| Team: | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
| League: | NBL |
| End Year: | 1938 |
| Championshipwin: | yes |
| Wins: | 13 |
| Losses: | 5 |
| Division Place: | 2 (Eastern) |
| Coach: | Lefty Byers |
| Arena: | Goodyear Hall |
| Playoffs: | Defeated Akron Firestone Non-Skids in NBL Championship, 2–1 |
| No Prevseason: | 1 |
The 1937–38 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots season was the Wingfoots' inaugural year in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL), which was also the first year the league existed.[1] Thirteen teams competed in the NBL, comprising six teams in the Eastern Division (Akron Goodyear's division) and seven teams in the Western Division.[2] The Wingfoots were one of two teams from Akron, Ohio in the league, the other being the Akron Firestone Non-Skids.[1]
The Wingfoots played their home games at Goodyear Hall.[3] They finished the season with a 13–5 record, placing second in the Eastern Division.[2] However, they went on the win the league's playoffs championship against the Western Division's Oshkosh All-Stars, two games to one in a best-of-three series.[2]
Head coach Lefty Byers won the league's first Coach of the Year Award, while players Chuck Bloedorn and Charley Shipp earned First Team All-NBL honors.[2]
Note: Leroy Lins and Ray Morstadt were not on the playoffs roster.
(E2) Akron Goodyear Wingfoots vs. (E1) Akron Firestone Non-Skids: Wingfoots win series 2–0
(E2) Akron Goodyear Wingfoots vs. (W1) Oshkosh All-Stars: Wingfoots win series 2–1