The Waterloo Hawks were a National Basketball League and National Basketball Association team based in Waterloo, Iowa. The Hawks remain the only sports franchise ever based in Iowa from any of the current Big Four Leagues. (The Keokuk Westerns of the National Association played one year of baseball in 1875; however, this league is not a direct ancestor of any current league, and there is debate as to whether or not to count the league as a major league.)
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Franchise history
The Waterloo Hawks were founded in 1948, playing in the National Basketball League. In 1949, the National Basketball League was absorbed by its rival, the Basketball Association of America, forming the National Basketball Association; the Hawks were thus a founding member of the NBA. In the 1949-1950 season, their first and only one in the NBA, they finished 19-43, fifth out of six in the Western Division. In 1950-51, the Hawks moved to the National Professional Basketball League. The original owner was P.L. "Pinkie" George.
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Season-by-season records
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win-Loss %
Waterloo Hawks All-Time Coaches
- Charley Shipp (Record 8-27)
- Jack Smiley (Record 11-16)
Waterloo Hawks All-Time Roster
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See also
- List of defunct National Basketball Association teams
- Waterloo Hawks all-time roster
External links
- Waterloo Hawks Complete History
- NBL Logoserver Website
- NBL Standings
- NPBL Standings
- Iowa's NBA team from The Des Moines Register
- Promoter put Hawks on an NBA track from The Des Moines Register
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