1929-30 American Basketball League season

Seasons

1928-29

1929-30

1930-31

Teams and Alignment

Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Brooklyn Visitations	Grand Prospect Hall	Brooklyn, New York
Chicago Bruins	Chicago Stadium	Chicago
Cleveland Rosenblums	Public Hall at Public Auditorium	Cleveland
Fort Wayne Hoosiers	South Side High School Gym	Fort Wayne, Indiana
New York Celtics (became independent during season)	Jamaica Arena	Queens, New York
Paterson Crescents	Paterson Armory	Paterson, New Jersey
Rochester Centrals	Main Street Armory	Rochester, New York
Syracuse All-Americans (folded after first half)	West Jefferson Street Armory (1907)	Syracuse, New York

Changes

• Brooklyn Visitations relocate from Arcadia Hall to Grand Prospect Hall.
• Chicago Bruins relocate from Broadway Armory Park Fieldhouse to Chicago Stadium.
• New York Celtics join from independent play, playing at Jamaica Arena in Queens, New York.
• New York Hakoahs fold.
• Paterson Whirlwinds renamed Paterson Crescents.
• Syracuse All-Americans enfranchised, playing at West Jefferson Street Armory (1907) in Syracuse, New York.
• Trenton Bengals fold.
• New York Celtics become independent during first half.
• Syracuse All-Americans fold after first half.

Regular Season Results

First Half Results

Team	W	L	GB
Cleveland Rosenblums	17*	7*
Brooklyn Visitations	15*	9	2
Rochester Centrals	14	10	3
Chicago Bruins	12*	12	5
Fort Wayne Hoosiers	12	12	5
Paterson Crescents	10*	14*	7
Syracuse All-Americans	4	20*	13
New York Celtics	0*	0*	5

*Includes two forfeits by Syracuse All-Americans to Brooklyn Visitations, one forfeit by Syracuse All-Americans to Chicago Bruins, and one forfeit by Syracuse All-Americans to Paterson Crescents. Two New York Celtics victories over Rochester Centrals, two Paterson Crescents victories over New York Celtics, one Brooklyn Visitations victory over New York Celtics, one Cleveland Rosenblums victory over New York Celtics, one New York Celtics victory over Cleveland Rosenblums, one New York Celtics victory over Paterson Crescents, one New York Celtics victory over Syracuse All-Americans, and one Syracuse All-Americans victory over New York Celtics expunged.

Second Half Results

Team	W	L	GB
Rochester Centrals	19	11
Cleveland Rosenblums	18	12	1
Chicago Bruins	17	13	2
Brooklyn Visitations	15	15	4
Fort Wayne Hoosiers	13	17	6
Paterson Crescents	8	22	11

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Seven)		Champions
Cleveland Rosenblums	4	Cleveland Rosenblums
Rochester Centrals	1

Markets and Venues

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 Bruins	12	15		27
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area	Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Cleveland	Public Hall at Public Auditorium	Cleveland Rosenblums	12 + two expunged	15	Three	32
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Allen County, Indiana	Fort Wayne, Indiana	South Side High School Gym	Fort Wayne Hoosiers	12	15		27
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	Kings County, New York	Brooklyn, New York	Arcadia Hall	Brooklyn Visitations		One		One
					Grand Prospect Hall	Brooklyn Visitations	11	14		25
			New York County, New York	Manhattan, New York	Madison Square Garden (1925)	New York Celtics	Two expunged			Two
			Passaic County, New Jersey	Paterson, New Jersey	Paterson Armory	Paterson Crescents	11 + one expunged	15		27
			Queens County, New York	Queens, New York	Jamaica Arena	New York Celtics	Four expunged			Four
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Monroe County, New York	Rochester, New York	Main Street Armory	Rochester Centrals	12	15	Two	29
Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Onondaga County, New York	Syracuse, New York	West Jefferson Street Armory (1907)	Syracuse All-Americans	10 + one expunged			11
Total							80 + 10 expunged	90	Five	185