Detroit Falcons (basketball)
| Detroit Falcons | ||||
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| Division | Western | |||
| Founded | 1946 | |||
| Folded | 1947 | |||
| History | Detroit Falcons 1946–1947 | |||
| Arena | Detroit Olympia | |||
| Location | Detroit, Michigan | |||
| Head coach | Glenn M. Curtis (12–22) Philip Sachs (8–18) | |||
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The Detroit Falcons were a Basketball Association of America (forerunner of the National Basketball Association) team based in Detroit. It played in the inaugural 1946–47 season and folded soon after the season ended.[1] Its demise and the Detroit Gems move to Minneapolis,[2] left Detroit without a professional basketball team until a decade later, when the Fort Wayne Pistons moved there.
History
[edit]The Falcons played only in the inaugural season of the BAA and finished 4th in the Western Division with a 20–40 record, 18+1⁄2 games out of first place. Stan Miasek was the team's star, scoring 895 points (14.9 points per game) and making the BAA's First-Team that year. Despite Detroit hosting the inaugural BAA (now NBA) draft, the Falcons would be one of two teams in the BAA to not participate in that inaugural event.[3] Following the draft's conclusion, the Falcons would officially withdraw from the BAA on July 9, 1947,[4] becoming the second BAA franchise to fold after the Cleveland Rebels did it a month prior on June 9.[5] However, the BAA would later officially cancel the Falcons franchise alongside five other non-operating franchises in Buffalo and Indianapolis alongside the Cleveland Rebels, the Pittsburgh Ironmen, and the Toronto Huskies on May 10, 1948 in order to implement (potential) new spots for teams held by rivaling NBL teams like the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, Indianapolis Kautskys, Minneapolis Lakers, Rochester Royals, Oshkosh All-Stars, and Toledo Jeeps.[6]
| Season | GP | W | L | Pct. | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | 60 | 20 | 40 | .333 | Did not qualify |
Personnel
[edit]- Head coaches
- Glenn M. Curtis (12–22)
- Philip Sachs (8–18)
- Players
References
[edit]- ^ James Zerilli (3 June 1947). "Pro cagers bowing out in Detroit". Detroit Free Press. p. 14. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pro cagers say adieu". Detroit Free Press. 4 June 1947. p. 16. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bradley, Robert D. (2013). The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810890695., pp. 1-6
- ^ "Pro cage league bids Detroit Falcons Adieu". Detroit Free Press. Associated Press. p. 21. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bradley, Robert D. (2013). The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810890695., pg. 422
- ^ https://www.apbr.org/baaminutes.html
External links
[edit]- Detroit Falcons History NBA Hoops Online
- Basketball-reference team season page