Washington Brewers | |
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Arena | Heurich Gym (1938–40) Riverside Stadium (1940–41) Turner's Arena (1941–42) |
Capacity | Heurich Gym (1500) Riverside Stadium (7000) Turner’s Arena (2000) |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
Head coaches | Bob McDonald Elmer Ripley Joe Dreyfus Mac Posnack |
Championships | 0 |
The Washington Brewers were an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. that competed in the American Basketball League from 1938 to 1941.[1] The team played its home games at Heurich Gym during the 1938/39 and 1939/40 seasons, at Riverside Stadium during the 1940/41 season and at Turner's Arena during the 1941/42 season.[2][3][4][5]
Bob McDonald, Elmer Ripley and Joe Dreyfus coached the team during the 1938/39 season. Mac Posnack coached for the following three. The team had a franchise record of 50-63 (.442 pct) and never won a championship.[6]
Originally, the team was known as the Washington Heurichs.[1] During the 1939/40 season, the team was known as the Washington Heurich Brewers and before the 1940/41 season the team became simply the Washington Brewers.[6]