Other basketball leagues in 1939:    
NBL  ·  ABL
First Round
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
WPBT Champ.
HGT 41
FW 33
CHI Bye
BRX 40
BH 32
NY Bye
SBY 47
ILL 29
TRY Bye
CLK 33
y OSH 40
HGT 31
CHI 25
NY 30
BRX 21
SBY 36
TRY 29
y OSH Bye
 
NY 34
y OSH 25
Champ
NY
1938-39 WPBT Tournament Bracket Champion New York Rens
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot

All games were played in Chicago, Illinois and sponsored by the Chicago Herald American. Games were played at various sites including Chicago Coliseum, International Amphitheater and Chicago Stadium. Teams would also sometimes change their names when entering the tournament because of a new sponsor.

In the "Third Place" consolation game, the Harlem Globetrotters beat the Sheboygagn Redskins 36-33

First Round

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
??? (NBL) Oshkosh 40-33 Clarksburg (indep.) OSH 1-0
??? (NBL) Sheboygan 47-29 Illinois (indep.) SBY 1-0
??? (indep.) Bronx Yankees 40-32 Benton Harbor (indep.) BRX 1-0
??? (indep.) Globetrotters 41-33 Fort Wayne (indep.) HGT 1-0

Quarter Finals

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
??? (NBL) Sheboygan 36-29 Troy (ABL) SBY 1-0
??? (indep.) NY Rens 30-21 Bronx Yankees (indep.) NY 1-0
??? (indep.) Globetrotters 31-25 Chicago (indep.) HGT 1-0

Semi Finals

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
??? (NBL) Oshkosh 40-23 Sheboygan (NBL) OSH 1-0
??? (indep.) NY Rens 27-23 Globetrotters (indep.) NY 1-0

WPBT Championship

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
??? (indep.) NY Rens 34-25 Oshkosh (NBL) NY 1-0

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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