The National Industrial Basketball League was founded in 1947, to enable mill workers a chance to compete in basketball . The league was founded out of the teams that did not join the newly-formed NBA . In 1961 the league reorganized changing sponsorship from industrial companies and became the National AAU Basketball League (NABL ).
The Phillips 66ers won the league championship in 11 of the league’s 14 seasons.
Teams [ ] Akron Goodyear Wingfoots/Akron Goodyears Artesia REA Travelers Bartlesville Phillips 66ers Cleveland Sweeny Pipers/Cleveland Pipers Dayton Air-Gems Dayton Industrials Denver Central Bankers Denver Chevvies Denver Truckers Fort Wayne General Electrics Houston Ada Oilers Kansas City Kaycees Los Angeles Fibber McGee & Mollys Los Angeles Kirby's Shoes Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys Milwaukee Harnischfegers New York Tuck Tapers Oakland Blue 'n Gold Atlas Oakland Pacific Engineers Peoria Caterpillars San Francisco Investors San Francisco Stewart Chevrolets Santa Maria Golden Dukes Seattle Buchan Bakers Wichita Vickers Trivia [ ] John B. McLendon was the league's first black coach.George Steinbrenner , former New York Yankees owner, bought the Cleveland Pipers in 1960.Bobby Plump played for the Bartlesville Phillips 66ers/Bartlesville Oilers for three seasons, including their NIBL Championship in 1960.Standings [ ]
1947-1948 Season
Team Name
Wins
Losses
Win Pct
Milwaukee Harnischfegers
8
0
1
Peoria Cats
5
3
0.625
Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys
4
4
0.5
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
3
5
0.375
Fort Wayne General Electrics
0
8
0
1948-1949 Season
Team Name
Wins
Losses
Win Pct
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
15
1
0.938
Denver Chevvies
11
5
0.688
Peoria Cats
8
8
0.5
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
4
12
0.25
Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys
2
14
0.125
1949-1950 Season
Team Name
Wins
Losses
Win Pct
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
9
1
0.9
Peoria Cats
7
3
0.7
Denver Chevvies
5
5
0.5
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
3
7
0.3
Dayton Industrialists
3
7
0.3
Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys
2
14
0.125
1950-1951 Season
Team Name
Wins
Losses
Win Pct
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
22
3
0.888
Oakland Blue 'n Gold Atlas
11
6
0.647
San Francisco Stewart Chevrolets
12
8
0.6
Peoria Cats
15
13
0.538
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
5
8
0.385
Dayton Air Gems
5
12
0.294
Denver Chevvies
5
14
0.263
Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys
1
12
0.077
1951-1952 Season
Team Name
Wins
Losses
Win Pct
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
17
5
0.773
Oakland Atlas-Pacific Engineers
16
6
0.727
San Francisco Stewart Chevrolets
16
6
0.727
Peoria Cats
13
9
0.591
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
12
10
0.545
Los Angeles Fibber McGee & Mollys
9
13
0.409
Artesia REA Travelers
9
13
0.409
Denver Central Bankers
8
14
0.364
Santa Maria Golden Dukes
8
14
0.364
Dayton Air-Gems
7
15
0.318
Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys
5
17
0.227
1952-1953 Season
Team Name
Wins
Losses
Win Pct
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
13
3
0.812
Peoria Cats
12
4
0.75
Santa Maria Golden Dukes
10
6
0.625
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
9
7
0.562
Houston Ada Oilers
8
8
0.5
Los Angeles Kirby's Shoes
7
9
0.438
Denver Central Bankers
6
10
0.375
Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys
5
11
0.312
Artesia REA Travelers
2
14
0.125
1953-1954 Season
Team Name
Wins
Losses
Win Pct
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
10
4
0.714
Peoria Cats
10
4
0.714
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
9
5
0.643
Denver Central Bankers
9
5
0.643
Santa Maria Golden Dukes
7
7
0.5
Artesia CVE Travelers
4
10
0.286
Houston Ada Oilers
4
10
0.286
Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys
3
11
0.214
1954-1955 Season
Team Name
Wins
Losses
Win Pct
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
19
5
0.792
Peoria Cats
16
8
0.667
Denver Central Bankers
12
12
0.5
Houston Ada Oilers
12
12
0.5
Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys
10
14
0.417
Artesia CVE Travelers
8
16
0.333
Akron CVE Travelers
7
17
0.292
1955-1956 Season
Team Name
Wins
Losses
Win Pct
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
16
8
0.667
Peoria Cats
15
9
0.625
Wichita Vickers
15
9
0.625
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
9
15
0.375
Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys
5
19
0.208
1956-1957 Season
Team Name
Wins
Losses
Win Pct
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
13
7
0.65
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
11
9
0.55
Denver Denver-Chicago Truckers
11
9
0.55
Peoria Cats
11
9
0.55
Wichita Vickers
11
9
0.55
Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys
3
17
0.15
1957-1958 Season
Team Name
Wins
Losses
Win Pct
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
21
9
0.7
Wichita Vickers
21
9
0.7
Denver Denver-Chicago Truckers
16
14
0.533
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
15
15
0.5
Peoria Cats
15
15
0.5
Kansas City Kaycees
2
28
0.064
1958-1959 Season
Team Name
Wins
Losses
Win Pct
Denver Denver-Chicago Truckers
21
9
0.7
Wichita Vickers
19
11
0.633
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
15
15
0.5
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
13
17
0.433
Peoria Cats
12
18
0.4
Seattle Buchan Bakers
10
20
0.333
1959-1960 Season
Team Name
Wins
Losses
Win Pct
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
24
8
0.75
Wichita Vickers
22
10
0.688
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
18
14
0.563
Cleveland Sweeny Pipers
16
16
0.5
Peoria Cats
16
16
0.5
San Francisco Investors
15
17
0.469
Seattle Buchan Bakers
14
18
0.438
Denver Denver-Chicago Truckers
12
20
0.375
New York Tuck Tapers
7
25
0.219
1960-1961 Season
Team Name
Wins
Losses
Win Pct
Eastern Division
Cleveland Pipers
24
10
0.706
Akron Goodyears
15
19
0.441
New York Tuck Tapers
15
19
0.441
Western Division
Denver Denver-Chicago Truckers
22
12
0.647
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
16
18
0.471
Seattle Buchan Bakers
10
24
0.294
Playoffs
Championship Game
Cleveland 136, Denver 100
Consolation Game
Bartlesville 114, Akron 112
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