title: Newark Bears (basketball)
text: # Newark Bears (basketball)
  
  The Newark Bears (also known as the Joe Fays) were an American basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey that was a member of the American Basketball League.
  
  For the 1934/35 season the team was renamed the Newark Mules. For the 2nd half of that season, the team merged with the New Britain Jackaways to become the New Britain Mules on January 18, 1935.
  
  ## Year-by-year
  
  | Year | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1933/34 | ABL | 7th (1st half); 5th (2nd half) | Did not qualify |
  | 1934/35 | ABL | 4th (1st half) | N/A |
  
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