The Detroit Eagles were a professional basketball team based in Detroit, Michigan. Managed by Dutch Dehnert, they played in the National Basketball League from 1939 to 1941, then became a barnstorming team. The team folded during the 1942–43 season after most of the roster had been drafted to serve in the military.
The Eagles won the 1941 World Professional Basketball Tournament in Chicago with a 39âÂÂ37 victory over the Oshkosh All-Stars. They returned to the tournament in 1942, but this time lost to Oshkosh 43âÂÂ41. The Eagles returned to the WPBT once again, for the last time, in 1943. This time, they were blown out 65âÂÂ36 by Oshkosh in the quarterfinal round instead of losing to them the championship round like they had done last year, which turned out to be the last known match they played before disbanding due to the effects of World War II.