Oakland Oaks (ABL)

For the professional baseball team see: Oakland Oaks (PCL).

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For the American Basketball Association team see: Oakland Oaks (ABA).

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The original Oakland Oaks basketball team played in the American Basketball League in 1962. The team began its existence in the 1961-1962 inaugural season as the San Francisco Saints. When the Philadelphia Warriors of the established National Basketball Association announced plans to relocate to San Francisco for the 1962-1963 season, the Saints moved across the San Francisco Bay to Oakland for the 1962-1963 season and were renamed the Oaks. The team and the entire ABL disbanded December 31, 1962.

Related Topics:
American Basketball League - Philadelphia Warriors - National Basketball Association - San Francisco - San Francisco Bay - Oakland

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Several years later, another Oakland Oaks basketball team played in the American Basketball Association during the 1967-1968 and 1968-1969 seasons.

Related Topics:
Oakland Oaks - American Basketball Association

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