1941–42 Fort Wayne Pistons season

1941–42 Fort Wayne Pistons season
Results
Record	15–9 (.625)
Place	Division: 2 (tied with Akron Goodyear Wingfoots)
Playoff finish	lost to Oshkoh All-Stars, 2-1 in NBL Championship
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1941–42 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season was the first season of the franchise in the National Basketball League.

Roster

Rank	Player	Position
1	Robert McDermott	G
2	Herm Schaefer	G-F
3	Curly Armstrong	G-F
4	Blackie Towery	F-C
5	Elmer Gainer	F-C
6	Jack Keller	F-G
7	Kenneth Oberbruner	F-G
8	Paul Birch	F-G
9	Dale Hamilton	G-F
10	Don Beery	G
11	James Hilgemann	G^[1]

League standings

Team	Wins	Loses	Pct.
Oshkosh All-Stars	20	4	.833
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	15	9	.625
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots	15	9	.625
Indianapolis Kautskys	12	11	.522
Sheboygan Redskins	10	14	.417
Chicago Bruins	8	15	.348
Toledo Jim White Chevrolets	3	21	.125^[2]

References

Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons seasons

Franchise: Fort Wayne Pistons (1941–1957); Detroit Pistons (1957–present)

1940s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1988–89

1990s

1989–90

2000s

2003–04

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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