New York Renaissance

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/New_York_Renaissance
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:basketball
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Rens
gptkbp:arena gptkb:Manhattan_Casino
gptkbp:coach gptkb:Robert_L._Douglas
gptkbp:disbanded 1949
gptkbp:founded 1923
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame
1963
gptkbp:league gptkb:American_Basketball_League
Independent
National Basketball League
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Rens
gptkbp:notableAchievement First all-Black professional basketball team
Won World Professional Basketball Tournament 1939
gptkbp:notablePlayer gptkb:Charles_"Tarzan"_Cooper
gptkb:Clarence_"Fats"_Jenkins
gptkb:Eyre_Saitch
gptkb:William_"Pop"_Gates
gptkb:John_Isaacs
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Robert_L._Douglas
gptkbp:significance Pioneered racial integration in professional basketball
gptkbp:teamColors gptkb:orange
black
white
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fu_Bell
gptkb:1937_World_Professional_Basketball_Tournament
gptkb:James_V._Usry
gptkb:Fats_Jenkins
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New York Renaissance