1943–44 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season

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1943–44 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season

NBL champions

Head coach

Bobby McDermott

Results

Record

18–4 (.818)

Place

Division: 1st

Playoff finish

Defeated Sheboygan Redskins in NBL Championship, 3-0

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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The 1943–44 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season was the third season of the franchise in the National Basketball League. The Pistons entered the season with the big three of league MVP Bobby McDermott, Buddy Jeanette and Jake Pelkington and off of two straight losses in the championship series. The team finished the season 18–4 and defeated the Cleveland Chase Brassmen in the first round in a two-game sweep to earn their third straight finals birth and a rematch of last year against the Sheboygan Redskins. From there the Pistons swept the Redskins in 3 games to win their first NBL Championship.

Roster

Rank	Player	Position
1	Robert McDermott	G
2	Buddy Jeannette	G
3	Jake Pelkington	C-F
4	Gerard Bush	F-C
5	Blackie Towery	F-C
6	Chick Reiser	G-F
7	Paul Birch	F-G
8	Dale Hamilton	G-F ^[1]

League standings

Pos.	League Standings	Wins	Losses	Win %
1	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	18	4	.818
2	Sheboygan Red Skins	14	8	.636
3	Oshkosh All-Stars	7	15	.318
4	Cleveland Chase Brassmen	3	15	.167

Awards and honors

Robert McDermott was league leader is field goals made with 123. He was also the MVP of the season.
Robert McDermott, First Team All-NBL
Jake Pelkington, Second Team All-NBL

References

^ 1943-44 Fort Wayne Zollners Pistons Stats

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v t e National Basketball League (United States) champions
1938: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 1939: Akron Firestone Non-Skids 1940: Akron Firestone Non-Skids 1941: Oshkosh All-Stars 1942: Oshkosh All-Stars 1943: Sheboygan Red Skins 1944: Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 1945: Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 1946: Rochester Royals 1947: Chicago American Gears 1948: Minneapolis Lakers 1949: Anderson Duffey Packers

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