The National Basketball Association contracted after the 1949-1950 season, losing six teams: The Anderson Packers, Sheboygan Red Skins and Waterloo Hawks jumped to the NPBL, while the Chicago Stags, Denver Nuggets and St. Louis Bombers folded.
Midway through the 1950-1951 season, the Washington Capitols folded as well, bringing the number of teams in the league down to ten.
West Division: Denver Refiners/Evansville Agogans, Saint Paul Lights, Kansas City Hi-Spots and Waterloo Hawks (Former NBA).
[2] The Hi-Spots ended the 1950-51 season with a record of 4 wins and 19 losses, finishing fourth in the NPBL's West Division, behind the leading Waterloo Hawks (at 32-24, .667).
[2][3][4] The Hi-Spots actually folded before the season ended, a fate shared by the Louisville Alumnites, St. Paul Lights and Grand Rapids Hornets, playing their last game on January 22, 1951.