1940-41 Detroit Eagles Roster
National Basketball League (NBL)
Team Record: 12-12
Finishing 4th in the NBL
Lost conference semifinals
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1940-41 Detroit Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 12-12
Finishing 4th in the NBL
Lost conference semifinals
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1940-41 Detroit Eagles Results
The Detroit Eagles of the National Basketball League ended the 1940-41 season with a record of 12 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NBL.
Detroit scored 971 points and gave up 1,049. Ed Sadowski tossed in a team-leading 256 points for the Eagles, while Robert Calihan and Buddy Jeannette contributed 6 or more per game also. The 1940-41 Detroit Eagles lost in the conference semifinals.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ahearn | G | 6'2" | 185 | St. John's (NY) | ||
| Al Benson | C | 6'6" | 220 | none | ||
| Jim Brown | G-F | 6'1" | 190 | Temple | ||
| Robert Calihan | F-G-C | August 2, 1918 | 6'3" | 200 | Detroit | Perry, IA USA |
| Adam Filipczak | G | 5'10" | 170 | Wayne State | ||
| Buddy Jeannette | G | September 15, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | Washington & Jefferson | New Kensington, PA USA |
| Bill Lane | F-C | 6'4" | 220 | Michigan | ||
| Bernard Opper | G | September 1, 1915 | 6'0" | 185 | Kentucky | New York, NY USA |
| Page | G | 0'0" | 0 | |||
| Ed Parry | F-G | 6'1" | 175 | none | ||
| John Piana | F | August 6, 1918 | 6'2" | 190 | Detroit | |
| Ed Sadowski | C | July 11, 1915 | 6'5" | 240 | Seton Hall | Bloomfield, NJ USA |
| Russell Saunders | F-C | March 12, 1906 | 6'2" | 205 | none | Trenton, NJ USA |
