Washington Black Senators Size:5X The city's pro basketball team

The city's pro basketball team played there for a decade (1978-1988)

They played in the American Hockey League (AHL) for three seasons and were the farm team of the Boston Bruins

It collapsed in 1979 with 4 teams (The Quebec Nordiques

league founder Gary Davidson had already formed the American Basketball Association (ABA) to rival the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the World Hockey Association (WHA) to challenge the National Hockey League (NHL)

Washington Black Senators Size:5X The city's pro basketball teamThe Washington Black Senators were a baseball team that played in the (second) Negro National League in 1938. The team was established when the Washington Elite Giants moved up the road to Baltimore. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League Baseball Museum