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Anderson Packers
Anderson Packers
Leagues	NBL: 1946–1949; NBA: 1949–1950; NPBL: 1950–1951
Founded	1946
Folded	1951
Arena	Anderson High School Wigwam (8,996)
Location	Anderson, Indiana
Team colors	Intense red, navy blue, white;
Head coach	Murray Mendenhall
Championships	1 NBL championship

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The Anderson Packers, also known as the Anderson Duffey Packers and the Chief Anderson Meat Packers, were a professional basketball team based in Anderson, Indiana, in the 1940s and 1950s.

The team was founded and owned by brothers Ike W. and John B. Duffey, founders of meat packing company Duffey's Incorporated, which had purchased the Hughes-Curry Packing Co. of Anderson in 1946, at which time the brothers founded the Anderson Packers. John Duffey was president of the club, and its secretary-treasurer was Ike. The Duffeys profitably sold their Anderson packing plant three years later, although they retained ownership of the team until its demise.^[1]

The Packers played in the National Basketball League from 1946 to 1949. The team moved into the National Basketball Association for the 1949–50 season. The franchise withdrew from the NBA on April 11, 1950, when the organization was absorbed by the league.^[2]^[3]

After that season the team moved to the National Professional Basketball League, which folded entirely at the end of their only (1950–1951) season.

Season-by-season records

Key:

†: NBL champions
*: Division champions

^

Playoff berth

Anderson Packers season records
Season	League	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	GB	Playoffs	Awards
1946–47	NBL	Western	5th	24	20	.545	4
1947–48	NBL	Eastern	2nd^	42	18	.700	2	Won Opening Round (Nationals) 3–0 Lost Division semifinals (Royals) 1–2†	Murray Mendenhall (COY)
1948–49	NBL	Eastern*	1st*	49	15	.766	—	Won Division semifinals (Nationals) 3–1 Won NBL Championship (All-Stars) 3–0
1949–50	NBA	Western	2nd^	37	27	.578	2	Won Division semifinals (Blackhawks) 2–1 Won Division finals (Olympians) 2–1 Lost NBA Semifinals (Minneapolis) 0–2
1950–51	NPBL	Eastern	2nd	22	22	.500	6.5

References

^ Hill, Max A. (Spring 2013). "Running a Railroad for Fun". Classic Trains. 14 (1): 32–37.
^ "Anderson Leaves Pro Hoop Ranks". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 1950-04-11. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
^ "Packers' five out of N.B.A." The Winona Daily News. Associated Press. 11 April 1950. p. 13. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

[ct13-1] Hill, Max A. (Spring 2013). "Running a Railroad for Fun". Classic Trains. 14 (1): 32–37.

[2] "Anderson Leaves Pro Hoop Ranks". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 1950-04-11. Retrieved 2009-09-04.

[3] "Packers' five out of N.B.A." The Winona Daily News. Associated Press. 11 April 1950. p. 13. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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-The '''Anderson Packers''' was a franchise in the [[National Basketball Association]] in 1949-1950. Also known as the '''Anderson Duffey Packers''' and the '''Chief Anderson Meat Packers''', the professional [[basketball]] franchise was based in [[Anderson, Indiana]], in the 1940s and 1950s.
+The '''Anderson Packers''', also known as the '''Anderson Duffey Packers''' and the '''Chief Anderson Meat Packers''', were a professional [[basketball]] team based in [[Anderson, Indiana]], in the 1940s and 1950s.
+The team was founded and owned by brothers [[Ike Duffey|Ike W.]] and John B. Duffey, founders of [[Meat packing industry|meat packing]] company Duffey's Incorporated, which had purchased the Hughes-Curry Packing Co. of Anderson in 1946, at which time the brothers founded the Anderson Packers. John Duffey was president of the club, and its secretary-treasurer was Ike. The Duffeys profitably sold their Anderson packing plant three years later, although they retained ownership of the team until its demise.<ref name=ct13>{{cite journal|last=Hill|first=Max A.|title=Running a Railroad for Fun|journal=Classic Trains|date=Spring 2013|volume=14|issue=1|pages=32–37}}</ref>
-==History==
+The Packers played in the [[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]] from 1946 to 1949. The team moved into the [[National Basketball Association]] for the [[1949–50 NBA season|1949–50 season]]. The franchise withdrew from the NBA on April 11, 1950, when the organization was absorbed by the league.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anderson Leaves Pro Hoop Ranks |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OZYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6834,4059067&dq=anderson |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |date=1950-04-11 |access-date=2009-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Packers' five out of N.B.A. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winona-daily-news-packers-five-out/149927776/ |access-date=23 June 2024 |work=[[The Winona Daily News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=11 April 1950 |page=13 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref>
-The team was founded and owned by brothers [[Ike Duffey|Ike W. Duffey]] and John B. Duffey. The brothers were founders of the [[Meat packing industry|meat packing]] company Duffey's Incorporated. Duffey's Incorporated had purchased the Hughes-Curry Packing Co. of Anderson in 1946, at which time the brothers founded the Anderson Packers.
-John Duffey served president of the Anderson Packers, and Ike Duffey served as secretary-treasurer. The Duffeys' sold their Anderson packing plant three years later, but retained ownership of the basketball franchise until its demise.<ref name=ct13>{{cite journal|last=Hill|first=Max A.|title=Running a Railroad for Fun|journal=Classic Trains|date=Spring 2013|volume=14|issue=1|pages=32–37}}</ref>
-The Packers played in the [[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]] from 1946 to 1949. The team then moved into the fledgling [[National Basketball Association]] for the [[1949–50 NBA season|1949–50 season]]. Reportedly, the NBA required all teams to post a $50,000 bond for security purposes in case they failed to complete the season. The already heavily in debt Packers could not afford to post this money.The franchise withdrew from the NBA on April 11, 1950 and were absorbed by the league.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anderson Leaves Pro Hoop Ranks |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OZYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6834,4059067&dq=anderson |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |date=1950-04-11 |accessdate=2009-09-04}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/stlb/bombers.html|title=St. Louis Bombers (1946-1950)|website=sportsecyclopedia.com}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://nbahoopsonline.com/teams/Xdefunct/Andersonpackers/index.html|title=Anderson Packers|website=nbahoopsonline.com}}</ref>
-The Packers' 1949-1950 NBA season was successful on the court as the team went 37-27 (.578), 2nd in Western Division in the regular season.<ref name="landofbasketball.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.landofbasketball.com/results_by_team/1949_1950_packers1.htm|title=Anderson Packers 1949-1950 Schedule and Results|website=www.landofbasketball.com}}</ref>
-In the [[1950 NBA Playoffs]], the Packers defeated the [[Tri-Cities Blackhawks]] 2 games to 1 and the [[Indianapolis Olympians]] 2 games to 1 to reach the Semi-Finals. In the Semi-Finals the Packers lost to the eventual 1950 NBA Champion [[Minneapolis Lakers]] 2 games to 0.<ref name="landofbasketball.com"/>
-The Packers were one of seven teams that quickly left the NBA: The NBA contracted after the 1949-1950 season, losing six teams: The [[Anderson Packers]], [[Sheboygan Red Skins]] and [[Waterloo Hawks]] jumped to the [[National Professional Basketball League (1950–1951)|NPBL]], while the [[Chicago Stags]], [[Denver Nuggets (original)|Denver Nuggets]] and [[St. Louis Bombers (NBA)|St. Louis Bombers]] folded.  The league went from 17 teams to 11 before the 1950-1951 season stared. Midway through the 1950-1951 season, the [[Washington Capitols]] folded as well, bringing the number of teams in the league down to ten..<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1950.html|title=1949-50 NBA Season Summary|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>
 After that season the team  moved to the [[National Professional Basketball League (1950–1951)|National Professional Basketball League]], which folded entirely at the end of their only (1950–1951) season.
-==The arena==
-The Packers played at the [[Anderson High School Wigwam]]. The original wigwam had fire and was redone. The arena is still in use today by Anderson High School teams and is located at 1229 Lincoln Street. It is the second largest high school gymnasium in the country.
-<ref>{{cite web|url=http://andersonwigwam.com/|title=Anderson Wigwam|website=andersonwigwam.com}}</ref>
 ==Season-by-season records==
+Key:
-{{Start NBA SBS}}
+;<span style="background:#FFE6BD;">&nbsp;{{dagger}}&nbsp;</span>
-|-
+:[[List of National Basketball League (United States) champions|NBL champions]]
-!colspan="6" style="background:#cc0033; color:white; border:2px solid #000099;"|'''Anderson Packers''' (NBL)
+;<span style="background:#d0e7ff;">&nbsp;*&nbsp;</span>
-|-
+:Division champions
-|1946–47 ||24||20||0.545 || colspan=2|Did not qualify
+<span style="background:#96cdcd;">&nbsp;^&nbsp;</span>
-|-
+:Playoff berth
-|1947–48 ||42||18||0.700||4–2||Lost in Semifinals
+{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
+|+ style="background:#cc0033; color:white; border:2px solid #000099;"|Anderson Packers season records
 |-
+!scope="col"| Season
-|1948–49 ||49||15||0.766||6–1||NBL Champions
+!scope="col"| League
+!scope="col"| [[Division (sport)|Division]]
+!scope="col"| Finish
+!scope="col"| Wins
+!scope="col"| Losses
+!scope="col"| [[Winning percentage|Win%]]
+!scope="col"| [[Games behind|GB]]
+!scope="col"| [[NBA playoffs|Playoffs]]
+!scope="col"| [[National Basketball Association awards|Awards]]
+|-
+!scope="row"| 1946–47
+| [[National Basketball League (United States)|NBL]] || Western|| 5th || 24 || 20 || {{winpct|24|20}} || 4 ||  ||
 |-
+!scope="row"| 1947–48
-!colspan="6" style="background:#cc0033; color:white; border:2px solid #000099;"|'''Anderson Packers''' (NBA)
+| NBL || Eastern ||bgcolor=#96cdcd|2nd^ || 42 || 18 || {{winpct|42|18}} || 2 || '''Won''' Opening Round ([[1947–48 Syracuse Nationals season|Nationals]]) 3–0 <br> Lost Division semifinals ([[1947–48 Rochester Royals season|Royals]]) 1–2{{dagger}} || [[Murray Mendenhall]] ([[NBL (United States) Coach of the Year Award|COY]])
 |-
+!scope="row"| [[1948–49 Anderson Duffey Packers season|1948–49]]
-|1949–50 ||37||27||0.578||4–4||Lost in Semifinals
+| bgcolor=#FFE6BD|'''NBL''' || bgcolor=#d0e7ff|'''Eastern'''* ||bgcolor=#d0e7ff|'''1st'''* || 49 || 15 || {{winpct|49|15}} || — || bgcolor=#FFE6BD| '''Won''' Division semifinals ([[1948–49 Syracuse Nationals season|Nationals]]) 3–1 <br> '''Won''' '''[[List of National Basketball League (United States) champions|NBL Championship]]''' ([[Oshkosh All-Stars|All-Stars]]) 3–0 ||
 |-
+!scope="row"| [[1949–50 Anderson Packers season|1949–50]]
-!colspan="6" style="background:#cc0033; color:white; border:2px solid #000099;"|'''Anderson Packers''' (NPBL)
+| [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] || [[Western Division (NBA)|Western]] ||bgcolor=#96cdcd|2nd^ || 37 || 27 || {{winpct|37|27}} || 2 || '''Won''' [[1950 NBA playoffs|Division semifinals]] ([[1949–50 Tri-Cities Blackhawks season|Blackhawks]]) 2–1 <br> '''Won''' Division finals ([[1949–50 Indianapolis Olympians season|Olympians]]) 2–1 <br> Lost NBA Semifinals ([[1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]) 0–2 ||
 |-
-|1950–51 ||22||22||0.500|| ||
+!scope="row"| 1950–51
+| [[National Professional Basketball League (1950–51)|NPBL]] || Eastern || 2nd || 22 || 22 || {{winpct|22|22}} || 6.5 || ||
-|-
+|}
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-[[Category:Sports clubs established in 1946]]
+[[Category:Basketball teams established in 1946]]
-[[Category:Sports clubs disestablished in 1951]]
+[[Category:Basketball teams disestablished in 1951]]
 [[Category:National Professional Basketball League (1950–51)]]
 [[Category:1946 establishments in Indiana]]
 [[Category:1951 disestablishments in Indiana]]
-[[Category:Defunct National Basketball Association teams]]
+[[Category:Defunct NBA teams]]
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