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Philadelphia Sphas

former American basketball team composed largely of Jewish players
Organization defunct_basketball_club Q3493213
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Philadelphia Sphas

Summary

Philadelphia Sphas is a defunct basketball club[1]. It draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (defunct_basketball_club category, ranking #3 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Philadelphia Sphas is in the country of United States[3].
  • Philadelphia Sphas's instance of is recorded as defunct basketball club[4].
  • Philadelphia Sphas's league or competition is recorded as American Basketball League[5].
  • Philadelphia Sphas's headquarters location is recorded as Philadelphia[6].
  • 1917 marks the founding of Philadelphia Sphas[7].
  • Philadelphia Sphas was dissolved in 1959[8].
  • Philadelphia Sphas's sport is recorded as basketball[9].
  • Philadelphia Sphas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Philadelphia Sphas[10].
  • Philadelphia Sphas's category for members of a team is recorded as Category:Philadelphia Sphas players[11].

Body

Founding

1917 marks the founding of Philadelphia Sphas[7].

Operations

Philadelphia Sphas's headquarters location is recorded as Philadelphia[6].

Dissolution

Philadelphia Sphas was dissolved in 1959[8].

Why It Matters

Philadelphia Sphas draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (defunct_basketball_club category, ranking #3 of 20).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Philadelphia Sphas. Retrieved October 9, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/philadelphia-sphas
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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters → —
    Category for members of a team → Category:Philadelphia Sphas players
    Dissolved → —
    Inception → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
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