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Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |+Seasons |Inaugural season |'''1950-51''' |Final season |} == Teams and Alignment == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Division !Team !Primary Venue !Municipality |- | rowspan="4" |Eastern Division |Anderson Packers |Anderson High School Wigwam (1925) |Anderson, Indiana |- |Grand Rapids Hornets (''folded during season'') |George Welsh Civic Auditorium |Grand Rapids, Michigan |- |Louisville Alumnites (''folded during season'') |Louisville Male High School Gy..."

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{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|Inaugural season
|'''1950-51'''
|Final season
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|Anderson Packers
|Anderson High School Wigwam (1925)
|Anderson, Indiana
|-
|Grand Rapids Hornets (''folded during season'')
|George Welsh Civic Auditorium
|Grand Rapids, Michigan
|-
|Louisville Alumnites (''folded during season'')
|Louisville Male High School Gym (1915)
|Louisville, Kentucky
|-
|Sheboygan Redskins
|Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory
|Sheboygan, Wisconsin
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|Denver Frontier Refiners (''completed season as Evansville Agogans in Eastern Division'')
|Denver Auditorium Arena
|Denver
|-
|Kansas City Hi-Spots (''folded during season'')
|Pla-Mor Ballroom
|Kansas City, Missouri
|-
|St. Paul Lights (''folded during season'')
|Roy Wilkins Auditorium
|St. Paul, Minnesota
|-
|Waterloo Hawks
|The Hippodrome
|Waterloo, Iowa
|}

=== Changes ===

* League established and aligned into Eastern Division and Western Division.
* Anderson Packers transfer from National Basketball Association and aligned into Eastern Division, playing at Anderson High School Wigwam (1925) in Anderson, Indiana.
* Denver Nuggets transfer from National Basketball Association, renamed Denver Frontier Refiners, and aligned into Western Division, playing at Denver Auditorium Arena in Denver.
* Grand Rapids Hornets enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at George Welsh Civic Auditorium in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
* Kansas City Hi-Spots enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Pla-Mor Ballroom in Kansas City, Missouri.
* Louisville Alumnites enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Louisville Male High School Gym (1915) in Louisville, Kentucky.
* Sheboygan Redskins from National Basketball Association and aligned into Eastern Division, playing at Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
* St. Paul Lights enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, Minnesota.
* Waterloo Hawks transfer from National Basketball Association and aligned into Western Division, playing at The Hippodrome in Waterloo, Iowa.
* St. Paul Lights fold during season.
* Grand Rapids Hornets fold during season.
* Kansas City Hi-Spots fold during season.
* Denver Frontier Refiners relocate during season from Denver Auditorium Arena in Denver to Agoga Tabernacle in Evansville, Indiana, renamed Evansville Agogans, and realigned from Western Division to Eastern Division.
* Louisville Alumnites fold during season.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="5" |Eastern Division
|'''Sheboygan Redskins'''
|'''29'''
|'''16'''
|
|-
|''Louisville Alumnites''
|''18''
|''17''
|''6''
|-
|Anderson Packers
|22
|22
|6.5
|-
|Evansville Agogans*
|18
|22
|8.5
|-
|''Grand Rapids Hornets''
|''6''
|''13''
|''10''
|-
| rowspan="3" |Western Division
|'''Waterloo Hawks'''
|'''32'''
|'''24'''
|
|-
|''St. Paul Lights''
|''12''
|''8''
|''2''
|-
|''Kansas City Hi-Spots''
|''4''
|''19''
|''11.5''
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>18-16 as Denver Frontier Refiners, 0-6 as Evansville Agogans.

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
| colspan="3" |Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Natrona County, Wyoming
|Casper, Wyoming
|Natrona County High School Gym
|Denver Frontier Refiners
|Two
|
|Two
|-
| colspan="4" |Cheyenne County, Nebraska
|Sidney, Nebraska
|Sidney High School Gym (1933)
|Kansas City Hi-Spots
|One
|
|One
|-
|Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Denver County, Colorado
|Denver
|Denver Auditorium Arena
|Denver Frontier Refiners
|14
|
|14
|-
|Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Evansville, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Vanderburgh County, Indiana
|Evansville, Indiana
|Agoga Tabernacle
|Evansville Agogans
|Three
|
|Three
|-
|Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Kent County, Michigan
|Grand Rapids, Michigan
|George Welsh Civic Auditorium
|Grand Rapids Hornets
|Nine
|
|Nine
|-
|Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Madison County, Indiana
|Anderson, Indiana
|Anderson High School Wigwam (1925)
|Anderson Packers
|19
|
|19
|-
| rowspan="2" |Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Jackson County, Missouri
| rowspan="2" |Kansas City, Missouri
|Mason-Halpin Field House
|Kansas City Hi-Spots
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Pla-Mor Ballroom
|Kansas City Hi-Spots
|Eight
|
|Eight
|-
|Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Jefferson County, Kentucky
|Louisville, Kentucky
|Louisville Male High School Gym (1915)
|Louisville Alumnites
|15
|
|15
|-
|Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Rock County, Wisconsin
|Beloit, Wisconsin
|Marvon Field House
|Sheboygan Redskins
|One
|
|One
|-
|Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Ramsey County, Minnesota
|St. Paul, Minnesota
|Roy Wilkins Auditorium
|St. Paul Lights
|10
|
|10
|-
| rowspan="3" |Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="3" |Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="3" |Philadelphia
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia Arena
|
|
|
|
|-
|
|
|
|
|-
|Philadelphia Convention Hall
|
|
|
|
|-
|Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Monroe County, New York
|Rochester, New York
|Edgerton Park Arena
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Onondaga County, New York
| rowspan="2" |Unincorporated
| rowspan="2" |Toyota Coliseum
|
|
|
|
|-
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Baltimore
|Baltimore Coliseum
|
|
|
|
|-
|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
| colspan="2" |District of Columbia
|Uline Arena
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|
|
|
|}

1950-51 National Professional Basketball League season - Revision history

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