The
National Industrial Basketball League was founded in 1947, to enable mill workers a chance to compete in
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
. The league was founded out of the teams that did not join the newly formed
NBAThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
. In 1961 the league reorganized changing sponsorship from industrial companies and became the
National AAU Basketball LeagueThe National Alliance of Basketball Leagues is the descendant of the industrial-based basketball clubs that formed into the National Basketball League in the early 1930s. The league was the brainchild of Indianapolis grocer Irv Kautsky, who sponsored the Indianapolis Kautskys club team, and...
(NABL).
The
Phillips 66ersThe Phillips 66ers basketball team was an amateur squad sponsored and run by the Phillips Petroleum Company. The team, which began play in 1919, participated in the Amateur Athletic Union, the nation’s premier basketball league before the National Basketball Association...
won the league championship in 11 of the league’s 14 seasons.
Teams
- Akron Goodyear Wingfoots/Akron Goodyears
- Artesia REA Travelers
- Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
- 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
Trivia
- John B. McLendon was the league's first black coach.
- George Steinbrenner
George Michael Steinbrenner III was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. During Steinbrenner's 37-year ownership from 1973 to his death in July 2010, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned seven World Series...
, former New York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
owner, bought the Cleveland PipersThe Cleveland Pipers was an American basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio that played in the short-lived American Basketball League from 1961-62. General Manager, Mike Cleary hired John McLendon, the first African American head coach in professional basketball to lead the squad. Playing under...
in 1960.
- Bobby Plump
Bobby Plump was a member of the Milan High School basketball team that won the Indiana High School Athletic Association State Tournament in 1954. Plump was named one of the Most Noteworthy Hoosiers of the 20th century by Indianapolis Monthly Magazine...
played for the Bartlesville Phillips 66ers/Bartlesville Oilers for three seasons, including their NIBL Championship in 1960.
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 |
| 1960-1961 Season |
| Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct |
| Eastern Division |
|
| Cleveland Pipers The Cleveland Pipers was an American basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio that played in the short-lived American Basketball League from 1961-62. General Manager, Mike Cleary hired John McLendon, the first African American head coach in professional basketball to lead the squad. Playing under...
|
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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