Hazleton Mountaineers
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Hazleton Mountaineers | |
Founded | 1946 |
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 :... 1946-1948, 1951-1952 |
Arena | Hazleton High School (1946-1948) Most Precious Blood High School (1951-1952) |
Team History | Hazleton Mountaineers 1946-1948 Hazleton Mountaineers 1951-1952 |
Championships | None |
Division Titles | None |
Head Coach | unknown |
The Hazleton Mountaineers were one of the original six franchises in 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 Mountaineers were the league's first team to have an integrated roster, as two former members of the New York Rens, Bill Brown and Zack Clayton, joined John Isaacs on the Mountaineers' roster. The franchise folded after the 1947-48 season, and a second Mountaineers team moved from Ashland, Pennsylvania
Ashland, Pennsylvania
Ashland is a borough in Schuylkill county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 12 miles northwest of Pottsville. The Borough lies in the anthracite coal region of eastern Pennsylvania. Settled in 1850, Ashland was incorporated in 1857, and was named for Henry Clay's estate near Lexington, Kentucky....
during the 1951-52 season, but folded after losing eight straight games.
Hazleton Mountaineers, EPBL
Year | League | Record | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|
1946/47 | EPBL | 11-17 | 4th | Quarterfinals |
1947/48 | EPBL | 18-10 | 3rd | Finals |
Hazleton Mountaineers (from Ashland Greens)
Year | League | Record | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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1951/52 | EPBL | 6-24 (0-8 as Hazleton) (forfeited last seven games) |
6th | did not qualify |