1937–38 National Basketball League (United States) season

The 1937–38 NBL season was the third season of the National Basketball League (NBL). The league was initially founded as the Midwest Basketball Conference (MBC) in 1935 but changed its name prior to the season in an attempt to attract a larger audience and avoid confusion with the Big Ten Conference, ofted referred to as the Midwest Conference.[1] The season launched with nine franchises, it was irregular because the teams were the ones that had to choose the day and the hour of the match, even the duration (four quarters of 10 minutes or three parts of 15 minutes) was chosen by the local team before the match. The season ended with the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots becoming the NBL's first championship team.[citation needed]

1937-38 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration1937–1938
Number of teams13
Regular season
Season championsOshkosh All-Stars
Top scorerLeroy Edwards (Oshkosh)
Playoffs
Eastern championsAkron Goodyear Wingfoots
  Eastern runners-upAkron Firestone Non-Skids
Western championsOshkosh All-Stars
  Western runners-upWhiting Ciesar All-Americans
Finals
ChampionsAkron Goodyear Wingfoots
  Runners-upOshkosh All-Stars
NBL seasons
← 1936-37
1938–39 →

Standings

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Eastern Division

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Pos. Eastern Division Wins Losses Win %
1 Akron Firestone Non-Skids 14 4 .778
2 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 13 5 .722
3 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 5 .615
4 Buffalo Bisons 3 6 .333
5 Warren Penns 3 9 .250
6 Columbus Athletic Supply 1 12 .091

Western Division

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Pos Team Wins Losses Win %
1 Oshkosh All-Stars 12 2 .857
2 Whiting Ciesar All-Americans 12 3 .800
3 Fort Wayne General Electrics 13 7 .650
4 Indianapolis Kautskys 4 9 .308
5 Richmond King Clothiers 3 7 .300
6 Kankakee Gallagher Trojans 3 11 .214
7 Dayton Metropolitans 2 11 .154

Awards

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NBL-All First Team

NBL-All Second Team

References

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  1. ^ "Court league changes name". The South Bend Tribune. Associated Press. October 6, 1937. p. 5. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos". Archived from the original on August 18, 2005.