Lenox Merchants

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.^[3][4]

Lenox Merchants
Founded	1949
Dissolved	1959
Location	Lenox, Massachusetts

Notable players

• Glenn Bissell
• Tom Brennan
• John Burke^[5][6]
• Gerald Calabrese^[7]
• Fred Diute
• George Feigenbaum
• Ray Felix^[8]
• Billy Harrell^[9][10]
• Bob Knight^[4]
• Francis Mahoney^[4]
• Al McGuire^[11]
• Boris Nachamkin^[12]
• Ronnie Shavlik
• Zeke Sinicola^[11]
• Dick Surhoff^[4]
• Skippy Whitaker