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The National Industrial Basketball League was founded in 1947, to enable mill workers a chance to compete in basketball. The league was founded out of the teams that did not join the newly-formed NBA. In 1961 the league reorganized changing sponsorship from industrial companies and became the National AAU Basketball League (NABL).
The Bartlesville Phillips 66ers won the league championship in 11 of the league’s 14 seasons.
- Akron Goodyear Wingfoots/Akron Goodyears
- Artesia REA Travelers/Artesia REA Travelers
- Bartlesville Phillips 66ers/Bartlesville Oilers
- Cleveland Sweeny Pipers/Cleveland Pipers
- Dayton Air-Gems
- Dayton Industrials
- Denver Central Bankers
- Denver Chevvies
- Denver Truckers
- Fort Wayne General Electrics
- Houston Ada Oilers
- Kansas City Kaycees
- Los Angeles Fibber McGee & Mollys
- Los Angeles Kirby's Shoes
- Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys
- Milwaukee Harnischfegers
- New York Tuck Tapers
- Oakland Blue 'n Gold Atlas
- Oakland Pacific Engineers
- Peoria Caterpillars
- San Francisco Investors
- San Francisco Stewart Chevrolets
- Santa Maria Golden Dukes
- Seattle Buchan Bakers
- Wichita Vickers
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Standings
| 1947-1948 Season |
| Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct |
| Milwaukee Harnischfegers |
8 |
0 |
1 |
| Peoria Cats |
5 |
3 |
0.625 |
| Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys |
4 |
4 |
0.5 |
| Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
3 |
5 |
0.375 |
| Fort Wayne General Electrics |
0 |
8 |
0 |
| 1948-1949 Season |
| Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct |
| Bartlesville Phillips 66ers |
15 |
1 |
0.938 |
| Denver Chevvies |
11 |
5 |
0.688 |
| Peoria Cats |
8 |
8 |
0.5 |
| Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
4 |
12 |
0.25 |
| Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys |
2 |
14 |
0.125 |
| 1949-1950 Season |
| Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct |
| Bartlesville Phillips 66ers |
9 |
1 |
0.9 |
| Peoria Cats |
7 |
3 |
0.7 |
| Denver Chevvies |
5 |
5 |
0.5 |
| Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
3 |
7 |
0.3 |
| Dayton Industrialists |
3 |
7 |
0.3 |
| Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys |
2 |
14 |
0.125 |
| 1950-1951 Season |
| Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct |
| Bartlesville Phillips 66ers |
22 |
3 |
0.888 |
| Oakland Blue 'n Gold Atlas |
11 |
6 |
0.647 |
| San Francisco Stewart Chevrolets |
12 |
8 |
0.6 |
| Peoria Cats |
15 |
13 |
0.538 |
| Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
5 |
8 |
0.385 |
| Dayton Air Gems |
5 |
12 |
0.294 |
| Denver Chevvies |
5 |
14 |
0.263 |
| Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys |
1 |
12 |
0.077 |
| 1951-1952 Season |
| Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct |
| Bartlesville Phillips 66ers |
17 |
5 |
0.773 |
| Oakland Atlas-Pacific Engineers |
16 |
6 |
0.727 |
| San Francisco Stewart Chevrolets |
16 |
6 |
0.727 |
| Peoria Cats |
13 |
9 |
0.591 |
| Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
12 |
10 |
0.545 |
| Los Angeles Fibber McGee & Mollys |
9 |
13 |
0.409 |
| Artesia REA Travelers |
9 |
13 |
0.409 |
| Denver Central Bankers |
8 |
14 |
0.364 |
| Santa Maria Golden Dukes |
8 |
14 |
0.364 |
| Dayton Air-Gems |
7 |
15 |
0.318 |
| Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys |
5 |
17 |
0.227 |
| 1952-1953 Season |
| Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct |
| Bartlesville Phillips 66ers |
13 |
3 |
0.812 |
| Peoria Cats |
12 |
4 |
0.75 |
| Santa Maria Golden Dukes |
10 |
6 |
0.625 |
| Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
9 |
7 |
0.562 |
| Houston Ada Oilers |
8 |
8 |
0.5 |
| Los Angeles Kirby's Shoes |
7 |
9 |
0.438 |
| Denver Central Bankers |
6 |
10 |
0.375 |
| Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys |
5 |
11 |
0.312 |
| Artesia REA Travelers |
2 |
14 |
0.125 |
| 1953-1954 Season |
| Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct |
| Bartlesville Phillips 66ers |
10 |
4 |
0.714 |
| Peoria Cats |
10 |
4 |
0.714 |
| Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
9 |
5 |
0.643 |
| Denver Central Bankers |
9 |
5 |
0.643 |
| Santa Maria Golden Dukes |
7 |
7 |
0.5 |
| Artesia CVE Travelers |
4 |
10 |
0.286 |
| Houston Ada Oilers |
4 |
10 |
0.286 |
| Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys |
3 |
11 |
0.214 |
| 1954-1955 Season |
| Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct |
| Bartlesville Phillips 66ers |
19 |
5 |
0.792 |
| Peoria Cats |
16 |
8 |
0.667 |
| Denver Central Bankers |
12 |
12 |
0.5 |
| Houston Ada Oilers |
12 |
12 |
0.5 |
| Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys |
10 |
14 |
0.417 |
| Artesia CVE Travelers |
8 |
16 |
0.333 |
| Akron CVE Travelers |
7 |
17 |
0.292 |
| 1955-1956 Season |
| Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct |
| Bartlesville Phillips 66ers |
16 |
8 |
0.667 |
| Peoria Cats |
15 |
9 |
0.625 |
| Wichita Vickers |
15 |
9 |
0.625 |
| Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
9 |
15 |
0.375 |
| Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys |
5 |
19 |
0.208 |
| 1956-1957 Season |
| Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct |
| Bartlesville Phillips 66ers |
13 |
7 |
0.65 |
| Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
11 |
9 |
0.55 |
| Denver Denver-Chicago Truckers |
11 |
9 |
0.55 |
| Peoria Cats |
11 |
9 |
0.55 |
| Wichita Vickers |
11 |
9 |
0.55 |
| Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys |
3 |
17 |
0.15 |
| 1957-1958 Season |
| Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct |
| Bartlesville Phillips 66ers |
21 |
9 |
0.7 |
| Wichita Vickers |
21 |
9 |
0.7 |
| Denver Denver-Chicago Truckers |
16 |
14 |
0.533 |
| Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
15 |
15 |
0.5 |
| Peoria Cats |
15 |
15 |
0.5 |
| Kansas City Kaycees |
2 |
28 |
0.064 |
| 1958-1959 Season |
| Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct |
| Denver Denver-Chicago Truckers |
21 |
9 |
0.7 |
| Wichita Vickers |
19 |
11 |
0.633 |
| Bartlesville Phillips 66ers |
15 |
15 |
0.5 |
| Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
13 |
17 |
0.433 |
| Peoria Cats |
12 |
18 |
0.4 |
| Seattle Buchan Bakers |
10 |
20 |
0.333 |
| 1959-1960 Season |
| Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct |
| Bartlesville Phillips 66ers |
24 |
8 |
0.75 |
| Wichita Vickers |
22 |
10 |
0.688 |
| Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
18 |
14 |
0.563 |
| Cleveland Sweeny Pipers |
16 |
16 |
0.5 |
| Peoria Cats |
16 |
16 |
0.5 |
| San Francisco Investors |
15 |
17 |
0.469 |
| Seattle Buchan Bakers |
14 |
18 |
0.438 |
| Denver Denver-Chicago Truckers |
12 |
20 |
0.375 |
| New York Tuck Tapers |
7 |
25 |
0.219 |
| 1959-1960 Season |
| Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct |
| Eastern Division |
|
| Cleveland Pipers |
24 |
10 |
0.706 |
| Akron Goodyears |
15 |
19 |
0.441 |
| New York Tuck Tapers |
15 |
19 |
0.441 |
| Western Division |
|
| Denver Denver-Chicago Truckers |
22 |
12 |
0.647 |
| Bartlesville Phillips 66ers |
16 |
18 |
0.471 |
| Seattle Buchan Bakers |
10 |
24 |
0.294 |
| Playoffs |
| Championship Game |
Cleveland 136, Denver 100 |
| Consolation Game |
Bartlesville 114, Akron 112 |
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