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1948–49 Fort Wayne Pistons season

First season of the Pistons in the NBA/BAA

Field	Value
team	Fort Wayne Pistons
league	BAA
end_year	1949
prev_name	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
wins	22
losses	38
division	Western
division_place	5
coach	Carl Bennett (0–6)
Curly Armstrong (22–32)
owner	Fred Zollner
arena	North Side High School Gym
playoffs	Did not qualify
bbr_team	FTW

Curly Armstrong (22–32) The 1948–49 BAA season was the first season for the Fort Wayne Pistons in the NBA/BAA and eighth season as a franchise.

Despite their NBL success, which included four championship series berths and two titles, the team wasn't able to translate that success to the new league and missed the playoffs for the first time in team history. The team was led by center John Mahnken (9.5 ppg) and forward Blackie Towery (7.5 ppg).

Draft picks

Main article: 1948 BAA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Ward Williams	F	United States	Indiana

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

60	March 20	St. Louis	82–87	Bill Henry (16)	22–38

References

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/FTW/1949.html 1948–49 Fort Wayne Pistons]
"1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster and Stats".

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