Den verdens Professional Basketball Tournament var en basketball turnering forbeholdt profesjonelle lagene fra USA . Turneringen ble arrangert i Chicago , Illinois av Chicago Herald American . Denne årlige begivenheten ble holdt mellom 1939 og 1949 . De fleste lagene som deltok var fra National Basketball League . Kampene fant sted flere steder som: Chicago Coliseum , International Amphitheatre eller Chicago Stadium .
1939 | New York Rens | 34-25 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
1940 | Harlem Globetrotters | 31-29 | Chicago Bruins |
1941 | Detroit Eagles | 39-37 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
1942 | Oshkosh All-Stars | 43-41 | Detroit Eagles |
1943 | Washington Bears | 43-31 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
1944 | Zollner Pistons of Fort Wayne | 50-33 | Detroit Eagles |
1945 | Zollner Pistons of Fort Wayne | 78-52 | Dayton Acmes |
1946 | Zollner Pistons of Fort Wayne | 73-57 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
1947 | Indianapolis Kautskys | 62-47 | Toledo Jeeps |
1948 | Minneapolis Lakers | 75-71 | New York Rens |