The 1946 World Professional Basketball Tournament was the 8th edition of the World Professional Basketball Tournament. It was held in Chicago, Illinois, during the days of 25 March - 8 April 1946 and featured 14 teams. It was won by the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons who defeated the Oshkosh All-Stars 2–1 in the championship series. The

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came in third after beating the Baltimore Bullets 2–0 in the third-place best-of-three series. George Mikan of the American Gears was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player after finishing as its top scorer with 100 points in five games.

Results

First round

:25 March -

69, Pittsburgh Raiders 58 :25 March - Anderson Duffey Packers 59,

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46 :25 March - Midland Dow Chemicals 72, Indianapolis Kautskys 59 :25 March - Oshkosh All-Stars 60, Detroit Mansfields 32 :25 March - New York Rens 82,

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39 :25 March - Baltimore Bullets 61, Dayton Mickeys 58

Quarter-finals

: 29 March - Oshkosh All-Stars 50, New York Rens 44 : 29 March -

52, Sheboygan Redskins 51 : 29 March - Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 65, Midland Dow Chemicals 62 : 29 March - Baltimore Bullets 67, Anderson Duffey Packers 65

Semi-finals

:3 April - Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 50, Baltimore Bullets 49 :3 April - Oshkosh All-Stars 72,

Third place series

Championship series

Individual awards

All-Tournament First team

*F -

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, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons *F - Leroy Edwards, Oshkosh All-Stars *C - George Mikan,

(MVP) *G - Bobby McDermott, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons *G - Bob Feerick, Oshkosh All-Stars

All-Tournament Second team

*F -

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, Midland Dow Chemicals *F - Bob Calihan,

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*C - Mike Bloom, Baltimore Bullets *G -

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, Baltimore Bullets *G - Bob Carpenter, Oshkosh All-Stars

References

External links

WPBT 1939-48
on apbr.org {{World Professional Basketball Tournament World Professional Basketball Tournament