1937–38 Jersey Reds season

Jersey Reds (basketball) Jersey Reds American Basketball League (revived original) 1938 29 13 Muggsy Miller Muggsy Miller(?) Muggsy Miller(?) Columbia ParkJERSEY REDS - Pro Basketball Encyclopedia en-US Pro Basketball Encyclopedia 2014-05-30 2026-10-09 https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/season/jersey-reds-4/ 1st (1st half); 2nd (2nd half) ABL Champions (Won 4–2 over New York Jewels) yes The 1937–38 Jersey Reds season was officially the seventh professional basketball season played by the Jersey Reds franchise and their fourth season played in the city of North Bergen, New Jersey under their proper Jersey Reds name after they previously played their first three seasons as the Union City Reds (two of which were played in the revived version of the Metropolitan Basketball League) in nearby Union City, New Jersey. Entering this season, the ABL would originally see seven teams competing in their league throughout the season, though the number would dwindle back down to six teams once again by the second half of the season due to the Bronx turned New York Yankees basketball team withdrawing from the ABL by January 11, 1938. For the first half of the season, the Jersey Reds would end up leading the league once again by having an above-average 16–6 record for a first place finish for that specific half of the season. In a chance to lead the entire league for the second half of the season (and thus be crowned champions of the ABL by default for this season), the Reds would end up getting another above average record, this time having a 13–7 record, to ultimately finish that half of the season in second place behind only the New York Jewels, who had previously played as the New Haven Jewels during the first half of the season. As a result of that finish, Jersey would compete against the rivaling New York Jewels to a chance at winning their first ever championship in the ABL. Fortunately for the Reds, following a 1–1 series tie, Jersey would end up winning three out of their next four games played afterward to have the Jersey Reds get a 4–2 series championship for their first ever championship, winning their championship years after the Union City Reds had previously lost the final Metropolitan Basketball League championship series ever played against the Brooklyn Jewels. Roster Due to information on American Basketball League players being generally hard to find, there are bound to be more gaps and/or inaccuracies found in certain areas on the team's roster spots than usual.1937-38 Jersey Reds (ABL) en peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com Mike Wilk 2026-10-09 https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/02/1937-38-jersey-reds-abl.html1937 Jersey Reds basketball Statistics en StatsCrew 2026-10-09 2026-10-09 https://www.statscrew.com/basketball/roster/t-ABLJER/y-1937 1937–38 Jersey Reds #CC0000 #FFFFFF #CC0000 #FFFFFF Paulie Adamo 1 G 5 11 165 Panzer College 1907-01-11 Hook Anderson 1 G/F 5 11 185 NYU 1912-04-08 Al Benson basketball C 6 5 220 Seton Hall 1914-07-27 Moe Frankel 1 G/F 5 10 190 No college 1913-01-25 Ace Goldstein Ace Abbott 1 G/F 6 1 190 CCNY 1917-03-20 Ed Hulton 1 F/C 6 2 200 Georgetown 1916-07-20 Bibby Martens 1 G 5 9 165 John Marshall University 1914-07-14 Babe Maselan 1 G 6 2 185 Fairleigh Dickinson 1915-11-18 Mike Michelotti 1 F/C 6 2 180 Bryant HS (NY) 1909 Cy Schneidman 1 G 5 9 165 NYU 1917-07-06 Moe Spahn F 6 1 180 CCNY 1912-05-03 Muggsy Miller Note: Ace Goldstein (later known as Ace Abbott), Ed Hulton, Bibby Martens, Babe Maselan, and Cy Schneidman would not be a part of the team's championship series roster for this season. American Basketball League Standings +First HalfTeamWinsLossesWinning %Jersey Reds166.727New Haven Jewels / New York JewelsNote1 a a128.600Brooklyn Visitations1310.565Philadelphia SPHAs1210.545New York (Original) Celtics1110.524Kingston Colonials515.250New York YankeesNote1 b b111.083 +Second HalfTeamWinsLossesWinning %New York JewelsNote1 a a145.737Jersey Reds137.650Philadelphia SPHAs119.550Kingston Colonials99.500New York (Original) Celtics711.389Brooklyn Visitations215.118 American Basketball League Championship Series Earlier in the season, the New York Jewels competed in the season as the New Haven Jewels. However, due to the Jewels winning the second half of the season while representing the state of New York instead of while competing in New Haven, Connecticut, they will be referred to properly as the New York Jewels only here.Bradley Grasso Robert John Total Basketball: The Ultimate Basketball Encyclopedia 2003 SPORT Media Publishing, Inc. 1-894963-01-6, p. 414 Jersey Reds (1st Half Champions) Vs. New York Jewels (2nd Half Champions): Jersey Reds win series 4–2 +ABL Championship SeriesBradley Grasso Robert John Total Basketball: The Ultimate Basketball Encyclopedia 2003 SPORT Media Publishing, Inc. 1-894963-01-6, p. 415GameDateOpponentScoreRecordGame 1April 2New York Jewels35–341–0Game 2April 3@ New York JewelsNote1 c c30–331–1Game 3April 9New York Jewels30–222–1Game 4April 10@ New York JewelsNote1 c c26–243–1Game 5April 13New York Jewels33–373–2Game 6April 17@ New York JewelsNote1 c c30–284–2 Notes Note1 a a Before the season began, the Brooklyn Jewels moved from Brooklyn, New York to New Haven, Connecticut to become the New Haven Jewels to start out the season. However, on November 30, 1937, the team moved back from New Haven to Brooklyn to once again return to their original New York Jewels name for the rest of the season.Team Standings by Year https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/team-standings-by-year/?y=1937-1938&t=New%20York%20Jewels Pro Basketball Encyclopedia Note1 b b The New York Yankees basketball team would drop out of the ABL on January 11, 1938, during the first half of the season.Team Standings by Year https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/team-standings-by-year/?y=1937-1938&t=New%20York%20Yankees Pro Basketball Encyclopedia Note1 c c Games were played in Brooklyn. References Jersey Reds Jersey Reds Jersey Category:American Basketball League (1925–1955) championship seasons