American Basketball League (1961–1962)

The American Basketball League played one full season, 1961–1962, and approximately one-third of the next season until the league folded on December 31, 1962. The ABL was the first basketball league to have a three-point field goal for shots attempted from longer distance. Other rules that set the league apart from the National Basketball Association (NBA) were a 30-second shooting clock, as opposed to 24, and a wider free throw lane of 18 feet instead of the NBA's then-standard 12.

For other uses, see American Basketball League.
American Basketball League
SportBasketball
Founded1961
Ceased1962
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States
Last
champion(s)		Kansas City Steers
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