Cleveland Rebels
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The Cleveland Rebels were a Basketball Association of America (a forerunner of the modern National Basketball Association) team based in Cleveland, Ohio.
- Founded: 1946
- Folded: 1947
- Home Arena: Cleveland Arena (Capacity: 11,000)
- Uniform colors:
- Logo design:
- NBA Championships: None
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Franchise history
The Rebels were an inaugural franchise in the BAA's first season. The team went 30-30, finishing 3rd in the Western Division and losing in the first round of the playoffs, two games to one to the New York Knickerbockers, in its only season before going out of business.
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Players of note
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Basketball Hall of Famers:
None
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Not to be forgotten:
- Leon Brown
- Frankie Baumholtz
- Ken Corley
- Ned Endress
- Bob Faught
- Pete Lalich
- Hank Lefkowitz
- George Nostrand
- Mel Riebe
- Irv Rothenberg
- Ed Sadowski
- Kenny Sailors
- Ben Scharnus
- Nick Shaback
- Ray Wertis
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