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, a league that had a duration of two years before becoming the NBL. The league launched with nine 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 championship team.
Pos. | Eastern Division | Wins | Losses | Win % |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Wins | Losses | Win % |
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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 |
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