The first Camden Bullets were an American

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team based in

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, that was a member of the

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. The franchise was originally known as the Baltimore Bullets, where they had won the 1961 EPBL championship. The franchise received a major boost when

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, a member of the

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, chose to stay in Pennsylvania rather than move with the franchise to

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. Still wanting to play basketball, Arizin suited up for the Camden Bullets, and helped the team become league champions in 1964. After a disappointing 1965–66 season, the Bullets were sold and relocated to

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, as the

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EBA

The second Camden Bullets were an American

team based in

, that was a member of the Eastern Basketball Association. The franchise played in the 1970–71 season and made the playoffs, with Ben Warley as their main star. The franchise moved for the 1971–72 season to

Cherry Hill, New Jersey Cherry Hill is a Township (New Jersey), township within Camden County, New Jersey, Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As a suburb of Philadelphia, the township is part of the South Jersey and Delaware Valley regions. Cherry Hill ...

, and became the Cherry Hill Demons.

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