Camden Bullets
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Camden Bullets | |
Founded | 1958, as Baltimore Bullets Baltimore Bullets (CBA) The Baltimore Bullets were an American basketball team based in Baltimore, Maryland that was a member of the Eastern Professional Basketball League... |
League | EPBL Continental Basketball Association The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :... 1961-1966 EBA Continental Basketball Association The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :... 1970-1971 |
Arena | Convention Hall, Camden, N.J. Cherry Hill Arena, Cherry Hill, N.J. |
Team History | Baltimore Bullets 1958-1961 Camden Bullets 1961-1966 Hartford Capitols 1966-1973 Camden Bullets 1970-1971 Cherry Hill Demons 1971-1972 |
Championships | 1964 |
Division Titles | 1965 |
Head Coach | unknown |
EPBL
The first Camden Bullets were an American basketballBasketball
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 Camden, New Jersey
Camden, New Jersey
The city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 77,344...
that was a member of the Eastern Professional Basketball League
Continental Basketball Association
The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...
. The franchise was originally known as the Baltimore Bullets
Baltimore Bullets (CBA)
The Baltimore Bullets were an American basketball team based in Baltimore, Maryland that was a member of the Eastern Professional Basketball League...
, where they had won the 1961 EPBL championship.
The franchise received a major boost when Paul Arizin, a member of the NBA's Philadelphia Warriors, chose to stay in Pennsylvania rather than move with the franchise to San Francisco. Still wanting to play basketball, Arizin suited up for the Camden Bullets, and helped the team become league champions in 1964.
After a disappointing 1965-66 season, the Bullets were sold and relocated to Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
as the Capitols.
Year-by-year
Year | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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1961/62 | EPBL | 6th | Did not qualify |
1962/63 | EBA | 2nd | Semifinals |
1963/64 | EPBL | 1st | Champions |
1964/65 | EPBL | 1st | Semifinals |
1965/66 | EPBL | 4th, Eastern | Did not qualify |
EBA
The second Camden Bullets were an American basketballBasketball
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 Camden, New Jersey
Camden, New Jersey
The city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 77,344...
that was a member of the Eastern Basketball Association
Continental Basketball Association
The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...
. The franchise played in the 1970-71 season and made the playoffs, with Ben Warley as their main star. The franchise moved for the 1971-72 season to Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a population of 71,045, representing an increase of 1,080 from the 69,965 residents enumerated during the 2000 Census...
and became the Cherry Hill Demons.
Year-by-year
Year | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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1970/71 | EBA | 3rd, Eastern | Eastern Division Semifinals |