1928-29 American Basketball League season

Seasons

1927-28

1928-29

1929-30

Teams and Alignment

Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Brooklyn Visitations	Arcadia Hall	Brooklyn, New York
Chicago Bruins	Broadway Armory Park Fieldhouse	Chicago
Cleveland Rosenblums	Public Hall at Public Auditorium	Cleveland
Detroit Cardinals	Olympia Stadium	Detroit
Fort Wayne Hoosiers	South Side High School Gym	Fort Wayne, Indiana
Paterson Whirlwinds	Paterson Armory	Paterson, New Jersey
Rochester Centrals	Main Street Armory	Rochester, New York
Trenton Bengals	Trenton Arena	Trenton, New Jersey

Changes

• Detroit Cardinals fold during 1927-28 season.
• League realigned into single table.
• Brooklyn Visitations relocate from Grand Prospect Hall to Arcadia Hall.
• New York Celtics become independent.
• New York Hakoahs enfranchised, playing at Arcadia Hall in Brooklyn, New York.
• Paterson Whirlwinds enfranchised, playing at Paterson Armory in Paterson, New Jersey.
• Philadelphia Warriors fold.
• Trenton Bengals enfranchised, playing at Trenton Arena in Trenton, New Jersey.

Regular Season Results

First Half Results

Team	W	L	GB
Cleveland Rosenblums	19	9
Fort Wayne Hoosiers	18	10	1
Brooklyn Visitations	15	12	3.5
Chicago Bruins	14	12	4
New York Hakoahs	13	15	6
Trenton Bengals	12	16	7
Rochester Centrals	11	15	7
Paterson Whirlwinds	6	19	11.5

Second Half Results

Team	W	L	GB
Fort Wayne Hoosiers	11	3
Brooklyn Visitations	10	4	1
Cleveland Rosenblums	10	4	1
Rochester Centrals	7	7	4
New York Hakoahs	5	9	6
Trenton Bengals	4	8	6
Chicago Bruins	4	10	7
Paterson Whirlwinds	3	9	7

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Seven)		Champions
Cleveland Rosenblums	4	Cleveland Rosenblums
Fort Wayne Hoosiers	0

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	Broadway Armory Park Fieldhouse	Chicago Bruins	Seven	Six		13
					White City Arena	Chicago Bruins	Six	One		Seven
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area	Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Cleveland	Public Hall at Public Auditorium	Cleveland Rosenblums	14	Seven		21
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	Detroit Cardinals
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
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	New York Celtics
					Grand Prospect Hall	Brooklyn Visitations
			New York County, New York	Manhattan, New York	Madison Square Garden (1925)	New York Celtics
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 Warriors
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
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division	District of Columbia		The Arcade	Washington Palace Five
Total