National Basketball League

A National Basketball League (NBL), foi unha liga profesional de baloncesto masculino creada en 1937 nos Estados Unidos. En 1949, fusionouse coa Basketball Association of America (BAA) para formar a National Basketball Association (NBA).

National Basketball League (NBL)
Fundación	1937
Desaparición	1949
Rexión	Estados Unidos
Equipos	38
Máis laureado	Akron Firestone Non-Skids Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons Oshkosh All-Stars (2 títulos)

Historia

A NBL comezou con 30 equipos independentes en 1937. A liga comezou coma Midwest Basketball Conference en 1935, pero cambiou o seu nome en 1937 nun intento de atraer máis público. Foi creada por tres corporacións: General Electric, Firestone e Goodyear. A NBL durou doce anos antes de fusionarse coa Basketball Association of America en 1949, dando coma resultado a National Basketball Association.

A liga comezou de maneira informal. Cada equipo xogaba dez partidos, dos cales catro eran xogados fóra da casa. Os partidos podían consistir en catro cuartos de dez minutos ou en tres períodos de quince minutos. A elección a tiña o equipo que xogaba na casa. Algúns dos equipos eran independentes, mentres que outros estaban dirixidos por compañías que tamén lles daban traballo ós xogadores.

A historia da NBL divídese en tres etapas, que contribuíron significativamente ó crecemento do baloncesto profesional e da NBA. A primeira dinastía foi dos Oshkosh All-Stars. A segunda etapa viu o crecemento dos Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, quen foron un equipo clave para a supervivencia da NBA nos seus primeiros anos. O período final céntrase ó redor da figura de George Mikan e na importancia dos homes altos no baloncesto.

Equipos

Nota: * denota un equipo que xoga actualmente na NBA.

• Akron Firestone Non-Skids (1937–41)
• Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (1937–42)
• Anderson Duffey Packers (1946–49)
• Buffalo Bisons (1946)*
• Chicago Bruins (1939–42)
• Chicago Studebaker Flyers (1942–43)
• Chicago American Gears (1944–47)
• Cincinnati Comellos (1937–38)
• Cleveland Chase Brassmen (1943–44)
• Cleveland Allmen Transfers (1944–46)
• Columbus Athletic Supply (1938–39)
• Dayton Metropolitans (1937–38)
• Denver Nuggets (1948–49)
• Detroit Eagles (1939–41)
• Detroit Gems (1946–47)*
• Detroit Vagabond Kings/Dayton Rens (1948–49)
• Flint Dow A.C.'s/Midland Dow A.C.'s (1947–48)
• Fort Wayne General Electrics (1937–38)
• Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1941–48)*
• Hammond Ciesar All-Americans (1938–41)

• Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (1948–49)
• Indianapolis Kautskys (1937–48)
• Kankakee Gallagher Trojans (1937–38)
• Minneapolis Lakers (1947–48)*
• Oshkosh All-Stars (1937–49)
• Pittsburgh Pirates (1937–39)
• Pittsburgh Raiders (1944–45)
• Richmond King Clothiers convertéronse nos Cincinnati Comellos (1937–38)
• Rochester Royals (1945–48)*
• Sheboygan Red Skins (1938–49)
• Syracuse Nationals (1946–49)*
• Toledo Jim White Chevrolets (1941–43)
• Toledo Jeeps (1946–48)
• Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1946–49)*
• Warren Penns (1937–38)
• Warren Penns/Cleveland White Horses (1938–39)
• Waterloo Hawks (1948–49)
• Whiting Ciesar All-Americans (1937–38)
• Youngstown Bears (1945–47)

Líderes de anotación

*	Elixido no Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

George Mikan (#99) ten maior media de anotación (19.85) da historia da NBL.

Posición	Xogador	Equipo(s)	Partidos	Puntos	Pts. por partido
1	McDermott, BobbyBobby McDermott*	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, Chicago American Gears, Sheboygan Redskins, Tri-Cities Blackhawks	287	3,583	12.48
2	Edwards, LeroyLeroy Edwards	Oshkosh All-Stars, Indianapolis Kautskys	322	3,221	10.00
3	Englund, GeneGene Englund	Oshkosh All-Stars	238	2,600	10.92
4	Dancker, EdEd Dancker	Sheboygan Redskins, Oshkosh All-Stars	321	2,490	7.76
5	Cervi, AlAl Cervi*	Buffalo Bisons, Richmond King Clothiers, Syracuse Nationals	187	2,326	12.44
6	Otten, DonDon Otten	Buffalo Bisons, Tri-Cities Blackhawks	168	2,292	13.64
7	Novak, MichaelMichael Novak	Chicago American Gears, Sheboygan Redskins, Syracuse Nationals	267	2,279	8.54
8	Carpenter, BobBob Carpenter	Oshkosh All-Stars, Hammond Ciesar All-Americans	209	2,140	10.24
9	Glamack, GeorgeGeorge Glamack	Akron Goodyear Wingfoots, Rochester Royals, Indianapolis Kautskys, Hammond Calumet Buccaneers	202	2,138	10.58
10	Pelkington, JakeJake Pelkington	Akron Goodyear Wingfoots, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	226	1,949	8.62
11	Shipp, CharlesCharles Shipp	Akron Firestone Non-Skids, Oshkosh All-Stars, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, Waterloo Hawks	376	1,935	5.15
12	Patrick, StanleyStanley Patrick	Chicago ?, Midland Dow A.C.'s, Hammond Calumet Buccaneers	212	1,765	8.33
13	Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan*	Chicago American Gears, Minneapolis Lakers	81	1,608	19.85
14	Risen, ArnieArnie Risen*	Indianapolis Kautskys, Rochester Royals, Toledo Jeeps	123	1,606	13.06
15	Schultz, HowieHowie Schultz	Anderson Packers	165	1,600	9.70

Campionatos

Ano	Gañador	Perdedor das Finais	Resultado
1937–38	Akron Goodyear Wingfoots	Oshkosh All-Stars	2–1
1938–39	Akron Firestone Non-Skids	Oshkosh All-Stars	3–2
1939–40	Akron Firestone Non-Skids	Oshkosh All-Stars	3–2
1940–41	Oshkosh All-Stars	Sheboygan Red Skins	3–0
1941–42	Oshkosh All-Stars	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	2–1
1942–43	Sheboygan Red Skins	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	2–1
1943–44	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	Sheboygan Red Skins	3–0
1944–45	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	Sheboygan Red Skins	3–2
1945–46	Rochester Royals	Sheboygan Red Skins	3–0
1946–47	Chicago American Gears	Rochester Royals	3–2
1947–48	Minneapolis Lakers	Rochester Royals	3–1
1948–49	Anderson Packers	Oshkosh All-Stars	3–0

Líderes da tempada e galardóns

Fonte

*	Elixido no Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Líder de anotación

Tempada	Xogador	Equipo(s)	Puntos	Pts. por partido
1937–38	Edwards, LeroyLeroy Edwards	Oshkosh All-Stars	210	16.2
1938–39	Edwards, LeroyLeroy Edwards (2)	Oshkosh All-Stars	334	11.9
1939–40	Edwards, LeroyLeroy Edwards (3)	Oshkosh All-Stars	361	12.9
1940–41	Stephens, BenBen Stephens	Akron Goodyear Wingfoots	265	11.0
1941–42	Chuckovits, ChuckChuck Chuckovits	Toledo Jim White Chevrolets	406	18.5
1942–43	McDermott, BobbyBobby McDermott*	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	316	13.7
1943–44	Riebe, MelMel Riebe	Cleveland Chase Brassmen	323	17.9
1944–45	Riebe, MelMel Riebe (2)	Cleveland Allmen Transfers	607	20.2
1945–46	Carpenter, BobBob Carpenter	Oshkosh All-Stars	473	13.9
1946–47	Cervi, AlAl Cervi*	Rochester Royals	632	16.5
1946–47	Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan*	Chicago American Gears	632	16.5
1947–48	Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan* (2)	Minneapolis Lakers	1195	21.3
1948–49	Otten, DonDon Otten	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	899	14.0

MVP

Tempada	MVP	Equipo
1937–38	Edwards, LeroyLeroy Edwards	Oshkosh All-Stars
1938–39	Edwards, LeroyLeroy Edwards (2)	Oshkosh All-Stars
1939–40	Edwards, LeroyLeroy Edwards (3)	Oshkosh All-Stars
1940–41	Stephens, BenBen Stephens	Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
1941–42	Chuckovits, ChuckChuck Chuckovits	Toledo Jim White Chevrolets
1942–43	McDermott, BobbyBobby McDermott*	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1943–44	McDermott, BobbyBobby McDermott* (2)	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1944–45	McDermott, BobbyBobby McDermott* (3)	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1945–46	McDermott, BobbyBobby McDermott* (4)	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1946–47	Davies, BobBob Davies*	Rochester Royals
1947–48	Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan*	Minneapolis Lakers
1948–49	Otten, DonDon Otten	Tri-Cities Blackhawks

Adestrador do Ano

Tempada	Adestrador	Equipo
1937–38	Byers, CliffCliff Byers	Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
1938–39	Sheeks, PaulPaul Sheeks	Akron Firestone Non-Skids
1939–40	Sheeks, PaulPaul Sheeks (2)	Akron Firestone Non-Skids
1940–41	Hotchkiss, GeorgeGeorge Hotchkiss	Oshkosh All-Stars
1941–42	Darling, LonLon Darling	Oshkosh All-Stars
1942–43	Roth, CarlCarl Roth	Sheboygan Red Skins
1943–44	McDermott, BobbyBobby McDermott*	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1944–45	McDermott, BobbyBobby McDermott* (2)	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1945–46	Harrison, LesterLester Harrison*	Rochester Royals
1946–47	Darling, LonLon Darling	Oshkosh All-Stars
1947–48	Mendenhall, MurrayMurray Mendenhall	Anderson Duffey Packers
1948–49	Cervi, AlAl Cervi*	Syracuse Nationals

Rookie do Ano

Tempada	Rookie	Equipo
1937–38	Kessler, BobBob Kessler	Indianapolis Kautskys
1938–39	Young, JewellJewell Young	Indianapolis Kautskys
1939–40	Stephens, BenBen Stephens	Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
1940–41	Sadowski, EdEd Sadowski	Indianapolis Kautskys
1941–42	Glamack, GeorgeGeorge Glamack	Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
1942–43	Buehler, KenKen Buehler	Sheboygan Red Skins
1943–44	Riebe, MelMel Riebe	Cleveland Chase Brassmen
1944–45	Holzman, RedRed Holzman	Rochester Royals
1945–46	Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan*	Minneapolis Lakers
1946–47	Lewis, FredFred Lewis	Sheboygan Red Skins
1947–48	Todorovich, MikeMike Todorovich	Sheboygan Red Skins
1948–49	Schayes, DolphDolph Schayes*	Syracuse Nationals

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Ligazóns externas

• National Basketball Association