Lenox Merchants were an American semi-professional basketball team based in Lenox, Massachusetts.
Founded in 1949 by William "Butch" Gregory,[1] it regularly played exhibition games against NBA teams.
[2] During the 1954–1955 season, the Merchants beat the soon-to-be NBA champions, the Syracuse Nationals, twice, and scored victories against the Minneapolis Lakers and the Milwaukee Hawks.
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