1947–48 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season

1947–48 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season
1947–48 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season
Head coach	Carl Bennett
Results
Record	40–20 (.667)
Place	Division: 3rd
Playoff finish	Lost in East Division opening round to Rochester Royals, 3-1
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1946–47	1948–49 >

The 1947–48 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season was the seventh season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL). It would be the final season that the franchise would play in the NBL with the Zollner name included; it would later play in the Basketball Association of America, starting in the 1948–49 BAA season, with the Pistons removing the Zollner part of their name due to the league not allowing sponsors in their team names. This was the last season in Fort Wayne for Blackie Towery and Jake Pelkington who both left the team prior to the start of the next season.

Roster

Rank	Player	Position
1	Jake Pelkington	C-F
2	Curly Armstrong	G-F
3	Blackie Towery	F-C
4	Bob Kinney	C-F
5	Ralph Hamilton	G-F
6	Richie Niemiera	G-F
7	Bob Tough	G-F
8	Jack Smiley	F-G
9	Dick Triptow	G-F
10	Walt Kirk	G-F
11	Ken Menke	G
12	Milo Komenich	F-C ^[1]

League standings

Eastern Division

Pos.	Eastern Division	Wins	Losses	Win %
1	Rochester Royals	44	16	.733
2	Anderson Duffey Packers	42	18	.700
3	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	40	20	.667
4	Syracuse Nationals	24	36	.400
5	Toledo Jeeps	22	37	.373
6	Flint Dow A.C.'s	8	52	.133

Western Division

Pos.	Western Division	Wins	Losses	Win %
1	Minneapolis Lakers	43	17	.717
2	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	30	30	.500
3	Oshkosh All-Stars	29	31	.483
4	Indianapolis Kautskys	24	35	.407
5	Sheboygan Red Skins	23	37	.383

References

^ 1947-48 Fort Wayne Zollners Pistons Stats

[1] 1947-48 Fort Wayne Zollners Pistons Stats

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