Cleveland Rebels

The Cleveland Rebels were a basketball team in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), a forerunner of the modern National Basketball Association (NBA), based in Cleveland.

Franchise history
The Rebels were an inaugural franchise in the BAA's first season. In their only season, the team went 30–30, finishing 3rd in the Western Division and losing in the first round of the playoffs, two games to one to the New York Knickerbockers, in its only season before going out of business. The Rebels included notable early pro stars Big Ed Sadowski and Kenny Sailors. Cleveland would not have another team in what would become the NBA until the Cavaliers joined the league in 1970.

!colspan=6| Cleveland Rebels (BAA)
 * 1946–47 || 30 || 30 || .500 || Lost First Round || New York 2, Cleveland 1
 * 1946–47 || 30 || 30 || .500 || Lost First Round || New York 2, Cleveland 1

All-time roster
The following players are the all-time roster of the Cleveland Rebels.


 * Frank Baumholtz
 * Leon Brown
 * Ken Corley
 * Ned Endress
 * Bob Faught
 * Kleggie Hermsen
 * Pete Lalich
 * Hank Lefkowitz
 * Leo Mogus
 * George Nostrand
 * Mel Riebe
 * Irv Rothenberg
 * Ed Sadowski
 * Kenny Sailors
 * Ben Scharnus
 * Dick Schulz
 * Nick Shaback
 * Ray Wertis

Coaches and others
The following two coaches are the only two coaches of the Cleveland Rebels.
 * Roy Clifford
 * Dutch Dehnert