Chicago Express (basketball team)
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The Chicago Express was a professional basketball franchise based in Chicago
, Illinois
, in 1988. The team played its inaugural season in the World Basketball League
, which folded before the schedule ended.
The Express played its home games at the Rosemont Horizon.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, in 1988. The team played its inaugural season in the World Basketball League
World Basketball League
World Basketball League was a minor professional basketball league in the United States and Canada. It was founded as the International Basketball Association in November 1987, before changing its name prior to the 1988 season. One of the major differences between it and other leagues was that it...
, which folded before the schedule ended.
The Express played its home games at the Rosemont Horizon.