Providence Steamrollers


The Providence Steamrollers were a Basketball Association of America team based in Providence, Rhode Island. As of 2019, the Steamrollers remain the last professional sports franchise from one of the Big Four leagues to be based in Rhode Island.

Franchise history

The Steamrollers were one of the original eleven NBA franchises. The franchise posted an all-time record of 46–122 before folding after three seasons.
The Steamrollers still hold the dubious NBA record for the fewest games won in a season with six, in the 1947–48 season. However, the 2011-2012 Charlotte Bobcats hold the record for the lowest winning percentage in NBA history, with.106. Also during the 1947–48 season, the Steamrollers' coach Nat Hickey activated himself as a player for two games, the second of which was two days before his 46th birthday, setting a still-standing record as the oldest player in NBA history.

Players of note

Coaches and others