1902 NBL1 Season
6 teams competed during the regular season
Bristol Pile Drivers finished in 1st place to claim the championship
League Note
Tie games did occasionally occur, but are not shown in the standings.
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RetroSeasons
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National Basketball League I (NBL1)
1901-02 NBL1 Season Overview
The 1901–02 season may have been the most successful year of the National Basketball League in terms of stability, with six strong franchises, namely the Bristol, New York, Trenton, Camden, Millville, and Philadelphia teams from the previous year. The schedule expanded once again to 40 games, every game saves one was played as scheduled, no teams dropped out, and there was only one really weak team in the league. Camden finally became more than a .500 team and lost the league crown to the Bristol Pile Drivers by only 3 games. Bristol had a 28-12 record.