1947–48 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season

1947–48 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season
Head coach	Carl Bennett
Results
Record	40–20 (.667)
Place	Division: 3rd
Playoff finish	Lost in East Division opening round to Rochester Royals, 3-1
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 1947–48 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season was the seventh season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL). It would be the final season that the franchise would play in the NBL with the Zollner name included; it would later play in the Basketball Association of America, starting in the 1948–49 BAA season, with the Pistons removing the Zollner part of their name due to the league not allowing sponsors in their team names. This was the last season in Fort Wayne for Blackie Towery and Jake Pelkington who both left the team prior to the start of the next season.

Roster

Rank	Player	Position
1	Jake Pelkington	C-F
2	Curly Armstrong	G-F
3	Blackie Towery	F-C
4	Bob Kinney	C-F
5	Ralph Hamilton	G-F
6	Richie Niemiera	G-F
7	Bob Tough	G-F
8	Jack Smiley	F-G
9	Dick Triptow	G-F
10	Walt Kirk	G-F
11	Ken Menke	G
12	Milo Komenich	F-C

League standings

Eastern Division

Team	Wins	Loses	Pct.
Rochester Royals	44	16	.733
Anderson Duffey Packers	42	18	.700
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	40	20	.667
Syracuse Nationals	24	36	.400
Toledo Jeeps	22	37	.373
Flint Dow A.C.'s	8	52	.133

Western Division

Team	Wins	Loses	Pct.
Minneapolis Lakers	43	17	.717
Tri-Cities Blackhawks	30	30	.500
Oshkosh All-Stars	29	31	.483
Indianapolis Kautskys	24	35	.407
Sheboygan Redskins	23	37	.383