1946–47 Detroit Falcons season

1946–47 Detroit Falcons season
Head coach	Glenn M. Curtis (12–22) Philip Sachs (8–18)
Arena	Detroit Olympia
Results
Record	20–40 (.333)
Place	Division: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Radio	WXYZ

The 1946–47 BAA season was the first and only season for the Detroit Falcons in the Basketball Association of America (BAA/NBA). After finishing with a 20–40 record, the Falcons were disbanded.

Roster

Detroit Falcons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 98 Chet Aubuchon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 137 lb (62 kg) 1916-05-18 Michigan State G/F 67 Moe Becker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1917-02-24 Duquesne G 24 Harold Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1923-10-02 Evansville F 62 Bob Dille 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1917-07-02 Valparaiso G/F 52 John Janisch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1920-03-15 Valparaiso C 8–33 Harold Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1920-01-30 Indiana State G 11 Tom King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1924-03-09 Michigan F/C 7–66 Grady Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1917-03-25 Oklahoma F 99 Ariel Maughan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1923-04-23 Utah State G/F 55 Howie McCarty 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1919 Wayne State (MI) F/C 14–22 Stan Miasek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1924-08-08 G 34 George Pearcy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1919-07-02 Indiana State G 44 Henry Pearcy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1922-07-21 Indiana State C 15–68 Milt Schoon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1922-02-25 Valparaiso G 44 Art Stolkey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1920-10-23 Detroit Mercy

Head coach Philip Sachs Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

#	Western Division
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	x-Chicago Stags	39	22	.639	–
2	x-St. Louis Bombers	38	23	.623	1
3	x-Cleveland Rebels	30	30	.500	8.5
4	Detroit Falcons	20	40	.333	18.5
5	Pittsburgh Ironmen	15	45	.250	23.5

Record vs. opponents

1946–47 BAA records
Team	BOS	CHI	CLE	DET	NYK	PHI	PIT	PRO	STL	TOR	WAS
Boston	—	0–6	2–4	3–3	4–2	1–5	5–1	1–5	1–5	4–2	1–5
Chicago	6–0	—	5–1	3–3	3–3	5–1	6–0	3–3	3–4	4–2	1–5
Cleveland	4–2	1–5	—	4–2	4–2	3–3	4–2	2–4	1–5	6–0	1–5
Detroit	3–3	3–3	2–4	—	1–5	2–4	3–3	2–4	0–6	3–3	1–5
New York	2–4	3–3	2-4	5–1	—	2–4	6–0	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–4
Philadelphia	5–1	1–5	3–3	4–2	4–2	—	5–1	4–2	3–3	5–1	1–5
Pittsburgh	1–5	0–6	2–4	3–3	0–6	1–5	—	3–3	1–5	3–3	1–5
Providence	5–1	3–3	4–2	4–2	2–4	2–4	3–3	—	2–4	3–3	0–6
St. Louis	5–1	4–3	5–1	6–0	2–4	3–3	5–1	4–2	—	2–4	2–4
Toronto	2–4	2–4	0–6	3–3	3–3	1–5	3–3	3–3	4–2	—	1–5
Washington	5–1	5–1	5–1	5–1	4–2	5–1	5–1	6–0	4–2	5–1	—

Game log

#	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Record
1	November 2	Washington	33–50	Stan Miasek (9)	0–1
2	November 5	St. Louis	49–53	Stan Miasek (16)	0–2
3	November 8	@ Toronto	71–73	Ariel Maughan (25)	0–3
4	November 9	Boston	69–46	Stan Miasek (19)	1–3
5	November 13	Providence	68–70	John Janisch (16)	1–4
6	November 16	@ Providence	70–59	Harold Brown (17)	2–4
7	November 18	@ New York	57–61	Maughan, Miasek (14)	2–5
8	November 20	Pittsburgh	53–54	Bob Dille (13)	2–6
9	November 23	Boston	54–46	Stan Miasek (12)	3–6
10	November 24	@ Chicago	68–55	John Janisch (17)	4–6
11	November 26	Cleveland	66–46	John Janisch (22)	5–6
12	November 28	@ Philadelphia	68–55	John Janisch (24)	6–6
13	November 30	@ St. Louis	57–60 (OT)	John Janisch (21)	6–7
14	December 1	@ Cleveland	47–49	Ariel Maughan (11)	6–8
15	December 4	@ New York	57–70	John Janisch (16)	6–9
16	December 5	@ Boston	65–61	Stan Miasek (21)	7–9
17	December 7	@ Washington	64–75	John Janisch (23)	7–10
18	December 9	@ Pittsburgh	66–58	Stan Miasek (23)	8–10
19	December 11	@ Washington	66–81	John Janisch (14)	8–11
20	December 12	@ Boston	66–73	Stan Miasek (19)	8–12
21	December 14	@ Providence	66–81	Stan Miasek (28)	8–13
22	December 17	@ Philadelphia	49–57	Janisch, Maughan, Miasek (12)	8–14
23	December 22	@ Chicago	92–95	Tom King (27)	8–15
24	December 26	@ St. Louis	51–55	Stan Miasek (15)	8–16
25	December 29	Toronto	48–52	Stan Miasek (15)	8–17
26	January 1	Washington	62–57	Stan Miasek (17)	9–17
27	January 4	New York	50–62	Janisch, Miasek (11)	9–18
28	January 6	@ Toronto	61–76	Harold Brown (15)	9–19
29	January 8	Chicago	80–83	Stan Miasek (22)	9–20
30	January 11	Philadelphia	58–56	Maughan, Miasek (12)	10–20
31	January 15	Chicago	68–59	John Janisch (18)	11–20
32	January 17	@ Toronto	74–64	Stan Miasek (19)	12–20
33	January 20	@ Pittsburgh	57–62	John Janisch (14)	12–21
34	January 22	Cleveland	47–61	Tom King (11)	12–22
35	January 25	Philadelphia	55–61	Stan Miasek (14)	12–23
36	January 26	@ St. Louis	66–71	John Janisch (17)	12–24
37	January 29	Providence	73–83	Grady Lewis (18)	12–25
38	February 2	New York	65–63	Stan Miasek (15)	13–25
39	February 5	Washington	46–67	Stan Miasek (8)	13–26
40	February 8	Pittsburgh	64–58	John Janisch (23)	14–26
41	February 9	@ Cleveland	74–69	John Janisch (14)	15–26
42	February 12	Providence	84–64	Stan Miasek (25)	16–26
43	February 16	New York	58–66	Stan Miasek (21)	16–27
44	February 17	@ Pittsburgh	59–63	Stan Miasek (23)	16–28
45	February 19	Boston	51–57	Grady Lewis (14)	16–29
46	February 20	@ Chicago	76–74	Stan Miasek (24)	17–29
47	February 23	Toronto	61–52	Stan Miasek (23)	18–29
48	February 26	Chicago	68–72	Stan Miasek (20)	18–30
49	March 1	@ Providence	74–80	Stan Miasek (18)	18–31
50	March 5	@ Washington	67–99	Maughan, Miasek (17)	18–32
51	March 6	@ Boston	65–74	Stan Miasek (17)	18–33
52	March 8	@ New York	61–64	John Janisch (17)	18–34
53	March 12	Cleveland	81–89	Tom King (23)	18–35
54	March 16	Philadelphia	61–67	Lewis, Maughan (14)	18–36
55	March 18	St. Louis	59–68	Ariel Maughan (14)	18–37
56	March 20	@ Philadelphia	75–77	Grady Lewis (25)	18–38
57	March 22	Pittsburgh	85–65	Stan Miasek (20)	19–38
58	March 23	@ Cleveland	63–69	John Janisch (16)	19–39
59	March 26	St. Louis	63–67	Maughan, Miasek (16)	19–40
60	March 29	Toronto	66–63	Stan Miasek (17)	20–40

Dispersal Draft

After the Falcons became the second team to officially disband as a franchise on July 9, 1947 (behind only the Cleveland Rebels a month earlier), the Basketball Association of America (BAA) held what would become its first ever dispersal draft on August 2 that year, with the remaining eight teams left in the BAA (the surviving seven teams from the league's first successful season alongside the original Baltimore Bullets franchise that came from the original American Basketball League by a dispute with that league) taking players that were originally from the Falcons, Cleveland Rebels, Pittsburgh Ironmen, and Toronto Huskies franchises. The following teams acquired these players from the Falcons during the dispersal draft period.

• Boston Celtics: Ariel Maughan
• Chicago Stags: Stan Miasek
• Philadelphia Warriors: Bob Dille & Milt Schoon
• St. Louis Bombers: Grady Lewis