General Manager: Jack House Coach: Fred Lewis Court: Municipal Auditorium Road Colors: Orange and Black

On October 7, 1947, the Skyhawks announced that former Sheboygan Red Skins star Harry Wilson will be the player coach for the team, they signed him to a 2-year contract thinking that the team and league would last.

The following dat the Skyhawks signed Elmo Morganthaler, who was either 7 feet or 7 foot 1 inch, either way he was the tallest player in the league. Morganthaler had previously played for the Providence Steamrollers of the BAA (Now NBA)

On October 13th the team had a name the team contest, offering two season tickets and $100 to the winner. The team's name was not announced until the first game.

The Skyhawks played their first game on October 30, 1947, vs the New Orleans Hurricanes. The Skyhawks won 51-42. This game was also the first known instance of glass backboards being used in a basketball game.

Just 13 days later on November 12th, the PBLA announced that the league has folded. The following day the Skyhawks announce that they will play 2 more games, and a home-and-home series with the Atlanta Crackers, and possibly more if there is enough interest. The series never takes place and players begin to leave the PBLA and sign with the NBL and BAA.

The Skyhawks finished their lone season at 17-5.

Roster

Name                 Pos  Hgt   Wgt  College
Fred Lewis           F    6-2   195  Eastern Kentucky   
Len Rader            F    6-1   190  Long Island   
Elmore Morganthaler  C    7-0   235  New Mexico Mines   
Al Grenert           G    6-0   180  NYU   
Bob Holm             G    5-11  200  Seton Hall
Gene Rock            G    5-10  160  Southern California   
Grant Dunlap         F    6-3   185  College of Pacific   
Harry Shor           F    6-4   185  Missouri
Ernie DiBenedetto    G    5-10  170  DePaul   


Stats
Name                 GP  FG FTM FTA  Pct.  PF Pnts   PPG  Hi
Elmore Morganthaler   7  35  32  50  .640  27  102  14.6  25
Fred Lewis            7  29  13  23  .565  16   71  10.1  13
Len Rader             7  20  16  22  .727  16   56   8.0  12
Gene Rock             7  19  10  16  .625   7   48   6.9  10
Al Grenert            7  15  16  21  .762  11   46   6.6  15
Bob Holm              7  16   6  10  .600  18   38   5.4  10
Grant Dunlap          7   4  16  28  .571  14   24   3.4   7
Harry Shor            4   1   0   0  .000   4    2   0.5   2
Ernie DiBenedetto     5   0   1   2  .500   2    1   0.2   1
Totals                7 139 110 172  .640 115  388  55.4  72
Opponents             7 139  80 130  .615 146  358  51.1  59