Camden Brewers

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The Camden Brewers were an American basketball team based in Camden, New Jersey, that was a short-lived member of the American Basketball League. They replaced the Hoboken Thourots in December 1933, [1] and became the New Britain Palaces in January 1934.

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The franchise was founded as the Hoboken Lisas, who played two seasons from 1931 to 1933 in the Metropolitan Basketball League. They began the 1933-34 season in the ABL as the Hoboken Thourots, [a] but were replaced by Camden after two games, both losses. After ten more games,in which they went 2-8, the team moved again and became the New Britain Palaces on January 8, 1934. [2] : 199  [3] : 128–129 

Year-by-year

YearLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffs
1933/34 (1st half)ABL
  • 0-2 (as Hoboken)
  • 2-8 (as Camden)
  • 3-9 (as New Britain) [2]
N/A

Notes

  1. ↑ Biesel's book lists them as the North Hudson Thourots, but Peterson's book and a 1933 Brooklyn Eagle newspaper article both list them as Hoboken.


References

  1. ↑ "Shop Topics". Brooklyn Eagle. 29 November 1933. p. 21. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 Peterson, Robert (1 January 2002). Cages to Jump Shots: Pro Basketball's Early Years. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN   978-0-8032-8772-3 . Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Biesel, David B. (1 January 1993). Can You Name that Team?: A Guide to Professional Baseball, Football, Soccer, Hockey, and Basketball Teams and Leagues. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN   978-1-4616-5710-1 . Retrieved 13 June 2025.


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