1946–47 Chicago American Gears season explained

Team:Chicago American Gears
League:NBL
End Year:1947
Championshipwin:yes
Wins:26
Losses:18
Division Place:T–3 (Western)
Coach:Bobby McDermott (player-coach)
Arena:International Amphitheatre
Playoffs:Defeated Rochester Royals in NBL Championship, 3–1

The 1946–47 Chicago American Gears season was the Gears' third year in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL), which was also the tenth year the league existed.[1] Twelve teams competed in the NBL in 1946–47, comprising six teams in both the Eastern and Western Divisions.[2]

Chicago played their home games at International Amphitheatre.[3] Despite finishing tied for third place in the Western Division, the American Gears made a surprise playoffs run by winning the first series three games to two (3–2) over the Indianapolis Kautskys, followed by a 2–0 sweep of Oshkosh All-Stars in the semifinals.[2] They then went on to win their first league championship 3–1 over Eastern Division champion Rochester Royals.[2]

Player-coach Bobby McDermott (First Team), George Mikan (First), and Bob Calihan (Second) earned All-NBL honors.[2]

Roster

Note: Bob Cotton, Bill McDonald, Irv Noren, Les Rothman, and Bob Synnott were not on the playoffs roster.

Regular season

Season standings

Playoffs

Opening Round

(2W) Indianapolis Kautskys vs. (3W) Chicago American Gears: Chicago wins series 3–2

Semifinals

(1W) Oshkosh All-Stars vs. (3W) Chicago American Gears: Chicago wins series 2–0

NBL Championship

(1E) Rochester Royals vs. (3W) Chicago American Gears: Chicago wins series 3–1

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NBL Season Index . basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. October 27, 2019.
  2. Web site: 1946–47 NBL Season Summary . basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. October 27, 2019.
  3. Encyclopedia: Chicago American Gears → 1946–1947 . Pro Basketball Encyclopedia . October 27, 2019.
  4. News: Gears Winners Over Oshkosh 'Stars, 60–54 . . March 28, 1947. 13. Newspapers.com. October 27, 2019.
  5. News: Gears Beat Oshkosh . . March 30, 1947. 30. Newspapers.com. October 27, 2019.
  6. News: Royals Defeat Gears; Take Playoff Lead . . April 4, 1947. 8. Newspapers.com. October 27, 2019.
  7. News: George Mikan's 27 Points Help Gears Win, 67–63 . . April 6, 1947. 24. Newspapers.com. October 27, 2019.
  8. News: Gears Battle Royals In Playoff Battle . The Journal Standard . April 8, 1947. 6. Newspapers.com. October 27, 2019.
  9. News: Chicago Gears Take National Basketball Title . Carbondale Free Press . April 10, 1947. 7. Newspapers.com. October 27, 2019.

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