La National Basketball League fou una lliga professional de bàsquet dels Estats Units.
S'inicià l'any 1937 amb 13 equips. Comptà amb el suport de tres grans corporacions empresarials General Electric, Firestone i Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, i estigué basada, principalment, a la regió dels Grans llacs, amb equips de petites ciutats i de corporacions empresarials. L'any 1949 la NBL s'uní a la Basketball Association of America i formaren l'actual NBA.[1]
Actualment, cinc equips de l'NBA tenen les seves arrels en aquesta competició. Tres d'ells s'uniren a l'NBA l'any 1948: Minneapolis Lakers (actualment Los Angeles Lakers), Rochester Royals (actualment Sacramento Kings) i Fort Wayne Pistons (actualment Detroit Pistons). Dos més s'hi uniren l'any 1949: Tri-Cities Blackhawks (actualment Atlanta Hawks) i Syracuse Nationals (actualment Philadelphia 76ers).
Historial
Franquícies
- 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)
- Dayton Rens (1948-49)
- Denver Nuggets (1948-49) club diferent a l'actual
- 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)
- Cleveland White Horses (1938-39)
- Waterloo Hawks (1948-49)
- Whiting Ciesar All-Americans (1937-38)
- Youngstown Bears (1945-47)
Línia del temps
1937-38 | 1938-39 | 1939-40 | 1940-41 | 1941-42 | 1942-43 | 1943-44 | 1944-45 | 1945-46 | 1946-47 | 1947-48 | 1948-49 |
Akron Firestone Non-Skids | | Chicago Studebaker Flyers | Cleveland Chase Brassmen | Cleveland Allmen Transfers | Anderson Duffey Packers |
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | | | Chicago American Gears | Flint Dow A.C.'s/Midland Dow A.C.'s | Dayton Rens |
Buffalo Bisons | Columbus Athletic Supply | Chicago Bruins | | | Pittsburgh Raiders | | Detroit Gems | Minneapolis Lakers | Denver Nuggets |
Dayton Metropolitans | Cleveland White Horses | Detroit Eagles | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | Detroit Vagabond Kings/Dayton Rens |
Fort Wayne General Electrics | Hammond Ciesar All-Americans | Toledo Jim White Chevrolets | | | Rochester Royals | Hammond Calumet Buccaneers |
Indianapolis Kautskys | Waterloo Hawks |
Kankakee Gallagher Trojans | | | | | | | | | Syracuse Nationals |
Oshkosh All-Stars |
Pittsburgh Pirates | | | | | | | | Toledo Jeeps | |
Richmond King Clothiers/Cincinnati Comellos | | | | | | | | | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
Sheboygan Redskins |
Warren Penns | | | | | | | | Youngstown Bears | | |
Whiting Ciesar All-Americans | | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Campions, líders i premis
En negreta, membres del Hall of Fame Temporada | Campió | Entrenador | Resultat | Subcampió | Entrenador | | Màxim Anotador | | Millor jugador (MVP) | | Millor debutant (ROY) | | Millor entrenador |
Jugador | Equip | PPP | Jugador | Equip | Jugador | Equip | Entrenador | Equip |
1937-38 | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | Lefty Byers | 2-1 | Oshkosh All-Stars | George Hotchkiss | Leroy Edwards | Oshkosh All-Stars | 16.2 | Leroy Edwards | Oshkosh All-Stars | Robert Kessler | Indianapolis Kautskys | Lefty Byers | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
1938-39 | Akron Firesotone Non-Skids | Paul Sheeks | 3-2 | Oshkosh All-Stars | George Hotchkiss | Leroy Edwards | Oshkosh All-Stars | 11.9 | Leroy Edwards | Oshkosh All-Stars | Jewell Young | Indianapolis Kautskys | Paul Sheeks | Akron Firesotone Non-Skids |
1939-40 | Akron Firesotone Non-Skids | Paul Sheeks | 3-2 | Oshkosh All-Stars | George Hotchkiss | Leroy Edwards | Oshkosh All-Stars | 12.9 | Leroy Edwards | Oshkosh All-Stars | Ben Stephens | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | Paul Sheeks | Akron Firesotone Non-Skids |
1940-41 | Oshkosh All-Stars | George Hotchkiss | 3-0 | Sheboygan Red Skins | Frank Zummach | Ben Stephens | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | 11.0 | Ben Stephens | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | Ediie Sadowski | Indianapolis Kautskys | George Hotchkiss | Oshkosh All-Stars |
1941-42 | Oshkosh All-Stars | Lon Darling | 2-1 | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | Carl Bennet | Chuck Chuckovits | Toledo Jim White Chevrolets | 18.5 | Chuck Chuckovits | Toledo Jim White Chevrolets | George Glamack | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | Lon Darling | Oshkosh All-Stars |
1942-43 | Sheboygan Red Skins | Carl Roth | 2-1 | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | Carl Bennet | Bobby McDermott | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | 13.7 | Bobby McDermott | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | Ken Buehler | Sheboygan Red Skins | Carl Roth | Sheboygan Red Skins |
1943-44 | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | Bobby McDermott | 3-0 | Sheboygan Red Skins | Carl Roth | Mel Riebe | Cleveland Chase Brassmen | 17.9 | Bobby McDermott | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | Mel Riebe | Cleveland Chase Brassmen | Bobby McDermott | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
1944-45 | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | Bobby McDermott | 3-2 | Sheboygan Red Skins | Dutch Dehnert | Mel Riebe | Cleveland Allmen Transfers | 20.2 | Bobby McDermott | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | Stan Patrick | Chicago American Gears | Bobby McDermott | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
1945-46 | Rochester Royals | Eddie Malanowicz | 3-0 | Sheboygan Red Skins | Dutch Dehnert | Bob Carpenter | Oshkosh All-Stars | 13.9 | Bobby McDermott | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | Red Holzman | Rochester Royals | Eddie Malanowicz | Rochester Royals |
1946-47 | Chicago American Gears | Bobby McDermott | 3-1 | Rochester Royals | Eddie Malanowicz | Al Cervi | Rochester Royals | 14.4 | Bob Davies | Rochester Royals | Fred Lewis | Sheboygan Red Skins | Lon Darling | Oshkosh All-Stars |
1947-48 | Minneapolis Lakers | John Kundla | 3-1 | Rochester Royals | Eddie Malanowicz | George Mikan | Minneapolis Lakers | 21.3 | George Mikan | Minneapolis Lakers | Mike Todorovich | Sheboygan Red Skins | Murray Mendenhall | Anderson Duffey Packers |
1948-49 | Anderson Duffey Packers | Murray Mendenhall | 3-0 | Oshkosh All-Stars | Gene Englund & Eddie Riska | Don Otten | Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 14.0 | | Don Otten | Tri-Cities Blackhawks | Dolph Schayes | Syracuse Nationals | Al Cervi | Syracuse Nationals |
Palmarés
Equip | Campionats | Subcampionats | Finals |
Oshkosh All-Stars | 2 | 1941 1942 | 4 | 1938 1939 1940 1949 | 6 |
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | 2 | 1944 1945 | 2 | 1942 1943 | 4 |
Akron Firesotone Non-Skids | 2 | 1939 1940 | | | 2 |
Sheboygan Red Skins | 1 | 1943 | 4 | 1941 1944 1945 1946 | 5 |
Rochester Royals | 1 | 1946 | 2 | 1947 1948 | 3 |
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | 1 | 1938 | | | 1 |
Chicago American Gears | 1 | 1947 | | | 1 |
Minneapolis Lakers | 1 | 1948 | | | 1 |
Anderson Duffey Packers | 1 | 1949 | | | 1 |
Jugador/Entrenador | Equip | Màxim Anotador | Millor jugador | Millor debutant | Millor entrenador | Total |
Bobby McDermott | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1 | 1943 | 4 | 1943 1944 1945 1946 | | | 2 | 1944 1945 | 7 |
Leroy Edwards | Oshkosh All-Stars | 3 | 1938 1939 1940 | 3 | 1938 1939 1940 | | | | | 6 |
Ben Stephens | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | 1 | 1941 | 1 | 1941 | 1 | 1940 | | | 3 |
Mel Riebe | Cleveland Chase Brassmen | 2 | 1944 1945 | | | 1 | 1944 | | | 3 |
Paul Sheeks | Akron Firesotone Non-Skids | | | | | | | 2 | 1939 1940 | 2 |
Chuck Chuckovits | Toledo Jim White Chevrolets | 1 | 1942 | 1 | 1942 | | | | | 2 |
George Mikan | Minneapolis Lakers | 1 | 1948 | 1 | 1948 | | | | | 2 |
Lon Darling | Oshkosh All-Stars | | | | | | | 2 | 1942 1947 | 2 |
Al Cervi | Rochester Royals | 1 | 1947 | | | | | 1 | 1949 | 2 |
Don Otten | Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 1 | 1949 | 1 | 1949 | | | | | 2 |
Robert Kessler | Indianapolis Kautskys | | | | | 1 | 1938 | | | 1 |
Lefty Byers | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | | | | | | | 1 | 1938 | 1 |
Jewell Young | Indianapolis Kautskys | | | | | 1 | 1939 | | | 1 |
Ediie Sadowski | Indianapolis Kautskys | | | | | 1 | 1941 | | | 1 |
George Hotchkiss | Oshkosh All-Stars | | | | | | | 1 | 1941 | 1 |
George Glamack | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | | | | | 1 | 1942 | | | 1 |
Ken Buehler | Sheboygan Red Skins | | | | | 1 | 1943 | | | 1 |
Carl Roth | Sheboygan Red Skins | | | | | | | 1 | 1943 | 1 |
Stan Patrick | Chicago American Gears | | | | | 1 | 1945 | | | 1 |
Bob Carpenter | Oshkosh All-Stars | 1 | 1946 | | | | | | | 1 |
Red Holzman | Rochester Royals | | | | | 1 | 1946 | | | 1 |
Eddie Malanowicz | Rochester Royals | | | | | | | 1 | 1946 | 1 |
Bob Davies | Rochester Royals | | | 1 | 1947 | | | | | 1 |
Fred Lewis | Sheboygan Red Skins | | | | | 1 | 1947 | | | 1 |
Mike Todorovich | Sheboygan Red Skins | | | | | 1 | 1948 | | | 1 |
Murray Mendenhall | Anderson Duffey Packers | | | | | | | 1 | 1948 | 1 |
Dolph Schayes | Syracuse Nationals | | | | | 1 | 1949 | | | 1 |
Referències
- ↑ Silverman, Drew. NBA Finals (en anglès). ABDO Publishing Company, 2013, p. 14. ISBN 1624010032.