NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE: 1937-1938

NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Standings
Eastern Division Western Division
Akron Firestone 14 4 .778    … Oshkosh 12 2 .857      …
Akron Goodyear 13 5 .722 1 Whiting 12 3 .800 0.5
Pittsburgh 8 5 .615 3.5 Fort Wayne   13 7 .650 2
Buffalo 3 6 .333 6.5 Indianapolis 4 9 .308 7.5
Warren 3 9 .250 8 Cincinnati  (1) 3 7 .300 7
Columbus 1 12 .077 10.5 Kankakee 3 11 .214 9
Dayton 2 11 .154 9.5

Notes:

(1) Transferred from Richmond, Indiana on January 5, 1938.

 

Playoffs                                    
Eastern Division                                    
Akron Goodyear  2,  Akron Firestone  0
Akron Firestone 21 at Akron Goodyear 26
Akron Goodyear 37 at Akron Firestone 31
Western Division  
Oshkosh  2,  Whiting  0
Oshkosh 40 at Whiting 33
Whiting 38 at Oshkosh 41
Championship
 Oshkosh  2,  Akron Goodyear  1
Akron Goodyear 29 at Oshkosh 28
Oshkosh 39 at Akron Goodyear 31
Akron Goodyear 35 at Oshkosh 37

#

Leading Scorers (By Average – Miniumum 10 games)
NAME TEAM GA FG FT PTS AVG.
Leroy Edwards Oshkosh 13 83 44 210 16.2
Johnny Wooden Whiting 13 52 39 143 11.0
Bob Kessler Akron Firestone 10 36 31 103 10.3
Jack Osburn Whiting 15 59 26 144 9.6
Vince McGowen Fort Wayne 15 57 30 144 9.6
Bart Quinn Fort Wayne 18 71 28 170 9.4
Scott Armstrong Akron Firestone 17 56 35 147 8.6
Soup Cable Akron Firestone 15 42 45 129 8.6
Jim Hilgemann Fort wayne 17 50 30 130 7.6
Cookie Cunningham Columbus 11 27 27 81 7.4
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