of Agriculture defeated the Porkers of Hamline College, 9-3.
• 1896, Jan16 - The first five-player college basketball game was played at Iowa City, Iowa. The University of Chicago defeated the University of Iowa by the score of 15-12.
• 1896, Dec10 - Intercollegiate basketball was played for the first time as Wesleyan University defeated Yale, 4-3, in New Haven, Connecticut.

Answer 3

The first professional Basketball league was called the National Basket Ball League and played from 1898-1904. The first game in National Basket Ball League history was December 1, 1898 between the Trenton Nationals and Kensington Hancocks in Philadelphia. The Nationals won 21-19.

Answer 4

The Milwaukee Lakers(later changed to Los Angeles Lakers) had the first back-to-back championship

Answer 5

The first basketball team was from Canada.

Answer 6

The University of Chicago Basketball Team.

Answer 7

the Calvary Freedmans were the first black basketball team in 1945

Answer 8

no one really knows or even really cares

Answer 9

the Boston Celtics

Answer 10

University of Chicago