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)

External links

• Basketball-reference team season page