1950-51 National Professional Basketball League season

Seasons

Inaugural season

1950-51

Final season

Teams and Alignment

Division	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
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
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

Division	Team	W	L	GB
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
Western Division	Waterloo Hawks	32	24
	St. Paul Lights	12	8	2
	Kansas City Hi-Spots	4	19	11.5

*18-16 as Denver Frontier Refiners, 0-6 as Evansville Agogans.

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area			Natrona County, Wyoming	Casper, Wyoming	Natrona County High School Gym	Denver Frontier Refiners	Two		Two
Cheyenne County, Nebraska				Sidney, Nebraska	Sidney High School Gym (1933)	Kansas City Hi-Spots	One		One
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area	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	Evansville, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Vanderburgh County, Indiana	Evansville, Indiana	Agoga Tabernacle	Evansville Agogans	Three		Three
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Combined Statistical Area	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	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Madison County, Indiana	Anderson, Indiana	Anderson High School Wigwam (1925)	Anderson Packers	19		19
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jackson County, Missouri	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	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	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	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Ramsey County, Minnesota	St. Paul, Minnesota	Roy Wilkins Auditorium	St. Paul Lights	10		10
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Philadelphia Arena
					Philadelphia Convention Hall
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Monroe County, New York	Rochester, New York	Edgerton Park Arena
Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Onondaga County, New York	Unincorporated	Toyota Coliseum
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area		Baltimore		Baltimore Coliseum
	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division	District of Columbia		Uline Arena
Total