The Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League was a professional basketball league with teams from the Pacific Northwest in the United States and Canada. The league existed for two seasons, 1946-47 and 1947-48. Teams Three teams played in both seasons: Bellingham Fircrests Portland Indians Vancouver Hornets These teams played in the 1946-47 season, but dropped out for the 1947-48 season: Salem Trailblazers Seattle Blue Devils Spokane Orphans Yakima Ramblers These teams joined the league for the 1947-48 season: Astoria Royal Chinooks Seattle Athletics Tacoma Mountaineers Champions 1946-47: Bellingham Fircrests won round robin playoffs; chose not to play in World Professional Basketball Tournament, so runner-up Portland Indians went instead, losing to the Sheboygan Redskins in the first round. 1947-48: Portland Indians defeated Seattle Athletics 3 games to 1. (The fourth game was disallowed after a timekeeping error and replayed two days later with Portland winning 76–74). Notable players George (Porky) Andrews Gale Bishop Norm Baker Al Brightman Boody Gilbertson Noble Jorgensen John Mandic Ken Suesens Urgel (Slim) Wintermute References External links History of the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League 1948 disestablishments in the United States Defunct basketball leagues in the United States Basketball leagues in Canada 1948 disestablishments in Canada Sports leagues disestablished in 1948 Sports leagues established in 1946