# 1941 World Professional Basketball Tournament

The 1941 World Professional Basketball Tournament was the 3rd edition of the World Professional Basketball Tournament. It was held in Chicago, Illinois, during the days of 15–19 March 1941 and featured 15 teams. It was won by the Detroit Eagles who defeated the Oshkosh All-Stars 39–37 in the championship game. The New York Rens came in third after beating the Toledo White Huts 57–42 in the third-place game. Buddy Jeannette of the Detroit Eagles was named the tournaments Most Valuable Player.

## Results
### First round
#### Chicago v Davenport

* 15 March 1941 8:00 p.m.
* Box score and recap
Chicago Bruins 53, Davenport Central Turner Rockets 17 :
| Scoring by half: 25–4, 28–13 |||
| Pts: S. Szukala, G. Hogan – 10 | Pts: S. Gamber – 8 |
* International Amphitheater Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Hooker, Russell

#### Detroit v Indianapolis

* 15 March 1941
Detroit Eagles 58, Indianapolis Kautskys 43 :
| Pts: E. Sadowski, B. Calihan – 19 | Pts: B. Towery – 11 |
* International Amphitheater Referees: Kriznecky, Kuzma

#### Harlem v Newark

* 15 March 1941
Harlem Globetrotters 38, Newark Elks 29 :
| Pts: S. Boswell – 11 | Pts: E. Sonderman – 10 |
* International Amphitheater Referees: Messinger, Enright

#### Oshkosh v Fort Wayne

* 16 March 1941
Oshkosh All-Stars 47, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 41 :
| Scoring by quarter: 11–3, 6–11, 24–9, 6–18 |||
| Pts: S. Putnam – 13 | Pts: J. Keller – 15 |
* International Amphitheater Referees: Nat Messinger, Dutch Kriznecky

#### New York v Dayton

* 16 March 1941
* International Amphitheater

#### Kenosha v Rochester

* 16 March 1941
Kenosha Royals 40, Rochester Seagrams 36 :
| Pts: K. Binder – 15 | Pts: A. Cerir – 14 |
* International Amphitheater Referees: Kennedy, Hooker

#### Toledo v Sheboygan

* 16 March 1941
Toledo White Huts 36, Sheboygan Redskins 28 :
| Scoring by quarter: 9–5, 11–10, 9–6, 7–7 |||
| Pts: C. Chuckovits – 21 | Pts: O. Kolar, P. Sokody – 8 |
* International Amphitheater

#### Philadelphia v Bismark

* 16 March 1941
* International Amphitheater

### Quarter-finals
#### Detroit v Harlem

* 16 March 1941
* International Amphitheater

#### Toledo v Chicago

* 17 March 1941
* International Amphitheater Referees: 9,500

#### New York v Kenosha

* 17 March 1941
* Box score and recap
New York Rens 43, Kenosha Royals 15 :
| Scoring by quarter: 10–6, 20–6, 11–2, 2–1 |||
| Pts: D. King – 14 | Pts: B. Monteen – 4 |
* International Amphitheater Referees: Pat Kennedy, John Russell

#### Oshkosh v Philadelphia

* 17 March 1941
* Box score and recap
Oshkosh All-Stars 38, Philadelphia Sphas 31 :
| Scoring by quarter: 11–12, 9–9, 11–8, 7–2 |||
| Pts: L. Edwards – 12 | Pts: I. Lautman, P. Rosenberg – 8 |
* International Amphitheater Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Pat Kennedy, Dutch Kriznecky

### Semi-finals
#### Oshkosh v Toledo

* 18 March 1941 8:30 p.m.
* Box score and recap
Oshkosh All-Stars 40, Toledo White Huts 37 :
| Scoring by quarter: 8–12, 8–4, 12–12, 12–9 |||
| Pts: B. Carpenter – 18 | Pts: C. Chuckovits – 16 |
* International Amphitheater Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Dick Kuzma, Frank "Dutch" Kriznecky

#### Detroit v New York

* 18 March 1941 9:30 p.m.
* International Amphitheater

### Third place game

* 19 March 1942 8:30 p.m.
* Box score and recap
New York Rens 57, Toledo White Huts 42 :
| Scoring by quarter: 10–11, 18–10, 18–5, 11–16 |||
| Pts: D. King – 23 | Pts: C. Chuckovits – 23 |
* International Amphitheater Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Jim Enright, Elmer Hooker

### Championship game

* 19 March 1942 9:30 p.m.
* Box score and recap
Detroit Eagles 39, Oshkosh All-Stars 37 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–6, 12–10, 9–7, 4–14 |||
| Pts: E. Sadowski – 11 | Pts: B. Carpenter – 8 |
* International Amphitheater Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Nat Messinger, Frank Kriznecky

## Individual awards
### All-Tournament team

* F – Chuck Chuckovits, Toledo White Huts
* F – Dolly King, New York Rens
* C – Ed Sadowski, Detroit Eagles
* G – Bob Carpenter, Oshkosh All-Stars
* G – Buddy Jeannette, Detroit Eagles (MVP)