1939–40 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots season

NBL professional basketball team season Akron Goodyear Wingfoots NBL 1940 14 14 Eastern 3 Goodyear Ray DetrickAKRON GOODYEAR WEBFOOTS https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/season/akron-goodyear-webfoots-3 Pro Basketball Encyclopedia Goodyear Hall Did not qualify The 1939–40 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots season was the Goodyear Wingfoots' third year in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL), which was also the third year the league existed. NBL Season Index basketball-reference.com Sports Reference LLC https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/seasons/ September 27, 2019 However, if you include their previous seasons of existence as an independent team, alongside seasons where they competed in the Amateur Athletic Union, the National Industrial League (not to be confused with the National Industrial Basketball League that they would later compete in, with the Goodyear Wingfoots winning a championship in the NIL in 1932), and what were considered predecessors to the NBL in the National Professional Basketball League and the Midwest Basketball Conference (the latter of which the Goodyear Wingfoots won that league's final championship under that name before it folded operations and was considered to be rebranded as the NBL according to some basketball historiansNelson Murry R. The National Basketball League: A History, 1935–1949 2009 McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 978-0-7864-4006-1, p. 32Midwest 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), this season would officially be considered their 22nd season of play as a team. Eight official teams competed in the NBL (though not the exact same eight teams from the previous season due to the Chicago Bruins replacing the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cleveland White Horses moving from Cleveland to Detroit to become the Detroit Eagles), comprising four teams in the Eastern Division (Akron Goodyear's division) and four teams in the Western Division. 1937–38 NBL Season Summary basketball-reference.com Sports Reference LLC https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/seasons/1938.html September 27, 2019 The Wingfoots were one of two teams from Akron, Ohio in the league, with the other being the Akron Firestone Non-Skids. The Wingfoots played their home games at the Goodyear Hall. Akron Goodyear → 1939–1940 Pro Basketball Encyclopedia https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/team-standings-by-year/?y=1939-1940&t=Akron%20Goodyear September 27, 2019 Not only that, but they replaced head coach Lefty Byers with Ray Detrick for the rest of the franchise's existence up in the NBL. For the second straight season in a row, they finished their NBL season with an average 14–14 record. However, unlike their previous season, where they were tied with the Warren Penns / Cleveland White Horses for a second-place finish (yet couldn't enter the NBL Playoffs due to uniquely unknown circumstances for that season), the Goodyear Wingfoots would end up placing in third place behind the Detroit Eagles and the league's eventual champions, the cityside rivaling Akron Firestone Non-Skids, meaning the Goodyear squad would fail to qualify for the NBL Playoffs for the second straight season in a row. Despite the repeated failure to return to the NBL Playoffs this season, the Goodyear Wingfoots would see Ben Stephens not only be named the NBL's Rookie of the Year, but also be named a member of the All-NBL First Team as well. Roster 1939–40 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots #0047AB #FFFFFF #F87217 #000000 Gene Anderson basketball G/F 6 2 190 Purdue 1917–10–05 Chuck Bloedorn G 6 0 180 Illinois Tech 1912–05–28 Floyd Ebaugh C 6 7 230 Nebraska 1914–05–30 Wilbur Fox F/C 6 5 185 Dover HS (OH) 1919–01–19 Nick Frascella G/F 6 2 185 Wooster 1914–07–06 Joel Hitt F/C 6 2 180 Mississippi College 1916–12–30 Bill Lloyd basketball G/F 6 2 180 St. John's 1915–12–16 Johnny McAdams G 5 10 147 Ohio Wesleyan 1912–04–15 Jim Montgomery basketball F/C 6 3 190 Villanova 1915–04–13 Ray Morstadt F/C 6 2 220 Marquette 1913–03–10 Jake Nagode G/F 6 2 170 Northwestern 1915–07–11 Ben Stephens basketball G/F 6 0 175 Iowa 1916–11–27 Howard Vocke G 6 0 190 St. John's 1915–03–16 Ray Detrick https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/teams/AGW/1940.html Peach Basket Society: 1939-40 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (NBL) https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2015/10/1939-40-akron-goodyear-wingfoots.html Peach Basket Society 21 March 2026 28 October 20151939-40 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots Roster https://www.statscrew.com/basketball/roster/t-AGW/y-1939 statscrew.com Regular season Season standings NBL Schedule Not to be confused with exhibition or other non-NBL scheduled games that did not count towards Akron'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 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots during their third season in the NBL under that name for the league. November 22, 1939 @ Sheboygan, WI: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 37, Sheboygan Red Skins 32 November 23, 1939 @ Oshkosh, WI: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 39, Oshkosh All-Stars 33 November 29, 1939 @ Oshkosh, WI: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 42, Oshkosh All-Stars 34 December 5, 1939 @ Detroit, MI: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 36, Detroit Eagles 49 December 9, 1939 @ Akron, OH: Detroit Eagles 36, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 32 December 16, 1939 @ Akron, OH: Sheboygan Red Skins 45, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 36 December 20, 1939 @ Indianapolis, IN: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 31, Indianapolis Kautskys 17 December 23, 1939 @ Akron, OH: Indianapolis Kautskys 43, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 49 December 30, 1939 @ Akron, OH: Chicago Bruins 23, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 32 January 3, 1940 @ Chicago, IL: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 30, Chicago Bruins 37 January 4, 1940 @ Sheboygan, WI: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 22, Sheboygan Red Skins 24 January 6, 1940 @ Oshkosh, WI: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 39, Oshkosh All-Stars 44 January 7, 1940 @ Hammond, IN: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 33, Hammond Ciesar All-Americans 31 January 9, 1940: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 37, Detroit Eagles 43 (OT @ Detroit, MI) January 13, 1940 @ Akron, OH: Akron Firestone Non-Skids 47, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 37 January 18, 1940 @ Akron, OH: Hammond Ciesar All-Americans 31, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 47 January 20, 1940 @ Akron, OH: Indianapolis Kautskys 40, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 51 January 25, 1940 @ Akron, OH: Sheboygan Red Skins 31, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 28 January 27, 1940 @ Akron, OH: Akron Firestone Non-Skids 39, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 38 January 31, 1940 @ Indianapolis, IN: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 54, Indianapolis Kautskys 44 February 3, 1940 @ Akron, OH: Detroit Eagles 46, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 39 February 5, 1940 @ Akron, OH: Chicago Bruins 25, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 39 February 10, 1940 @ Akron, OH: Akron Firestone Non-Skids 46, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 32 February 14, 1940 @ Chicago, IL: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 37, Chicago Bruins 34 February 18, 1940 @ Hammond, IN: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 35, Hammond Ciesar All-Americans 48 February 21, 1940 @ Akron, OH: Hammond Ciesar All-Americans 36, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 37 February 24, 1940 @ Akron, OH: Akron Firestone Non-Skids 46, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 36 February 28, 1940 @ Akron, OH: Oshkosh All-Stars 35, Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 42 NBL Playoffs Despite finishing the season with an average 14–14 record, due to their third-place finish in the Eastern Division behind the Detroit Eagles and their inner city rivals, the defending NBL champion Akron Firestone Non-Skids, the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots would miss out on the NBL Playoffs for the second straight season in a row. Awards and honors NBL Rookie of the Year – Ben Stephens First Team All-NBL – Ben Stephens All-Time NBL Team – Ben Stephens References Category:Akron Goodyear Wingfoots seasons Akron Goodyear Akron Goodyear Wingfoots Akron Goodyear Wingfoots