Professional Basketball League of America (1947-48)

PBLA

PBLA Standings

Northern Division       W L Pct. GB
Chicago Gears           8 0 1.000 -
St. Paul Saints         6 3 0.667 2.5
Grand Rapids Rangers    3 3 0.500 4
Louisville Colonels     2 4 0.333 5
Omaha Tomahawks         2 4 0.333 5
Kansas City Blues       1 5 0.167 6
Waterloo Pro-Hawks      1 5 0.167 6
St. Joseph Outlaws      1 6 0.143 6.5
               
Southern Division       W L Pct. GB
Houston Mavericks       2 0 1.000 2
Atlanta Crackers        7 1 0.875 -
Birmingham Skyhawks     5 2 0.714 1.5
Tulsa Ranchers          7 3 0.700 1
Chattanooga Majors      3 3 0.500 3
Oklahoma City Drillers  2 3 0.400 3.5
New Orleans Hurricanes  3 5 0.375 4
Springfield Squires     1 7 0.125 6

Note: Chicago American Gears and Atlanta Crackers both claimed championships due to the fact that they each were in first place in their when the league disbanded.


PBLA All-Star Team

FIRST TEAM
Pos Name, Team                         
F   Coulby Gunther, Atlanta             
F   Jim Gibbs, Tulsa                   
C   George Mikan, Chicago              
G   Bob McDermott                      
G   Bruce Hale, St. Paul               
SECOND TEAM
Pos Name, Team                         
F   Paul Seymour, New Orleans          
F   Jack Dwan, St. Paul                
C   Elmore Morganthaler, Birmingham
G   Norm Rosen, New Orleans            
G   Jules Kasner, Chattanooga          
 

Scoring Leaders

Total Points   
Name, Team                      GP Pts PPG Hi
George Mikan, Chicago         8 193 24.1 31
Coulby Gunther, Atlanta         8 159 19.9 30
Bruce Hale, St. Paul           9 145 16.1 25
Bob McDermott, Chicago        8 140 17.5 25
Jack Dwan, St. Paul            9 128 14.2 23
Jim Gibbs, Tulsa                10 125 12.5 19
Paul Seymour, New Orleans      8 113 14.1 29
Elmore Morganthaler, Birmingham 7 102 14.6 25
Norm Rosen, New Orleans       8 101 12.6 19
Al Ingerman, New Orleans       8 93 11.6 16
Darrel Lorrance, Springfield   8 93 11.6 17
Scoring Average
Name, Team                      GP Pts PPG Hi
George Mikan, Chicago          8 193 24.1 31
Coulby Gunther, Atlanta         8 159 19.9 30
Bob McDermott, Chicago         8 140 17.5 25
Bruce Hale, St. Paul           9 145 16.1 25
George Ratkovicz, Grand Rapids 6 88 14.7 25
Elmore Morganthaler, Birmingham 7 102 14.6 25
Jack Dwan, St. Paul            9 128 14.2 23
Paul Seymour, New Orleans      8 113 14.1 29
Frank Carswell, Houston        2 28 14 16
Bill Henry, Houston            2 27 13.5 20
 

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Roger Meyer's PBLA Web Page


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