HISTORY OF THE WORLD SERIES OF BASKETBALL 1950 - 1958, 1961 - 1962
Compiled by Robert Bradley
Contributors - Robert Bradley, Steve Dimitry, John Duxbury, Dave Quinn and Tim Kaldis
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS VS. COLLEGE ALL-AMERICANS 1950 - 1958, 1961 - 1962
[Not held in 1959 and 1960 due to the Pan Am Games]
---Results--- --------------Most Valuable Players------------
Year GP Attendance W-L College All-Americans Harlem Globetrotters
1950 18 181,364 HGT 11-7 CAA Paul Arizin, Villanova Sweetwater Clifton
& Marques Haynes
1951 18 216,270 HGT 14-4 CAA Don Sunderlage, Illinois Goose Tatum
& Marques Haynes
1952 16 201,755 HGT 11-5 CAA Leroy Leslie, Notre Dame Goose Tatum
1953 21 308,451 HGT 14-7 CAA Jack Molinas, Columbia Ermer Robinson
1954 21 277,393 HGT 15-6 CAA Dick Rosenthal, Notre Dame Willie Gardner
1955 24 269,450 HGT 14-10 CAA Tom Gola, LaSalle Clarence Wilson
1956 21 203,615 HGT 11-10 CAA Ron Sobieszczyk, DePaul Charlie Hoxie
1957 19 149,978 HGT 15-4 CAA John Symth, Notre Dame Willie Gardner
1958 18 123,600 HGT 13-5 CAA Guy Rodgers, Temple Roman Turmon
1961 20 172,770 HGT 14-6 CAA Howie Carl, DePaul Joe Buckhalter
Bill Bridges, Kansas Govoner Vaughn
Gary Phillips, Houston
1962 15 112,047 HGT 15-1 CAA ??? ???
Tot. 211 2,216,693 HGT 147-64 CAA
GAME-BY GAME RESULTS 1950 - 1958, 1961 - 1962
Date Site HGT-CAA
2Apr50 Chicago, IL 58-47
3Apr50 Cleveland, OH 58-66
4Apr50 Indianapolis, IN 69-60
5Apr50 Louisville, KY 66-68 (OT)
6Apr50 Kansas City, MO 72-60
7Apr50 Salt Lake City, UT 55-63
8Apr50 Los Angeles, CA 69-52
9Apr50 Los Angeles, CA 71-72
10Apr50 San Francisco, CA 64-63
11Apr50 Denver, CO 65-60
12Apr50 Oklahoma City, OK 72-64
13Apr50 St. Louis, MO 57-54
14Apr50 Cincinnati, OH 39-47
15Apr50 Detroit, MI 59-56
16Apr50 Boston, MA 76-59
17Apr50 Philadelphia, PA 52-61
18Apr50 Buffalo, NY 58-79
19Apr50 Washington, DC 77-64
1Apr51 New York, NY 65-58
2Apr51 Hershey, PA 63-54
3Apr51 Buffalo, NY 63-68
4Apr51 Philadelphia, PA 76-75
5Apr51 Cleveland, OH 67-56
6Apr51 Cincinnati, OH 66-54
7Apr51 Chicago, IL 69-58
8Apr51 Kansas City, MO 76-85
9Apr51 Pasadena, CA 38-55
11Apr51 San Francisco, CA 66-76
12Apr51 Salt Lake City, UT 73-66
13Apr51 Denver, CO 65-59
14Apr51 Stillwater, OK 70-77
15Apr51 St. Louis, MO 70-61
16Apr51 Indianapolis, IN 68-60
17Apr51 Detroit, MI 54-42
18Apr51 Milwaukee, WI 54-52
19Apr51 Boston, MA 75-65
30Mar52 New York, NY 75-60
30Mar52 New York, NY 71-69
31Mar52 Hershey, PA 59-53
1Apr52 Buffalo, NY 58-56
2Apr52 Cleveland, OH 68-69 (OT)
3Apr52 Kansas City, MO 82-81
4Apr52 Indianapolis, IN 76-59
5Apr52 Chicago, IL 69-66
6Apr52 Denver, CO 61-75
7Apr52 San Francisco, CA 67-62
8Apr52 Los Angeles, CA 75-67
9Apr52 El Paso, TX 54-57
10Apr52 Tulsa, OK 53-66
11Apr52 Cincinnati, OH 69-64 (OT)
12Apr52 Detroit, MI 64-66
13Apr52 St. Louis, MO 68-56
29Mar53 New York, NY 70-62
29Mar53 New York, NY 65-69
30Mar53 Toronto, ON 79-68
31Mar53 Philadelphia, PA 90-82
1Apr53 Raleigh, NC 94-97 (3OT)
2Apr53 Hershey, PA 91-100
3Apr53 Indianapolis, IN 79-70
4Apr53 Milwaukee, WI 72-61
5Apr53 Chicago, IL 92-88
5Apr53 Chicago, IL 89-82
6Apr53 Laramie, WY 72-74
7Apr53 San Francisco, CA 74-77
8Apr53 Los Angeles, CA 77-72
9Apr53 Denver, CO 87-72
10Apr53 Kansas City, MO 88-76
11Apr53 St. Louis, MO 86-80
12Apr53 Cincinnati, OH 63-86
13Apr53 Cleveland, OH 91-79
14Apr53 Detroit, MI 72-62
15Apr53 Buffalo, NY 83-85 (OT)
16Apr53 Boston, MA 87-83