Eastern Professional Basketball League Year-By-Year
History of Eastern Professional Basketball League franchises 1946-1970 |
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1946-47 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Lancaster Red Roses | Reading Keys | Hazleton Mountaineers | Allentown Rockets | Binghamton Triplets | |||||||||||||||
Pottsville Maroons | |||||||||||||||||||||
1947-48 | Philadelphia Lumberjacks | Lancaster Red Roses | Reading Keys | Hazleton Mountaineers | Harrisburg Senators | Pottsville Packers | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | |||||||||||||
1948-49 | York Victory | Lancaster Red Roses | Reading Keys | Harrisburg Senators | Pottsville Packers | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | ||||||||||||||
Lancaster Rockets | Allentown Keys | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reading Keys | |||||||||||||||||||||
1949-50 | York Victory | Lancaster Rockets | Reading Rangers | Harrisburg Senators | Pottsville Packers | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | Berwick Carbuilders | |||||||||||||
1950-51 | York Professionals | Lancaster Rockets | Reading Rangers | Harrisburg Senators | Pottsville Packers | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | Berwick Carbuilders | |||||||||||||
Harrisburg Caps | |||||||||||||||||||||
1951-52 | York Cleaners | Lancaster Rockets | Reading Merchants | Pottsville Packers | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | |||||||||||||||
Ashland Greens | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hazleton Mountaineers | |||||||||||||||||||||
1952-53 | Lebanon Seltzers | Lancaster Rockets | Harrisburg Caps | Wilkes-Barre Aces | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | Berwick Carbuilders | ||||||||||||||
1953-54 | Pottsville Bolognas | Lancaster Red Roses | Hazleton Professionals | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | Berwick Carbuilders | |||||||||||||||
Lebanon Seltzers | |||||||||||||||||||||
1954-55 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Lancaster Red Roses | Hazleton Hawks | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | Carbondale Celtics | |||||||||||||||
Scranton Miners | |||||||||||||||||||||
1955-56 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Trenton Capitols | Hazleton Hawks | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | Scranton Miners | |||||||||||||||
Harlem Yankees | |||||||||||||||||||||
1956-57 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Easton-Phillipsburg Madisons | Hazleton Hawks | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | Scranton Miners | |||||||||||||||
1957-58 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Easton-Phillipsburg Madisons | Hazleton Hawks | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | Scranton Miners | Wilmington Jets | Reading Keys | |||||||||||||
1958-59 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Easton-Phillipsburg Madisons | Hazleton Hawks | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | Scranton Miners | Allentown Jets | Baltimore Bullets | Rochester Colonels | ||||||||||||
1959-60 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Easton-Phillipsburg Madisons | Hazleton Hawks | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | Scranton Miners | Allentown Jets | Baltimore Bullets | |||||||||||||
1960-61 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Easton-Phillipsburg Madisons | Hazleton Hawks | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | Scranton Miners | Allentown Jets | Baltimore Bullets | |||||||||||||
1961-62 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Easton-Phillipsburg Madisons | Hazleton Hawks | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | Scranton Miners | Allentown Jets | Camden Bullets | |||||||||||||
Trenton Colonials | |||||||||||||||||||||
1962-63 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Trenton Colonials | Sunbury Mercuries | Williamsport Billies | Scranton Miners | Allentown Jets | Camden Bullets | ||||||||||||||
1963-64 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Trenton Colonials | Sunbury Mercuries | Wilmington Blue Bombers | Scranton Miners | Allentown Jets | Camden Bullets | Williamsport Billies | |||||||||||||
1964-65 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Trenton Colonials | Sunbury Mercuries | Wilmington Blue Bombers | Scranton Miners | Allentown Jets | Camden Bullets | ||||||||||||||
1965-66 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Trenton Colonials | Sunbury Mercuries | Wilmington Blue Bombers | Scranton Miners | Allentown Jets | Camden Bullets | New Haven Elms | Harrisburg Patriots | Johnstown C-J's | |||||||||||
1966-67 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Trenton Colonials | Sunbury Mercuries | Wilmington Blue Bombers | Scranton Miners | Allentown Jets | Hartford Capitols | New Haven Elms | Harrisburg Patriots | Asbury Park Boardwalkers | |||||||||||
1967-68 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Trenton Colonials | Sunbury Mercuries | Wilmington Blue Bombers | Scranton Miners | Allentown Jets | Hartford Capitols | Bridgeport Flyers | Asbury Park Boardwalkers | ||||||||||||
Binghamton Flyers | |||||||||||||||||||||
1968-69 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Trenton Colonials | Sunbury Mercuries | Wilmington Blue Bombers | Scranton Miners | Allentown Jets | Hartford Capitols | Binghamton Flyers | New Haven Elms | Springfield Hall of Famers | |||||||||||
1969-70 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Sunbury Mercuries | Wilmington Blue Bombers | Scranton Miners | Allentown Jets | Hartford Capitols | Binghamton Flyers | Hamden Bics |
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