The Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League was a professional basketball league with teams from the Pacific Northwest in the United States and Canada. The league existed for two seasons, 1946-47 and 1947-48.
Teams Three teams played in both seasons:
Bellingham Fircrests Portland Indians Vancouver Hornets
These teams played in the 1946-47 season, but dropped out for the 1947-48 season: Salem Trailblazers Seattle Blue Devils Spokane Orphans Yakima Ramblers
These teams joined the league for the 1947-48 season: Astoria Royal Chinooks Seattle Athletics Tacoma Mountaineers
Champions 1946-47: Bellingham Fircrests won round robin playoffs; chose not to play in the World Professional Basketball Tournament, so runner-up Portland Indians went instead, losing to the Sheboygan Redskins in the first round. 1947-48: Portland Indians defeated Seattle Athletics 3 games to 1. (The fourth game was disallowed after a timekeeping error and replayed two days later with Portland winning 76–74).
Notable players George (Porky) Andrews Gale Bishop Norm Baker Al Brightman Boody Gilbertson Noble Jorgensen John Mandic Ken Suesens Urgel (Slim) Wintermute
References
External links History of the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League PCPBL - NBA Hoops Online Complete history of the league.