Detroit Falcons (basketball)

Detroit Falcons (basketball)
Detroit Falcons
Division Western Division
Founded 1946
History Detroit Falcons
1946–1947
Arena Detroit Olympia
City Detroit, Michigan
Championships 0
Division titles None

The Detroit Falcons were a professional basketball team based in Detroit, Michigan. It played in the 1946–47 season in Basketball Association of America, a predecessor organization to the National Basketball Association. The team folded after one season.

History

The Falcons played only in the inaugural season of the BAA and finished 4th in the Western Division with a 20–40 record, 18½ games out of first place. Center-forward Stan Miasek was the team's star, scoring 895 points (14.9 points per game) and making the BAA's First Team that year.

Season W L PCT. Playoffs
1946–47 20 40 .333 Did not qualify

Coaches and others

  • Glenn M. Curtis (12–22)
  • Philip Sachs (8–18)

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