FORT WAYNE PISTONS - 1947-1948
| FORT WAYNE PISTONS | WBT | 0-1 | CARL BENNETT | WBT | |||||||||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | HGT | WGT | COLLEGE | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | PTS | AVG | |
| Curly Armstrong | G-F | 29 | 5:11 | 170 | Indiana’41 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 8 | 8.0 | |
| Dick Niemeria | G-F | 27 | 6:01 | 165 | Notre Dame’43 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 8.0 | |
| Bob Kinney | C | 27 | 6:06 | 215 | Rice’42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8 | 8.0 | |
| Dick Triptow | G-F | 25 | 6:00 | 170 | DePaul’44 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 12 | 12.0 | |
| Jack Smiley | F-G | 25 | 6:03 | 190 | Illinois’47 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 5 | 5.0 | |
| Blackie Towery | F | 27 | 6:04 | 210 | Western Kentucky’41 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 5.0 | |
| Walton Kirk | F | 23 | 6:03 | 175 | Illinois’47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2.0 | |
| Ralph Hamilton | F-G | 26 | 6:01 | 188 | Indiana’47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1.0 | |
| John Pelkington | C | 30 | 6:06 | 200 | Manhattan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 1.0 | |
| Ken Menke | G | 25 | 6:00 | 170 | Illinois’47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bob Tough | G | 27 | 6:00 | 185 | St.John’s(NY)’42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Played home games at North Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana – Seating capacity – 3,800
| FORT WAYNE PISTONS | NBL | 40-20 | CARL BENNETT | ||||||||||
| REGULAR SEASON | |||||||||||||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | HGT | WGT | COLLEGE | TRANSACTIONS | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | PTS | AVG |
| Ralph Hamilton | F-G | 26 | 6:01 | 188 | Indiana’47 | Injured | 49 | 143 | 101 | 135 | .748 | 387 | 7.9 |
| Blackie Towery | F | 27 | 6:04 | 210 | Western Kentucky’41 | 59 | 139 | 129 | 187 | .690 | 407 | 6.9 | |
| Jake Pelkington | C | 30 | 6:06 | 200 | Manhattan | Injured | 54 | 174 | 156 | 214 | .729 | 504 | 9.3 |
| Curly Armstrong | G-F | 29 | 5:11 | 170 | Indiana’41 | Injured | 53 | 148 | 139 | 206 | .675 | 435 | 8.2 |
| Bob Tough | G | 27 | 6:00 | 185 | St.John’s(NY)’42 | 60 | 129 | 48 | 71 | .676 | 306 | 5.1 | |
| Bob Kinney | C | 27 | 6:06 | 215 | Rice’42 | 58 | 149 | 92 | 147 | .626 | 390 | 6.7 | |
| Dick Niemeria | G-F | 26 | 6:01 | 165 | Notre Dame’43 | 59 | 118 | 97 | 135 | .719 | 333 | 5.6 | |
| Jack Smiley | F-G | 25 | 6:03 | 190 | Illinois’47 | 60 | 105 | 90 | 135 | .667 | 300 | 5.0 | |
| Dick Triptow | G-F | 25 | 6:00 | 170 | DePaul’44 | fr Tri Cities | 48 | 74 | 75 | 119 | .630 | 223 | 4.6 |
| Walton Kirk | F | 23 | 6:03 | 175 | Illinois’47 | Injured | 45 | 62 | 44 | 90 | .489 | 168 | 3.7 |
| Ken Menke | G | 25 | 6:00 | 170 | Illinois’47 | 44 | 39 | 45 | 57 | .789 | 123 | 2.8 | |
| Milo Komenich | F-C | 27 | 6:07 | 220 | Wyoming’42 | to Anderson | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 15 | 2.1 |
| PLAYOFFS | |||||||||||||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | HGT | WGT | COLLEGE | TRANSACTIONS | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | PTS | AVG |
| Ralph Hamilton | F-G | 26 | 6:01 | 188 | Indiana’47 | Injured | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 2.0 |
| Blackie Towery | F | 27 | 6:04 | 210 | Western Kentucky’41 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | .500 | 19 | 4.8 | |
| Jake Pelkington | C | 30 | 6:06 | 200 | Manhattan | 4 | 14 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 34 | 8.5 | |
| Curly Armstrong | G-F | 29 | 5:11 | 170 | Indiana’41 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 16 | .688 | 37 | 9.3 | |
| Bob Tough | G | 27 | 6:00 | 185 | St.John’s(NY)’42 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 21 | 5.3 | |
| Bob Kinney | C | 27 | 6:06 | 215 | Rice’42 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 43 | 10.8 | |
| Dick Niemeria | G-F | 26 | 6:01 | 165 | Notre Dame’43 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 27 | 6.8 | |
| Jack Smiley | F-G | 25 | 6:03 | 190 | Illinois’47 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 20 | 5.0 | |
| Dick Triptow | G-F | 25 | 6:00 | 170 | DePaul’44 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 19 | 4.8 | |
| Walton Kirk | F | 23 | 6:03 | 175 | Illinois’47 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 7 | 2.3 | |
| Ken Menke | G | 25 | 6:00 | 170 | Illinois’47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2.0 | |