Phil Rabin starred for Hall of Fame coach Clair Bee at Long Island University in the mid-thirties. In his junior and senior years the Bluebirds compiled a 51-3 record. Rabin started his pro career (under an assumed name) while still playing his senior year (1934-35) at Long Island University. Rabin scored 17 of his team’s 28 points in his professional debut with a minor-league team in Bridgeton, New Jersey Rabin made his major-league debut the in the 1935-36 season and finished second among American basketball League scorers. Between 1937 and 1939, he reeled off three consecutive ABL scoring titles. He won his last scoring title during the 1938-39 season playing with the Jersey Reds. The season was marred, however, by a feud with teammate Moe Spahn and a wrist injury suffered during the playoffs that squashed the Reds title chances. The next season, Rabin lasted less than a month with the Philadelphia SPHAS who did not take well to his single-minded attitude about scoring. Traded to Washington, he finished the season second in league scoring. A combination of injuries and military service during World War II, brought Rabin’s career to a premature close.
PHIL RABIN |
Height: |
5:09 |
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Weight: |
160 |
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College: |
L.I.U.’35 |
Phil H. Rabinowitz |
Born: Jul 10, 1913 |
Died: Oct 28, 2010 |
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Hometown: |
Paterson, NJ |
Fish Rabin |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1931-32 |
Long Island (Frosh) |
College |
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1932-33 |
Long Island |
College |
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1933-34 |
Long Island |
College |
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1934-35 |
Long Island |
College |
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1934-35 |
Bridgeton |
EBL |
9 |
25 |
28 |
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78 |
8.7 |
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1935-36 |
Bridgeton-Atlantic City |
EBL |
17 |
52 |
44 |
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148 |
8.7 |
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1935-36 |
Paterson/Trenton/Passiac |
ABL |
27 |
84 |
63 |
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231 |
8.6 |
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1936-37 |
Kingston |
ABL |
37 |
187 |
114 |
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488 |
13.2 |
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1937-38 |
Kingston |
ABL |
39 |
203 |
108 |
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514 |
13.2 |
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1937-38 |
Plymouth/Hazelton |
NYPA |
4 |
20 |
15 |
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55 |
13.8 |
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1938-39 |
Kingston |
ABL |
33 |
116 |
109 |
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341 |
10.3 |
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1939-40 |
Philadelphia–Washington |
ABL |
34 |
108 |
72 |
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288 |
8.5 |
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1940-41 |
Washington |
ABL |
29 |
83 |
53 |
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219 |
7.6 |
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1941-42 |
Saratoga |
NYSL |
5 |
3 |
4 |
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10 |
2.0 |
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1942-44 |
U.S. Army |
Military Service |
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1942-43 |
New York |
ABL |
4 |
10 |
8 |
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28 |
7.0 |
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1943-44 |
New York |
ABL |
2 |
4 |
1 |
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9 |
4.5 |
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1944-45 |
Baltimore–Trenton |
ABL |
4 |
1 |
4 |
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6 |
1.5 |
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1945-46 |
Paterson |
ABL |
16 |
23 |
18 |
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64 |
4.0 |
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Major League Totals |
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225 |
819 |
550 |
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2188 |
9.7 |
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POST SEASON RECORD |
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Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1935-36 |
Atlantic City |
EBL |
3 |
9 |
11 |
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29 |
9.7 |
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1938-39 |
Kingston |
ABL |
3 |
4 |
9 |
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17 |
5.7 |
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1939-40 |
Washington |
ABL |
7 |
16 |
13 |
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45 |
6.4 |
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1939-40 |
Washington |
WBT |
3 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
.900 |
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31 |
10.3 |
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1940-41 |
Saratoga |
NYSL |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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4 |
4.0 |
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Major League Totals |
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13 |
31 |
31 |
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93 |
7.2 |
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