Baltimore Bullets (CBA)
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Baltimore Bullets | |
Founded | 1958 |
League | EPBL Continental Basketball Association The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :... 1958–1961 |
Arena | Baltimore Coliseum |
Team History | Baltimore Bullets 1958–1961 Camden Bullets Camden Bullets -EPBL:The first Camden Bullets were an American basketball team based in Camden, New Jersey that was a member of the Eastern Professional Basketball League... 1961–1966 Hartford Capitols 1966–1973 |
Championships | 1961 |
Division Titles | None |
Head Coach | Buddy Donnelly |
The Baltimore Bullets were an American basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team based in Baltimore, Maryland that was a member of the Eastern Professional Basketball League
Continental Basketball Association
The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...
. The Bullets played in the Eastern League for three seasons, and its roster of players included former University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
center Bill Spivey
Bill Spivey
William "Bill" Spivey was an American basketball player. A center, he played college basketball for the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Kentucky Wildcats from 1949 to 1951. After his high school career, Spivey was recruited to the University of Kentucky...
, who helped the Bullets win the league championship in the 1960–61 season.
After the 1960/61 season, the team became the Camden Bullets
Camden Bullets
-EPBL:The first Camden Bullets were an American basketball team based in Camden, New Jersey that was a member of the Eastern Professional Basketball League...
.
Year-by-year
Year | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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1958/59 | EPBL | 6th | Did not qualify (folded in mid-season, last three games forfeited) |
1959/60 | EPBL | 2nd | Finals |
1960/61 | EPBL | 1st | Champions |