Los Angeles Jets
Olympic Auditorium | |
| Team colors | Green and White |
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The Los Angeles Jets were an American
American Basketball League
in the league's 1961–62 season.
History
The American Basketball League played one full season,
free throw lane
, 18 feet instead of the standard 12.
The American Basketball League was formed when
Minneapolis Lakers owner Bob Short was permitted to move the Lakers to Los Angeles, Saperstein reacted by convincing National Alliance of Basketball Leagues (NABL) team owner Paul Cohen (Tuck Tapers) and Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) National Champion Cleveland Pipers owner George Steinbrenner to take the top NABL and AAU teams and players and form a rival league.[1]
League franchises were: the
New York Tapers in 1961-62 and the Pittsburgh Rens (1961-1963).[1]
The team's only coach was Bill Sharman. The assistant coach was Edwin A. "Scotty" McDonald, a former Loyola (of Los Angeles) coach, and coach of many AAU teams, NBA scout, and advisor.
The team was competing for ticket buyers in a market that included the recently relocated Lakers, as well as the college teams of USC and UCLA. Partway through their first and only season, with a respectable record of 24–15, the Jets franchise found itself unable to draw enough spectators to continue. The team disbanded during its only season on January 18, 1962.
The Jets played at both the
Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.[2]
Year-by-year
| Year | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961/62 | ABL | 4th, Western | N/A |
Game log
October
Record: 1-1 ; Home: 1-0 ; Road: 0-1
| # | Date | H/A/N | Opponent | W/L | Score | Record | Attendance | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 27 | A | San Francisco Saints |
L | 96-99 | 0-1 | 5,137 | Cow Palace |
| 2 | October 30 | H | Chicago Majors | W | 119-116 | 1-1 | 8,384 | Los Angeles Sports Arena
|
November
Record: 7-7 ; Home: 3-3; Road: 2-3; Neutral: 2-1
| # | Date | H/A/N | Opponent | W/L | Score | Record | Attendance | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | November 6 | H | San Francisco Saints |
L | 113-116 | 1-2 | 1,364 | Olympic Auditorium
|
| 4 | November 7 | H | San Francisco Saints |
W | 110-98 | 2-2 | 1,788 | Olympic Auditorium
|
| 5 | November 10 | N | vs. Chicago Majors | W | 121-106 | 3-2 | 2,016 | Municipal Auditorium |
| 6 | November 12 | A | Kansas City Steers | L | 109-113 | 3-3 | 1,869 | Municipal Auditorium |
| 7 | November 13 | H | Cleveland Pipers | W | 108-99 | 4-3 | 3,176 | Olympic Auditorium
|
| 8 | November 14 | H | Cleveland Pipers | W | 106-90 | 5-3 | 2,630 | Olympic Auditorium
|
| 9 | November 17 | H | Kansas City Steers | L | 109-115 | 5-4 | 2,016 | Olympic Auditorium
|
| 10 | November 19 | H | Kansas City Steers | L | 85-100 | 5-5 | 3,227 | Olympic Auditorium
|
| 11 | November 21 | A | Chicago Majors | W | 142-119 | 6-5 | 3,000 (EST) | Chicago Stadium |
| 12 | November 22 | A | vs. Chicago Majors | L | 90-118 | 6-6 | 2,895 | Milwaukee Arena
|
| 13 | November 24 | A | Kansas City Steers | L | 108-121 | 6-7 | 3,347 | Municipal Auditorium |
| 14 | November 26 | A | Kansas City Steers | W | 81-72 | 7-7 | 2,225 | Municipal Auditorium |
| 15 | November 27 | N | vs. San Francisco Saints |
W | 97-76 | 8-7 | 3,596 | Civic Arena |
| 16 | November 29 | N | vs. Washington Tapers | L | 100-103 | 8-8 | 3,872 | Civic Arena |
December
Record: 12-5 ; Home: 5-2 ; Road: 5-3 ; Neutral: 2-0
| # | Date | H/A/N | Opponent | W/L | Score | Record | Attendance | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | December 1 | A | vs. Cleveland Pipers | L | 92-113 | 8-9 | 755 | Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
|
| 18 | December 2 | A | Cleveland Pipers | W | 116-109 | 9-9 | 3,254 | Public Hall |
| 19 | December 3 | A | Pittsburgh Rens | W | 88-76 | 10-9 | 2,733 | Civic Arena |
| 20 | December 6 | N | vs. Pittsburgh Rens | W | 104-93 | 11-9 | Chicago Stadium | |
| 21 | December 7 | A | Pittsburgh Rens | L | 93-107 | 11-10 | 2,342 | Civic Arena |
| 22 | December 9 | H | Pittsburgh Rens | W | 115-99 | 12-10 | 938 | Olympic Auditorium
|
| 23 | December 10 | H | Pittsburgh Rens | L | 100-101 | 12-11 | 1,773 | Olympic Auditorium
|
| 24 | December 12 | H | Chicago Majors | W | 96-89 | 13-11 | 1,562 | Olympic Auditorium
|
| 25 | December 13 | N | vs. Hawaii Chiefs |
W | 90-89 | 14-11 | Cow Palace | |
| 26 | December 16 | H | San Francisco Saints |
W | 111-88 | 15-11 | 522 | Olympic Auditorium
|
| 27 | December 17 | H | San Francisco Saints |
W | 115-103 | 16-11 | 256 | Olympic Auditorium
|
| 28 | December 19 | A | Washington Tapers | W | 108-90 | 17-11 | Washington Coliseum
| |
| 29 | December 20 | A | vs. Washington Tapers | W | 93-89 | 18-11 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| 30 | December 21 | A | Washington Tapers | W | 102-96 | 19-11 | Washington Coliseum
| |
| 31 | December 27 | H | San Francisco Saints |
L | 110-114 | 19-12 | Olympic Auditorium
| |
| 32 | December 28 | A | San Francisco Saints |
L | 103-104 | 19-13 | 4,084 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium |
| 33 | December 31 | H | Pittsburgh Rens | W | 119-108 | 20-13 | 1,798 | Olympic Auditorium
|
January
Record: 4-2 ; Home: 3-0 ; Road: 0-1 ; Neutral: 1-1
| # | Date | H/A/N | Opponent | W/L | Score | Record | Attendance | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | January 2 | H | Washington Tapers | W | 112-104 | 21-13 | 583 | Olympic Auditorium
|
| 35 | January 4 | H | Washington Tapers | W | 107-104 | 22-13 | 1,165 | Olympic Auditorium
|
| 36 | January 5 | N | vs. Chicago Majors | L | 103-106 (OT) | 22-14 | 5,500 (EST) | Wichita, Kansas |
| 37 | January 6 | A | Chicago Majors | L | 89-105 | 22-15 | 2,352 | Chicago Stadium |
| 38 | January 9 | H | Hawaii Chiefs |
W | 140-103 | 23-15 | 2,791 | Olympic Auditorium
|
| 39 | January 10 | N | vs. Hawaii Chiefs |
W | 123-122 | 24-15 | 2,684 | Cow Palace |
References
- ^ a b "History of the American Basketball League". www.apbr.org.
- ^ "History of the American Basketball League". www.apbr.org.