1925–26 Fort Wayne Caseys season

Fort Wayne Hoosiers Fort Wayne Caseys American Basketball League (original) 1926 13 17 Ralph Miller (3–6)Johnny Whitty (10–11) Johnny WhittyNelson Murry R. The Originals: The New York Celtics Invent Modern Basketball 1999 Bowling Green State University Popular Press 0-87972-793-4, p. 19 C. L. Alterhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-union/202009397/ Fathers Of The Newly Formed American Basketball League The Times-Union June 6, 1925 22 Newspapers.com South Side High School GymnasiumFORT WAYNE CASEYS - Pro Basketball Encyclopedia en-US Pro Basketball Encyclopedia 2014-05-26 2026-07-05 https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/season/fort-wayne-caseys/ 5th (both halves) Did not qualify 1 Fort Wayne Hoosiers The 1925–26 Fort Wayne Caseys season was the first and only full professional basketball season of play for the Caseys team under that name (after previously being known as the Fort Wayne Knights of Columbus1925-26 Fort Wayne Caseys (ABL) en peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com Mike Wilk 2026-08-25 https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2017/10/1925-26-fort-wayne-caseys-abl.html) in the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana under the original version of the American Basketball League, which was the first professional basketball league that had truly attempted to go fully national after previous professional basketball leagues were mostly regional at the time. The American Basketball League's inaugural season would have nine teams competing in that season (while a tenth team in East Liverpool, Ohio was intended to join the Caseys and the other eight teams in question for this season, the East Liverpool team ultimately withdrew operations before the season even began properly,Nelson Murry R. The Originals: The New York Celtics Invent Modern Basketball 1999 Bowling Green State University Popular Press 0-87972-793-4, p. 125 with other failed locations that had submitted entries to start the ABL's inaugural season including Baltimore, Maryland (who eventually got their own team the following season); Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and two more locations in the state of Ohio via Columbus and Camden), though the ABL would compete in a split season format with two half seasons being utilized instead of one whole season being utilized throughout the season (which would be the case throughout the majority of the league's existence in the first place). However, by the time the first half of the season ended and the second half of the season began, the Boston Whirlwinds would be expelled from the ABL due to a dispute over player contracts,Bradley Grasso Robert John Total Basketball: The Ultimate Basketball Encyclopedia 2003 SPORT Media Publishing, Inc. 1-894963-01-6, p. 410 which led to the ABL entering the second half of the season with only eight teams remaining in their league this time around. In any case, the first season for the Caseys would ultimately be an average one in terms of team placement, though a generally below-average one for the team in terms of overall wins and losses throughout the season as a whole. During the first half of the season, the Caseys would end up having a below-average 7–9 record to have an average fifth-place finish to place themselves ahead of the soon-to-be-defunct Boston Whirlwinds, the Chicago Bruins, the Detroit Pulaski Post Five, and the Buffalo Bisons, but behind the Rochester Centrals, the Cleveland Rosenblums, the Washington Palace Five, and the first half champion Brooklyn Arcadians. As for the second half of the season, due to the removal to the Boston Whirlwinds in that particular half of the season, the Caseys' placement would still be the same as it was beforehand in the first half of the season, but it would be considered below-average for the overall league's placement during that half of the season since their below-average 6–8 record would be ahead of only the Buffalo Bisons, Chicago Bruins, and Detroit Pulaski Post Five this time around. Following the conclusion of the inaugural ABL season, the Caseys would decide to rebrand themselves into the Fort Wayne Hoosiers for the rest of their existence in the ABL going forward. 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.1925 Fort Wayne Caseys basketball Statistics en StatsCrew 2026-08-25 2026-08-25 https://www.statscrew.com/basketball/roster/t-ABLFWC/y-1925 Player PositionShang ChadwickCBlair GullionCBill McClearyG/FBiz MillerFRalph MillerGSchnitz SchneiderGDutch SchultheissG/FHarry SchwabG/FFrank ShimekGHomer StonebrakerFJohnny WhittyGGus YorkesG American Basketball League Standings +First HalfTeamWinsLossesWinning %Brooklyn Arcadians124.750Washington Palace Five / Laundrymen115.688Cleveland Rosenblums106.625Rochester Centrals97.562Fort Wayne Caseys79.438Chicago Bruins610.375Detroit Pulaski Post Five610.375Boston Whirlwinds×610.375Buffalo Bisons / Germans511.322 × – The Boston Whirlwinds were expelled by the end of the first half of the season due to a dispute over player contracts.Team Standings by Year - Pro Basketball Encyclopedia en-US Pro Basketball Encyclopedia 2014-01-26 2026-07-05 https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/team-standings-by-year/?y=1925-1926&t=BostonAmerican Basketball League 1925-26 to 1930-31, 1933-34 to 1952-53 www.apbr.org 2026-07-05 https://www.apbr.org/abl2552.html +Second Half TeamWinsLossesWinning %Cleveland Rosenblums131.919Washington Palace Five / Laundrymen113.786Rochester Centrals95.643Brooklyn Arcadians77.500Fort Wayne Caseys68.429Buffalo Bisons / Germans59.357Chicago Bruins311.214Detroit Pulaski Post Five212.143 References Category:Fort Wayne Hoosiers Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Caseys Fort Wayne Caseys