PLAYER PROFILE

ANDY SUILS

STATISTICS & HISTORY

Andy Suils, a native of New York City, first played professional basketball during the 1907-08 season with the famed 23rd St. Wanderers. In 1908, he signed with Pittsburgh’s South Side club, but injuries limited him to action in just eight games. Suils followed up his abbreviated first-year with two strong seasons with South Side that elevated his status as one of the preeminent defensive stars of the game. Suils played one season in Hudson, New York before he joined the powerful Troy Trojans in 1912 where he remained for three successful seasons. In 1915, along with teammate Jack Inglis, Suils became co-owner of the Carbondale franchise in the Pennsylvania State League.  Their team claimed the 1916-17 PSL League title. Unassuming and undemonstrative by nature, Suils’ crafty strategy and firm generalship won him admirers wherever he performed. He rarely scored a basket, but was a powerful presence in every game he played for over a dozen seasons because of his brilliant defensive play.

 

 

ANDY SUILS Height: 5:11 Weight: 175 College: None
Andrew Marshall Suils Born: Apr 6, 1885 Died: May 19, 1946 Hometown: Staten Island, NY
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1906-07 New York St.Peters Indep
1907-08 New York Wanderers  Indep
1907-08 New York St.Peters Indep
1907-08 West Hoboken Liberty Five Indep
1907-08 West Hoboken Xenias Indep
1908-09 New York Wanderers Indep
1908-09 Jersey City Palace Five Indep
1908-09 Hoboken Xenias Indep
1908-09 New York St.Peter’s Indep
1908-09 South Side CBL 8 1 0 2 0.3
1909-10 South Side CBL 69 24 0 48 0.7
1910-11 South Side CBL 51 33 0 66 1.3
1911-12 Hudson NYSL 52 44 22 110 2.1
1912-13 Troy NYSL 43 22 25 69 1.6
1913-14 Troy NYSL 59 32 42 106 1.8
1914-15 Troy NYSL 27 24 14 62 2.3
1915-16 Carbondale PSL 39 16 0 56 32 0.8
1916-17 Carbondale PSL 39 14 35 63 63 1.6
1917-18 Windsor (Vt) Namcos Indep
1918-19 Bridgeport Blue Ribbons Indep
1918-19 Staten Island Standard Shipyard Indep
1919-20 Jersey CityAnsonia IBL 3 3 4 10 3.3
1919-20 Adams NYSL 2 1 0 2 1.0
1919-20 North Philadelphia-Trenton EBL 26 11 10 38 .263 14 32 1.2
1919-20 Plymouth PSL 7 4 4 19 .211 0 12 1.7
1919-20 Thompsonville IL 10 4 0 8 0.8
1920-21 PatersonPittston PSL 39 33 22 88 2.3
1920-21 Thompsonville IL 2 2 1 5 2.5
1921-22 Utica NYSL 14 10 5 25 1.8
Major League Totals 490 278 184 740 1.5
POST SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1912-13 Troy WS 5 3 1 7 1.4
1920-21 Pittston PSL 2 3 1 7 3.5
Major League Totals 7 6 2 14 2.0
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