The Cleveland Rebels were a professional basketball team playing in the Basketball Association of America from 1946 to 1947. The team became dysfunctional in 1947.

The Cleveland Rebels were found in Cleveland, Ohio. The logo was Rebels written in red with the ‘S’ extending below the word Rebels. The word Cleveland was written in white across this extension. The team played their home games at the Cleveland Arena.

In 1946, the first year when the Basketball Association of America came into existence, the Rebels were one of the eleven teams playing in the inaugural season. The Rebels played in the Basketball Association of America’s Western Division. The Rebels were coached by Roy Clifford and Dutch Dehnert. The Rebels finished third in the Western Division with a record of 30 wins and 30 losses. The Rebels played against the New York Knickerbockers in the playoffs and lost two games to one in the first round. The following year in 1947, the team folded. Ned Endress, George Nostrand, Melvin Riebe, Edward Sadowski, Ken Sailors and Nick Shaback were some of the players who played with the Cleveland Rebels.

In a total of 60 games that the Cleveland Rebels played in the Basketball Association of America, they won 30 games and lost 30 games.