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Yup, another history. Now, this one is slightly different because I've played as a GM of one of the teams since the beginning and unlike the other long running sim, I don't do such a deep dive to control signings and such. I just let the chips fall where they may. Now, either I'm horrible at the game or the AI is pretty good, because I have in no way dominated the past 40 or so years I've played so far.

 

Presenting this history book style, with various cut ins from newspapers, books, articles, and TV when it comes online. Enjoy.

 

From The History of the National Basketball Association, 1996

 

The National Basketball Association was formed originally as a league in the summer of 1946, as various owners of barnstorming professional teams in cities in the Northeast and Midwestern portions of America met in New York City to create the first full-time professional basketball league in the United States.

 

These 'Original Eleven' formed the core of the NBA and many of them, such as the New York Knickerbockers, Philadelphia Warriors, and Pittsburgh Ironmen are still celebrated and major parts of the NBA, while teams such as the Toronto Huskies have gone into the mists of history. But, even today, after over thirty years of history, the names of great players of Connie Simmons and Joe Fulks will live forever in the annals of history, even if new fans don't know their names.

 

The first game in NBA history was a nail biter, with the New York Knicks, led by Marion Cluggish narrowly defeating the Joe Fulks-led Philadelphia Warriors by only a point, 69 to 68. There have been thousands of NBA games since then....

 

 

Ironborn : Pittsburgh's Basketball Legacy, 1986

 

When Polish-born Jesse Ewiak was selected as the Ironmen's first General Manager, there was some consternation throughout the city. Ewiak was most widely known as a local sports columnist during the late part of the 30's before getting involved in promoting professional wrestling and boxing during World War II.

 

Beyond the basics, Ewiak has no institutional knowledge of basketball beyond the basics, but he said in various interview that, “it doesn't take a genius to tell a guy who can hit a consistent jump shot from a guy who can barely tie his shoelaces.” However, the Ironmen roster was bloated and as a result, Ewiak released SG Joe Fabel and SF Nat Frankel before the season started, with both men signing with other teams before the start of the season. In addition, Ewiak traded PF Roger Jorgensen to the Cleveland Rebels for PG Frankie Baumholtz.

 

Aside from that, Ewiak let coach Brad Schumann handle minutes and staffing decisions, with no respect given to salaries or the egos of the athletes. Of course, the egos of basketball players in 1946 pale to present day, but at any time, telling a competitive athlete he's not as good as another athlete is not an easy pill for that athlete to swallow.

 

The first game in the history of the Ironmen didn't go so well...

 

Basketball Abstract : Season-by-Season Statistics, 1993

 

All-Star Break

 

1946 NBA Standings as of the All-Star Break

 

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EASTERN W L PCT HOME DIV CONF

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New York 22 10 .688 13-3 19-9 19-9

Philadelphia 18 14 .563 12-6 17-12 17-12

Boston 18 15 .545 11-3 16-14 16-14

Toronto 15 15 .500 11-3 11-12 11-12

Providence 12 21 .364 10-9 11-20 11-20

Washington 11 22 .333 8-9 11-18 11-18

 

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Detroit 22 8 .733 12-1 19-5 19-5

Cleveland 20 14 .588 13-3 16-12 16-12

Pittsburgh 15 15 .500 12-5 12-11 12-11

St. Louis 11 20 .355 7-9 10-19 10-19

Chicago 11 21 .344 8-7 10-20 10-20

 

Halfway through the inaugural NBA season, there was already a clear seperation between teams throughout the league. In the Eastern Division, the Knicks (22-10) were led by Marion Cluggish (10.1 pts, 8.2 rebs) even though almost every consistent player on the team averaged over twenty minutes. The Philadelphia Warriors, mostly behind Joe Fulks league leading 15.3 ppg and Boston Celtics behind Connie Simmons trailed close behind.

 

In the Western Division, the Cleveland Rebels balanced offensive attack were behind the Detroit Falcons, who led the league with a 22-8 record, largely behind All-Star PF Stan Miasek even though some of their bench players played more minutes per game than Falcon starters.

 

Statistical Leaders –

 

Points Per Game

1 Joe Fulks PF PHI 32 27.0 15.3

2 Connie Simmons C BOS 33 25.0 13.3

3 Ralph Siewert C STB 29 33.1 11.7

4 Stan Miasek PF DTF 30 25.2 11.3

5 Freddie Scolari PG WSC 33 20.8 11.0

6 Irv Rothenberg C CLR 34 30.3 10.4

7 Tony Kappen PG PIT 30 28.2 10.3

8 George Pearcy SG DTF 30 32.6 10.3

9 Al Lujack SF WSC 22 28.0 10.2

10 Noble Jorgensen C PIT 25 28.0 10.1

 

Rebounds Per Game

1 Ralph Siewert C STB 29 33.1 13.1

2 Chuck Halbert C CHS 32 29.2 10.9

3 Al Lujack SF WSC 22 28.0 10.5

4 Art Hillhouse C PHI 25 24.0 9.1

5 Lee Knorek C NYK 32 26.0 9.1

 

Points Per Shot

1 Noble Jorgensen C PIT 1.14

2 Connie Simmons C BOS 1.12

3 Art Hillhouse C PHI 1.11

4 Joe Fulks PF PHI 1.10

5 Ralph Siewert C STB 1.09

 

Estimated Wins Added

1 Joe Fulks PF PHI 32 27.0 7.5

2 Connie Simmons C BOS 33 25.0 6.9

3 Ralph Siewert C STB 29 33.1 5.4

4 John Palmer PF NYK 32 22.5 4.7

5 Stan Miasek PF DTF 30 25.2 4.6

6 Art Hillhouse C PHI 25 24.0 4.2

7 Horace McKinney C WSC 33 23.5 4.2

8 Tom Callahan SG PRO 33 22.5 3.9

9 Irv Rothenberg C CLR 34 30.3 3.6

10 Belus Smawley PG STB 31 23.8 3.6

 

Team Stats

# Team Pts Orb Drb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Pf

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1 New York 80.3 17.8 36.2 53.9 13.3 7.8 5.6 18.7 17.4

2 Providence 77.8 12.2 33.8 46.0 14.2 8.7 3.9 17.8 16.5

3 Boston 75.7 15.2 36.7 52.0 13.2 7.7 6.2 20.4 16.6

4 Detroit 75.0 16.9 34.7 51.7 12.1 7.1 3.6 17.7 15.3

5 Cleveland 74.7 15.4 35.2 50.6 13.0 5.7 4.4 19.4 14.4

6 Washington 74.1 15.2 36.5 51.7 13.6 8.5 4.4 20.4 16.8

7 Philadelphia 73.9 15.1 34.2 49.3 11.6 7.7 4.1 19.4 15.2

8 St. Louis 72.2 14.4 33.4 47.7 10.7 9.1 4.7 19.5 17.2

9 Pittsburgh 72.2 10.5 33.6 44.2 12.9 6.8 4.1 17.2 16.7

10 Toronto 70.0 13.2 32.2 45.5 11.9 8.7 5.0 17.0 15.8

11 Chicago 69.4 13.5 31.5 45.0 12.1 7.3 3.8 17.5 15.5

 

Defensive Stats

# Team Pts Orb Drb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Pf

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1 Detroit 68.8 15.7 32.8 48.5 10.7 7.7 4.6 19.0 17.4

2 Cleveland 71.5 13.8 32.3 46.1 12.2 8.1 4.5 17.0 15.6

3 Toronto 71.8 16.4 36.0 52.3 11.4 7.4 4.2 19.5 14.4

4 Pittsburgh 73.6 12.8 34.7 47.5 12.4 7.2 4.2 17.3 14.3

5 New York 73.8 13.3 32.7 46.0 12.8 7.9 5.0 18.2 15.8

6 Philadelphia 74.3 13.5 33.0 46.5 14.2 7.8 4.9 18.6 17.4

7 St. Louis 74.8 14.4 34.3 48.7 13.1 7.1 4.3 19.3 16.2

8 Chicago 74.9 14.0 34.3 48.3 13.0 6.7 3.9 18.2 16.6

9 Boston 75.0 15.0 33.4 48.4 13.4 9.1 4.5 18.0 17.3

10 Washington 77.9 14.9 36.6 51.5 12.2 8.3 4.8 19.5 16.3

11 Providence 79.0 16.0 38.3 54.3 13.3 7.6 5.2 20.8 15.8

 

Inaugural NBA All Star Teams

 

Western Conference Starters:

C Ralph Siewert (St. Louis)

PF Stan Miasek (Detroit)

SF Hank Zeller (Pittsburgh)

SG Pete Lalich (Cleveland)

PG Belus Smawley (St. Louis)

 

Western Conference Bench:

C Grady Lewis (Detroit)

PF Chuck Gilmour (Chicago)

SF Deb Smith (St. Louis)

SG George Pearcy (Detroit)

PG Tony Kappen (Pittsburgh)

C Irv Rothenberg (Cleveland)

C Gorham Getchell (Pittsburgh)

 

Eastern Conference Starters:

C Connie Simmons (Boston)

PF Joe Fulks (Philadelphia)

SF Wilfred Goodwin (Providence)

SG Tom Callahan (Providence)

PG Ernie Calverley (Providence)

 

Eastern Conference Bench:

C Art Hillhouse (Philadelphia)

PF John Palmer (New York)

SF Al Lujack (Washington)

SG Marty Passaglia (Washington)

PG Adolph Hoefer (Toronto)

C Chuck Connors (Boston)

C Horace McKinney (Washington)

 

The Inaugural NBA All-Star game was a bit of a laugher, as the West All-Star team easily won, 84 to 63. Stan Miasek of the Detroit Falcons and Pete Lalich of the Cleveland Rebels led things for the West team, scoring 20 and 16 points respectively. The East team largely underachieved, with only John Palmer of the Knicks scoring 10 points, while the team itself shot under forty percent total. In addition, Ralph Siewert of the Hawks grabbed 11 rebounds for the West team.

 

 

Ironborn : Pittsburgh's Basketball Legacy, 1986

 

...though the first half of the Ironmen's first season, the only true star of the team was Noble Jorgensen, who was by far the most talented player on the team. However, due to the strength of the frontcourt in the Eastern Conference, Jorgensen wasn't one of the three players named to the All-Star team for the Pirates.

 

In addition, too many, the Ironmen under performed through the first half of the season. By most metrics, the Ironmen were a decent defensive team, but a relatively bad offensive team. Despite the fact that Hank Zeller, Gordham Getchell, and Tony Kappen all making the All-Star team for the Ironmen, the rest of the team were bottom of the barrel players who wouldn't last too much longer in organized basketball.

 

Already, various newspapers and columnists in Pittsburgh (aside from Ewiak's previous hometown paper) were calling for his the GM's head, but thankfully, ownership decided to stay with Ewiak, largely because the team was an investment for them...

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Basketball Abstract : Season-by-Season Statistics, 1993

 

End of Season

 

1946 NBA Standings

 

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EASTERN W L PCT HOME DIV CONF

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New York 40 20 .667 25-5 34-16 34-16

Boston 31 29 .517 20-10 25-25 25-25

Philadelphia 30 30 .500 22-8 25-25 25-25

Toronto 30 30 .500 23-7 25-25 25-25

Washington 28 32 .467 18-12 25-25 25-25

Providence 19 41 .317 15-15 16-34 16-34

 

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Detroit 41 19 .683 24-6 34-14 34-14

Cleveland 34 26 .567 23-7 26-22 26-22

Pittsburgh 29 31 .483 20-10 24-24 24-24

Chicago 25 35 .417 18-12 19-29 19-29

St. Louis 23 37 .383 16-14 17-31 17-31

 

In the standings, the only big changes from the All-Star Break was Philadelphia barely making the playoff thanks to a 2nd half swoon, while in the Western Conference, Detroit, led by PF Stan Misaek's 10 points a game, easily won the 1st seed and home court advantage throughout the playoffs, while the Cleveland Rebels fell off.

 

In the first year of the league, there were few major injuries. Detroit's PG Art Stolkey missed half the season and all of the playoff due to a major head injury, St. Louis' C Ralph Siewert had an injury in early March that ended small playoff hopes that team had, and right before the playoffs, Pittsburgh's SF Hank Zeller fell victim to an ankle injury that would knock him out of the playoffs for the Ironmen. In the early part of season, New York had to make due with C Mario Cluggish missing the first quarter of the season.

 

Going into the first playoffs in NBA history, it seemed that Detroit & New York were the obvious favorites, but there were still questions about whether the nascent professional game early titans would stand tall in the first set of playoff series.

 

Statistical Leaders -

 

1946 NBA Player Stats Leaders

 

# Player Pos Team Gms Min

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1 Ernie Calverley PG PRO 57 33.3

2 Ralph Siewert C STB 37 33.3

3 George Pearcy SG DTF 60 32.2

4 Angelo Musi PG PHI 52 31.7

5 Chuck Connors C BOS 60 31.3

6 Francis O'Grady PG WSC 60 30.8

7 Don Putman SG STB 60 30.8

8 Irv Rothenberg C CLR 60 30.8

9 Chuck Halbert C CHS 60 30.4

10 Harry Miller PF TRH 53 30.4

 

# Player Pos Team Gms Min Pts

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1 Joe Fulks PF PHI 60 26.2 14.6

2 Connie Simmons C BOS 60 25.0 12.4

3 Freddie Scolari PG WSC 60 21.4 11.5

4 Rob Rensberger SG CHS 44 29.7 11.2

5 Ralph Siewert C STB 37 33.3 11.1

6 Stan Miasek PF DTF 57 25.5 10.5

7 Gino Sovran SG TRH 42 26.8 10.2

8 George Pearcy SG DTF 60 32.2 10.2

9 Stan Stutz PG NYK 57 21.9 10.0

10 Jack Garfinkel PG BOS 60 28.6 9.9

 

# Player Pos Team Gms Min Reb

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1 Ralph Siewert C STB 37 33.3 13.4

2 Chuck Halbert C CHS 60 30.4 11.4

3 Irv Rothenberg C CLR 60 30.8 9.0

4 Lee Knorek C NYK 60 26.5 8.8

5 Art Hillhouse C PHI 53 24.1 8.8

 

# Player Pos Team Gms Min Ast

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1 Ernie Calverley PG PRO 57 33.3 3.0

2 Mickey Rottner PG CHS 60 26.9 2.5

* Kenny Sailors PG CLR 60 29.3 2.5

4 Marty Passaglia SG WSC 37 29.4 2.3

* Francis O'Grady PG WSC 60 30.8 2.3

* Earl Shannon PG PRO 60 23.0 2.3

 

 

 

# Player Pos Team Gms Min +/-

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1 Marion Cluggish C NYK 47 28.2 6.4

2 Stan Stutz PG NYK 57 21.9 5.1

3 Ossie Schectman SG NYK 60 21.7 5.0

4 John Palmer PF NYK 60 22.3 4.7

5 Grady Lewis C DTF 60 25.1 3.9

 

# Player Pos Team PPS

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1 Noble Jorgensen C PIT 1.07

2 Ralph Siewert C STB 1.06

3 Joe Fulks PF PHI 1.05

4 Connie Simmons C BOS 1.02

5 Marion Cluggish C NYK 1.02

 

# Player Pos Team Gms Min EWA

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1 Joe Fulks PF PHI 60 26.2 13.4

2 Connie Simmons C BOS 60 25.0 9.7

3 John Palmer PF NYK 60 22.3 7.9

4 Belus Smawley PG STB 60 23.3 7.8

5 Art Hillhouse C PHI 53 24.1 7.7

6 Stan Miasek PF DTF 57 25.5 7.1

7 Noble Jorgensen C PIT 50 27.2 6.7

8 Horace McKinney C WSC 60 24.9 6.6

9 Marion Cluggish C NYK 47 28.2 6.5

* Grady Lewis C DTF 60 25.1 6.5

* Ralph Siewert C STB 37 33.3 6.5

 

# Team Pts Orb Drb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Pf

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1 New York 79.3 17.2 36.7 53.9 13.0 7.2 5.4 19.0 16.8

2 Washington 78.4 15.1 36.2 51.3 14.4 8.1 5.1 19.5 16.6

3 Boston 77.1 16.3 36.2 52.5 13.7 8.1 6.1 19.7 16.6

4 Providence 76.5 11.9 33.7 45.6 14.3 8.3 3.6 18.1 17.1

5 Cleveland 74.6 15.5 35.9 51.3 13.2 5.7 4.5 19.1 15.3

6 Detroit 74.2 16.2 34.7 50.9 12.3 7.1 4.4 18.0 15.4

7 Philadelphia 73.1 15.3 34.3 49.6 11.9 7.4 4.6 19.1 14.4

8 St. Louis 71.9 13.8 33.1 46.9 11.2 9.3 4.3 18.9 16.4

9 Pittsburgh 71.0 11.3 33.9 45.3 12.0 7.2 4.2 18.1 17.3

10 Toronto 70.7 13.0 32.1 45.0 12.0 9.0 5.0 18.0 16.4

11 Chicago 69.4 14.0 32.0 46.0 12.0 7.7 3.7 17.6 16.2

League Average 74.2 14.5 34.4 48.9 12.7 7.7 4.6 18.6 16.2

 

# Team Pts Orb Drb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Pf

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1 Detroit 69.2 15.4 33.2 48.6 11.2 7.5 4.7 19.2 17.8

2 Cleveland 71.9 13.5 32.4 46.0 12.3 7.8 4.4 16.9 15.8

3 Toronto 72.5 16.1 34.7 50.8 12.3 7.5 4.3 19.8 15.0

4 Pittsburgh 72.5 13.4 35.0 48.3 12.7 7.5 4.3 17.5 14.8

5 New York 73.2 13.2 32.5 45.7 13.0 7.9 5.0 17.6 15.9

6 Chicago 73.3 13.6 34.3 48.0 12.5 6.9 4.1 18.6 16.2

7 Philadelphia 74.1 13.4 33.3 46.6 13.5 8.0 5.4 18.3 16.2

8 St. Louis 74.7 14.4 35.2 49.6 12.8 7.2 4.0 19.9 16.2

9 Boston 75.1 13.9 34.0 47.9 13.2 9.0 4.7 18.5 17.5

10 Providence 79.6 16.5 37.9 54.4 13.1 7.6 5.0 20.0 15.5

11 Washington 80.1 16.1 36.5 52.6 13.1 8.2 5.0 19.1 17.7

League Average 74.2 14.5 34.4 48.9 12.7 7.7 4.6 18.6 16.2

 

Ironborn : Pittsburgh's Basketball Legacy, 1986

 

...thanks to the lopsided level of talent between the two divisions, the Ironmen managed to squeeze in as the #3 seed on the Western Conference side, despite not quite making it to .500. Unfortunately for Pittsburgh, Hank Zeller, whom some would believe was the 2nd best player for Pittsburgh was out for nearly a month with a sprained ankle.

 

The Ironmen continued to be one of the worst offensive teams, while being a relatively accomplished defensive team, something that would change in the later years for Pittsburgh, but at least during the initial few years of basketball, Noble Jorgensen was enough to make being under the court a less than fantastic place for any opponent to be.

 

In the playoffs, the Ironmen lost in the 1st round in only three games, but in the 3rd game, C John Mills put up an impressive 17 point and 14 rebound performance that looked like it was going to give Pittsburgh the win until a comeback by Cleveland allowed the Rebels to sweep their way into the 2nd round...

 

 

...as the NBA entered its first off season, the goals for the Ironmen were obvious – add a 2nd player so that Jorgensen didn't have to handle the heavy load of leading the Ironmen.

 

 

Cramped Seats & Empty Arenas – The Early Days of Pro Basketball, 2007

 

The first playoffs in the history of the NBA had its upsides and downsides. On the upside, the first Western Conference finals was an impressive seven game class between Detroit and Cleveland, where not every game was close, but the back 'n' forth was exciting enough to make it look both team belonged in the finals.

 

On the other hand, as the playoffs continued, it seemed more and more obvious that the Knickerbockers were the dominant team in the league, despite the Falcons nearly matching New York in wins. The Knicks easily rolled over Boston in the conference finals, even if the Celtics did do their damndest to pull off wins in game three and four, only falling by one and four points respectively in those games.

 

In the Finals, which got little coverage outside of some northeastern papers and small updates on national radio, the Knicks struck first blood in a slow moving defensive battle, taking down Detroit in front of their home fans with a 63-58 win where New York took the lead in the middle of the third quarter and never gave it up, backed by Marion Cluggish and his 12 points and 16 rebounds. For the Falcons, Stan Miasek was the easy star of the game, as he pumped in 16 points and 8 rebounds for the losing side.

 

In the 2nd game of the series, Detroit got a measure of revenge as with three players getting 10 points or more, a balanced offensive attack kept the lead for most of the game, ending up with an 81-67. For the Knicks, Marion Cluggish ran into foul trouble and only played half the game, only scoring 10 points and without their leading player, the Knicks didn't have much of a 2nd option.

 

The series then shifted to New York, where it looked like Detroit would get a 2nd win in front of their opponents hometown fans, but despite leading almost the whole team, a furious fourth quarter comeback, led by Marion Cluggish, who poured in 19 points for the game got the win for the Knicks in the closing moments of the game, despite an impressive balanced attack by the Falcons middle of their lineup, including Miasek getting 12 points.

 

For the fourth game in the series, the Knicks took a distinct three to one advantage, absolutely dominating the Falcons with a sixteen point win in front of nearly 7600 fans. For the Knicks, the win was as a result of a fantastic (for the late 40's) shooting night, hitting over 40% of their shot, led by F John Palmer going 6-7, leading all New York players with 12 points. Detroit was led once again by Miasek, who got 13 points and was truly the only decent player for the Motor City residents that evening.

 

If the 4th game was a statement game, the fifth and final game of the inaugural NBA Finals was a massacare as the Knickerbockers took control of the game from the tipoff and never let go, dominating Detroit with a 70-46 win where most of the crowd had left by the end of the third quarter. Bob Fitzgerald of the Knicks had an impressive double double, with 10 points and 12 rebounds, while Marion Cluggish largely took the game off on the offense side of the ball when it became obvious that none of the Falcon's shots were falling, as they shot an abysmal 23% on the floor.

 

As the (cheap) trophy was handed over to the Knicks, the question was, would the NBA be back for a 2nd season?

 

Official Records of the Basketball Writers of America

 

Ballots for the first few seasons of the National Basketball Association were limited to the beat writers for the members of the NBA, along with a couple of national writers who wrote about pro basketball in publications such as The Sporting News.

 

These were not considered the official awards, which were handed out by the NBA themselves via vote by executives, coaches, and league officials (ie. In-game CPU awards). Stars indicate agreement who won the 'official' award

 

Most Valuable Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total

Joe Fulks, Philadelphia * – 9 2 2 - 33

Connie Simmons, Boston - 2 6 2 - 20

Stan Miasek, Detroit - 2 4 6 - 20

Marion Cluggish, NY - 0 1 1 - 3

Noble Jorgensen, Pittsburgh - 0 0 1 – 1

 

Defender of the Year 1st 2nd 3rd Total

Marion Cluggish, NY - 11 2 0 - 37

Ed Sadowski, Toronto * - 2 9 2 - 26

Rob Rensberger, Chicago - 0 1 6 - 8

Tom Callahan, Providence - 0 1 5 – 7

 

All-NBA 1st Team

C - Connie Simmons, Boston * – (12.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg)

F - Joe Fulks, Philadelphia * – (14.6 ppg, 7.7 rpg)

F - John Palmer, New York – (8.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg)

G - Belus Smawley, St. Louis * – (9.7 ppg, .382 FG%)

G - Tom Callahan, Providence * – (7.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg)

 

All-NBA 2nd Team

C - Ralph Siewert, St. Louis – (11.1 ppg, 13.4 rpg)

F - Stan Miasek, Detroit - (10.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg)

F – Chuck Gilmur, Chicago – (7.9 ppg, 7.9 rpg)

G – Pete Lalich, Cleveland – (7.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg)

G – George Grimshaw, Providence – (9.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg)

 

All-NBA 3rd Team

C – Marion Cluggish, New York – (9.2 ppg, 8.0 rpg)

F – Hank Zeller, Pittsburgh – (8.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg)

F – Bob Fitzgerald, New York – (7.7 ppg, 7.1 rpg)

G – Ernie Calverly, Providence – (9.1 ppg, 3.0 apg)

G - Freddie Scolari, Washington – (11.5 ppg, 1.6 apg)

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