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 Statistical Area
|
Metropolitan Division
|
County / Equivalent
|
Municipality
|
Venue
|
Team / Event
|
Regular
|
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
|
One
|
One
|
| 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
|
| Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Daviess County, Kentucky
|
Owensboro, Kentucky
|
Owensboro Sportscenter
|
Louisville Alumnites
|
One
|
One
|
| Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL Combined Statistical Area
|
Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Winnebago County, Illinois
|
Rockford, Illinois
|
West Middle School Gym
|
St. Paul Lights
|
One
|
One
|
| Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
|
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
|
Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory
|
Sheboygan Redskins
|
28
|
28
|
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Black Hawk County, Iowa
|
Waterloo, Iowa
|
The Hippodrome
|
Waterloo Hawks
|
28
|
28
|
| Total
|
141
|
141
|
