1941 World Professional Basketball Tournament

August 2023 World Professional Basketball Tournament 1941 Chicago, Illinois 15 March 19 March International Amphitheater 16 Detroit Eagles Oshkosh All-Stars New York Renaissance Buddy Jeannette Chuck Chuckovits 1940 1942 The 1941 World Professional Basketball Tournament was the third edition of the World Professional Basketball Tournament. It was held in Chicago, Illinois, during the days of 15–19 March 1941 and featured 16 teams, with the teams mostly independently run teams (including the Indianapolis Kautskys who left the NBL this season before later returning to the NBL the following season afterward and both the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons and Rochester Seagrams, who held roots to the modern-day Detroit Pistons and Sacramento Kings NBA teams) who also competed alongside four teams in the National Basketball League (including the league champion Oshkosh All-Stars) and the American Basketball League champion Philadelphia Sphas. Entering the tournament, the Oshkosh All-Stars of the NBL were considered heavy favorites to win the entire event after winning their first NBL championship; they managed to reach the WPBT championship match after beating the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, Philadelphia Sphas, and Toledo White Huts throughout the tournament. Meanwhile, the other team in the championship round, the NBL's Detroit Eagles, had them go all the way by beating the Indianapolis Kautskys 58–43 before beating the defending champion Harlem Globetrotters and New York Renaissance by one point each in their respective matches, thus guaranteeing an NBL team would win the WPBT for the first time. This year's event was won by the Detroit Eagles, who upset the NBL champion Oshkosh All-Stars 39–37 in the WPBT championship game.George Beahon Detroit's 'Cinderella Kids' Won on Nerve, Grit for Dehnert, Hughey https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99267459/detroits-cinderella-kids-won-on/ 7 April 2022 Democrat and Chronicle 21 March 1941 28 Newspapers.com The New York Renaissance came in third after beating the Toledo White Huts 57–42 in the third-place game.Detroit tips Oshkosh for World Cage Title https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99267738/detroit-tips-oshkosh-for-world-cage/ 7 April 2022 The Sheboygan Press 20 March 1941 28 Newspapers.com Buddy Jeannette of the Detroit Eagles was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Results Bracket y y no 1/1/1/1 Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Third place Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 41 Oshkosh All-Stars 47 Philadelphia Sphas 48 Bismark Phantoms 30 Toledo White Huts 36 Sheboygan Red Skins 28 Chicago Bruins 53 Davenport Central Turner Rockets 17 Detroit Eagles 58 Indianapolis Kautskys 43 Harlem Globetrotters 38 Newark Elks 29 New York Renaissance 43 Dayton Sucher Wonders 20 Kenosha Royals 40 Rochester Seagrams 36 Oshkosh All-Stars 38 Philadelphia Sphas 31 Toledo White Huts 43 Chicago Bruins 33 Detroit Eagles 37 Harlem Globetrotters 36 New York Renaissance 43 Kenosha Royals 15 Oshkosh All-Stars 40 Toledo White Huts 37 Detroit Eagles 43 New York Renaissance 42 Oshkosh All-Stars 37 Detroit Eagles 39 New York Renaissance 57 Toledo White Huts 42 First round Chicago v Davenport #e3e3e3 15 March 1941 8:00 p.m. Box score and recap Chicago Bruins 53 Davenport Central Turner Rockets 17 25–4 28–13 S. Szukala, G. Hogan – 10 S. Gamber – 8 International Amphitheater 10,000 Hooker, Russell Detroit v Indianapolis #e3e3e3 15 March 1941 Detroit Eagles 58 Indianapolis Kautskys 43 E. Sadowski, B. Calihan – 19 B. Towery – 11 International Amphitheater Kriznecky, Kuzma Harlem v Newark #e3e3e3 15 March 1941 Harlem Globetrotters 38 Newark Elks 29 S. Boswell – 11 E. Sonderman – 10 International Amphitheater Messinger, Enright Oshkosh v Fort Wayne #e3e3e3 16 March 1941 Oshkosh All-Stars 47 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 41 11–3 6–11 24–9 6–18 S. Putnam – 13 J. Keller – 15 International Amphitheater Nat Messinger, Dutch Kriznecky New York v Dayton #e3e3e3 16 March 1941 New York Renaissance 43 Dayton Sucher Wonders 20 International Amphitheater Kenosha v Rochester #e3e3e3 16 March 1941 Kenosha Royals 40 Rochester Seagrams 36 K. Binder – 15 A. Cerir – 14 International Amphitheater Kennedy, Hooker Toledo v Sheboygan #e3e3e3 16 March 1941 Toledo White Huts 36 Sheboygan Red Skins 28 9–5 11–10 9–6 7–7 C. Chuckovits – 21 O. Kolar, P. Sokody – 8 International Amphitheater Philadelphia v Bismark #e3e3e3 16 March 1941 Philadelphia Sphas 48 Bismark Phantoms 30 International Amphitheater Quarter-finals Detroit v Harlem #e3e3e3 16 March 1941 Detroit Eagles 37 Harlem Globetrotters 36 International Amphitheater Toledo v Chicago #e3e3e3 17 March 1941 Toledo White Huts 43 Chicago Bruins 33 International Amphitheater 9,500 New York v Kenosha #e3e3e3 17 March 1941 Box score and recap New York Renaissance 43 Kenosha Royals 15 10–6 20–6 11–2 2–1 D. King – 14 B. Monteen – 4 International Amphitheater Pat Kennedy, John Russell Oshkosh v Philadelphia #e3e3e3 17 March 1941 Box score and recap Oshkosh All-Stars 38 Philadelphia Sphas 31 11–12 9–9 11–8 7–2 L. Edwards – 12 I. Lautman, P. Rosenberg – 8 International Amphitheater 10,000 Pat Kennedy, Dutch Kriznecky Semi-finals Oshkosh v Toledo #e3e3e3 18 March 1941 8:30 p.m. Box score and recap Oshkosh All-Stars 40 Toledo White Huts 37 8–12 8–4 12–12 12–9 B. Carpenter – 18 C. Chuckovits – 16 International Amphitheater 13,000 Dick Kuzma, Frank "Dutch" Kriznecky Detroit v New York #e3e3e3 18 March 1941 9:30 p.m. Detroit Eagles 43 New York Renaissance 42 International Amphitheater Third place game #e3e3e3 19 March 1942 8:30 p.m. Box score and recap New York Renaissance 57 Toledo White Huts 42 10–11 18–10 18–5 11–16 D. King – 23 C. Chuckovits – 23 International Amphitheater 12,000 Jim Enright, Elmer Hooker Championship game #e3e3e3 19 March 1942 9:30 p.m. Box score and recap Detroit Eagles 39 Oshkosh All-Stars 37 14–6 12–10 9–7 4–14 E. Sadowski – 11 B. Carpenter – 8 International Amphitheater 12,000 Nat Messinger, Frank Kriznecky Individual awards Chuck Chuckovits of the Toledo White Huts led this tournament in scoring with 83 points scored in four games played.Triptow Richard F. The Dynasty that Never Was: Chicago's First Professional Basketball Champions, The American Gears 1997 self-published Lake Bluff, Illinois 0-9659280-0-4, p. 217 All-Tournament Team F – Chuck Chuckovits, Toledo White Huts F – Dolly King, New York Renaissance C – Ed Sadowski, Detroit Eagles G – Bob Carpenter, Oshkosh All-Stars G – Buddy Jeannette, Detroit Eagles (MVP) See also 1940–41 National Basketball League (United States) season, a professional basketball season featuring four of the competing teams there, including the NBL champion Oshkosh All-Stars and WPBT champion Detroit Eagles References External links WPBT 1939-48 on apbr.org 1940-41 WPBT Tournament Overview on retroseasons.com WORLD BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: 1940-1941 on Pro Basketball Encyclopedia Category:World Professional Basketball Tournament