NBA professional basketball team season
The 1942–43 Sheboygan Red Skins season was the Red Skins ' fifth year in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL), which was also the fifth year the league existed .[ 1] Five teams competed in the NBL in 1942–43, the league's lowest number to that point (largely caused by the war ), and the league did not use divisions.[ 2]
The Red Skins played their home games at the Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory .[ 3] For the second time in franchise history (1941 ), the Red Skins advanced to the NBL Championship.[ 2] They then went on to win their first league title by defeating the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons , two games to one in a best-of-three series.[ 2] In the third and deciding game, Ed Dancker made the game-winning shot from the corner with less than five seconds remaining to win the championship.[ 4]
Head coach Carl Roth won the league's Coach of the Year Award , while player Ken Buehler was named NBL Rookie of the Year .[ 2] Ed Dancker (First Team), Buddy Jeannette (Second), and Ken Suesens (Second) earned All-NBL honors .[ 2]
Roster
1942–43 Sheboygan Red Skins roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F/C
Buehler, Ken
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1919–11–19
Milwaukee
C
Dancker, Ed
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1914–03–14
No college
C
Jablonski, George
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1919–07–18
Milwaukee
G
Jeannette, Buddy
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1917–09–15
Washington & Jefferson
G/F
Lautenschlager, Rube
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1915–09–07
UW–Oshkosh
G/F
McDonald, Bill
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1916–11–05
Marquette
G/F
Regh, Bob
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1912–10–11
No college
G
Sadowski, Eddie
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1915–02–02
Notre Dame
F/C
Schrage, Warren
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1920–07–30
Wisconsin
G/F
Schulz, Dick
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
1917–01–03
Wisconsin
F
Schwartz, Bob
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1919–01–14
Wisconsin
G
Suesens, Ken
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1916–10–23
Iowa
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster
Note: Ken Buehler was not on the playoffs roster
Regular season
Season standings
Playoffs
Semifinals
(2) Sheboygan Red Skins vs. (3) Oshkosh All-Stars : Sheboygan wins series 2–0
Game 1 @ Sheboygan: Sheboygan 50 , Oshkosh 38
Game 2 @ Oshkosh: Sheboygan 56 , Sheboygan 47
NBL Championship
(1) Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons vs. (2) Sheboygan Red Skins: Sheboygan wins series 2–1
Game 1 @ Fort Wayne: Sheboygan 55 , Fort Wayne 50[ 5]
Game 2 @ Sheboygan: Fort Wayne 50 , Sheboygan 45[ 6]
Game 3 @ Fort Wayne: Sheboygan 30 , Fort Wayne 29[ 4]
Awards and honors
References
^ "NBL Season Index" . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2019 .
^ a b c d e "1942–43 NBL Season Summary" . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2019 .
^ "Sheboygan Red Skins → 1942–1943" . Pro Basketball Encyclopedia . Retrieved October 12, 2019 .
^ a b "Sheboygan Redskins Win Pro League Cup" . Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune . March 10, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved October 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sheboygan Redskins Beat Fort Wayne" . Racine Journal Times . March 2, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved October 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Fort Wayne Beats Sheboygan, 50–45" . Racine Journal Times . March 3, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved October 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.