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NBA professional basketball team season
1938–39 Akron Firestone Non-Skids season
NBL champions
Division champions
Head coachPaul Sheeks
ArenaFirestone Clubhouse
Results
Record24–3 (.889)
PlaceDivision: 1 (Eastern)
Playoff finishDefeated Oshkosh All-Stars in NBL Championship, 3–2
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The 1938–39 Akron Firestone Non-Skids season was the Non-Skids' second year in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL), which was also the second year the league existed. Eight teams competed in the NBL, comprising four teams each in the Eastern and Western Divisions. The Non-Skids were one of two teams from Akron, Ohio in the league, the other being the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots.

The Non-Skids played their home games at Firestone Clubhouse. They finished the season with a league best 24–3 record and won the Eastern Division. They then went on to win the league's playoffs championship against the Western Division's Oshkosh All-Stars, three games to two in a best-of-five series.

Head coach Paul Sheeks won the league's Coach of the Year Award. Players Jerry Bush and Soup Cable earned First Team All-NBL honors, while John Moir and Jack Ozburn earned Second Team All-NBL honors.

Roster

1938–39 Akron Firestone Non-Skids roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F Bonniwell, Al 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1911–10-06 Dartmouth
F/C Bush, Jerry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1914–09–06 St. John's
G Cable, Soup 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1913–04–04
G/F Johnson, Mally 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1908–02–04 NC State
F Migdal, Ted 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 140 lb (64 kg) 1918–02–14 Miami (OH)
F Moir, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1915–05–22 Notre Dame
C Nowak, Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1914–03–14 Notre Dame
G/F Ozburn, Jack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1913–01–04 Monmouth (IL)
F/C Roberts, Glenn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1912–10–25 Emory & Henry
C Shoun, Slim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1904–10–04 Carson–Newman
G Smith, Don 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1910–10–18 Pittsburgh
F/C Terjesen, Irving 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1915–03–04 NYU
G Tobin, Paul 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1909–11–23
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Note: Paul Nowak and Don Smith were not on the playoffs roster.

Regular season

Season standings

Pos. Eastern Division Wins Losses Win %
1 Akron Firestone Non-Skids 24 3 .889
T–2 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 14 14 .500
Warren Penns /
Cleveland White Horses		 14 14 .500
4 Pittsburgh Pirates 13 14 .481

Playoffs

NBL Championship

(E1) Akron Firestone Non-Skids vs. (W1) Oshkosh All-Stars: Akron wins series 3–2

  • Game 1 @ Akron: Akron 50, Oshkosh 38
  • Game 2 @ Akron: Oshkosh 38, Akron 36
  • Game 3 @ Oshkosh: Akron 40, Oshkosh 29
  • Game 4 @ Oshkosh: Oshkosh 49, Oshkosh 37
  • Game 5 @ Oshkosh: Akron 37, Oshkosh 30

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "NBL Season Index". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "1938–39 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  3. "Akron Firestone Non-Skids → 1938–1939". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
National Basketball League (United States) champions
Akron Firestone Non-Skids 1938–39 NBL champions
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