1946–47 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season

The 1946–47 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season was the sixth season of the franchise in the National Basketball League. For the first time Fort Wayne had to play without four time league MVP Bobby McDermott who left the team mid season. The team also lost star guard Buddy Jeannette during the off season but did get the return of power forward Blackie Towery. The Pistons finished the season second place in the eastern division and defeated the Toledo Jeeps 3–2 in the opening round of the playoffs before falling to the Rochester Royals in 3 games.

1946–47 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season
Head coach	Bobby McDermott (7–7) Carl Bennett (19–22) Curly Armstrong (1–0)
Results
Record	25–19 (.568)
Place	Division: 2nd
Playoff finish	Lost Division Semifinals to Rochester Royals, 2-1
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Roster

Rank	Player	Position
1	Chick Reiser	G-F
2	Curly Armstrong	G-F
3	Jake Pelkington	C-F
4	Bob Tough	G-F
5	Blackie Towery	F-C
6	Bob Kinney	C-F
7	Robert McDermott	G
8	Milo Komenich	F-C
9	Richie Niemiera	G-F
10	Gerard Bush	F-C
11	Frank Gates	G
12	Charley Shipp	G-F
13	Jerome Steiner	G
14	Whitey Dienelt	G
15	Ken Buehler	F-C
16	Lyle Neat	G
17	Ben Gardner	C-F

League standings

Eastern Division

Pos.	Eastern Division	Wins	Losses	Win %
1	Rochester Royals	31	13	.705
2	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	25	19	.568
T–3	Syracuse Nationals	21	23	.477
	Toledo Jeeps	21	23	.477
5	Buffalo Bisons / Tri-Cities Blackhawks‡	19	25	.432
6	Youngstown Bears	12	32	.273
‡ After 13 games the franchise moved from New York to Illinois.

Western Division

Pos.	Western Division	Wins	Losses	Win %
1	Oshkosh All-Stars	28	16	.636
2	Indianapolis Kautskys	27	17	.614
T–3	Chicago American Gears	26	18	.591
	Sheboygan Red Skins	26	18	.591
5	Anderson Duffey Packers	24	20	.545
6	Detroit Gems	4	40	.091