Hartford Capitols
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The Hartford Capitols were a professional basketball team in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (later re-named the Eastern Basketball Association) from 1966 through 1974. The Capitols played on weekends only and played at various venues around the city, including the University of Hartford, Hartford Public High School and Bloomfield High School.{{cite web |url=http://www.funwhileitlasted.net/2017/02/20/1966-1974-hartford-capitols/ |title=1966-1974 Hartford Capitols |date=20 February 2017 |publisher=FunWhileItLasted.net |accessdate=February 26, 2017}}
Notable players who played with the Capitols included Gene Conley, Art Heyman and K.C. Jones.
The Capitols went out of business in 1974, shortly after winning their first and only league championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.funwhileitlasted.net/2017/02/20/1966-1974-hartford-capitols/ |title=1966-1974 Hartford Capitols |date=20 February 2017 |publisher=FunWhileItLasted.net |accessdate=February 26, 2017}} They were owned by Mark C. Yellin, a local attorney.
Year-by-year
| class="wikitable"
!Year !League !Gp !W !L !Pct. !Reg. Season !Playoffs | |
| 1966-67
|EPBL |28 |13 |15 |.464 |2nd, Eastern |Lost to Wilmington Blue Bombers in Eastern Division Finals {{Cite web|url=http://www.apbr.org/ebl4678.html|title = History of the Eastern League}} | |
| 1967-68
|EPBL |32 |21 |11 |.656 |2nd, EPBL |Lost to Wilkes-Barre Barons in EPBL Semi-Finals {{Cite web|url=http://www.apbr.org/ebl4678.html|title = History of the Eastern League}} | |
| 1968-69
|EPBL |26 |11 |15 |.423 |3rd, Eastern |Lost to Wilmington Blue Bombers in Eastern Division Finals {{Cite web|url=http://www.apbr.org/ebl4678.html|title = History of the Eastern League}} | |
| 1969-70
|EPBL |27 |15 |12 |.556 |4th, EPBL | Lost to Wilmington Blue Bombers in EPBL Semi-Finals {{Cite web|url=http://www.apbr.org/ebl4678.html|title = History of the Eastern League}} |
| 1970-71
|EBA |28 |15 |13 |.536 |2nd, Eastern |Lost to Hamden Bics in North Division Finals {{Cite web|url=http://www.apbr.org/ebl4678.html|title = History of the Eastern League}} | |
| 1971-72
|EBA |30 |17 |13 |.556 |T-2nd, EBA |Lost to Scranton Apollos in EBA Semi-Finals {{Cite web|url=http://www.apbr.org/ebl4678.html|title = History of the Eastern League}} | |
| 1972-73
|EBA |32 |25 |7 |.781 |1st, EBA |Lost to Wilkes-Barre Barons in EBA Championship Series {{Cite web|url=http://www.apbr.org/ebl4678.html|title = History of the Eastern League}} | |
| 1973-74
|EBA |27 |19 |8 |.704 |1st, Eastern |Won EBA Championship | |
| Totals
|EPBL |113 |60 |53 |.531 | | | |
| Totals
|EBA |117 |76 |41 |.650 | | | |
| Totals
|Franchise |230 |136 |94 |.591 | | |
References
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Category:Continental Basketball Association teams
Category:Defunct basketball teams in Connecticut
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Hartford, Connecticut
Category:Defunct sports clubs and teams in Connecticut
Category:Basketball teams established in 1966
Category:Basketball teams disestablished in 1974