Los Angeles Jets
The Los Angeles Jets were an American basketball team based in Los Angeles, California founded by Jack Blanck and Len Corbosiero, that was a member of the American Basketball League in the league's 1961–62 season. The team's only coach was Bill Sharman. The assistant coach was Edwin A. "Scotty" McDonald, a former Loyola (of Los Angeles) coach, and coach of many AAU teams, NBA scout, and advisor.
The team was competing for ticket buyers in a market that included the recently relocated Lakers, as well as the college teams of USC and UCLA. Partway through their first and only season, with a respectable record of 24–15, the Jets franchise found itself unable to draw enough spectators to continue. The team disbanded during its only season on January 18, 1962.
Year-by-year
Year | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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1961/62 | ABL | 4th, Western | N/A |
Game Log
October
Record: 1-1 ; Home: 1-0 ; Road: 0-1
# | Date | H/A/N | Opponent | W/L | Score | Record | Attendance | Site |
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1 | October 27 | A | San Francisco Saints | L | 96-99 | 0-1 | 5,137 | Cow Palace |
2 | October 30 | H | Chicago Majors | W | 119-116 | 1-1 | 8,384 | Los Angeles Sports Arena |
November
Record: 7-7 ; Home: 3-3; Road: 2-3; Neutral: 2-1
# | Date | H/A/N | Opponent | W/L | Score | Record | Attendance | Site |
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3 | November 6 | H | San Francisco Saints | L | 113-116 | 1-2 | 1,364 | Olympic Auditorium |
4 | November 7 | H | San Francisco Saints | W | 110-98 | 2-2 | 1,788 | Olympic Auditorium |
5 | November 10 | N | vs. Chicago Majors | W | 121-106 | 3-2 | 2,016 | Municipal Auditorium |
6 | November 12 | A | Kansas City Steers | L | 109-113 | 3-3 | 1,869 | Municipal Auditorium |
7 | November 13 | H | Cleveland Pipers | W | 108-99 | 4-3 | 3,176 | Olympic Auditorium |
8 | November 14 | H | Cleveland Pipers | W | 106-90 | 5-3 | 2,630 | Olympic Auditorium |
9 | November 17 | H | Kansas City Steers | L | 109-115 | 5-4 | 2,016 | Olympic Auditorium |
10 | November 19 | H | Kansas City Steers | L | 85-100 | 5-5 | 3,227 | Olympic Auditorium |
11 | November 21 | A | Chicago Majors | W | 142-119 | 6-5 | 3,000 (EST) | Chicago Stadium |
12 | November 22 | A | vs. Chicago Majors | L | 90-118 | 6-6 | 2,895 | Milwaukee Arena |
13 | November 24 | A | Kansas City Steers | L | 108-121 | 6-7 | 3,347 | Municipal Auditorium |
14 | November 26 | A | Kansas City Steers | W | 81-72 | 7-7 | 2,225 | Municipal Auditorium |
15 | November 27 | N | vs. San Francisco Saints | W | 97-76 | 8-7 | 3,596 | Civic Arena |
16 | November 29 | N | vs. Washington Tapers | L | 100-103 | 8-8 | 3,872 | Civic Arena |
December
Record: 12-5 ; Home: 5-3 ; Road: 5-2 ; Neutral: 2-0
# | Date | H/A/N | Opponent | W/L | Score | Record | Attendance | Site |
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17 | December 1 | A | vs. Cleveland Pipers | L | 92-113 | 8-9 | 755 | Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum |
18 | December 2 | A | Cleveland Pipers | W | 116-109 | 9-9 | 3,254 | Public Hall |
19 | December 3 | A | Pittsburgh Rens | W | 88-76 | 10-9 | 2,733 | Civic Arena |
20 | December 6 | N | vs. Pittsburgh Rens | W | 104-93 | 11-9 | Chicago Stadium | |
21 | December 7 | A | Pittsburgh Rens | L | 93-107 | 11-10 | 2,342 | Civic Arena |
22 | December 9 | H | Pittsburgh Rens | W | 115-99 | 12-10 | 938 | Olympic Auditorium |
23 | December 10 | H | Pittsburgh Rens | L | 100-101 | 12-11 | 1,773 | Olympic Auditorium |
24 | December 12 | H | Chicago Majors | W | 96-89 | 13-11 | 1,562 | Olympic Auditorium |
25 | December 13 | N | vs. Hawaii Chiefs | W | 90-89 | 14-11 | Cow Palace | |
26 | December 16 | H | San Francisco Saints | W | 111-88 | 15-11 | 522 | Olympic Auditorium |
27 | December 17 | H | San Francisco Saints | W | 115-103 | 16-11 | 256 | Olympic Auditorium |
28 | December 19 | A | Washington Tapers | W | 108-90 | 17-11 | Washington Coliseum | |
29 | December 20 | A | vs. Washington Tapers | W | 93-89 | 18-11 | at Norfolk, VA | |
30 | December 21 | A | Washington Tapers | W | 102-96 | 19-11 | Washington Coliseum | |
31 | December 27 | H | San Francisco Saints | L | 110-114 | 19-12 | Olympic Auditorium | |
32 | December 28 | H | San Francisco Saints | L | 103-104 | 19-13 | 4,084 | Olympic Auditorium |
33 | December 31 | H | Pittsburgh Rens | W | 119-108 | 20-13 | 1,798 | Olympic Auditorium |
January
Record: 4-2 ; Home: 3-0 ; Road: 0-1 ; Neutral: 1-1
# | Date | H/A/N | Opponent | W/L | Score | Record | Attendance | Site |
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34 | January 2 | H | Washington Tapers | W | 112-104 | 21-13 | 583 | Olympic Auditorium |
35 | January 4 | H | Washington Tapers | W | 107-104 | 22-13 | 1,165 | Olympic Auditorium |
36 | January 5 | N | vs. Chicago Majors | L | 103-106 (OT) | 22-14 | 5,500 (EST) | Wichita, Kansas |
37 | January 6 | A | Chicago Majors | L | 89-105 | 22-15 | 2,352 | Chicago Stadium |
38 | January 9 | H | Hawaii Chiefs | W | 140-103 | 23-15 | 2,791 | Olympic Auditorium |
39 | January 10 | N | vs. Hawaii Chiefs | W | 123-122 | 24-15 | 2,684 | Cow Palace |