1946–47 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season explained

The 1946–47 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season was the sixth season of the franchise in the National Basketball League. For the first time Fort Wayne had to play without four time league MVP Bobby McDermott who left the team mid season. The team also lost star guard Buddy Jeannette during the off season but did get the return of power forward Blackie Towery. The Pistons finished the season second place in the eastern division and defeated the Toledo Jeeps 3–2 in the opening round of the playoffs before falling to the Rochester Royals in 3 games.

Roster

RankPlayerPosition
1Chick ReiserG-F
2Curly ArmstrongG-F
3Jake PelkingtonC-F
4Bob ToughG-F
5Blackie ToweryF-C
6Bob KinneyC-F
7 Robert McDermottG
8Milo KomenichF-C
9Richie NiemieraG-F
10Gerard BushF-C
11Frank GatesG
12Charley ShippG-F
13Jerome SteinerG
14Whitey DieneltG
15Ken BuehlerF-C
16Lyle NeatG
17Ben GardnerC-F[1]

League standings

Western Division

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/teams/FWZ/1947.html 1946-47 Fort Wayne Zollners Pistons Stats