1944 World Professional Basketball Tournament
| 1944 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
| 1st runner-up | Brooklyn Eagles |
| 2nd runner-up | Harlem Globetrotters |
| MVP | Bobby McDermott |
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The 1944 World Professional Basketball Tournament was the 6th edition of the
New York Rens 37–29 in the third-place game. Bobby McDermott of Fort Wayne was named the tournaments Most Valuable Player.[3]
Results
First round
- 20 March - Dayton Aviators 52, Akron Collegians 38
- 20 March - Brooklyn Eagles 55, Camp Campbell Tankmen 41
- 20 March - New York Rens 39, Detroit Suffrins33
- 21 March - Cleveland Chase Brassmen 55, Indianapolis Pure Oils 52
- 21 March - Oshkosh All-Stars 51, Rochester Wings 40
- 21 March - Harlem Globetrotters 41, Pittsburgh Corbetts 40
Quarter-finals
- 22 March - Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 59, Dayton Aviators 34[4]
- 22 March - New York Rens 62, Cleveland Chase Brassmen 38[4]
- 22 March - Sheboygan Redskins 43[4]
- 22 March - Harlem Globetrotters 41, Oshkosh All-Stars 31[4]1
Semi-finals
Third place game
24 March 1944
8:15 p.m. |
New York Rens 29
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Pts: D. Cumberland – 10 |
Pts: Sonny Wood – 8 | |
Chicago Stadium
Attendance: 14,226 |
Championship game
24 March 1945
9:15 p.m.[5] |
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 50, Brooklyn Eagles 33
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| Scoring by quarter: 12–9, 16–2, 14–10, 8–12 | ||
J. Pelkington – 19 |
Pts: B. Opper – 11 | |
Individual awards
All-Tournament First team
- F - New York Rens
- F - Mel Riebe, Cleveland Allmen Transfers
- C - Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
- G - Mickey Rottner, Brooklyn Eagles
- G - Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons(MVP)
All-Tournament Second team
- F - Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
- F - Bob Tough, Brooklyn Eagles
- C - Bernie Price, Harlem Globetrotters
- G - Jack Garfinkel, Brooklyn Eagles
- G - Manny Hyatt, Pittsburgh Corbetts
Notable occurrences
- On 21 March, with three minutes remaining in the quarter-finals match between the Harlem Globetrotters and the Oshkosh All-Stars, a fight broke out between the players which needed officials and police to restore order. Thirty seconds after play resumed, trouble broke out again and Oshkosh coach Lon Darling decided to call his team from the game.[6]
- On 23 March, Bob Tough of the Brooklyn Eagles set a tournament record with his 32 points against Harlem Globetrotters in the semi-finals.[7]
References
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Bob Tough, former Seton Hall star, equalled the tourney record by scoring 32 points against the Trotters, former champions.
External links
- WPBT 1939-48 on apbr.org