
1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster
Team Record: 22-38
Finishing 5th in the BAA's Western Division
Coach: Carl Bennett (0-6)
Coach: Curly Armstrong (22-32)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons Results
The Fort Wayne Pistons of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 22 wins and 38 losses, finishing fifth in the BAA's Western Division.
The Pistons racked up 4,457 points, worst in the circuit and allowed 4,651. Bob Tough scored a team-best 466 points for Fort Wayne, and Jack Smiley dished out 138 assists for the squad.
Carl Bennett and Curly Armstrong coached the team.
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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 | |
Charlie Black | F-C | June 15, 1921 | 6'4" | 195 | Kansas | Arco, ID USA |
Dillard Crocker | F-G | January 19, 1925 | 6'4" | 205 | Western Michigan | Niles, MI USA |
Bruce Hale | G-F | August 30, 1918 | 6'1" | 170 | Santa Clara | Medford, OR USA |
Ralph Hamilton | G-F | June 10, 1921 | 6'1" | 188 | Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN |
Bill Henry | C | December 27, 1924 | 6'9" | 215 | Rice | Dallas, TX USA |
Bob Kinney | C-F | September 16, 1920 | 6'6" | 215 | Rice | Fort Scott, KS USA |
Walt Kirk | G-F | September 3, 1924 | 6'3" | 173 | Illinois | Mount Vernon, IL USA |
Leo Klier | F-G | May 21, 1923 | 6'1" | 170 | Notre Dame | Washington, IN USA |
John Mahnken | C | June 16, 1922 | 6'8" | 220 | Georgetown | Jersey City, NJ USA |
Leo Mogus | F-C | April 13, 1921 | 6'4" | 190 | Youngstown State | Youngstown, OH USA |
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 | |
Roy Pugh | C-F | October 16, 1922 | 6'6" | 210 | SMU | Jacksonville, TX USA |
Jack Smiley | F-G | December 22, 1922 | 6'3" | 190 | Illinois | Sandwich, IL |
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 |
Dick Triptow | G-F | November 3, 1922 | 6'0" | 170 | DePaul | |
Ward Williams | F | June 26, 1923 | 6'4" | 195 | Indiana |