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NBA professional basketball team season
1939–40 Akron Firestone Non-Skids season
NBL champions
Division champions
Head coachPaul Sheeks
ArenaFirestone Clubhouse
Results
Record19–9 (.679)
PlaceDivision: 1 (Eastern)
Playoff finishDefeated Oshkosh All-Stars in NBL Championship, 3–2
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The 1939–40 Akron Firestone Non-Skids season was the Akron Firestone Non–Skids' third year in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL), which was also the third 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. For the second season in a row, the Non-Skids finished the season with a league best record (19–9) and won the Eastern Division. They then went on to repeat as league champions, once again topping the Western Division's Oshkosh All-Stars, three games to two in a best-of-five series, for the second consecutive season.

Head coach Paul Sheeks repeated as the league's Coach of the Year Award. Players Soup Cable (First Team) and Jack Ozburn (Second Team) earned All-NBL honors for the second straight season as well.

Roster

1939–40 Akron Firestone Non-Skids roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
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 No college
G Hassmiller, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1916–12–17 Fordham
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 O'Brien, Tommy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1916–02–16 George Washington
G/F Ozburn, Jack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1913–01–04 Monmouth (IL)
F/C Sorensen, Harry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1914–03–27 Nebraska
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 No college
G Wukovits, Tom 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1916–02–04 Notre Dame
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Pos. Eastern Division Wins Losses Win %
1 Akron Firestone Non-Skids 19 9 .679
2 Detroit Eagles 17 11 .607
3 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 14 14 .500
4 Indianapolis Kautskys 9 19 .321

Playoffs

Eastern Division Semifinals

(E1) Akron Firestone Non-Skids vs. (E2) Detroit Eagles: Akron wins series 2–1

  • Game 1 @ Akron: Akron 48, Detroit 35
  • Game 2 @ Detroit: Detroit 49, Akron 37
  • Game 3 @ Akron: Akron 46, Detroit 35

NBL Championship

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

  • Game 1 @ Oshkosh: Oshkosh 47, Akron 37
  • Game 2 @ Oshkosh: Oshkosh 60, Akron 46
  • Game 3 @ Akron: Akron 35, Oshkosh 32
  • Game 4 @ Akron: Akron 41, Oshkosh 40
  • Game 5 vs. Akron: Akron 61, Oshkosh 60 → game played at Wills Gymnasium in Kent, Ohio

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "NBL Season Index". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "1939–40 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  3. "Akron Firestone Non-Skids → 1939–1940". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
National Basketball League (United States) champions
Akron Firestone Non-Skids 1939–40 NBL champions
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