1936–37 Akron Firestone Non-Skids season

MBC professional basketball team season Akron Firestone Non-Skids Midwest Basketball Conference 1937 13 5 Firestone Eastern 2 Paul Sheeks Firestone Clubhouse Lost MBC Division Playoffs to Akron Goodyear Wingfoots, 2–0 The 1936–37 Akron Firestone Non-Skids season was the Firestone Non-Skids' second and final year in the Midwest Basketball Conference (MBC), which was also the second and final year that league existed before it technically folded operations due to the MBC rebranding itself into the United States' National Basketball League (NBL) for its following season of play. However, if one were to include their previous seasons of play in the precursor of sorts to the MBC/NBL called the National Professional Basketball League and the couple of independent seasons of play they had before the previous season of play they had in the Midwest Basketball Conference, this would officially be (at least) their fifth season of play instead. Twelve teams competed in the MBC this time around, six teams in each of the Eastern Division (Akron Firestone's division) and in the Western Division (including the inaugural, defending champion Chicago Duffy Florals). The Non-Skids were one of two teams from Akron, Ohio in the league, with the other team also being considered a works team in the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots, who decided to join the MBC as a later entry to this season after previously not entering the MBC at all during its previous season following some positive results the Goodyear team had early on in their exhibition season matches for this season. Entering this season, the Firestone Non-Skids would look to bounce back and try to become champions in their own league they helped create after having a disappointing end to the previous season with the upset loss they had in the inaugural round-robin tournament to the eventual champions in the Chicago Duffy Florals. In the newly-expanded Midwest Basketball Conference, the Firestone squad would see themselves as one of the best squads in their league once again, though they would not lead their division this time around due to their inner city work team rivals in the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots becoming one of the best teams in the league this season by comparison after Goodyear joined the MBC this time around. Despite them not leading the Eastern Division this time around, the Firestone Non-Skids would still end up qualifying for the MBC Playoffs once again by having the second-best record in the Eastern Division with a 13–5 record, being three games behind the rivaling Goodyear squad for first place in their division. However, due to the structure of the newly created format for the MBC Playoffs this time around after the original round-robin tournament structure for the inaugural season was kind of a dud on their ends, the Firestone squad had no choice but to compete against the Goodyear squad in the newly-created semifinal round for the MBC's playoffs this time around. Unfortunately for the Firestone squad, they would end up being swept by the eventual champions in the rivaling Goodyear Wingfoots, with this being the final season played in the Midwest Basketball Conference before it got rebranded into the National Basketball League for the following season of play going forward due to the teams involved there wanting a greater reach with their league.Midwest Basketball Conference https://nbahoopsonline.com/History/Leagues/MidwestBasketballConference/index.html nbahoopsonline.comNBL National Basketball League https://nbahoopsonline.com/History/Leagues/NBL/index.html nbahoopsonline.com Roster Due to information on Midwest Basketball Conference players being generally hard to find, there are bound to be more gaps and/or inaccuracies found in certain areas on the team's roster spots than usual.Wilk Mike Peach Basket Society: 1936-37 Akron Firestone Non-Skids (MBC) https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2017/04/1936-37-akron-firestone-non-skids-mbc.html Peach Basket Society 8 April 2017 Akron Firestone Non-Skids 1936–37 #092c57 #ffc322 #ffc322 #092c57 Wesley Bennett F 6 3 175 Westminster (PA) 1913–03–31 Beanie Berens C 6 5 190 Ohio 1913–02–26 Soup Cable G 6 3 200 West HS (OH) 1913–04–04 Shang Chadwick F/C 6 5 220 Wabash College 1901–06–09 Ray Dickerson G 6 0 165 Northeastern State 1908–06–15 Ed Garner 1 F/C 6 3 200 Northwest Missouri State 1912–08–14 Ward Meyers F/C 6 1 185 Unknown 1908–04–19 Bill Reeves basketball G 5 10 165 Central (IN) 1904–12–05 Jack Shaffer F/C 6 3 190 DePaul 1909–08–13 Slim Shoun C 6 11 210 Carson-Newman 1904–10–04 Paul Tobin basketball G 5 9 170 West HS (OH) 1909–11–23 Warren Whitlinger G/F 5 9 170 Ohio State 1914–04–04 Paul Sheeks Note: Wesley Bennett, Ray Dickerson, and Paul Tobin were all not a part of the MBC Playoff roster for one reason or another.AKRON FIRESTONE NON-SKIDS https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/season/akron-firestone-non-skids/ Pro Basketball Encyclopedia MBC Standings MBC Eastern Division Pos. Eastern Division Wins Losses Win %1 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 16 2 .8892 Akron Firestone Non-Skids 13 5 .7223 Warren HyVis Oils 8 6 .5714 Columbus Athletic Supply 6 5 .5455 Detroit Altes Lagers 2 8 .2006 Pittsburgh Y.M.H.A. 2 9 .182 MBC Western Division Pos. Western Division Wins Losses Win %1 Dayton London Bobbys 8 6 .5712 Fort Wayne General Electrics 6 6 .5003 Whiting Ciesar All-Americans 3 5 .3754 Chicago Duffy Florals 4 7 .3645 Indianapolis Kautskys 2 5 .2866 Indianapolis U.S. Tires 3 9 .250 MIDWEST BASKETBALL CONFERENCE https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/league/midwest-basketball-conference-2/ Pro Basketball Encyclopedia MBC Playoffs MBC Eastern Division Playoffs (E2) Akron Firestone Non-Skids vs. (E1) Akron Goodyear Wingfoots: Goodyear Wingfoots win series 2–0 Game 1 @ Goodyear: Goodyear Wingfoots 36, Firestone Non-Skids 24 Game 2 @ Firestone: Goodyear Wingfoots 40, Firestone Non-Skids 24 References Category:Akron Firestone Non-Skids seasons Akron Firestone Non-Skids Akron Firestone Non-Skids