SOUTHERN PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE: 1947-1948

Standings
Montgomery 43 6 .878    …
Jackson 23 18 .561 16
Nashville 22 21 .512 18
Birmingham 25 25 .500 19
Mobile (1) 13 33 .283 29
Bessemer 7 30 .189 30

Note: (1) Franchise transferred from Memphis, Tn. on January 13, 1948.

 

Playoffs
Triple Elimination Round Robin
Montgomery (1-0) 98 at Birmingham (0-1) 70
Nashville (0-1) 65 at Montgomery (2-0) 79
Nashville (1-1) 50 at Birmingham ((0-2) 40
Birmingham (0-3) 61 at Nashville (2-1) 99
Montgomery (2-1) 74 at Nashville (3-1) 92
Montgomery (3-1) 91 at Nashville (3-2) 81
Nashville (3-3) 57 at Montgomery (4-1) 84

#

Leading Scorers (By Average – Miniumum 25 games)
NAME TEAM GA FG FT PTS AVG.
Bob Murphy Mobile 45 384 142 910 20.2
Johnny Stroud Jackson 31 228 144 600 19.4
Lou Spitzer Bessemer 36 287 106 680 18.9
Al Grenert Montgomery 47 348 100 796 16.9
Russell Reid Mobile 46 332 72 736 16.0
Shag Hawkins Birmingham 44 266 145 677 15.4
Grant Dunlap Montgomery 49 306 68 680 13.9
Nelson Vinal Jackson 41 242 77 561 13.7
Ken Spiker Montgomery 49 273 97 643 13.1
Bob Skarda Montgomery 47 259 79 597 12.7

 

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