The Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League was a professional

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league with teams from the

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in the

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and

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. The league existed for two seasons, 1946-47 and 1947-48.

Teams

Three teams played in both seasons: * Bellingham Fircrests *

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* Vancouver Hornets These teams played in the 1946-47 season, but dropped out for the 1947-48 season: * Salem Trailblazers *

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* Spokane Orphans * Yakima Ramblers These teams joined the league for the 1947-48 season: * Astoria Royal Chinooks * Seattle Athletics * Tacoma Mountaineers

Champions

* 1946-47: Bellingham Fircrests won round robin playoffs; chose not to play in

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, so runner-up Portland Indians went instead, losing to the

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in the first round. * 1947-48: Portland Indians defeated Seattle Athletics 3 games to 1. (The fourth game was disallowed after a timekeeping error and replayed two days later with Portland winning 76–74).

Notable players

* George (Porky) Andrews * Gale Bishop *

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* Boody Gilbertson *

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* John Mandic *

Ken Suesens Kenneth Glenn Suesens (October 23, 1916 – May 29, 1992) was the head coach of the Sheboygan Red Skins of the National Basketball Association from 1948 to 1951. Under him, they would go 1–2 in the playoffs. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa ...

* Urgel (Slim) Wintermute

References

External links

History of the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League
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