Cleveland Pipers
| Cleveland Pipers | |
|---|---|
| Leagues | NIBL 1959–1961 ABL 1961–1962 |
| Founded | 1950s |
| Folded | 1962 |
| Arena | Cleveland Arena |
| Team colors | Red, white and blue |
The Cleveland Pipers were an American industrial basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1950s and early 1960s. The Pipers are mostly known for having played in the short-lived American Basketball League (1961-1962). They were also a power in the day's Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball and the National Industrial Basketball League (NIBL) which peaked in the late 1950s and early 1960s.