1942-43 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons Roster
National Basketball League (NBL)
Team Record: 17-6
Finishing 1st in the NBL
Lost Championship
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
1942-43 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons StatisticsTeam Record: 17-6
Finishing 1st in the NBL
Lost Championship
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
1942-43 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons Results
The Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons of the National Basketball League ended the 1942-43 season with a record of 17 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NBL.
Fort Wayne scored 1,175 points, most in the league. The team conceded 1,067 points. Bobby McDermott tossed in a team-leading 316 points for the Zollner Pistons, and Jake Pelkington contributed 8 or more per game also. The 1942-43 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons lost in the Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curly Armstrong | G-F | November 1, 1918 | 5'11" | 170 | Indiana | |
| Paul Birch | F-G-C | January 4, 1910 | 6'1" | 190 | Duquesne | Homestead, PA USA |
| Jerry Bush | F-C | September 6, 1914 | 6'3" | 200 | St. John's (NY) | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Wilfred Doerner | F | February 27, 1922 | 6'2" | 190 | Evansville | Mackey, IN USA |
| Dale Hamilton | G-F | August 16, 1919 | 6'0" | 180 | Franklin (IN) | |
| Jack Keller | F-G | 6'2" | 185 | none | Fort Wayne, IN USA | |
| Bobby McDermott | G | January 7, 1914 | 5'11" | 180 | none | Whitestone, NY USA |
| Jake Pelkington | C-F | January 3, 1916 | 6'6" | 220 | Manhattan | |
| Herm Schaefer | G-F | December 20, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN USA |
| Blackie Towery | F-C | June 20, 1920 | 6'4" | 210 | Western Kentucky | Caldwell, KY |
