1942–43 Camden / Brooklyn Indians season

Brooklyn Indians Camden / Brooklyn Indians American Basketball League (revived original) 1943 3 5 Honey Russell Honey Russell(?) Honey Russell(?) Convention Hall (Camden)Grand Prospect Hall (Brooklyn)BROOKLYN INDIANS - Pro Basketball Encyclopedia en-US Pro Basketball Encyclopedia 2014-05-30 2026-10-07 https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/season/brooklyn-indians/ 3 Did not qualify Wilmington Blue Bombers Brooklyn Indians / Eagles The 1942–43 Camden / Brooklyn Indians season was technically the second season played by the Indians franchise after they had previously played their 1941–42 season as the Wilmington Blue Bombers out in Wilmington, Delaware. Originally, the franchise moved from Wilmington, Delaware to Camden, New Jersey because the Wilmington Blue Bombers would end up losing access to their home venue this season due to World War II being a growing presence upon the world. However, after only playing a total of four games in Camden, New Jersey, the Indians would move to the nearby state of New York in the city of Brooklyn to become the Brooklyn Indians for the rest of the season instead. (Interestingly, the Indians might have some sort of a connection to the Original Celtics franchise due to the Brooklyn Celtics potentially moving from Brooklyn to Wilmington in the 1941–42 season.1941-1942 - Pro Basketball Encyclopedia en-US Pro Basketball Encyclopedia 2014-05-30 2026-10-07 https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/seasons/1941-1942/) In any case, the ABL would only have five total teams competing in their league this season due to World War II's growing presence, though they would see themselves have more teams in their league than the rivaling National Basketball League for a change of pace for this season (though this also was a season where both leagues considered shutting down operations until World War II concluded properlyThe 1942-43 NBL Season: A Foreshadowing of Professional Basketball 20 Years Forward https://cdm17103.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p17103coll10/id/12453 2026-02-02 cdm17103.contentdm.oclc.org en). Not only that, but the ABL would have to deal with travel restrictions that were laid out by the U.S. government during this season in order to minimize gasoline consumption,Flamm Bradley 2006 Putting the brakes on 'non-essential' travel: 1940s wartime mobility, prosperity and the US Office of Defense. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233547720 The Journal of Transport History 27 1 71–92, 79 10.7227/TJTH.27.1.6 154113012Nelson Murry R. The National Basketball League: A History, 1935–1949 McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2009 978-0-7864-4006-1, p. 119 as well as had to agree to financial stipulations with both the NBL and the minor league Connecticut State Basketball League in order to prohibit the transfer of players between their leagues without due compensation in order to minimize the effects of many of the game's players joining the war effort during this period in time.Nelson Murry R. The National Basketball League: A History, 1935–1949 McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2009 978-0-7864-4006-1, p. 114 While all of this resulted in the ABL operating in a proper regular season format this time around (though with a best-of-seven championship series only instead of a proper playoff event like the rivaling NBL held to end this season), it also led to the Indians playing the fewest amount of games in the season alongside the returning New York Jewels with 8 total games on their ends, with their barely below-average 3–5 record resulting in a third place finish ahead of both the Jewels and the newly added Harrisburg Senators, but behind the Philadelphia Sphas and Trenton Tigers, which led to the Indians failing to qualify for the ABL's championship series in the process. 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.1942-43 Camden / Brooklyn Indians (ABL) en peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com Mike Wilk 2026-10-07 https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/03/1942-43-camden-brooklyn-indians-abl.html1942 Camden Indians/Brooklyn Indians basketball Statistics en StatsCrew 2026-10-07 2026-10-07 https://www.statscrew.com/basketball/roster/t-ABLBRI/y-1942 Player Position(s)Ed ConatyGMoe DubilierG/FMoe FrankelG/FMel HirschG/FCharlie HoeferG/FSammy KaplanG/FMac KinsbrunnerGChick ReiserG/FEd SadowskiCNick ShabackG/FMoe SpahnG/FHarry WaltersG/FEarl YostG/F American Basketball League Standings Pos. League Standings Wins Losses Win %1 Trenton Tigers 11 2 .8462 Philadelphia SPHAs 9 6 .6003 Camden Indians / Brooklyn IndiansNote1 a a 3 5 .3754 Harrisburg Senators 4 8 .3335 New York Jewels 1 7 .125 Notes Note1 a a The Camden Indians moved from Camden, New Jersey to nearby Brooklyn, New York on January 18, 1943. References Camden / Brooklyn Indians Camden / Brooklyn Indians Camden / Brooklyn Indians Camden / Brooklyn Indians