The Manchester British-Americans were an American

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team based in

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that was a member of the American Basketball League (ABL). Boxer

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once played for the team. He is one of the oldest people to have ever played in the ABL at 43 years 9 months and two days. The team played their home games at Manchester Armory.

Year-by-year

Legacy

Their name is not used anymore, however, a name like this helped spread the name of basketball to the UK where the Manchester Giants competed in the BBL (

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References

Defunct basketball teams in Connecticut Sports in Manchester, Connecticut American Basketball League (1925–1955) teams Basketball teams established in 1951 Basketball teams disestablished in 1953 1951 establishments in Connecticut 1953 disestablishments in Connecticut {{Connecticut-basketball-team-stub