1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster

Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 22-38
Finishing 5th in the BAA's Western Division
Coach: Carl Bennett (0-6)
Coach: Curly Armstrong (22-32)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana

1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons Results

The Fort Wayne Pistons of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 22 wins and 38 losses, finishing fifth in the BAA's Western Division.

The Pistons racked up 4,457 points, worst in the circuit and allowed 4,651. Bob Tough scored a team-best 466 points for Fort Wayne, and Jack Smiley dished out 138 assists for the squad.

Carl Bennett and Curly Armstrong coached the team.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Curly Armstrong	G-F	November 1, 1918	5'11"	170	Indiana
Charlie Black	F-C	June 15, 1921	6'4"	195	Kansas	Arco, ID USA
Dillard Crocker	F-G	January 19, 1925	6'4"	205	Western Michigan	Niles, MI USA
Bruce Hale	G-F	August 30, 1918	6'1"	170	Santa Clara	Medford, OR USA
Ralph Hamilton	G-F	June 10, 1921	6'1"	188	Indiana	Fort Wayne, IN
Bill Henry	C	December 27, 1924	6'9"	215	Rice	Dallas, TX USA
Bob Kinney	C-F	September 16, 1920	6'6"	215	Rice	Fort Scott, KS USA
Walt Kirk	G-F	September 3, 1924	6'3"	173	Illinois	Mount Vernon, IL USA
Leo Klier	F-G	May 21, 1923	6'1"	170	Notre Dame	Washington, IN USA
John Mahnken	C	June 16, 1922	6'8"	220	Georgetown	Jersey City, NJ USA
Leo Mogus	F-C	April 13, 1921	6'4"	190	Youngstown State	Youngstown, OH USA
Richie Niemiera	G-F	May 26, 1921	6'1"	165	Notre Dame	Chicago, IL
Jake Pelkington	C-F	January 3, 1916	6'6"	220	Manhattan
Roy Pugh	C-F	October 16, 1922	6'6"	210	SMU	Jacksonville, TX USA
Jack Smiley	F-G	December 22, 1922	6'3"	190	Illinois	Sandwich, IL
Bob Tough	G-F	August 28, 1920	6'0"	185	St. John's (NY)	New York, NY
Blackie Towery	F-C	June 20, 1920	6'4"	210	Western Kentucky	Caldwell, KY
Dick Triptow	G-F	November 3, 1922	6'0"	170	DePaul
Ward Williams	F	June 26, 1923	6'4"	195	Indiana