1941–42 Oshkosh All-Stars season explained

The 1941–42 Oshkosh All-Stars season was the All-Stars' fourth year in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL), which was also the fourth year the league existed.^[1] Seven teams competed in the NBL in 1941–42 and the league did not use divisions.^[2]

The All-Stars played their home games at South Park School Gymnasium.^[3] For the fifth consecutive season, the All-Stars finished the season with either a division or league best record (20–4).^[2] They then went on to win their second consecutive league championship by defeating the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, two games to one in a best-of-three series.^[2]

Head coach Lon Darling won the league's Coach of the Year Award.^[2] Players Leroy Edwards and Charley Shipp earned First Team All-NBL honors for the second straight season.^[2]

Roster

Note: Herm Witasek was not on the playoffs roster

Regular season

Season standings

Playoffs

Semifinals

(1) Oshkosh All-Stars vs. (4) Indianapolis Kautskys: Oshkosh wins series 2–0

• Game 1 @ Indianapolis: Oshkosh 40, Indianapolis 33
• Game 2 @ Oshkosh: Oshkosh 64, Akron 48

NBL Championship

(1) Oshkosh All-Stars vs. (2) Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons: Oshkosh wins series 2–1

• Game 1 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 61, Oshkosh 43^[4]
• Game 2 @ Oshkosh: Oshkosh 68, Fort Wayne 60^[4]
• Game 3 @ Oshkosh: Oshkosh 52, Fort Wayne 46^[4]

Awards and honors

• NBL Coach of the Year – Lon Darling
• First Team All-NBL – Leroy Edwards and Charley Shipp

Notes and References

1. Web site: NBL Season Index . basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. October 1, 2019.
2. Web site: 1941–42 NBL Season Summary . basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. October 1, 2019.
3. Encyclopedia: Oshkosh All-Stars → 1941–1942 . Pro Basketball Encyclopedia . October 1, 2019.
4. News: Oshkosh All-Stars Win World Title! . . March 12, 1942. 6. Newspapers.com. October 1, 2019.