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1946-47 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons Roster
Team Record: 25-19
Finishing 2nd in the NBL's East Division
Lost conference finals
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
1946-47 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons Results
The Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons of the National Basketball League ended the 1946-47 season with a record of 25 wins and 19 losses, finishing second in the NBL's East Division.
Fort Wayne racked up 2,566 points and conceded 2,447. Chick Reiser tossed in a team-leading 410 points for the Zollner Pistons, while Jake Pelkington scored 9 or more per game also. The 1946-47 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons lost in the conference finals.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Curly Armstrong | G-F | November 1, 1918 | 5'11" | 170 | Indiana | |
Ken Buehler | F-C | 6'2" | 180 | Milwaukee State Teachers | ||
Jerry Bush | F-C | September 6, 1914 | 6'3" | 200 | St. John's (NY) | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Johannes Dienelt | G | April 28, 1921 | 6'0" | 185 | Indiana | |
Ben Gardner | C-F | 6'3" | 190 | Sam Houston State | ||
Frank Gates | G-F | April 12, 1920 | 6'0" | 160 | Sam Houston State | (ht) Huntsville, TX USA |
Bob Kinney | C-F | September 16, 1920 | 6'6" | 215 | Rice | Fort Scott, KS USA |
Milo Komenich | F-C | June 22, 1920 | 6'7" | 212 | Wyoming | Gary, IN |
Bobby McDermott | G | January 7, 1914 | 5'11" | 180 | none | Whitestone, NY USA |
Lyle Neat | G | September 29, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | Butler | |
Richie Niemiera | G-F | May 26, 1921 | 6'1" | 165 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL |
Jake Pelkington | C-F | January 3, 1916 | 6'6" | 220 | Manhattan | |
Chick Reiser | G-F | December 17, 1914 | 5'11" | 165 | NYU | |
Charley Shipp | G-F | December 3, 1913 | 6'1" | 200 | Catholic | Indianapolis, IN USA |
Jerome Steiner | G | January 7, 1918 | 5'7" | 160 | Butler | |
Bob Tough | G-F | August 28, 1920 | 6'0" | 185 | St. John's (NY) | New York, NY |
Blackie Towery | F-C | June 20, 1920 | 6'4" | 210 | Western Kentucky | Caldwell, KY |