1937–38 National Basketball League (United States) season

The 1937–38 NBL season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball League (NBL). The league was the evolution of the Midwest Basketball Conference, a league that had a duration of two years before becoming the NBL. The league 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.

1937-38 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration1937–1938
Number of teams13
Regular season
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

Standings

Eastern Division

Pos.Eastern DivisionWinsLossesWin %
1Akron Firestone Non-Skids144.778
2Akron Goodyear Wingfoots135.722
3Pittsburgh Pirates85.615
4Buffalo Bisons36.333
5Warren Penns39.250
6Columbus Athletic Supply112.091

Western Division

PosTeamWinsLossesWin %
1Oshkosh All-Stars122.857
2Whiting Ciesar All-Americans123.800
3Fort Wayne General Electrics137.650
4Indianapolis Kautskys49.308
5Richmond King Clothiers37.300
6Kankakee Gallagher Trojans311.214
7Dayton Metropolitans211.154

Awards

NBL-All First Team

NBL-All Second Team

References

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