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Washington Caps American Basketball Association

Washington Caps

May 11, 2021

American Basketball Association (1969-1970) Born: August 20, 1969 – The Oakland Oaks relocate to Washington, DC Moved: July 30, 1970 (Virginia Squires) First Game: October 18, 1969

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Washington Tapers American Basketball League

Washington Tapers

January 20, 2017

Doomed entry in Abe Saperstein’s short-lived American Basketball League of the early 1960’s. The team took its odd name from owner Paul Cohen’s Technical Tape Company. Gene Conley, a two-sport star who previously played Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Braves and pro basketball for the Boston Celtics, was the Tapers’ big name player. The club lasted just two months in the nation’s capital before bolting town for Long Island midway through the 1961-62 ABL season.

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