New Jersey Americans were a charter member of the American Basketball Association. They played as the Americans for one season, 1967-1968, before becoming the New York Nets. The team survives as the NBA New Jersey Nets.
The franchise was established in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association, with trucking magnate Arthur J. Brown as the owner. Brown had intended to call the team the New York Freighters, playing at the 69th...
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New Jersey Americans were a charter member of the American Basketball Association. They played as the Americans for one season, 1967-1968, before becoming the New York Nets. The team survives as the NBA New Jersey Nets.
The franchise was established in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association, with trucking magnate Arthur J. Brown as the owner. Brown had intended to call the team the New York Freighters, playing at the 69th Regiment Armory on Manhattan's east side, but pressure from the New York Knicks forced the Armory to back out three months before opening day. The team was forced to move to the Teaneck Armory in Teaneck, New Jersey, and changed its name to the New Jersey Americans. It would not be the first time that the Knicks would directly affect the future of the franchise.
In April 1967 the Americans signed LeRoy Ellis of the NBA's Baltimore Bullets and also Tony Jackson (who had been banned by the NBA), Dan Anderson, Art Heyman and Walt Simon. By...
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