# 1947 World Professional Basketball Tournament

The 1947 World Professional Basketball Tournament was the 9th edition of the World Professional Basketball Tournament. It was held in Chicago, Illinois, during the days of 7–11 April 1947 and featured 14 teams. It was won by the Indianapolis Kautskys who defeated the Toledo Jeeps 62–47 in the title game. The Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons came in third after beating the Oshkosh All-Stars 86–67 in the third-place game behind Ralph Hamilton's 26 points. Julie Rivlin of the Toledo Jeeps was named the tournaments Most Valuable Player.

## Results
### First round

    April 7 - Oshkosh All-Stars 60, Herkimer Mohawk Redskins 54
    April 7 - Anderson Duffey Packers 59, Pittsburgh Pirates 38
    April 7 - Midland Dow Chemicals 71, Syracuse Nationals 39
    April 8 - Sheboygan Redskins 62, Portland Indians 48
    April 8 - Toledo Jeeps 62, New York Rens 59
    April 8 - Tri-Cities BlackHawks 57, Baltimore Bullets 46

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| April 9 | April 9 | | | |
| Oshkosh All-Stars | 53 | | | |
| Oshkosh All-Stars | 53 | April 10 | April 10 | | |
| Sheboygan Redskins | 44 | April 10 | April 10 | |
| Sheboygan Redskins | 44 | Indianapolis Kautskys | 59 | |
| April 9 | April 9 | | Indianapolis Kautskys | 59 | |
| April 9 | April 9 | Oshkosh All-Stars | 38 | |
| Indianapolis Kautskys | 65 | Oshkosh All-Stars | 38 | |
| Indianapolis Kautskys | 65 | | | | April 11 | April 11 |
| Tri-Cities BlackHawks | 56 | | | | April 11 | April 11 |
| Tri-Cities BlackHawks | 56 | | | | Indianapolis Kautskys | 62 |
| April 9 | April 9 | | | | | Indianapolis Kautskys | 62 |
| April 9 | April 9 | | | | Toledo Jeeps | 47 |
| Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | 52 | | | | Toledo Jeeps | 47 |
| Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | 52 | April 10 | April 10 | | | |
| Anderson Duffey Packers | 40 | April 10 | April 10 | | | |
| Anderson Duffey Packers | 40 | Toledo Jeeps | 61 | | | |
| April 9 | April 9 | | Toledo Jeeps | 61 | | | |
| April 9 | April 9 | Tri-Cities BlackHawks | 56 | | Runner up | Runner up |
| Toledo Jeeps | 59 | Tri-Cities BlackHawks | 56 | | Runner up | Runner up |
| Toledo Jeeps | 59 | | | | April 11 | April 11 |
| Midland Dow Chemicals | 55 | | | | April 11 | April 11 |
| Midland Dow Chemicals | 55 | | | | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | 86 |
| | | | | | Oshkosh All-Stars | 67 |

### Third place game

* April 11, 1947
* Box score
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 86, Oshkosh All-Stars 67 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 22–18, 19–13, 21–21 |||
| Pts: R. Hamilton – 26 | Pts: T. Scalissi – 16 |
* Chicago Stadium Referees: Bud Lowell, John Sines

### Championship game

* April 11, 1947
* Box score
Indianapolis Kautskys 62, Toledo Jeeps 47 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 16–16, 17–9, 15–9 |||
| Pts: L. Klier – 12 | Pts: G. Sobek – 20 |
* Chicago Stadium Attendance: 14,413 Referees: Sam Pecararo, Dutch Kriznecky

## Individual awards
### All-Tournament First team

* C - Arnie Risen, Indianapolis Kautskys
* F - Leo Klier, Indianapolis Kautskys
* F - Ralph Hamilton, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
* G - Julie Rivlin, Toledo Jeeps (MVP)
* G - Herm Schaefer, Indianapolis Kautskys

### All-Tournament Second team

* C - Jake Pelkington, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
* F - Paul Cloyd, Midland Dow Chemicals
* F - Hal Tidrick , Toledo Jeeps
* G - Billy Hassett, Tri-Cities BlackHawks
* G - George Sobek, Toledo Jeeps