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1957 – 1972 / Cincinnati Royals. 1923 – 1957 / Rochester Royals. Nickname. Royals – The Cincinnati Royals are a long-standing NBA team that has existed since the 1940s. The team's original name was the Rochester Royals, but after moving to Cincinnati in 1957, they adopted their current moniker.
Jun 7, 2014 · Formed in 1945, the Royals originally played in both the old National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America and won the NBL title in their inaugural year. The style of play...
Apr 26, 2016 · R ochester, 1951. A subway zips through downtown, Kodak’s industry is booming and The Royals have just brought home their first NBA championship. That’s right – Rochester once hosted its very own professional basketball team, back in the days when the NBA was just a fledgling league.
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1949. NBL merges with BAA to form the National Basketball Association (NBA). 1951. Royals Crowned NBA Champions. 1955. Royals move into the Rochester War Memorial. 1955. Royals select...
May 3, 2024 · The Royals franchise was founded in 1945 in Rochester as a member of the National Basketball League (NBL). An instant success, the team won the NBL title in its first season in the league (1945–46) and reached the NBL finals in each of the following two years.
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The Royals defected to the NBL's rival, the Basketball Association of America (BAA), in 1948 along with the Fort Wayne Pistons, Minneapolis Lakers, and Indianapolis (Kautskys) Jets. A year later, the BAA absorbed the remaining NBL teams to become the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Jan 26, 2022 · Formed in 1945, the Royals originally played in both the old National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America and won the NBL title in their inaugural year. The style of play...
