| 词条 | Evansville Agogans |
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Also see: Sports in Evansville.{{Infobox sports team | color1 = #000000 | color2 = #FFA500 | logo = | pixels = | founded = 1951 | league = National Professional Basketball League 1951 | history = Evansville Agogans | arena = Evansville Central High School Stadium (Current downtown Evansville YMCA Stadium) | city = Evansville, Indiana | colors = | owner = Bill Butterfield | coach = Gene Latham | championships = None | titles = | cheerleaders = | dancers = | mascot = }} The Evansville Agogans were a professional basketball team who played in Evansville, Indiana in 1951 and were a member of the Western Division of the National Professional Basketball League. HistoryThe National Basketball Association contracted after the 1949-1950 season, losing six teams: The Anderson Packers, Sheboygan Red Skins and Waterloo Hawks jumped to the NPBL, while the Chicago Stags, Denver Nuggets and St. Louis Bombers folded. The league went from 17 teams to 11 before the 1950-1951 season started. Midway through the 1950-1951 season, the Washington Capitols folded as well, bringing the number of teams in the league down to ten.[1] The National Professional Basketball League was formed around the former NBA teams, with teams added in new larger markets. The charter teams were the East Division: Sheboygan Redskins (Former NBA), Anderson Packers (Former NBA), Louisville Alumnites and Grand Rapids Hornets. West Division: Denver Refiners/Evansville Agogans, Saint Paul Lights, Kansas City Hi-Spots and Waterloo Hawks (Former NBA). [2] The Agogans were formerly known as the Denver Refiners and moved to Evansville, Indiana in January 1951, due to the Denver franchise having difficulty in financing the team's long trips to all its eastern and midwestern counterparts. Bill Butterfield, an office supply store manager in Evansville, bought the franchise midway through the season and moved it to Indiana. Butterfield named the new team the Agogans, which meant "those with intense interest and excitement." The Agogans roster featured former local high school athletes, including Butterfield's son and other individuals from the local Evansville Bosse High School state championship team. Also on the team were various other players with professional experience. The team finished the last six games of the regular season and were 0-6. Gene Latham Coached the Agogans. [3][4] The highlight of the short lived team was when the Agogans beat the Harlem Globetrotters 66-59 in 1951. The team and league folded after 1951. Evansville would not be home to another professional basketball team until the Evansville Thunder of the Continental Basketball Association was formed in 1984. The arenaGames were played at the Evansville Central High School gym, now home to the downtown Evansville YMCA. Notable alumni
References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1950.html|title=1949-50 NBA Season Summary|website=Basketball-Reference.com}} {{Indiana-basketball-team-stub}}National Professional Basketball LeagueNational Professional Basketball League2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/basketball/standings/l-NPBL/y-1950|title=1950 National Professional Basketball League (NPBL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/basketball/roster/t-EVA/y-1950|title=1950 Evansville Agogans Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/basketball/results/t-EVA/y-1950|title=1950 Evansville Agogans Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} 8 : Basketball teams established in 1950|Sports clubs disestablished in 1951|Sports in Evansville, Indiana|Basketball teams in Indiana|Defunct basketball teams in the United States|National Professional Basketball League (1950–51)|1950 establishments in Indiana|1951 disestablishments in Indiana |
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