Anderson Packers

     Head coachMurray MendenhallChampionships1 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]

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:

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NBL champions

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Division champions

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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

See also

• List of defunct National Basketball Association teams

References

External links

• Anderson Packers history and pictures
• Anderson Packers Heritage