About the PCPBL
The Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League
operated for two seasons from 1946 through 1948 and featured
professional teams from the Pacific Northwest and western Canada.
Portland, Bellingham and Vancouver competed in both seasons.
The league also included teams from Seattle, Salem, Yakima, Spokane,
Tacoma and Astoria during its brief history.
1946-47 PCPBL Final Standings
Final regular-season standings through Sunday, February 23, 1947.
| Team |
W |
L |
Pct. |
GB |
| Portland Indians |
33 |
10 |
.767 |
— |
| Bellingham Fircrests |
26 |
12 |
.684 |
4.5 |
| Vancouver Hornets |
24 |
14 |
.632 |
6.5 |
| Seattle Blue Devils |
18 |
19 |
.486 |
12 |
| Salem Trailblazers |
8 |
21 |
.276 |
— |
| Yakima Ramblers |
8 |
25 |
.242 |
— |
| Spokane Orphans |
1 |
17 |
.056 |
— |
Note: Spokane, Yakima and Salem were dropped from the
league during the season.
1946-47 Round-Robin Playoffs
The four remaining teams advanced to a round-robin playoff format.
Each club played the other playoff teams four times.
| Team |
W |
L |
Pct. |
GB |
| Bellingham Fircrests |
9 |
3 |
.750 |
— |
| Portland Indians |
7 |
5 |
.583 |
2 |
| Vancouver Hornets |
6 |
6 |
.500 |
3 |
| Seattle Blue Devils |
2 |
10 |
.167 |
7 |
Bellingham Fircrests won the 1946-47 round-robin
playoffs with a 9-3 record after finishing second during the regular
season.
1947-48 PCPBL Standings
The 1947-48 season was divided into two halves. The first-half standings
include games through Saturday, January 31, 1948. The second-half
standings include games through Saturday, February 21, 1948.
1947-48 First Half
| Team |
W |
L |
Pct. |
GB |
| Seattle Athletics |
22 |
10 |
.688 |
— |
| Bellingham Fircrests |
21 |
10 |
.677 |
0.5 |
| Tacoma Mountaineers |
16 |
13 |
.552 |
4.5 |
| Vancouver Hornets |
16 |
15 |
.516 |
5.5 |
| Astoria Royal Chinooks |
11 |
19 |
.367 |
10 |
| Portland Indians |
7 |
26 |
.212 |
15.5 |
1947-48 Second Half
| Team |
W |
L |
Pct. |
GB |
| Bellingham Fircrests |
14 |
7 |
.667 |
— |
| Vancouver Hornets |
13 |
7 |
.650 |
0.5 |
| Seattle Athletics |
8 |
10 |
.444 |
4.5 |
| Portland Indians |
9 |
14 |
.391 |
6 |
| Tacoma Mountaineers |
5 |
11 |
.312 |
8 |
Astoria is not included in the second-half standings because the
Royal Chinooks did not complete the season.
Bellingham finished first in the second half after Seattle had won
the first half.
PCPBL Champions
| Season |
Champion |
Runner-Up / Notes |
| 1946-47 |
Bellingham Fircrests |
Won the round-robin playoffs with a 9-3 record. |
| 1947-48 |
Portland Indians |
Defeated the Seattle Athletics in the championship series. |
