1937–38 National Basketball League (United States) season
1937-38 NBL season | |
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League | National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 1937-1938 |
Number of teams | 13 |
Regular season | |
Top scorer | Leroy Edwards (Oshkosh) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
Eastern runners-up | Akron Firestone Non-Skids |
Western champions | Oshkosh All-Stars |
Western runners-up | Whiting Ciesar All-Americans |
Finals | |
Champions | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
Runners-up | Oshkosh All-Stars |
The 1937–38 NBL season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball League (NBL). This league is the evolution of the Midwest Basketball Conference Championship, a league that had a duration of two years before becoming the NBL. The league launched with 9 franchises, it was irregular because the teams were the ones that had to choose the day and the hour of the match, even the duration (4 quarters of 10 minutes or 3 parts of 15 minutes) was chosen by the local team before the match. The season ended with the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots becoming the NBL's first champions.
Standings
Eastern Division
Pos | Team | Wins | Losses | Win Percentage[1] |
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1 | Akron Firestone Non-Skids | 14 | 4 | .778 |
2 | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | 13 | 5 | .722 |
3 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 5 | .615 |
4 | Buffalo Bisons | 3 | 6 | .333 |
5 | Warren Penns | 3 | 9 | .250 |
6 | Columbus Athletic Supply | 1 | 12 | .091 |
Western Division
Pos | Team | Wins | Losses | Win Percentage |
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1 | Oshkosh All-Stars | 12 | 2 | .857 |
2 | Whiting Ciesar All-Americans | 12 | 3 | .800 |
3 | Fort Wayne General Electrics | 13 | 7 | .650 |
4 | Indianapolis Kautskys | 4 | 9 | .308 |
5 | Richmond King Clothiers | 3 | 7 | .300 |
6 | Kankakee Gallagher Trojans | 3 | 11 | .214 |
7 | Dayton Metropolitans | 2 | 11 | .154 |
Awards
- MVP: Leroy Edwards (Oshkosh)[2]
- Coach of the Year: Cliff Byers (Akron Goodyear)
- Rookie of the Year: Bob Kessler (Indianapolis)
NBL-All First Team
- Leroy Edwards, Oshkosh All-Stars
- Scott Armstrong, Fort Wayne General Electrics
- John Wooden, Whiting Ciesar All-Americans
- Charlie Shipp, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
- Chuck Bloedorn, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
NBL-All Second Team
- Soup Cable, Akron Firestone Non-Skids
- Jack Ozburn, Akron Firestone Non-Skids
- Bob Kessler, Indianapolis Kautskys
- Vince McGowan, Whiting Ciesar All-Americans<
- Bart Quinn, Fort Wayne General Electrics
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