1946–47 Detroit Falcons season

The 1946–47 BAA season was the first and only season for the Detroit Falcons in the Basketball Association of America (BAA/NBA). After finishing with a 20–40 record, the Falcons were disbanded.[1]

1946–47 Detroit Falcons season
Head coachGlenn M. Curtis (12–22)
Philip Sachs (8–18)
ArenaDetroit Olympia
Results
Record20–40 (.333)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWXYZ

Roster
Roster listing
Detroit Falcons roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 98 Aubuchon, Chet 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 137 lb (62 kg) 1916-05-18 Michigan State
G/F 67 Becker, Moe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1917-02-24 Duquesne
G 24 Brown, Harold 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1923-10-02 Evansville
F 62 Dille, Bob 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1917-07-02 Valparaiso
G/F 52 Janisch, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1920-03-15 Valparaiso
C 8–33 Johnson, Harold 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1920-01-30 Indiana State
G 11 King, Tom 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1924-03-09 Michigan
F/C 7–66 Lewis, Grady 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1917-03-25 Oklahoma
F 99 Maughan, Ariel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1923-04-23 Utah State
G/F 55 McCarty, Howie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1919 Wayne State
F/C 14–22 Miasek, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1924-08-08
G 34 Pearcy, George 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1919-07-02 Indiana State
G 44 Pearcy, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1922-07-21 Indiana State
C 15–68 Schoon, Milt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1922-02-25 Valparaiso
G 44 Stolkey, Art 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1920-10-23 Detroit Mercy
Head coach

Philip Sachs

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents
1946–47 BAA records
Team BOS CHI CLE DET NYK PHI PIT PRO STL TOR WAS
Boston —0–62–43–34–21–55–11–51–54–21–5
Chicago 6–0—5–13–33–35–16–03–33–44–21–5
Cleveland 4–21–5—4–24–23–34–22–41–56–01–5
Detroit 3–33–32–4—1–52–43–32–40–63–31–5
New York 2–43–32-45–1—2–46–04–24–23–32–4
Philadelphia 5–11–53–34–24–2—5–14–23–35–11–5
Pittsburgh 1–50–62–43–30–61–5—3–31–53–31–5
Providence 5–13–34–24–22–42–43–3—2–43–30–6
St. Louis 5–14–35–16–02–43–35–14–2—2–42–4
Toronto 2–42–40–63–33–31–53–33–34–2—1–5
Washington 5–15–15–15–14–25–15–16–04–25–1—

Game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1November 2Washington33–50Stan Miasek (9)0–1
2November 5St. Louis49–53Stan Miasek (16)0–2
3November 8@ Toronto71–73Ariel Maughan (25)0–3
4November 9Boston69–46Stan Miasek (19)1–3
5November 13Providence68–70John Janisch (16)1–4
6November 16@ Providence70–59Harold Brown (17)2–4
7November 18@ New York57–61Maughan, Miasek (14)2–5
8November 20Pittsburgh53–54Bob Dille (13)2–6
9November 23Boston54–46Stan Miasek (12)3–6
10November 24@ Chicago68–55John Janisch (17)4–6
11November 26Cleveland66–46John Janisch (22)5–6
12November 28@ Philadelphia68–55John Janisch (24)6–6
13November 30@ St. Louis57–60 (OT)John Janisch (21)6–7
14December 1@ Cleveland47–49Ariel Maughan (11)6–8
15December 4@ New York57–70John Janisch (16)6–9
16December 5@ Boston65–61Stan Miasek (21)7–9
17December 7@ Washington64–75John Janisch (23)7–10
18December 9@ Pittsburgh66–58Stan Miasek (23)8–10
19December 11@ Washington66–81John Janisch (14)8–11
20December 12@ Boston66–73Stan Miasek (19)8–12
21December 14@ Providence66–81Stan Miasek (28)8–13
22December 17@ Philadelphia49–57Janisch, Maughan, Miasek (12)8–14
23December 22@ Chicago92–95Tom King (27)8–15
24December 26@ St. Louis51–55Stan Miasek (15)8–16
25December 29Toronto48–52Stan Miasek (15)8–17
26January 1Washington62–57Stan Miasek (17)9–17
27January 4New York50–62Janisch, Miasek (11)9–18
28January 6@ Toronto61–76Harold Brown (15)9–19
29January 8Chicago80–83Stan Miasek (22)9–20
30January 11Philadelphia58–56Maughan, Miasek (12)10–20
31January 15Chicago68–59John Janisch (18)11–20
32January 17@ Toronto74–64Stan Miasek (19)12–20
33January 20@ Pittsburgh57–62John Janisch (14)12–21
34January 22Cleveland47–61Tom King (11)12–22
35January 25Philadelphia55–61Stan Miasek (14)12–23
36January 26@ St. Louis66–71John Janisch (17)12–24
37January 29Providence73–83Grady Lewis (18)12–25
38February 2New York65–63Stan Miasek (15)13–25
39February 5Washington46–67Stan Miasek (8)13–26
40February 8Pittsburgh64–58John Janisch (23)14–26
41February 9@ Cleveland74–69John Janisch (14)15–26
42February 12Providence84–64Stan Miasek (25)16–26
43February 16New York58–66Stan Miasek (21)16–27
44February 17@ Pittsburgh59–63Stan Miasek (23)16–28
45February 19Boston51–57Grady Lewis (14)16–29
46February 20@ Chicago76–74Stan Miasek (24)17–29
47February 23Toronto61–52Stan Miasek (23)18–29
48February 26Chicago68–72Stan Miasek (20)18–30
49March 1@ Providence74–80Stan Miasek (18)18–31
50March 5@ Washington67–99Maughan, Miasek (17)18–32
51March 6@ Boston65–74Stan Miasek (17)18–33
52March 8@ New York61–64John Janisch (17)18–34
53March 12Cleveland81–89Tom King (23)18–35
54March 16Philadelphia61–67Lewis, Maughan (14)18–36
55March 18St. Louis59–68Ariel Maughan (14)18–37
56March 20@ Philadelphia75–77Grady Lewis (25)18–38
57March 22Pittsburgh85–65Stan Miasek (20)19–38
58March 23@ Cleveland63–69John Janisch (16)19–39
59March 26St. Louis63–67Maughan, Miasek (16)19–40
60March 29Toronto66–63Stan Miasek (17)20–40

References
  1. 1946-47 Detroit Falcons
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