1945–46 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season
Head coachCarl Bennett
Results
Record26–8 (.765)
PlaceDivision: 1st
Playoff finishLost Eastern Division Semifinals to Rochester Royals, 3-1
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 1945–46 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season was the fifth season of the franchise in the National Basketball League. The team was looking to return to the finals for a fifth consecutive year and win their third straight title. The team once again claimed the best regular season record by winning 26 games and Bobby McDermott was awarded his fourth and last NBL MVP Award. Both Buddy Jeannette and Robert McDermott were named to the All-NBL first team. Going into the playoffs the Pistons met the Rochester Royals in the first round but were upset in four games making it the first season in team history where they failed to reach the finals. This season marked the end of the Pistons NBL dominance as both McDermott and Jeannette left the franchise within the next year.

Roster

Rank Player Position
1 Robert McDermott G
2 Ed Sadowski C
3 Buddy Jeannette G
4 Jake Pelkington C-F
5 Chick Reiser G-F
6 Gerard Bush F-C
7 Charley Shipp G-F
8 Robert Synnott F-C
9 Bob Kinney C-F
10 Bob Tough G-F
11 Herm Schaefer G-F
12 Wilfred Doerner F
13 Curly Armstrong G-F

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League standings

Eastern Division

Pos.Eastern DivisionWinsLossesWin %
1Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons268.765
2Rochester Royals2410.706
3Youngstown Bears1320.394
4Cleveland Allmen Transfers429.121

Western Division

Pos.Western DivisionWinsLossesWin %
1Sheboygan Red Skins2113.618
2Oshkosh All-Stars1915.559
3Chicago American Gears1717.500
4Indianapolis Kautskys1022.313

Awards and honors

References

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