1942–43 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season explained

Team:Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
Team Link:Detroit Pistons
League:NBL
End Year:1943
Wins:17
Losses:6
Division Place:1st
Coach:Carl Bennett
Owners:Fred and Janet Zollner
Arena:North Side High School Gym, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Playoffs:Lost to Sheboygan Redskins in NBL Championship, 2-1
Bbr Team:FTW

The 1942–43 season was the second season of the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons franchise in the National Basketball League. The Pistons came into the season off of a championship appearance and ended the year with a 17-6 record that earned them the #1 seed in the playoffs and set the team up as clear favorites to win the championship. After defeating Chicago in the first round in 3 games the Pistons were upset by the Sheboygan Red Skins in the NBL Championship Series. After the season Redskins guard Buddy Jeanette joined Fort Wayne to form one of the best backcourts in NBL History with Bobby McDermott, along with one of basketballs earliest examples of a super team.

Roster

RankPlayerPosition
1 G
2 C-F
3 G-F
4 F-C
5 Gerard Bush F-C
6 G-F
7 F-G
8 Dale HamiltonG-F
9 F
10 Jack Keller F-G [1]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/teams/FWZ/1943.html 1942-43 Fort Wayne Zollners Pistons Stats