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Bullets Team Formation
The Baltimore Bullets accepted an invitation to join the Basketball Association of America. The league which was attempting to become the first major professional basketball league had four teams fold following its first season and we’re looking for an eighth member. After losing to the Washington Capitols 63-55 in their first game on November 12th. The Baltimore Bullets earned their ...
History of the Bullets
The Baltimore Bullets were an American Basketball League (1944 - 1947) team, and later, a Basketball Association of America (1947 - 1949), and (beginning in 1949, following the BAA's absorption of the National Basketball League) a National Basketball Association team based in Baltimore. The team folded on November 27, 1954, with a 3–11 record, making the Bullets the last NBA franchise to do so, as of 2018.
Established
1944
City
Baltimore
League History
1949 - 1954 / National Basketball Association
1947 - 1949 / Basketball Association of America
1944 - 1947 / American Basketball League
Team History
1944 - 1954 / Baltimore Bullets
Nickname
Bullets – The Bullets got their name because they played in an armory.
Championship
NBA Championships 0
BAA Championship 1
1948
ABL Championship 0
Arena
1944 - 1954 / Baltimore Coliseum
Owner
1944 – 1954 / Unknown
Retired Number
*Blue is this team’s history