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Teams

View a Black Fives Era basketball team’s profile by clicking on a logo or link below:

 
Alpha Physical Culture Club

Alpha Physical Culture Club (Harlem, NYC)

Company E

Company E, 372nd Colored Infantry (Springfield, OH)

Howard University

Howard University
(Washington, DC)

Independent Pleasure Club

Independent Pleasure Club of New Jersey

Lincoln University

Lincoln University of PA
(Chester County, PA)

Los Angeles Red Devils

Los Angeles Red Devils
(Los Angeles, CA)

Monticello

Monticello Athletic Assoc.
(Pittsburgh, PA)

MD Rifles

Monticello-Delaney Rifles
(Pittsburgh, PA)

Panthers

Philadelphia Panthers
(Phila., PA)

NY All Stars

New York All Stars
(New York City, NY)

New York Incorporators

New York Incorporators
(New York City, NY)

New York Rens

New York Rens
(Harlem, NYC)

Savoy Big Five

Savoy Big Five
(Chicago, IL)

Pittsburgh Scholastics

Scholastic Athletic Assoc. (Pittsburgh, PA)

Smart Set Athletic Club

Smart Set Athletic Club of Brooklyn

St. Christopher Club

St. Christopher Club
(Harlem, NYC)

Morrys

Second Story Morrys
(Pittsburgh, PA)

Vandal Athletic Club

Vandal Athletic Club
(Atlantic City, NJ)

Washington 12 Streeters

Washington 12 Streeters
(Washington, DC)

Washington Bears

Washington Bears
(Washington, DC)

 

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