Former Wyoming Cowboys Who Played Pro Basketball at the time of Kenny Sailors – 1946-1951
Kenny Sailors played professional basketball from 1946-1951. He played in the new Basketball Association of America (BAA) for three seasons and in the newly-formed National Basketball Association (NBA) his final two seasons. During Kenny’s years as a pro he played with or against several men who had played at the University of Wyoming. The following lists those players, the year(s) they were at Wyoming, the years they played in either the BAA or NBA,** the pro teams to which they belonged, and the seasons they played on the same team with Kenny or with an opponent. A couple of players, Nostrand and Volker, did both.
| Name - At Wyoming | With Kenny | On Another Team |
| Leon Brown - 1945,'46 | Cleveland Rebels - 1946-7 | |
| John (Jack) Cotton - 1948 | Denver Nuggets - 1949-50 | |
| James Darden - 1943 | Denver Nuggets - 1949-50 | |
| Milo Komenich - 1942, 1943, 1946 | Anderson Packers - 1949-50 | |
| Ron Livingstone - 1949 | Baltimore Bullets - 1949 | |
| Philadelphia Warriors - 1949-51 | ||
| George Nostrand - 1945 | Cleveland Rebels - 1946-7 | Toronto Huskies - 1946-7 |
| Providence Steamrollers - 1947-48 | Boston Celtics - 1948-9 | |
| Tri-Cities Blackhawks - 1949 | ||
| Chicago Stags - 1949-50 | ||
| William Roberts - 1946 | Chicago Stags - 1948 | |
| Boston Celtics - 1948 | ||
| St. Louis Bombers - 1949-50 | ||
| Marko (Mike) Todorovich - 1947 | St. Louis Bombers - 1949 | |
| Tri-Cities Blackhawks - 1949-51 | ||
| Floyd Volker - 1942, 43, 47 | Denver Nuggets 1949-50 | Indianapolis Olympians - 1949 |
** This list does not include the years in which players such as Komenich, Todorovich, and Volker played in the old professional National Basketball League (NBL) prior to its merger with the BAA to form the NBA in 1949. Kenny Sailors didn’t play in the NBL and, therefore, wouldn’t have encountered these former Wyoming Cowboys until they came into the NBA
Sources:
- Conversations with Kenny Sailors
- University of Wyoming, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Office of Media Relations
- Hoops On Line.com
- National Basketball League - Wikipedia entry
- The Sporting News, Official NBA Guide, 1990-91, pp. 493-515