National Basketball Association (NBA) - Philadelphia 76ers

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Philadelphia 76ers Franchise History

Franchise History:

Team Founded: 1949-50
1946-49 - Formed as Syracuse Nationals (National Basketball League)
1949-63 - Syracuse Nationals (Joined NBA)
1963-Present - Philadelphia 76ers

League Championships:

1955 (NBA), 1967 (NBA), 1983 (NBA)

Conference Championships:

1977 (Eastern), 1980 (Eastern), 1982 (Eastern), 1983 (Eastern), 2001 (Eastern)

Division Championships:

1950 (Eastern), 1954 (Eastern), 1955 (Eastern), 1967 (Eastern), 1977 (Atlantic), 1978 (Atlantic), 1983 (Atlantic), 1990 (Atlantic), 2001 (Atlantic)

Playoff Appearances:

1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

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Philadelphia 76ers Arena

First Union Center
1 CoreStates Complex
Philadelphia, PA 19148
(215) - 339 - 7600

Years	Arena	Location	Capacity

1949-51	State Fair Coliseum	Syracuse, NY	7,500
1951-63	Onondaga County War Memorial	Syracuse, NY	8,000
1963-67	Convention Hall &	Philadelphia, PA	12,000
	Philadelphia Arena	Philadelphia, PA	7,777
1967-96	First Union Spectrum	Philadelphia, PA	18,136
1996-	First Union Center	Philadelphia, PA	20,444

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Philadelphia 76ers in the Hall of Fame

1972 - Dolph Schayes
1975 - Harry Litwack
1978 - Wilt Chamberlain
1981 - Hal Greer
1985 - Billy Cunningham
1993 - Julius Erving
1993 - Frank McGuire
1994 - Chuck Daly
1998 - Alex Hannum

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Philadelphia 76ers Retired Numbers

6 - Julius Erving
10 - Maurice Cheeks
13 - Wilt Chamberlain
15 - Hal Greer
24 - Bobby Jones
32 - Billy Cunningham
34 - Charles Barkley

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