1976-77
The Eastern Basketball Association started with seven teams, but the Blizzard of 1977 wrecked the league schedule. The Hartford Downtowners played only a single season; the Hazleton Bullets moved to New Jersey and became the Jersey Shore Bullets; the expansion Syracuse Centennials folded in mid-season; and a Brooklyn Dodgers team shifted to Wilkes-Barre in mid-season.
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