Worcester Counts
The Worcester Counts were a professional basketball franchise based in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1989. The team played its inaugural season in the World Basketball League before folding. The Worcester Counts were one of numerous failed minor league franchises in Worcester, including the Bay State Bombardiers, a Continental Basketball League team, which lasted only two seasons in Worcester.{{cite web|url=https://www.worcestermag.com/story/news/2015/04/16/history-repeats-professional-sports-in-worcester/10925496007/|title=HISTORY REPEATS: Professional Sports in Worcester |access-date=2023-09-21|date=2015-04-16}}
Former Indiana University star Keith Smart, who hit the game winning shot for the Hoosiers in the 1987 NCAA Championship Game, played for the Counts during the 1989 season.
The Worcester Counts game program features the Counts logo and drawing of the Worcester Centrum.
The Counts played its home games at the Centrum in Worcester.
Season by season record
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|+ !Season !GP !W !L !Pct. !GB !Finish !Playoffs |
1989
|44 |18 |26 |.409 |13 |5th WBL |Did Not Qualify |
Totals
|44 |18 |26 |.409 |– |– |Playoff Record 0–0 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.apbr.org/wbl88-92.html HISTORY OF THE WORLD BASKETBALL LEAGUE]
Category:World Basketball League teams
Category:1989 establishments in Massachusetts
Category:1989 disestablishments in Massachusetts
Category:Basketball teams established in 1989
Category:Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1989
Category:Basketball teams in Worcester, Massachusetts
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