St. Louis Bombers (NBA)
Encyclopedia
The St. Louis Bombers were a National Basketball Association
team based in St. Louis, Missouri
, founded in 1946. The team ceased operations in 1950.
(BAA) in 1946. The BAA merged with the National Basketball League
(NBL) in 1949 to become the National Basketball Association
(NBA). In 1950, the Bombers, along with five other teams, dropped out of the league altogether.
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|1946-47||38||23||0.623||1-2||Lost in quarterfinals
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|1947-48||29||19||0.604||3-4||Lost in semifinals
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|1948-49||29||31||0.483||0-2||Lost in semifinals
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|1949-50 ||26||42||0.382||Did not qualify||
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National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
team based in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, founded in 1946. The team ceased operations in 1950.
Franchise history
The St. Louis Bombers were originally part of the Basketball Association of AmericaBasketball Association of America
The Basketball Association of America was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946. The league merged with the National Basketball League in 1949, forming the National Basketball Association ...
(BAA) in 1946. The BAA merged with the National Basketball League
National Basketball League (United States)
Founded in 1937, the National Basketball League, often abbreviated to NBL, was a professional men's basketball league in the United States. The league would later merge with the Basketball Association of America to form the National Basketball Association in 1949.- League history :The...
(NBL) in 1949 to become the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
(NBA). In 1950, the Bombers, along with five other teams, dropped out of the league altogether.
Season-by-season records
|-!colspan="6"| St. Louis Bombers (BAA)
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|1946-47||38||23||0.623||1-2||Lost in quarterfinals
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|1947-48||29||19||0.604||3-4||Lost in semifinals
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|1948-49||29||31||0.483||0-2||Lost in semifinals
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!colspan="6"|St. Louis Bombers (NBA)
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|1949-50 ||26||42||0.382||Did not qualify||
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