1935–36 Paterson Panthers / Trenton Bengals / Passaic Red Devils season

Passaic Red Devils Paterson Panthers / Trenton Bengals / Passaic Red Devils American Basketball League (revived original) 1936 12 22 Bennie Borgmann (Paterson & Trenton; 4–11)Freddie Romp (Passaic; 8–11) Frank Smith(?) Frank Smith(?) Paterson Armory (Paterson)Trenton Arena (Trenton)Passaic Armory (Passaic)PASSIAC - Pro Basketball Encyclopedia en-US Pro Basketball Encyclopedia 2014-08-03 2026-10-14 https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/season/passiac/PASSAIC REDS - Pro Basketball Encyclopedia en-US Pro Basketball Encyclopedia 2014-05-29 2026-10-14 https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/season/passaic-reds/ 6th (both halves) Did not qualify Trenton Moose 1934 Trenton Tigers 1942 The 1935–36 Paterson Panthers / Trenton Bengals / Passaic Red Devils season was presumably the 28th professional basketball season played by the Trenton Bengals (and their seventh and final professional season under the (Royal) Bengals name properly after previously using the Nationals, Trentons, Potters, Tigers, and (presumably) Moose team names alongside the merged season in the failed "original" National Basketball League as the Greenpoint Knights of St. Anthony/Trenton Royal Bengals and the combined season of play when operating as both the Paterson Panthers earlier in the 1935–36 season and the Passaic Red Devils later in the 1935–36 season) of the revived original version of the American Basketball League. Interestingly, unlike the other (professional) seasons that Trenton would play in, this one would not start out in Trenton, nor would it officially conclude in Trenton either.Trenton Tigers - History en RetroSeasons 2023-03-21 2026-10-14 https://www.retroseasons.com/teams/trenton-tigers/ Originally, the team that entered the ABL as one of the six teams competing in the league this season first started out in Paterson, New Jersey instead of in nearby Trenton as the Paterson Panthers, but after going winless in their first five games played in the season, the team moved out to nearby Trenton, New Jersey for the rest of the first half of the season to become the Trenton Bengals properly. While competing as the Trenton Bengals, they would perform a fair bit better by comparison to how they started out the season as the Paterson Panthers, but they still ended up finishing the first half of the season rather poorly with a 4–11 record, becoming dead last in the league there and soon afterward moving out to nearby Passaic, New Jersey to become the Passaic Red Devils for the rest of the season once the ABL entered its second half of the season.Bradley Grasso Robert John Total Basketball: The Ultimate Basketball Encyclopedia 2003 SPORT Media Publishing, Inc. 1-894963-01-6, p. 414 Once that change happened, even though the Red Devils would perform a fair bit better as a franchise, they would still end up being a below-average team that would finish in last place in the ABL with an 8–11 record for that half of the season, though they'd be surprisingly close to the rest of the competition along the way there (with them being a game behind the Philadelphia SPHAs / Hebrews for fifth place and two games behind the Kingston Colonials for fourth place, as well as a few games behind the first place Brooklyn Visitations). Following this season's conclusion, the Passaic Red Devils would withdraw their operations from the ABL, although Trenton would later return in 1941 as the Trenton Tigers, while Paterson technically later returned in 1945 as the revived version of the Paterson Crescents, with both cities having teams operate in the ABL up until the early 1950s. Rosters 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.1935-36 Paterson Panthers / Trenton Moose / Passaic Reds (ABL) en peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com Mike Wilk 2026-10-14 https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/01/1935-36-paterson-panthers-trenton-moose.html1935 Paterson Panthers/Trenton Bengals basketball Statistics en StatsCrew 2026-10-14 2026-10-14 https://www.statscrew.com/basketball/roster/t-ABLPAP/y-19351935 Passaic Red Devils basketball Statistics en StatsCrew 2026-10-14 2026-10-14 https://www.statscrew.com/basketball/roster/t-ABLPRD/y-1935 Paterson Panthers Roster Player Position(s)John "Pete" BarryGDave BassF/CBennie BorgmanG/FGaza ChizmadiaF/CRed GrowerGAl KellettCPhil RabinG/FRusty SaundersFMilt TrupinG/FSam WinogradG This team would go winless before moving during this season. Trenton Bengals Roster Player Position(s)Dave BassF/CBennie BorgmanG/FGaza ChizmadiaF/CGeorge GlascoGAl KellettCPhil RabinG/FRusty SaundersFMilt TrupinG/F Interestingly, every single player on this team would either end up previously playing for the Paterson Panthers and/or later end up playing for the Passaic Red Devils. Passaic Red Devils Roster Player Position(s)Dave BassF/CBud ClancyG/FGeorge GlascoGSonny GluckG/FAl KellettCMooney LevineG/FBill McElwainGWillie PutzerFPhil RabinG/FRusty SaundersFBenny SelzerG/FTaxi TackachG/F When it came to players that were a part of all three teams this season, only Dave Bass, Al Kellett, Phil Rabin, and Rusty Saunders were a part of all three of the Paterson Panthers, Trenton Bengals, and Passaic Red Devils during this period of time, with four other players playing for two of the three teams in question as well, with all of them notably playing for the Trenton Bengals (for this situation, Bennie Borgman, Gaza Chizmadia, and Milt Trupin played for both Paterson and Trenton, while only George Glasco playing for both Trenton and Passaic). American Basketball League Standings +First HalfTeamWinsLossesWinning %Philadelphia SPHAs / Hebrews145.737New York Jewels118.579Brooklyn Visitations1010.500Jersey Reds99.500Kingston Colonials1011.476Paterson Panthers / Trenton BengalsNote1 a a411.267 +Second HalfTeamWinsLossesWinning %Brooklyn Visitations128.600Jersey Reds119.550New York Jewels1010.500Kingston Colonials910.474Philadelphia SPHAs / Hebrews911.450Passaic Red DevilsNote1 a a811.421 Notes Note1 a a During the first half of the season, after losing all five of the games they played this season, the Paterson Panthers would move from Paterson, New Jersey to nearby Trenton, New Jersey on December 12, 1935, to become the newer version of the Trenton Bengals for the rest of the season. Trenton would finish the first half of the season with a 4–6 record for an overall record of 4–11 between the two teams before the Trenton squad moved out to nearby Passaic, New Jersey on December 30, 1935, to play as the Passaic Red Devils by the time the second half of the season began.Team Standings by Year https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/team-standings-by-year/?y=1935-1936&t=Passaic Pro Basketball Encyclopedia References Paterson Panthers Trenton Bengals Passaic Red Devils Paterson Panthers Trenton Bengals Passaic Red Devils Paterson Panthers Trenton Bengals Passaic Red Devils