Brooklyn Visitations
Encyclopedia
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
.
After the 1935/36 season the team became the Paterson Visitations
. 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.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team based in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York City
New York City
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that was a member of the Metropolitan Basketball League and the American Basketball League
American Basketball League (1925-1955)
The American Basketball League was an early professional basketball league. During six seasons from 1925-26 to 1930-31, the ABL was the first attempt to create a major professional basketball league in the United States...
.
After the 1935/36 season the team became the Paterson Visitations
Paterson Visitations
The Paterson Visitations were an American basketball team based in Paterson, New Jersey that was a member of the American Basketball League....
. 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
Year | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|
1921/22 | MBL | 4th | No playoff |
1922/23 | MBL | 3rd (1st half); 5th (2nd half) | Did not qualify |
1923/24 | MBL | 1st (1st half); 1st (2nd half) | Champion (no playoff) |
1924/25 | MBL | 2nd (1st half); 1st (2nd half) | Champion |
1925/26 | MBL | 5th (1st half); 2nd (2nd half) | Did not qualify |
1926/27 | MBL | 1st (1st half); 2nd (2nd half) | Champion |
1927/28 | MBL | 3rd | No playoff |
1928/29 | ABL | 3rd (1st half); 2nd (2nd half) | Did not qualify |
1929/30 | ABL | 2nd (1st half); 4th (2nd half) | Did not qualify |
1930/31 | ABL | 1st (1st half); 3rd (2nd half) | Champion |
1932 | MBL | 1st(t) | Champion |
1932/33 | MBL | 3rd (1st half); 3rd (2nd half) | Did not qualify |
1933/34 | ABL | 4th (1st half); 8th (2nd half) | Did not qualify |
1934/35 | ABL | 3rd (1st half); 1st(t) (2nd half) | Champion |
1935/36 | ABL | 3rd (1st half); 1st (2nd half) | Finals |
1936/37 | ABL | 5th (1st half); 3rd (2nd half) | Did not qualify |
1937/38 | ABL | 3rd (1st half); 6th (2nd half) | Did not qualify |
1938/39 | ABL | 7th | Did not qualify |