1939-40 Detroit Eagles Roster
National Basketball League (NBL)
Team Record: 17-10
Finishing 2nd in the NBL's East Division
Lost conference finals
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1939-40 Detroit Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 17-10
Finishing 2nd in the NBL's East Division
Lost conference finals
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1939-40 Detroit Eagles Results
The Detroit Eagles of the National Basketball League ended the 1939-40 season with a record of 17 wins and 10 losses, finishing second in the NBL's East Division.
The Eagles paced the circuit with just 988 points allowed. Detroit tossed in 1,074 points. Nat Frankel scored a team-leading 201 points for the team, while Irv Torgoff and Urgel Wintermute netted 6 or more per game, too. The 1939-40 Detroit Eagles lost in the conference finals.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Frankel | F-G | November 3, 1913 | 6'0" | 195 | Brooklyn | |
| Lauren Gale | F | April 22, 1917 | 6'4" | 190 | Oregon | Grants Pass, OR USA |
| Bill Holland | C-F | 6'5" | 210 | Edinboro | ||
| Art Hyatt | G | 6'2" | 190 | none | ||
| Louis Jagnow | G | July 31, 1910 | 6'1" | 180 | Carnegie-Mellon | Jackson, MI USA |
| Buddy Jeannette | G | September 15, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | Washington & Jefferson | New Kensington, PA USA |
| Bud Moodler | G | 6'3" | 215 | Defiance | ||
| Bernard Opper | G | September 1, 1915 | 6'0" | 185 | Kentucky | New York, NY USA |
| Ed Parry | F-G | 6'1" | 175 | none | ||
| Walter Stankey | F-C | 6'3" | 200 | none | ||
| Irv Torgoff | F | March 6, 1917 | 6'1" | 192 | LIU | |
| Urgel Wintermute | C | July 9, 1917 | 6'7" | 200 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA |
