The 1946–47 Pittsburgh Ironmen season was the only season of the
Pittsburgh Ironmen
The Pittsburgh Ironmen were a charter member of the Basketball Association of America (a forerunner of the National Basketball Association). The team was based in Pittsburgh and played at Duquesne Gardens.
They ended their only season in the BAA i ...
of the
Basketball Association of America
The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946. Following its third season, 1948–49, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball Lea ...
. They finished with a record of 15–45.
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Transactions
Trades
Dispersal Draft
After the Ironmen joined the
Toronto Huskies
The Toronto Huskies were a team in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which was a forerunner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), during the 1946–47 season. They were based in Toronto. The team compiled a 22–38 win–loss r ...
in disbanding their franchises altogether on July 27, 1947, the remaining eight teams left in the BAA (the surviving seven teams from the league's first successful season alongside the
original Baltimore Bullets franchise that came from the
original American Basketball League by a dispute with that league) entered into what became its first ever dispersal draft on August 2 that year, with each team taking players that were originally from the previously disbanded
Cleveland Rebels
The Cleveland Rebels were a basketball team in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), a forerunner of the modern National Basketball Association (NBA), based in Cleveland.
Franchise history
The Rebels were an inaugural franchise in the BAA ...
and
Detroit Falcons franchises alongside the Ironmen and Huskies franchises. The following teams acquired these players from the Ironmen during the dispersal draft period.
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Baltimore Bullets:
Press Maravich
Peter "Press" Maravich (August 29, 1915 – April 15, 1987) was an American college and professional basketball coach. He received the nickname "Press" as a boy, when one of his jobs was selling the '' Pittsburgh Press'' on the streets of his hom ...
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Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), ...
:
John Abramovic
John M. Abramovic Jr. (February 9, 1919 – June 9, 2000) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) for the Pittsburgh Ironmen, St. Louis Bombers and Baltimore Bullets. Abramovic w ...
&
Stan Noszka
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Philadelphia Warriors
The history of the Golden State Warriors began in Philadelphia in 1946. In 1962, the franchise was relocated to San Francisco, California and became known as the San Francisco Warriors until 1971, when its name was changed to the current Golden ...
:
Harry Zeller
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Providence Steamrollers
The Providence Steamrollers were a Basketball Association of America team based in Providence, Rhode Island. As of 2025, the Steamrollers were the last professional sports franchise from one of the Big Four leagues to be based in Rhode Island.
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:
Mike Bytzura,
Coulby Gunther
Coulby Gunther (February 5, 1923 – July 14, 2005) was an American business man, paratrooper and professional basketball player. He spent two seasons in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) as a member of the Pittsburgh Ironmen (1946–4 ...
, &
Tony Kappen
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St. Louis Bombers:
Noble Jorgensen
Noble Gordon "Jorgy" Jorgensen (May 18, 1925 – November 2, 1982) was an American professional basketball player. He was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. He was a member of Portland's first professional ...
References
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Pittsburgh Ironmen seasons
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...