NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE YEARLY STANDINGS 1937-38 NBL Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Akron Firestone Non-Skids* 14 4 .778 8 1 5 3 .. Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 13 5 .722 8 1 5 4 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 5 .615 5 1 3 4 3.5 Buffalo Bisons 3 6 .333 2 2 1 4 6.5 Warren Penns 3 9 .250 2 3 1 6 8 Columbus Athletic Supply* 1 12 .091 1 3 0 7 10.5 *Akron Firestone includes one forfeit win, Columbus includes two forfeit losses Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Oshkosh All-Stars 12 2 .857 9 1 2 1 .. Whiting Ciesar All-Americans 12 3 .800 7 0 5 3 0.5 Fort Wayne General Electrics* 13 7 .650 9 1 2 6 2.0 Indianapolis Kautskys* 4 9 .308 4 2 0 6 7.5 Richmond King Clothiers/Cincinnati Comellos* 3 7 .300 3 1 0 5 7 Kankakee Gallagher Trojans 3 11 .214 1 4 0 7 9 Dayton Metropolitans 2 11 .154 2 4 0 5 9.5 *Richmond moved to Cincinnati 5Jan38 *Fort Wayne includes two forfeit wins, Indianapolis includes one forfeit loss NBL Eastern Division Playoff Akron Goodyear 26, Akron Firestone 21 Akron Goodyear 31, Akron Firestone 31 NBL Western Division Playoff Oshkosh 40, Whiting 33 Oshkosh 41, Whiting 38 NBL Championship Akron Goodyear 29, Oshkosh 28 Oshkosh 39, Akron Goodyear 31 Akron Goodyear 37, Oshkosh 35 1938-39 NBL Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Akron Firestone Non-Skids 24 3 .889 11 2 13 1 .. Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 14 14 .500 7 7 7 7 10.5 *Warren Penns/Cleveland White Horses 14 14 .500 9 5 4 9 10.5 Pittsburgh Pirates 13 14 .481 9 5 4 9 11 *Warren moved to Cleveland 10Feb39 *Warren/Cleveland includes one forfeit win Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Oshkosh All-Stars 17 11 .607 10 4 7 7 .. Indianapolis Kautskys 13 13 .500 9 4 4 9 3 Sheboygan Red Skins 11 17 .393 7 7 4 10 6 Hammond Ciesar All-Americans 4 24 .143 4 9 0 14 13 Hammond includes one forfeit loss NBL Championship Akron Firestone 50, Oshkosh 38 Oshkosh 38, Akron Firestone 36 Akron Firestone 40, Oshkosh 29 Oshkosh 49, Akron Firestone 37 Akron Firestone 37, Oshkosh 30 1939-40 NBL Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Akron Firestone Non-Skids 18 9 .667 10 3 8 6 .. Detroit Eagles 17 10 .630 12 2 5 8 1 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 14 14 .500 8 6 6 8 4.5 Indianapolis Kautskys 9 19 .321 6 8 3 11 9.5 Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Oshkosh All-Stars 15 13 .536 12 2 3 11 .. Sheboygan Red Skins 15 13 .536 11 3 4 10 .. Chicago Bruins 14 14 .500 10 4 4 10 1 Hammond Ciesar All-Americans 9 19 .321 7 7 2 12 6 NBL Eastern Division Playoff Akron Firestone 48, Detroit 35 Detroit 49, Akron Firestone 37 Akron Firestone 46, Detroit 35 NBL Western Division Playoff Oshkosh 41, Sheboygan 24 Sheboygan 43, Oshkosh 42 Oshkosh 31, Sheboygan 29 NBL Championship Oshkosh 47, Akron Firestone 37 Oshkosh 60, Akron Firestone 46 Akron Firestone 35, Oshkosh 32 Akron Firestone 41, Oshkosh 40 Akron Firestone 61, Oshkosh 60 1940-41 NBL W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Oshkosh All-Stars 18 6 .750 11 1 7 5 .. Sheboygan Red Skins 13 11 .542 7 5 6 6 5 Akron Firestone Non-Skids 13 11 .542 7 5 6 6 5 Detroit Eagles 12 12 .500 8 4 4 8 6 Chicago Bruins 11 13 .458 8 4 3 9 7 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 11 13 .458 6 6 5 7 7 Hammond Ciesar All-American 6 18 .250 2 6 8 0 12 NBL Semifinals Oshkosh 30, Akron Firestone 28 Oshkosh 47, Akron Firestone 41 [OT] Detroit 43, Sheboygan 32 Sheboygan 22, Detroit 19 Sheboygan 54, Detroit 40 NBL Championship Oshkosh 53, Sheboygan 38 Oshkosh 54, Sheboygan 36 1941-42 NBL W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Oshkosh All-Stars 20 4 .833 13 1 7 3 .. Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 15 9 .625 11 3 4 6 5 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 15 9 .625 11 2 4 7 5 Indianapolis Kautskys 12 11 .522 10 1 2 10 7.5 Sheboygan Red Skins 10 14 .417 8 5 2 9 10 *Chicago Bruins 8 15 .348 4 8 3 8 11.5 *Toledo Jim White Chevrolets 3 21 .125 2 4 0 16 17 Chicago includes one forfeit win and one forfeit loss, Toledo includes one forfeit win and one forfeit loss NBL Semifinals Oshkosh 40, Indianapolis 33 Oshkosh 64, Indianapolis 48 Akron Goodyear 46, Fort Wayne 30 Fort Wayne 51, Akron Goodyear 48 Fort Wayne 49, Akron Goodyear 43 NBL Championship Fort Wayne 61, Oshkosh 43 Oshkosh 68, Fort Wayne 60 Oshkosh 52, Fort Wayne 46 1942-43 NBL W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 17 6 .739 10 2 7 4 .. Sheboygan Red Skins 12 11 .522 9 4 3 7 5 Oshkosh All-Stars 11 12 .478 7 5 4 7 6 Chicago Studebaker Flyers 8 15 .349 5 6 3 9 9 *Toledo Jim White Chevrolets 0 4 .000 0 0 0 4 .. *Toledo disbanded 14Dec42 NBL Semifinals Fort Wayne 49, Chicago 37 Chicago 45, Fort Wayne 32 Fort Wayne 44, Chicago 32 Sheboygan 50, Oshkosh 26 Sheboygan 56, Oshkosh 47 NBL Championship Sheboygan 55, Fort Wayne 50 Fort Wayne 50, Sheboygan 45 [OT] Sheboygan 30, Fort Wayne 29 1943-44 NBL W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 18 4 .818 9 2 9 2 .. Sheboygan Red Skins 14 8 .636 8 3 6 5 4 Oshkosh All-Stars 7 15 .318 6 5 1 10 11 Cleveland Chase Brassmen 3 15 .167 3 6 0 9 13 NBL Semifinals Fort Wayne 64, Cleveland 37 Fort Wayne 42, Cleveland 31 Sheboygan 32, Oshkosh 31 Oshkosh 34, Sheboygan 32 Sheboygan 40, Oshkosh 27 NBL Championship Fort Wayne 55, Sheboygan 53 Fort Wayne 36, Sheboygan 26 Fort Wayne 48, Sheboygan 38 1944-45 NBL Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 25 5 .833 14 1 11 4 .. Cleveland Allmen Transfers 13 17 .433 8 7 5 10 12 Pittsburgh Raiders 7 23 .233 5 9 2 14 18 Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Sheboygan Red Skins 19 11 .633 12 3 7 8 .. Chicago American Gears 14 16 .467 5 11 4 3 12 Oshkosh All-Stars 12 18 .400 10 6 2 12 7 NBL Eastern Division Playoff Fort Wayne 78, Cleveland 50 Fort Wayne 58, Cleveland 51 NBL Western Division Playoff Chicago 50, Sheboygan 49 Sheboygan 49, Chicago 36 Sheboygan 57, Chicago 27 NBL Championship Sheboygan 65, Fort Wayne 53 Sheboygan 50, Fort Wayne 47 Fort Wayne 58, Sheboygan 47 Fort Wayne 58, Sheboygan 41 Fort Wayne 59, Sheboygan 49 1945-46 NBL Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 26 8 .765 14 3 12 5 .. Rochester Royals 24 10 .706 14 3 10 7 2 Youngstown Bears 13 20 .394 9 8 4 12 12.5 Cleveland Allmen Transfers 4 29 .121 4 11 0 18 21.5 Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Sheboygan Red Skins 21 13 .618 12 6 9 7 .. Oshkosh All-Stars 19 15 .559 13 5 6 10 2 Chicago American Gears 17 17 .500 10 7 7 10 4 Indianapolis Kautskys 10 22 .313 4 11 6 11 10 NBL Eastern Division Playoff Fort Wayne 54, Rochester 44 Rochester 58, Fort Wayne 52 Rochester 58, Fort Wayne 52 Rochester 70, Fort Wayne 54 NBL Western Division Playoff Sheboygan 46, Oshkosh 45 Oshkosh 53, Sheboygan 41 Sheboygan 58, Oshkosh 52 Oshkosh 68, Sheboygan 42 Sheboygan 65, Oshkosh 46 NBL Championship Rochester 60, Sheboygan 50 Rochester 61, Sheboygan 54 Rochester 66, Sheboygan 48 1946-47 NBL Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Rochester Royals 31 13 .705 19 3 12 10 .. Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 25 19 .568 17 5 8 14 6 Toledo Jeeps 21 23 .477 13 9 8 14 10 Syracuse Nationals 21 23 .477 14 8 7 15 10 Tri-City Blackhawks 19 25 .432 12 10 7 15 12 Youngstown Bears 12 32 .273 10 12 2 20 19 Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL GB Oshkosh All-Stars 28 16 .636 19 3 9 13 .. Indianapolis Kautskys 27 17 .614 19 3 8 14 1 Chicago American Gears 26 18 .591 15 7 11 11 2 Sheboygan Red Skins 26 18 .591 20 2 6 16 2 Anderson Duffey Packers 24 20 .545 16 6 8 14 4 Detroit Gems 4 40 .091 4 18 0 22 24 NBL Eastern Division Opening Round Rochester 66, Syracuse 64 Syracuse 64, Rochester 61 Rochester 54, Syracuse 48 Rochester 62, Syracuse 57 Fort Wayne 65, Toledo 38 Fort Wayne 54, Toledo 31 Toledo 56, Fort Wayne 46 Toledo 58, Fort Wayne 53 Fort Wayne 64, Toledo 46 NBL Western Division Opening Round Sheboygan 54, Oshkosh 48 Sheboygan 40, Oshkosh 45 Oshkosh 53, Sheboygan 44 Oshkosh 53, Sheboygan 45 Oshkosh 49, Sheboygan 47 Chicago 74, Indianapolis 72 Chicago 69, Indianapolis 61 Indianapolis 68, Chicago 67 Indianapolis 55, Chicago 54 Chicago 76, Indianapolis 62 NBL Eastern Division Semifinals Chicago 60, Oshkosh 54 Chicago 61, Oshkosh 60 NBL Western Division Semifinals Rochester 58, Fort Wayne 49 Fort Wayne 56, Rochester 49 Rochester 76, Fort Wayne 47 NBL Championship Rochester 71, Chicago 66 Chicago 67, Rochester 63 Chicago 78, Rochester 70 Chicago 79, Rochester 68 1947-48 NBL Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL NW NL GB Rochester Royals 44 16 .733 26 4 17 11 1 1 .. Anderson Duffey Packers 42 18 .700 27 2 13 15 2 1 2 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 40 20 .667 24 3 14 16 2 1 4 Syracuse Nationals 24 36 .400 15 14 7 19 2 3 20 Toledo Jeeps 22 37 .373 15 13 6 22 1 2 21.5 *Flint Dow A.C.'s/Midland Dow A.C.'s 8 52 .133 7 22 1 26 0 4 36 *Flint moved to Midland during the season Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL NW NL GB Minneapolis Lakers 43 17 .717 23 5 15 11 5 1 .. Tri-City Blackhawks 30 30 .500 17 9 11 19 2 2 13 Oshkosh All-Stars 29 31 .483 20 8 8 20 1 3 14 Indianapolis Kautskys 24 35 .407 17 10 5 25 2 0 17.5 Sheboygan Red Skins 23 37 .383 13 14 8 21 2 2 20 NBL Eastern Division Opening Round Rochester 65, Fort Wayne 56 Fort Wayne 68, Rochester 65 Rochester 64, Fort Wayne 47 Rochester 71, Fort Wayne 71 Anderson 73, Syracuse 56 Anderson 72, Syracuse 54 Anderson 79, Syracuse 68 NBL Western Division Opening Round Minneapolis 80, Oshkosh 68 Minneapolis 88, Oshkosh 65 Oshkosh 69, Minneapolis 51 Minneapolis 61, Oshkosh 66 Tri-City 77, Indianapolis 67 Indianapolis 89, Tri-City 70 Tri-City 70, Indianapolis 59 Tri-City74, Indianapolis 61 NBL Eastern Division Semifinals Rochester 71, Anderson 66 Anderson 76, Rochester 69 Rochester 74, Anderson 48 NBL Western Division Semifinals Minneapolis 98, Tri-City 79 Minneapolis 83, Tri-City 59 NBL Championship Minneapolis 80, Rochester 72 Minneapolis 82, Rochester 67 Rochester 74, Minneapolis 60 Minneapolis 75, Rochester 65 1948-49 NBL Eastern Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL NW NL GB Anderson Duffey Packers 49 15 .766 32 2 17 13 0 0 .. Syracuse Nationals 40 23 .656 27 4 7 19 6 0 8.5 Hammond Calumet Buccaneers 21 41 .339 15 16 5 25 1 0 30.5 *Detroit Vagabond Kings/Dayton Rens 16 43 .271 5 9 9 30 2 4 30.5 *Detroit disbanded on 17Dec48 and were replace by Dayton Western Division W L Pct. HW HL RW RL NW NL GB Oshkosh All-Stars 37 27 .578 27 8 9 18 1 1 .. Tri-City Blackhawks 36 28 .563 25 10 10 17 1 1 1 Sheboygan Red Skins 35 29 .547 24 7 10 21 1 1 2 Waterloo Hawks 30 32 .484 23 6 7 22 0 4 6 Denver Nuggets 18 44 .290 15 15 3 28 0 1 18 NBL Opening Round 2Apr49 Syracuse 80, Hammond 69 3Apr49 Syracuse 72, Hammond 66 2Apr49 Tri-City 75, Sheboygan 60 3Apr49 Tri-City 59, Sheboygan 51 NBL Eastern Division Semifinals 8Apr49 Anderson 89, Syracuse 74 10Apr49 Syracuse 80, Anderson 62 11Apr49 Anderson 76, Syracuse 59 13Apr49 Anderson 90, Syracuse 84 NBL Western Division Semifinals 6Apr49 Oshkosh 68, Tri-City 66 9Apr49 Oshkosh 73, Tri-City 73 10Apr49 Tri-City 70, Oshkosh 64 12Apr49 Oshkosh 70, Tri-City 69 NBL Championship 16Apr49 Anderson 74, Oshkosh 70 17Apr49 Anderson 72, Oshkosh 70 19Apr49 Anderson 88, Oshkosh 64