1948–49 Anderson Duffey Packers season

1948–49 Anderson Duffey Packers season
NBL champions
Division champions
Head coachMurray Mendenhall
ArenaAnderson High School Wigwam
Results
Record49–15 (.766)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishDefeated Oshkosh All-Stars in NBL Championship, 3–0

The 1948–49 Anderson Duffey Packers season was the Duffey Packers' third year in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL), which was also the twelfth and final year the league existed.[1] However, if you include their only season of independent play as the Anderson Chiefs (which sometimes got their team name expanded out more into being the Chief Anderson Meat Packers at times due to their affiliation with the local meat packing business called Duffey's Incorporated) before joining the NBL, this would also be their fourth overall season of play. Ten teams would officially compete in the NBL for the 1948–49 season, comprising five teams in both the Eastern and Western Divisions, though the Eastern Division would see one team fold operations early on in its season and be replaced by another team almost immediately afterward, with that new team taking on its place and record in the NBL for this season.[2]

The Anderson Duffey Packers played their home games at the Anderson High School Wigwam.[3] The Packers finished in first place in the Eastern Division, with them recording the only NBL games where a team would score over 100 and 110 points in a game during the 1949 year.[2] In what ultimately became the final NBL Playoffs ever played, Anderson ended up receiving an Eastern Division Semifinal Round bye due to the awkward alignment the Eastern Division had this season where the Detroit Vagabond Kings not only folded operations midway through their season, but also got replaced by the Dayton Rens (formerly the famous all-black New York Renaissance) by that time, with the Dayton Rens inheriting Detroit's record to go with the record the Rens had that season for their own games played. For the Eastern Division Finals, which became Anderson's official first round in these playoffs, the Duffey Packers defeated the Syracuse Nationals three games to one (3–1).[2] They then went on to get a 3–0 sweep over the Oshkosh All-Stars in what later turned out to be the final games those All-Stars would ever play as a team as Anderson won their first and only NBL championship while that league still existed properly.[2] Months after the end of what became the final NBL season as a whole, the NBL officially agreed to merge operations with the more upstart Basketball Association of America to become the modern-day National Basketball Association, with the NBA ultimately keeping the history of the BAA around over that of the NBL despite it being the longer-lasting league, though the NBA would also keep every surviving NBL team from the previous season outside of the all-black Dayton Rens, the nearby Hammond Calumet Buccaneers, and the longstanding Oshkosh All-Stars alongside keeping the NBL's planned expansion team in the Indianapolis Olympians (though the final NBL champion Anderson Duffey Packers would have to shorten their team name to the Anderson Packers in order to join the NBA due to the BAA/NBA not allowing for sponsorships to be a part of team names, similar to the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons shortening their name to the Fort Wayne Pistons the previous season), while the BAA's side also kept every team of theirs outside of the Indianapolis Jets (formerly the NBL's Indianapolis Kautskys) and the Providence Steamrollers for the merger.

Players Frank Brian (First Team), Bill Closs (Second), and Boag Johnson (Second) earned All-NBL honors.[2]

Roster

1948–49 Anderson Duffey Packers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G Frank Brian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1923–05–01 LSU
G/F Bill Closs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1922–01–08 Rice
F Dillard Crocker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1925–01–19 Western Michigan
G/F Frank Gates 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1920–04–12 Sam Houston State
G/F John Hargis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1920–08–20 Texas
G Boag Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1921–12–06 Huntington
F/C Milo Komenich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1920–06–22 Wyoming
G Murray Mendenhall Jr. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1925–10–22 Indiana
F Howie Schultz 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1922–07–03 Hamline
G Ed Stanczak 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1921–08–15 Central HS (IN)
F Jack Walton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1926–05–19 East Union HS (IN)
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Note: Jack Walton was not on the playoffs roster.[3][4][5]

Regular season

NBL Schedule

Not to be confused with exhibition or other non-NBL scheduled games that did not count towards Anderson's official NBL record for this season. An official database created by John Grasso detailing every NBL match possible (outside of two matches that the Kankakee Gallagher Trojans won over the Dayton Metropolitans in 1938) would be released in 2026 showcasing every team's official schedules throughout their time spent in the NBL. As such, these are the official results recorded for the Anderson Duffey Packers during their third and final season in the NBL before moving on into the NBA for their upcoming season of play.

# Date Opponent Score Record
1 November 1 Detroit 89–59 1–0
2 November 6 Denver 82–52 2–0
3 November 11 @ Syracuse 62–65 2–1
4 November 13 @ Oshkosh 44–51 2–2
5 November 14 @ Hammond 57–58 (OT) 2–3
6 November 15 @ Tri-Cities 64–57 3–3
7 November 21 @ Syracuse 60–66 3–4
8 November 22 Sheboygan 67–69 3–5
9 November 27 Hammond 86–60 4–5
10 November 29 Syracuse 65–59 5–5
11 November 30 N Oshkosh 65–59 6–5
12 December 1 N Detroit 76–62 7–5
13 December 2 Detroit 86–60 8–5
14 December 6 Denver 72–57 9–5
15 December 7 @ Tri-Cities 78–76 10–5
16 December 9 Waterloo 71–59 11–5
17 December 13 Sheboygan 68–59 12–5
18 December 16 N Detroit 92–84 13–5
19 December 19 @ Dayton 83–61 14–5
20 December 20 Tri-Cities 58–61 14–6
21 December 22 @ Waterloo 45–50 14–7
22 December 23 Oshkosh 79–63 15–7
23 December 26 @ Syracuse 73–57 16–7
24 December 27 Sheboygan 72–53 17–7
25 December 29 @ Waterloo 51–50 18–7
26 December 30 Waterloo 80–68 19–7
27 January 3 Oshkosh 59–58 20–7
28 January 4 Hammond 78–72 21–7
29 January 9 @ Tri-Cities 71–77 21–8
30 January 10 Sheboygan 66–51 22–8
31 January 12 @ Waterloo 40–46 22–9
32 January 13 @ Sheboygan 69–54 23–9
33 January 17 @ Denver 118–76 24–9
34 January 19 @ Hammond 87–78 25–9
35 January 20 @ Tri-Cities 76–74 26–9
36 January 24 Denver 76–65 27–9
37 January 27 @ Sheboygan 57–63 27–10
38 January 31 Hammond 74–61 28–10
39 February 2 @ Denver 61–60 29–10
40 February 4 @ Denver 71–49 30–10
41 February 6 @ Sheboygan 71–72 30–11
42 February 7 Waterloo 74–63 31–11
43 February 10 Hammond 73–62 32–11
44 February 13 @ Dayton 54–51 33–11
45 February 14 Syracuse 71–61 34–11
46 February 16 N Dayton 76–68 35–11
47 February 17 Tri-Cities 97–71 36–11
48 February 19 @ Oshkosh 55–52 37–11
49 February 20 @ Waterloo 58–54 38–11
50 February 24 @ Tri-Cities 73–75 (OT) 38–12
51 February 28 Syracuse 72–69 39–12
52 March 1 N Oshkosh 71–65 40–12
53 March 3 @ Denver 71–62 41–12
54 March 5 @ Denver 73–76 (OT) 41–13
55 March 7 Waterloo 69–53 42–13
56 March 10 @ Sheboygan 76–72 43–13
57 March 12 @ Oshkosh 74–67 (OT) 44–13
58 March 14 Syracuse 82–75 45–13
59 March 17 Hammond 98–68 46–13
60 March 21 Dayton 74–69 47–13
61 March 23 @ Hammond 58–61 47–14
62 March 26 Tri-Cities 102–75 48–14
63 March 27 @ Syracuse 60–71 48–15
64 March 29 Oshkosh 94–62 49–15

Season standings

Pos. Eastern Division Wins Losses Win %
1 Anderson Duffey Packers 49 15 .766
2 Syracuse Nationals 40 23 .635
3 Hammond Calumet Buccaneers 21 41 .339
4 Dayton Rens‡ 14 26 .350
5 Detroit Vagabond Kings‡ 2 17 .105
‡ Dayton replaced Detroit, who disbanded during the season, and assumed Detroit's
record in the standings. Their combined record was 16–43.

Playoffs

Eastern Division opening round

Received opening round bye.[2]

Eastern Division Semifinals

(1E) Anderson Duffey Packers vs. (2E) Syracuse Nationals: Anderson wins series 3–1

  • Game 1 @ Syracuse: Anderson 89, Syracuse 74[6]
  • Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 80, Anderson 62[7]
  • Game 3 @ Anderson: Anderson 76, Syracuse 59[8]
  • Game 4 @ Anderson: Anderson 90, Syracuse 84[9]

NBL Championship

(1E) Anderson Duffey Packers vs. (1W) Oshkosh All-Stars: Anderson wins series 3–0

  • Game 1 @ Oshkosh: Anderson 74, Oshkosh 70[10]
  • Game 2 @ Oshkosh: Anderson 72, Oshkosh 70[11]
  • Game 3 @ Anderson: Anderson 88, Oshkosh 64[12]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "NBL Season Index". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "1948–49 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Anderson Duffey Packers → 1948–1949". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Peach Basket Society: 1948-49 Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL)". Peach Basket Society. 22 June 2016.
  5. ^ "1947-48 Anderson Duffey Packers basketball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. ^ "Cervi Insists Syracuse Set To Gain Revenage". The Post-Standard. April 10, 1949. p. 69. Retrieved November 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eastern NBL Playoffs Resume at Anderson". La Crosse Tribune. April 11, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved November 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Packers' Strong Finish Routs Nats, 76 to 59". The Post-Standard. April 12, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved November 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Anderson Defeats Syracuse, 90–84". The Sheboygan Press. April 14, 1949. p. 34. Retrieved November 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Anderson Wins". Democrat and Chronicle. April 17, 1949. p. 59. Retrieved November 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Oshkosh Cagers Lose Two Games". Kenosha News. April 18, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved November 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Anderson Wins Loop Playoff, 3−0". The Indianapolis Star. April 19, 1949. p. 28. Retrieved November 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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