The Denver Refinders were a professional basketball

Basketball

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 team who played in Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

 in 1950 and were a member of the Western Division of the National Professional Basketball League

National Professional Basketball League

National Professional Basketball League was a pro basketball league in the USA in . The league played just one season, with no championship finals ever being staged. Grand Rapids, Kansas City, Louisville and Saint Paul all disbanded during the season; Denver moved to Evansville...

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The franchise had difficulty financing the team's long trips to all its eastern and midwestern counterparts. Financial pressures forced the organization to fold. A business man from Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

 later bought the team and moved the team to Indiana, renaming them the Evansville Agogans

Evansville Agogans

The Evansville Agogans were a professional basketball team who played in Evansville, Indiana from 1950 to 1951 and were a member of the Western Division of the National Professional Basketball League. Games were typically played at the old Evansville Central High School gym, now home to the...

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