Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)
| Baltimore Bullets | ||||
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| Founded | 1944 | |||
| Folded | 1954 | |||
| History | Baltimore Bullets (ABL) 1944–1947 Baltimore Bullets (BAA) 1947–1949 Baltimore Bullets (NBA) 1949–1954 | |||
| Arena | Baltimore Coliseum | |||
| Capacity | 4,500 | |||
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland | |||
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| Championships | 2 ABL: 1946 BAA/NBA: 1948 | |||
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The Baltimore Bullets were a professional basketball team based in Baltimore. The Bullets competed in the American Basketball League (1944–1947), the Basketball Association of America (1947–1949), and (following the BAA's merger with the National Basketball League) the National Basketball Association (1949–1954). On November 27, 1954, the team folded with a 3–11 record on the season, making the Bullets the last NBA franchise to fold. Out of all defunct NBA teams, the Bullets were members of the association for the longest time and the only defunct team to win a championship.
The Bullets name was revived in 1963, when the former Chicago Zephyrs relocated to Baltimore; even after these Bullets relocated to Washington in 1973, they kept their name for 24 more years until they were renamed the Wizards.