PLAYER PROFILE

CAS OSTROWSKI

STATISTICS & HISTORY

Kasmer “Cas” Ostrowki was  a basketball star at West Wyoming High School in Eastern Pennsylvania. As a freshman and a sophmore, Ostrowski led the University of Scranton in scoring. After serving in the Navy during World War II, Ostrowski returned home in January of 1946. Over the the next five  seasons, he played for the Wilkes-Barre Barons in three different minor leagues.  Ostrowski finished as the second-leading scorer in the league all five seasons. In the fall of 1950, Ostrowski signed to play for the Grand Rapids Hornets in the newly-formed  National Professional Basketball League. After appearing in just two games,  Ostrowski was injured in  car accident traveling to a game in St. Paul.  By the time Ostrowski recovered and was ready to play, the  the PBL had folded. Ostrowski returned to Pennsylvania where he finished out his career.

 

CAS OSTROWKI Height: 6:02 Weight: 170   College: Scranton’43
Kasmer “Cas”  Martin Ostrowski Born: Jul 24, 1924 Died: Mar 2, 2000 Hometown: West .Wyoming, Pa.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1941-42 Scranton College 24 141 62 344 14.3
1942-43 Scranton College 18 114 44 272 15.1
1943-46 U.S. Navy Military Service
1945-46 Wilkes-Barre PSL 9 44 30 118 13.1
46-47 Wilkes-Barre EBL 27 183 65 431 16.0
47-48 Wilkes-Barre ABL 31 214 133 193 .689 561 18.1
48-49 Wilkes-Barre ABL 41 304 143 221 .647 751 18.3
49-50 Wilkes-Barre ABL 38 223 152 215 .707 64 598 15.7
50-51 Grand Rapids NPBL 2 4 3 5 .600 11 5.5
50-51 Allentown/Carbondale ABL 15 90 48 59 .814 34 228 15.2
51-52 Carbondale ABL 13 74 64 212 16.3
51-52 Pottsville EBL 23 120 74 314 13.7
52-53 Wilkes-Barre-Berwick EBL 15 73 32 178 11.9
54-55 Wilkes-Barre-Williamsport EBL 5 11 2 24 4.8
Major League Totals 2 4 3 5 .600 11 5.5
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
46-47 Wilkes-Barre EBL 5 30 15 75 15.0
47-48 Wilkes-Barre ABL 5 32 28 92 18.4
47-48 Wilkes-Barre WBT 1 11 2 5 .400 24 24.0
48-49 Wilkes-Barre ABL 7 64 52 180 25.7
49-50 Wilkes-Barre ABL 3 17 20 54 18.0
51-52 Pottsville EBL 5 28 19 75 15.0
52-53 Berwick EBL 6 47 24 118 19.7
Major League Totals 1 11 2 5 .400 24 24.0
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