# 1946–47 Detroit Falcons season

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.

## Regular season
### Season standings

| # | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte |
| # | 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 |