Anderson Packers

Last updated
Anderson Packers
Anderson Packers logo.PNG
Leagues NBL: 1946–1949
NBA: 1949–1950
NPBL: 1950–1951
Founded1946
Folded1951
Arena Anderson High School Wigwam (8,996)
Location Anderson, Indiana
Team colorsIntense red, navy blue, white
   
Head coachMurray Mendenhall
Championships1 NBL championship

The Anderson Packers, also known as the Anderson Duffey Packers and the Chief Anderson Meat Packers, were a professional basketball team based in Anderson, Indiana, in the 1940s and 1950s.

Contents

The team was founded and owned by brothers Ike W. and John B. Duffey, founders of meat packing company Duffey's Incorporated, which had purchased the Hughes-Curry Packing Co. of Anderson in 1946, at which time the brothers founded the Anderson Packers. John Duffey was president of the club, and its secretary-treasurer was Ike. The Duffeys profitably sold their Anderson packing plant three years later, although they retained ownership of the team until its demise. [1]

The Packers played in the National Basketball League from 1946 to 1949. The team moved into the National Basketball Association for the 1949–50 season. The franchise withdrew from the NBA on April 11, 1950, when the organization was absorbed by the league. [2] [3]

After that season the team moved to the National Professional Basketball League, which folded entirely at the end of their only (1950–1951) season.

Season-by-season records

Key:

  
NBL champions
 * 
Division champions

 ^ 

Playoff berth
Anderson Packers season records
SeasonLeague Division FinishWinsLosses Win% GB Playoffs Awards
1946–47 NBL Western5th2420.5454
1947–48NBLEastern2nd^4218.7002Won Opening Round (Nationals) 3–0
Lost Division semifinals (Royals) 1–2
Murray Mendenhall (COY)
1948–49 NBLEastern*1st*4915.766Won Division semifinals (Nationals) 3–1
Won NBL Championship (All-Stars) 3–0
1949–50 NBA Western 2nd^3727.5782Won Division semifinals (Blackhawks) 2–1
Won Division finals (Olympians) 2–1
Lost NBA Semifinals (Minneapolis) 0–2
1950–51 NPBL Eastern2nd2222.5006.5

See also

Related Research Articles

The National Basketball League (NBL) was a professional basketball league in the United States. Established in 1935 as the Midwest Basketball Conference, it changed its name to the NBL in 1937. After the 1948–49 season, its twelfth, it merged with the Basketball Association of America (BAA) to create the National Basketball Association (NBA). Five current NBA teams trace their history back to the NBL: the Atlanta Hawks, the Detroit Pistons, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Sacramento Kings.

The National Professional Basketball League (NPBL) was a professional basketball league in the United States from 1950–51, serving as a successor league to the National Basketball League that operated from 1937 to 1949.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chicago Stags</span> Basketball team in Chicago, Illinois

The Chicago Stags were a National Basketball Association team based in Chicago from 1946 to 1950.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Denver Nuggets (1948–1950)</span> Basketball team in Denver, Colorado

The Denver Nuggets were a professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets joined the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 1948–49 season, and then joined the National Basketball Association when the NBL was absorbed by the Basketball Association of America to create the NBA for the 1949–50 season. The Nuggets were the first major professional sports franchise in Colorado, but disbanded after going 11–50 in their inaugural season. This franchise is not directly connected to the current Denver Nuggets franchise of the NBA.

The Sheboygan Red Skins were a professional basketball team based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which was an original National Basketball Association franchise during the 1949–50 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Washington Capitols</span> Basketball team in Washington, D.C.

The Washington Capitols were a former Basketball Association of America team based in Washington, D.C. from 1946 to 1951. The team was coached from 1946 to 1949 by NBA Hall of Famer Red Auerbach.

The Waterloo Hawks were a National Basketball League and National Basketball Association team based in Waterloo, Iowa. The Hawks remain the only sports franchise ever based in Iowa from any of the current Big Four Leagues.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim Pollard</span> American basketball player and coach

James Clifford Pollard was an American professional basketball player and coach. As a player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Pollard was considered one of the best forwards in the 1950s and was known for his leaping ability, earning him the nickname "The Kangaroo Kid". A five-time NBA champion and four-time NBA All-Star, Pollard spent his entire eight-year professional career with the Minneapolis Lakers.

Louisville Alumnites were a team in the National Professional Basketball League (1950–51), based in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Evansville Agogans were a professional basketball team who played in Evansville, Indiana, in 1951 and were a member of the Western Division of the National Professional Basketball League.

Richard Lea Dickey was an American professional basketball player for the National Professional Basketball League's Anderson Packers and National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics, although he is best remembered for his college career while playing at NC State.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Hargis (basketball)</span> American basketball player

John Arlington "Shotgun" Hargis was an American professional basketball player, first in the National Basketball League (NBL) and then in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born in Nacogdoches, Texas and attended Nacogdoches High School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bob Kinney</span>

Robert Paul Kinney was an American professional basketball player in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Professional Basketball League (NPBL). Besides Bob, his nicknames included Hi-Pocket and Bat-em Bob. Kinney, who attended high school in San Antonio, Texas, went to college at Rice University where he was a standout on the basketball team in 1940–41 and 1941–42.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rollie Seltz</span> American basketball player (1924–2022)

Rolland John Seltz was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during its first year of existence. He played 34 games for the Anderson Packers during the 1949–50 season.

Isaac Walker Duffey was an American businessman and sports executive. He organized a successful barnstorming team called the Anderson Chiefs, and later bought a National Basketball League franchise, which he named the Anderson Packers. The Packers played in the National Basketball League for three years, winning the final NBL championship, and later spent time in the National Basketball Association and National Professional Basketball League. Duffey was the interim coach of the Packers for three games in the 1949–50 season, going 1-2 before turning the reins over to former NBL coach Doxie Moore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ed Stanczak</span> American basketball player

Edmund Andrew Stanczak was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Anderson Packers between 1946 and 1950, then the Boston Celtics in 1950–51. In 1948–49 – Anderson's last season as a member of the National Basketball League – Stanczak led the league in games played (61) and helped them win the NBL championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dale Morey</span> American basketball player and golfer

Dale E. Morey was an American amateur golfer and professional basketball player. In basketball, he played in the National Basketball League for the Anderson Duffey Packers during the 1946–47 season. In golf, he won 261 tournaments and made nine holes-in-one in his career.

The 1948–49 Anderson Duffey Packers season was the Packers' third year in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL), which was also the twelfth and final year the league existed. Ten teams competed in the NBL in 1948–49, comprising five teams in both the Eastern and Western Divisions.

References

  1. Hill, Max A. (Spring 2013). "Running a Railroad for Fun". Classic Trains. 14 (1): 32–37.
  2. "Anderson Leaves Pro Hoop Ranks". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 1950-04-11. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  3. "Packers' five out of N.B.A." The Winona Daily News . Associated Press. 11 April 1950. p. 13. Retrieved 23 June 2024 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg