1941–42 Oshkosh All-Stars season
1941–42 Oshkosh All-Stars season | |||
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NBL champions | |||
Head coach | Lon Darling | ||
Arena | South Park School Gymnasium | ||
Results | |||
Record | 20–4 (.833) | ||
Playoff finish | Defeated Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons in NBL Championship, 2–1 | ||
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The 1941–42 Oshkosh All-Stars season was the All-Stars' fourth year in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL), which was also the fourth year the league existed.[1] Seven teams competed in the NBL in 1941–42 and the league did not use divisions.[2]
The All-Stars played their home games at South Park School Gymnasium.[3] For the fifth consecutive season, the All-Stars finished the season with either a division or league best record (20–4).[2] They then went on to win their second consecutive league championship by defeating the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, two games to one in a best-of-three series.[2]
Head coach Lon Darling won the league's Coach of the Year Award.[2] Players Leroy Edwards and Charley Shipp earned First Team All-NBL honors for the second straight season.[2]
Roster
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Note: Herm Witasek was not on the playoffs roster
Regular season
Season standings
Pos. | League Standings | Wins | Losses | Win % |
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1 | Oshkosh All-Stars | 20 | 4 | .833 |
T–2 | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | 15 | 9 | .625 |
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | 15 | 9 | .625 | |
4 | Indianapolis Kautskys | 12 | 11 | .522 |
5 | Sheboygan Red Skins | 10 | 14 | .417 |
6 | Chicago Bruins | 8 | 15 | .348 |
7 | Toledo Jim White Chevrolets | 3 | 21 | .125 |
Playoffs
Semifinals
(1) Oshkosh All-Stars vs. (4) Indianapolis Kautskys: Oshkosh wins series 2–0
- Game 1 @ Indianapolis: Oshkosh 40, Indianapolis 33
- Game 2 @ Oshkosh: Oshkosh 64, Akron 48
NBL Championship
(1) Oshkosh All-Stars vs. (2) Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons: Oshkosh wins series 2–1
- Game 1 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 61, Oshkosh 43[4]
- Game 2 @ Oshkosh: Oshkosh 68, Fort Wayne 60[4]
- Game 3 @ Oshkosh: Oshkosh 52, Fort Wayne 46[4]
Awards and honors
- NBL Coach of the Year – Lon Darling
- First Team All-NBL – Leroy Edwards and Charley Shipp
References
- ^ "NBL Season Index". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "1941–42 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Oshkosh All-Stars → 1941–1942". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Oshkosh All-Stars Win World Title!". Oshkosh Northwestern. March 12, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved October 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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- 1938: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
- 1939: Akron Firestone Non-Skids
- 1940: Akron Firestone Non-Skids
- 1941: Oshkosh All-Stars
- 1942: Oshkosh All-Stars
- 1943: Sheboygan Red Skins
- 1944: Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
- 1945: Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
- 1946: Rochester Royals
- 1947: Chicago American Gears
- 1948: Minneapolis Lakers
- 1949: Anderson Duffey Packers