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The Allentown Jets were a minor league basketball team that played in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (later the Eastern Basketball Association and Continental Basketball Association) from 1958 to 1981. The team was one of the most successful franchises in CBA/Eastern League history, winning eight playoff championships and 12 division titles. In 1979, the franchise rebranded itself as the "Lehigh Valley Jets," in an effort to greater regionalize its fanbase; however, after the 1980–81 season the Jets closed up for good.

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  • The Allentown Jets were a minor league basketball team that played in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (later the Eastern Basketball Association and Continental Basketball Association) from 1958 to 1981. The team was one of the most successful franchises in CBA/Eastern League history, winning eight playoff championships and 12 division titles. Originally formed in 1957 as the Wilmington Jets, the team relocated in 1958 to Allentown, Pennsylvania. Among the Jets' top players were center Roman "Big Daddy" Turmon, Ray Scott NBA player and coach, scorer-rebounder Harthorne Wingo and 3-point specialist Brendan McCann. The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame inducted Richard Koffenberger, who played for the team in Wilmington. The Jets had a working agreement with the New York Knicks, who sent several players to Allentown for playing time.Scott was the fourth player picked in the US in the 1961 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, the Jets PR maestro, Johnny Kimock navigated this successful transition making the Jets one of the elite EBL teams.In 1964, the Jets played an interleague contest with the Grand Rapids Tackers of the Midwest Professional Basketball League. The Jets won 138–136, winning the only minor league "World Series of Basketball" interpromotional game ever held. In 1979, the franchise rebranded itself as the "Lehigh Valley Jets," in an effort to greater regionalize its fanbase; however, after the 1980–81 season the Jets closed up for good. (en)
  • Los Allentown Jets fueron una franquicia de baloncesto estadounidense que jugó en la Continental Basketball Association, en sus diferentes denominaciones, entre 1957 y 1981. Tenía su sede fue la ciudad de Allentown, en el estado de Pensilvania. Fue uno de los equipos más dominantes de su época, consiguiendo ganar 8 títulos de campeón. (es)
  • Les Jets de Lehigh Valley (en anglais : Lehigh Valley Jets) étaient une équipe américaine de basket-ball, basée à Allentown en Pennsylvanie. L'équipe a existé entre 1957 et 1981, évoluant en Eastern Professional Basketball League (1957-1970), devenue Eastern Basketball Association (1970-1978) puis Continental Basketball Association (1978-1981). (fr)
  • I Lehigh Valley Jets sono stati una franchigia di pallacanestro della Continental Basketball Association (CBA), con sede ad Allewntown, Pennsylvania, attivi tra il 1957 e il 1981. Nati nel 1957 come Wilmington Jets, dopo un solo anno si trasferirono a Allentown diventando gli Allentown Jets. Nel 1979 si rinominarono Lehigh Valley Jets, ma fallirono due anni dopo. (it)
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  • Rockne Hall at Allentown Central Catholic High School (en)
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  • Los Allentown Jets fueron una franquicia de baloncesto estadounidense que jugó en la Continental Basketball Association, en sus diferentes denominaciones, entre 1957 y 1981. Tenía su sede fue la ciudad de Allentown, en el estado de Pensilvania. Fue uno de los equipos más dominantes de su época, consiguiendo ganar 8 títulos de campeón. (es)
  • Les Jets de Lehigh Valley (en anglais : Lehigh Valley Jets) étaient une équipe américaine de basket-ball, basée à Allentown en Pennsylvanie. L'équipe a existé entre 1957 et 1981, évoluant en Eastern Professional Basketball League (1957-1970), devenue Eastern Basketball Association (1970-1978) puis Continental Basketball Association (1978-1981). (fr)
  • I Lehigh Valley Jets sono stati una franchigia di pallacanestro della Continental Basketball Association (CBA), con sede ad Allewntown, Pennsylvania, attivi tra il 1957 e il 1981. Nati nel 1957 come Wilmington Jets, dopo un solo anno si trasferirono a Allentown diventando gli Allentown Jets. Nel 1979 si rinominarono Lehigh Valley Jets, ma fallirono due anni dopo. (it)
  • The Allentown Jets were a minor league basketball team that played in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (later the Eastern Basketball Association and Continental Basketball Association) from 1958 to 1981. The team was one of the most successful franchises in CBA/Eastern League history, winning eight playoff championships and 12 division titles. In 1979, the franchise rebranded itself as the "Lehigh Valley Jets," in an effort to greater regionalize its fanbase; however, after the 1980–81 season the Jets closed up for good. (en)
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