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The National Basketball League (NBL)
The National Basketball League (NBL) is one of the original leagues prior to
the NBA. The National Basketball League was a professional basketball
league in the United States from 1937 to 1949. The NBL started with 13
previously independent teams in 1937-38. The league was created by three
corporations General Electric, Firestone and Goodyear. The league was
made up mostly by teams in small Great Lakes towns and corporate teams.
The NBL lasted 12 years before merging with the three-year-old Basketball
Association of America in 1949 which was renamed the National Basketball
Association. Some of the current NBA teams can chase their roots to the
NBL. The Fort Wayner Zolloner Pistons are now the Detorit Pistons, the
Detroit Games
moved
to Minneopolis
became the Lakers, then moved on to Los Angeles. and the Rochester
Royals are now the Sacramento Kings.
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| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | |
| 1938 | Goodyear Wingfoots | 2-1 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
| 1939 | Firestone Non-Skids | 3-2 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
| 1940 | Firestone Non-Skids | 3-2 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
| 1941 | Oshkosh All-Stars | 3-0 | Sheboygan Redskins |
| 1942 | Oshkosh All-Stars | 2-1 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 1943 | Sheboygan Redskins | 2-1 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 1944 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 3-0 | Sheboygan Redskins |
| 1945 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 3-2 | Sheboygan Redskins |
| 1946 | Rochester Royals | 3-0 | Sheboygan Redskins |
| 1947 | Chicago Gears | 3-2 | Rochester Royals |
| 1948 | Minneapolis Lakers | 3-1 | Rochester Royals |
| 1949 | Anderson Packers | 3-0 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
Akron Firestone Non-Skids (1937-41)
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (1937-42)
Anderson Duffey Packers (1946-49)
Buffalo Bisons (1937-38)
Chicago Bruins (1939-42)
Chicago Studebaker Flyers (1942-43)
Chicago American Gears (1944-47)
Cleveland Chase Brassmen (1943-44)
Cleveland Allmen Transfers (1944-46)
Columbus Athletic Supply (1938-39)
Dayton Metropolitans (1937-38)
Denver Nuggets (1948-49)
Detroit Eagles (1939-41)
Detroit Gems (1946-47)
Detroit Vagabond Kings/Dayton Rens (1948-49)
Flint Dow A.C.'s/Midland Dow A.C.'s (1947-48)
Fort Wayne General Electrics (1937-38)
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1941-48)
Hammond Ciesar All-Americans (1938-41)
Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (1948-49)
Indianapolis Kautskys (1937-48)
Kankakee Gallagher Trojans(1937-38)
Minneapolis Lakers (1947-48)
Oshkosh All-Stars (1937-49)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1937-39)
Pittsburgh Raiders (1944-45)
Richmond King Clothiers/Cincinnati Comellos (1937-38)
Rochester Royals (1945-48)
Sheboygan Redskins (1938-49)
Syracuse Nationals (1946-49)
Toledo Jim White Chevrolets (1941-43)
Toledo Jeeps (1946-48)
Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1946-49)
Warren Penns (1937-38)
Warren Penns/Cleveland White Horses (1938-39)
Waterloo Hawks (1948-49)
Whiting Ciesar All-Americans (1937-38)
Youngstown Bears (1945-47)
| Year | Name | Points | PPG Avg |
| 1937-38 | Leroy Edwards, Oshkosh | 210 | 16.2 |
| 1938-39 | Leroy Edwards, Oshkosh | 334 | 11.9 |
| 1939-40 | Leroy Edwards, Oshkosh | 361 | 12.9 |
| 1940-41 | Ben Stephens, Akron | 265 | 11.0 |
| 1941-42 | Chuck Chuckovits, Toledo | 406 | 18.5 |
| 1942-43 | Bobby McDermott, Ft. Wayne | 316 | 13.7 |
| 1943-44 | Mel Riebe, Cleveland | 323 | 17.9 |
| 1944-45 | Mel Riebe, Cleveland | 607 | 20.2 |
| 1945-46 | Bob Carpenter, Oshkosh | 473 | 13.9 |
| 1946-47 | Al Cervi, Rochester George Mikan, Chicago | 632 632 | 16.5 16.5 |
| 1947-48 | George Mikan, Minneapolis | 1195 | 21.3 |
| 1948-49 | Don Otten, Tri-Cities | 899 | 14.0 |
| Year | MVP | Rookie of the Year | Coach of the Year |
| 1937-38 | Leroy Edwards, Osh. | Bob Kessler, Ind. | Cliff Byers, Akron-GY |
| 1938-39 | Leroy Edwards, Osh. | Jewell Young, Ind. | Paul Sheeks, Akron-Fire. |
| 1939-40 | Leroy Edwards, Osh. | Ben Stephens, Akron-GY | Paul Sheeks, Akron-fire. |
| 1940-41 | Ben Stephens, Akron-GY | Ed Sadowski, Ind. | George Hotchkiss, Osh. |
| 1941-42 | Chuck Chuckovits, Toledo | George Glamack, Akron-GY | Lon Darling, Oshkosh |
| 1942-43 | Bobby McDermott, Ft W. | Ken Buehler, Sheboygen | Carl Roth, Sheboygen |
| 1943-44 | Bobby McDermott, Ft W. | Mel Reibe, Cleveland | Bobby McDermott, Ft W. |
| 1944-45 | Bobby McDermott, Ft W. | Red Holzman, Rochester | Bobby McDermott, Ft W. |
| 1945-46 | Bobby McDermott, Ft W. | Goerge Mikan, Minn. | Lester Harrison, Roch. |
| 1946-47 | Bob Davies, Rochester | Fred Lewis, Sheboygen | Lon Darling, Oshkosh |
| 1947-48 | Goerge Mikan, Minn. | Marko Todorivich, Sheb. | Murray Mendenhall, And. |
| 1948-49 | Don Otten, Tri-Cities | Dolph Schayes, Syracuse | Al Cervi, Syracuse |