New York Hakoahs

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The New York Hakoahs were an American basketball team based in New York, New York that was a member of the American Basketball League. The Hakoahs were predominantly Jewish and were coached by Nat Holman.[1] "Hakoahs" comes from the Hebrew word for "strength."[2]

Year-by-year[edit]

Year League Reg. Season Playoffs
1928/29 ABL 5th (1st half); 5th (2nd half) Did not qualify

References[edit]

  1. ^ Levine, Peter (1993). Ellis Island to Ebbets Field: Sport and the American Jewish Experience. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190282127. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. ^ Sclar, Ari. "Basketball and the Jews". My Jewish Learning.