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Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |+Seasons |Inaugural season |'''1961-62''' |1962 |} == Teams and Alignment == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Division !Team !Primary Venue !Municipality |- | rowspan="4" |Eastern Division |Chicago Majors |Chicago Stadium |Chicago |- |Cleveland Pipers |Public Hall at Public Auditorium |Cleveland |- |New York Tapers (''began season as Washington Tapers'') |Long Island Arena |Commack, New York |- |Pittsburgh Rens |C..."

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{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|Inaugural season
|'''1961-62'''
|[[1962 American Basketball League season|1962]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|Chicago Majors
|Chicago Stadium
|Chicago
|-
|Cleveland Pipers
|Public Hall at Public Auditorium
|Cleveland
|-
|New York Tapers (''began season as Washington Tapers'')
|Long Island Arena
|Commack, New York
|-
|Pittsburgh Rens
|Civic Arena
|Pittsburgh
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|Hawaii Chiefs
|Civic Auditorium
|Urban Honolulu
|-
|Kansas City Steers
|Municipal Auditorium
|Kansas City, Missouri
|-
|Los Angeles Jets (''folded after first half'')
|Grand Olympic Auditorium
|Los Angeles
|-
|San Francisco Saints
|Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
|San Francisco
|}

=== Changes ===

* League established and aligned into Eastern Division and Western Division.
* Chicago Majors enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Chicago Stadium in Chicago.
* Cleveland Pipers transfer from National Industrial League and aligned into Eastern Division, playing at Public Hall at Public Auditorium in Cleveland.
* Hawaii Chiefs enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Civic Auditorium in Urban Honolulu.
* Kansas City Steers enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri.
* Los Angeles Jets enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.
* New York Tuck Tapers transfer from National Industrial Basketball League, relocate from 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan, New York to Uline Arena in Washington, renamed Washington Tapers, and aligned into Eastern Division.
* Pittsburgh Rens enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.
* San Francisco Saints enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.
* Washington Tapers relocate during first half from Uline Arena in Washington to Long Island Arena in Commack, New York and renamed New York Tapers.
* Los Angeles Jets fold after first half.

== Regular Season Results ==

=== First Half Results ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|'''Cleveland Pipers'''
|'''24'''
|'''18'''
|
|-
|Pittsburgh Rens
|23
|19
|1
|-
|Chicago Majors
|18
|26
|7
|-
|New York Tapers*
|14
|28
|10
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|'''Kansas City Steers'''
|'''28'''
|'''12'''
|
|-
|Los Angeles Jets
|24
|15
|3.5
|-
|San Francisco Saints
|19
|17
|7
|-
|Hawaii Chiefs
|13
|28
|15.5
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>14-22 as Washington Tapers, 0-6 as New York Tapers.

=== Second Half Results ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|'''Chicago Majors'''
|'''21'''
|'''18'''
|
|-
|'''Cleveland Pipers'''
|'''21'''
|'''18'''
|'''0'''
|-
|'''Pittsburgh Rens'''
|'''18'''
|'''21'''
|'''3'''
|-
|'''New York Tapers'''
|'''17'''
|'''22'''
|'''4'''
|-
| rowspan="3" |Western Division
|Kansas City Steers
|26
|13
|
|-
|'''San Francisco Saints'''
|'''19'''
|'''21'''
|'''7.5'''
|-
|'''Hawaii Chiefs'''
|'''16'''
|'''25'''
|'''11'''
|}

== Postseason Results ==

=== First Half Postseason Results ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
!Champions
|-
|'''Kansas City Steers'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Kansas City Steers'''
|-
|Cleveland Pipers
|1
|}

=== Second Half Postseason Results ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
!Champions
|-
| colspan="3" |Chicago Majors
|108
| rowspan="3" |New York Tapers
| rowspan="3" |84
| rowspan="6" |'''Cleveland Pipers'''
|-
|'''New York Tapers'''
|'''125'''
| rowspan="2" |'''New York Tapers'''
| rowspan="2" |'''115'''
|-
|Hawaii Chiefs
|116
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Cleveland Pipers'''
|'''117'''
| rowspan="3" |'''Cleveland Pipers'''
| rowspan="3" |'''107'''
|-
|'''San Francisco Saints'''
|'''107'''
| rowspan="2" |San Francisco Saints
| rowspan="2" |112
|-
|Pittsburgh Rens
|103
|}

=== Finals Results ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five)
!Champions
|-
|Kansas City Steers
|2
| rowspan="2" |'''Cleveland Pipers'''
|-
|'''Cleveland Pipers'''
|'''3'''
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!First Half
!Second Half
!Postseason
!Total
|-
|Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
|Cook County, Illinois
|Chicago
|Chicago Stadium
|Chicago Majors
|
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|Kansas City Steers
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|Pittsburgh Rens
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|-
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|Lake County, IL Metropolitan Division
|Lake County, Illinois
|Waukegan, Illinois
|Waukegan High School Washington Campus Gym
|Chicago Majors
|
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|-
|Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
|Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
|Summit County, Ohio
|Akron, Ohio
|Memorial Hall
|Cleveland Pipers
|
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|-
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|Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
|Stark County, Ohio
|Canton, Ohio
|Canton Memorial Civic Center
|Cleveland Pipers
|
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|-
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|Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
|Ashtabula County, Ohio
|Ashtabula, Ohio
|Ashtabula High School Gym (1916)
|Cleveland Pipers
|
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|Cuyahoga County, Ohio
|Berea, Ohio
|Ursprung Gymnasium
|Cleveland Pipers
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|Cleveland
|Cleveland Arena
|Cleveland Pipers
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|Chicago Majors
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|Pittsburgh Rens
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|Public Hall at Public Auditorium
|Cleveland Pipers
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|Pittsburgh Rens
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|Chicago Majors
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|New York Tapers
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|Lorain County, Ohio
|Lorain, Ohio
|Lorain Admiral King High School Gym
|Cleveland Pipers
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|Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
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|Erie County, Ohio
|Sandusky, Ohio
|Sandusky High School Gym
|Cleveland Pipers
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|Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area
|Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
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|Franklin County, Ohio
|Columbus, Ohio
|Taft Coliseum
|Cleveland Pipers
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|Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area
|Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division
|Wayne County, Michigan
|Detroit
|Olympia Stadium
|Chicago Majors
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|Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Combined Statistical Area
|Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
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|Muskegon County, Michigan
|Muskegon, Michigan
|Trinity Health Arena
|Chicago Majors
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|Hilo-Kailua, HI Micropolitan Statistical Area
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|Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi
|Hilo, Hawaiʻi
|Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
|Hawaii Chiefs
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|Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area
|Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Arena
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|Duval County, Florida
|Jacksonville, Florida
|Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Chicago Majors
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|Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area
|Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
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|Jackson County, Missouri
|Kansas City, Missouri
|Municipal Auditorium
|Kansas City Steers
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|Chicago Majors
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|Cleveland Pipers
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|Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI Combined Statistical Area
|Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
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|Ingham County, Michigan
|Lansing, Michigan
|Lansing Civic Center
|Chicago Majors
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|Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
|Los Angeles County, California
|Los Angeles
|Grand Olympic Auditorium
|Los Angeles Jets
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|Hawaii Chiefs
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|San Francisco Saints
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|Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|Los Angeles Jets
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|Hawaii Chiefs
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|San Francisco Saints
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|Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area
|Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division
|Miami-Dade County, Florida
|Miami Beach, Florida
|The Fillmore Miami Beach
|Chicago Majors
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|Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area
|Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
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|Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
|Milwaukee
|UWM Panther Arena
|Chicago Majors
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1961-62 American Basketball League season - Revision history

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