^"George Mikan Most Valuable in Pro Tourney". Quad-City Times. April 7, 1946. p. 34. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Mikan leads Gears' win in pro meet". Nashville Banner. March 26, 1946. p. 14. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Jerry Liska (March 26, 1946). "George Mikan just another player as high-priced star shows in pro event". Chillicothe Gazette. p. 8. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Jimmy Jordan (April 6, 1946). "Zollners face uphill fight to retain title". The Indianapolis News. p. 4. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Fort Wayne ties series on 56-74 win". Democrat and Chronicle. April 7, 1946. p. 31. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
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WPBT 1939-48 on apbr.org
December 15, 2023
1946, world, professional, basketball, tournament, edition, world, professional, basketball, tournament, held, chicago, illinois, during, days, march, april, 1946, featured, teams, fort, wayne, zollner, pistons, defeated, oshkosh, stars, championship, series, . The 1946 World Professional Basketball Tournament was the 8th edition of the World Professional Basketball Tournament It was held in Chicago Illinois during the days of 25 March 8 April 1946 and featured 14 teams It was won by the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons who defeated the Oshkosh All Stars 2 1 in the championship series 1 The Chicago American Gears came in third after beating the Baltimore Bullets 2 0 in the third place best of three series George Mikan of the American Gears was named the tournament s Most Valuable Player after finishing as its top scorer with 100 points in five games 2 World Professional Basketball Tournament1946Tournament informationLocationChicago IllinoisDates25 March 8 AprilTeams14Final positionsChampionsFort Wayne Zollner Pistons1st runner upOshkosh All Stars2nd runner upChicago American GearsTournament statisticsMVPGeorge MikanTop scorer s George Mikan 19451947 Contents 1 Results 1 1 First round 1 2 Quarter finals 1 3 Semi finals 1 4 Third place series 1 5 Championship series 2 Individual awards 2 1 All Tournament First team 2 2 All Tournament Second team 3 References 4 External linksResults editFirst round edit 25 March Chicago American Gears 69 Pittsburgh Raiders 58 3 4 25 March Anderson Duffey Packers 59 Cleveland Allmen Transfers 46 25 March Midland Dow Chemicals 72 Indianapolis Kautskys 59 25 March Oshkosh All Stars 60 Detroit Mansfields 32 25 March New York Rens 82 Toledo White Huts 39 25 March Baltimore Bullets 61 Dayton Mickeys 58Quarter finals edit 29 March Oshkosh All Stars 50 New York Rens 44 29 March Chicago American Gears 52 Sheboygan Redskins 51 29 March Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 65 Midland Dow Chemicals 62 29 March Baltimore Bullets 67 Anderson Duffey Packers 65Semi finals edit 3 April Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 50 Baltimore Bullets 49 3 April Oshkosh All Stars 72 Chicago American Gears 66Third place series edit 5 April 1946Chicago American Gears 59 Baltimore Bullets 54Pts G Mikan 17Chicago StadiumAttendance 11 131 6 April 1946Chicago American Gears 65 Baltimore Bullets 50Pts G Mikan 27 Pts S Stutz 11Chicago StadiumAttendance 17 782 Championship series edit 5 April 1946Box scoreOshkosh All Stars 61 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 59Scoring by half 40 25 21 34Pts B Carpenter 19 Pts B McDermott 17Chicago StadiumAttendance 11 131 5 6 Referees Nat Messinger Frank Kriznecky 6 April 1946Box scoreOshkosh All Stars 47 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 56Scoring by half 24 32 23 24Pts L Edwards 24 Pts B McDermott 13Chicago StadiumAttendance 17 782 7 Referees Messinger Kriznecky 8 April 1946Box scoreOshkosh All Stars 57 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 73Scoring by half 32 39 25 34Pts L Edwards 24 Pts B McDermott 20Chicago StadiumAttendance 8 440Referees Nat Messinger Frank KrizneckyIndividual awards editAll Tournament First team edit F Jerry Bush Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons F Leroy Edwards Oshkosh All Stars C George Mikan Chicago American Gears MVP G Bobby McDermott Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons G Bob Feerick Oshkosh All StarsAll Tournament Second team edit F Paul Cloyd Midland Dow Chemicals F Bob Calihan Chicago Gears C Mike Bloom Baltimore Bullets G Stan Stutz Baltimore Bullets G Bob Carpenter Oshkosh All StarsReferences edit Zollners win deciding game in Pro Tourney The Oshkosh Northwestern April 9 1946 p 13 Retrieved April 5 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp George Mikan Most Valuable in Pro Tourney Quad City Times April 7 1946 p 34 Retrieved April 5 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Mikan leads Gears win in pro meet Nashville Banner March 26 1946 p 14 Retrieved April 5 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Jerry Liska March 26 1946 George Mikan just another player as high priced star shows in pro event Chillicothe Gazette p 8 Retrieved April 5 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Jimmy Jordan April 6 1946 Zollners face uphill fight to retain title The Indianapolis News p 4 Retrieved April 5 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Oshkosh five 61 59 winner The Des Moines Register April 6 1946 p 11 Retrieved April 5 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Fort Wayne ties series on 56 74 win Democrat and Chronicle April 7 1946 p 31 Retrieved April 5 2022 External links editWPBT 1939 48 on apbr org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1946 World Professional Basketball Tournament amp oldid 1172131630, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
