Long Beach Chiefs
Encyclopedia
The Long Beach Chiefs were an American basketball
team based in Honolulu, Hawaii
(1961-62) and Long Beach, California
(1962-63) that was a member of the American Basketball League
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The team was known as the Hawaii Chiefs from 1961-62.
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 Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
(1961-62) and Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
(1962-63) that was a member of the American Basketball League
American Basketball League (1961-1963)
The American Basketball League played one full season, 1961-1962, and part of 1962-1963. The league actually folded on December 31, 1962. The ABL was the first basketball league to have a three point shot for baskets scored far away from the goal.-Formation:...
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The team was known as the Hawaii Chiefs from 1961-62.
Year-by-year
| Year | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961/62 | ABL | 3rd, Western | Preliminary Round |
| 1962/63 | ABL | 2nd | No playoff |