Scranton Miners

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The Scranton Miners were an American basketball team based in Scranton, Pennsylvania that was a member of the American Basketball League.

The team was previously known as the Jersey City Atoms. In the 1950's and 1960's the Miners played in the old Eastern Basketball League (Association). For many years the team was owned by local businessman, Art Pachter, and played games at the Scranton CYC building.

The Scranton Miners were resurrected in 1993 by an investment group led by attorneys George Daniel and Anthony Daniel. The Miners were charter members of the Atlantic Basketball Association and again played at the Scranton CYC for 3 seasons The Miners captured the league's regular season title in 1993-94 and in 1994-95. The Miners defeated the Trenton Flames to win the 1994-95 ABA championship. The franchise was sold and moved to Connecticut following the 1995-96 season.

[edit] Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs
1947/48	ABL	4th	Playoffs
1948/49	ABL	2nd	Finals
1949/50	ABL	1st	Champion
1950/51	ABL	1st	Champion (no playoff)
1951/52	ABL	1st	Finals
1952/53	ABL	4th	Playoff