The 1946 World Professional Basketball Tournament was the 8th edition of the World Professional Basketball Tournament. It was held in Chicago, Illinois, during the days of 25 March - 8 April 1946 and featured 14 teams. It was won by the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons who defeated the Oshkosh All-Stars 2–1 in the championship series.^[1] The Chicago American Gears came in third after beating the Baltimore Bullets 2–0 in the third-place best-of-three series. George Mikan of the American Gears was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player after finishing as its top scorer with 100 points in five games.^[2]

Results

First round

25 March - Chicago American Gears 69, Pittsburgh Raiders 58^[3][4]

25 March - Anderson Duffey Packers 59, Cleveland Allmen Transfers 46

25 March - Midland Dow Chemicals 72, Indianapolis Kautskys 59

25 March - Oshkosh All-Stars 60, Detroit Mansfields 32

25 March - New York Rens 82, Toledo White Huts 39

25 March - Baltimore Bullets 61, Dayton Mickeys 58

Quarter-finals

29 March - Oshkosh All-Stars 50, New York Rens 44

29 March - Chicago American Gears 52, Sheboygan Redskins 51

29 March - Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 65, Midland Dow Chemicals 62

29 March - Baltimore Bullets 67, Anderson Duffey Packers 65

Semi-finals

3 April - Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 50, Baltimore Bullets 49

3 April - Oshkosh All-Stars 72, Chicago American Gears 66

Third place series

Championship series

Individual awards

All-Tournament First team

• F - Jerry Bush, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
• F - Leroy Edwards, Oshkosh All-Stars
• C - George Mikan, Chicago American Gears (MVP)
• G - Bobby McDermott, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
• G - Bob Feerick, Oshkosh All-Stars

All-Tournament Second team

• F - Paul Cloyd, Midland Dow Chemicals
• F - Bob Calihan, Chicago Gears
• C - Mike Bloom, Baltimore Bullets
• G - Stan Stutz, Baltimore Bullets
• G - Bob Carpenter, Oshkosh All-Stars