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World Professional Basketball Tournament (WPBT)
1938-39 WPBT Teams

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Leagues Basketball WPBT 1939 Teams

Recap

Eleven teams entered the new World Pro Basketball Tournament in Chicago. The highlight of the tournament was the semi-final face off of the nation’s two best black teams, the New York Rens and the (Chicago-based) Harlem Globetrotters. The Rens totally controlled the game until late in the fourth quarter when the Trotters made six straight points to cut the lead to just two points. The Rens’ defense stiffened, however, and the New Yorkers won the game 27-23. In the finals, Pop Gates, with twelve points, led the Rens to a convincing 34-25 victory over the Oshkosh All-Stars.

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Other basketball leagues in 1939:    
NBL  ·  ABL
1938-39 New York Rens Season
1938-39 New York Rens
3-0 (1.000)
Won World Pro Basketball Tournament
1938-39 Oshkosh All Stars Season
1938-39 Oshkosh All Stars
2-1 (.667)
Lost World Pro Basketball Tournament
1938-39 Harlem Globetrotters Season
1938-39 Harlem Globetrotters
3-1 (.750)
Missed Postseason
1938-39 Bronx Yankees Season
1938-39 Bronx Yankees
1-1 (.500)
Missed Postseason
1938-39 Sheboygan Red Skins Season
1938-39 Sheboygan Red Skins
2-2 (.500)
Missed Postseason
1938-39 Chicago Harmons Season
1938-39 Chicago Harmons
0-1 (.000)
Missed Postseason
1938-39 Clarksburg Oilers Season
1938-39 Clarksburg Oilers
0-1 (.000)
Missed Postseason
1938-39 Fort Wayne Harvesters Season
1938-39 Fort Wayne Harvesters
0-1 (.000)
Missed Postseason
1938-39 Benton Harbor House of David Season
1938-39 Benton Harbor House of David
0-1 (.000)
Missed Postseason
1938-39 Illinois Grads Season
1938-39 Illinois Grads
0-1 (.000)
Missed Postseason
1938-39 New York Celtics Season
1938-39 New York Celtics
0-1 (.000)
Missed Postseason

1939 WPBT

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