Cfy Kaselman graduated from South Philadelphia High School. At age 20, he joined the SPHAS for the 1929-30 season and remained with the team for next thirteen seasons. Kaselman won two consecutive Eastern Basketball League scoring titles in 1931 and 1932. The SPHAS style emphasized a balanced scoring attack, but Kaselman as a shooter was always considered first among equals. After the SPHAS joined the American Basketball League in 1933, Kaselman finished among the league’s top-ten scorers for five years in a row. Kaselman possessed a deadly two-handed set shot. His skills as a shooter were such that he was the only player ever mentioned as a possible rival to Bobby McDermott as the best long-distance shooter of the 1930’s. He also possessed excellent quickness with the ball, was an accomplished passer and steadily improved during the course of his career as a defensive player. Kaselman lost his starting spot to Pete Rosenberg during 1938-39 season, but stayed on with the SPHAS as a key reserve for three more seasons. After military service during World War II, Kaselman served as his assistant coach during Philadelphia’s early years in the Basketball Association of America.

 

CY KASELMAN		Height:	5:10		Weight:		165		College:		None
David Kaselman		Born:  May 1, 1909			Died:  Jul 3, 1971				Hometown:		South Philadelphia, Pa.
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1928-29		AAU
1929-30	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	27	49	83				181	6.7
1930-31	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	40	111	171				393	9.8
1931-32	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	39	92	241				425	10.9
1932-33	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	33	102	137				341	10.3
1933-34	Philadelphia	ABL	39	115	102				332	8.5
1933-34	Philadelphia Turners	EBL	6	12	18				42	7.0
1933-34	Nanticoke	PSL	25	105	130				340	13.6	#
1934-35	Philadelphia	ABL	44	110	102				322	7.3
1934-35	Wilkes Barre/Plymouth	PSL	20	51	85				187	9.4
1935-36	Philadelphia	ABL	39	80	58				218	5.6
1936-37	Philadelphia	ABL	38	93	79				265	7.0
1936-37	Tunkhannock/Nanticoke	PSL	3	7	15				29	9.7
1937-38	Philadelphia	ABL	42	117	93				327	7.8
1937-38	Wilkes Barre	NYPA	1	3	3				9	9.0
1937-38	Reading	TCL	3	10	9				29	9.7
1938-39	Philadelphia	ABL	26	54	27				135	5.2
1939-40	Philadelphia	ABL	24	20	5				45	1.9
1940-41	Philadelphia	ABL	19	8	11				27	1.4
1941-42	Philadelphia	ABL	4	6	8				20	5.0
1942-45	Military Service
	Major League Totals		347	797	863				2457	7.1
					PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1929-30	Philadelephia SPHAS	EBL	4	11	27				49	12.3
1930-31	Philadelephia SPHAS	EBL	4	10	27				47	11.8
1931-32	Philadelephia SPHAS	EBL	4	4	10				18	4.5
1932-33	Philadelephia SPHAS	EBL	4	11	17				39	9.8
1933-34	Philadelephia	ABL	6	13	21				47	7.8
1933-34	Nanticoke	PSL	4	11	22				44	11.0
1935-36	Philadelephia	ABL	7	7	5				19	2.7
1936-37	Philadelephia	ABL	7	13	28				54	7.7
1937-38	Reading	TCL	4	6	17				29	7.3
1938-39	Philadelephia	ABL	1	0	0				0	0.0
1939-40	Philadelephia	ABL	3	6	0				12	4.0
1940-41	Philadelphia	ABL	2	1	3				5	2.5
	Major League Totals		34	55	84				194	5.7

 

 

 

JOE KARPUS		Height:	5:10		Weight:		190		College:		Michigan’21
Arthur Joseph Karpus		Born:  Jan 16, 1899			Died:  Mar 25, 1983				Hometown:		Detroit, Mi
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1917-18	Michigan (Frosh)	College
1918-19	Michigan	College
1919-20	Michigan	College
1920-121	Michigan	College
1921-22	Detroit Millers	Indep
1922-23	Detroit Pulaski Post	Indep
1923-24	Detroit Pulaski Post	Indep
1924-25	Detroit Pulaski Post	Indep
1925-26	Detroit	ABL	2	1	0				2	1.0
	Major League Totals		2	1	0				2	1.0

TONY KAPPEN		Height:	5:10		Weight:		165		College:		None
Anthony George Kepezensky		Born: Apr 13, 1919			Died: Dec 18, 1993				Hometown:		Brooklyn, NY
				REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1936-37	Jersey	ABL	5	1	0				2	0.4
1937-38	New York Celtics	Indep
1938-39	New York Yankees	Indep
1938-39	Brooklyn	ABL	21	36	64				136	6.5
1939-40	Baltimore	ABL	13	9	14				32	2.5
1939-40	New York Celtics	Indep
1940-41	New York	ABL	7	8	3				19	2.7
1940-41	Glens Falls	NYSL	2	5	8				18	9.0
1941-42	New York	ABL	3	2	5				20	6.7
1941-42	Pittsfield	NYSL	2	7	5				19	9.5
1941-45	U.S. Army	Military	Service
1944-45	Long Island Pros	Indep
1945-46	New York	ABL	30	106	127				339	11.3
1946-47	Pittsburgh–Boston	BAA	59	128	128	161	.795	28	384	6.5
1947-48	Brooklyn	ABL	25	50	114	140	.814		214	8.6
1948-49	Troy	NYSL	2						9	4.5
	Major League Totals		138	290	341				921	6.7
				POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1938-39	New York	WBT	2	2	4	6	.667		8	4.0
1945-46	New York	ABL	2	2	3				7	3.5
	Major League Totals		4	4	7				15	3.8

Ralph Kaplowitz was star athlete at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx. Kaplowitz was a three year starter at New York University. After graduation 1n 1941, Kaplowitz entered the the U.S. Army Air Corp. were he served for four years as  a fighter pilot during World War II. In 1945, Kaplowicz made his pro basketball debut with the Philadelphia Sphas in the American Basketball League.

 

RALPH KAPLOWITZ		Height:	6:02		Weight:	175			College:		NYU’42
(Brother of Daniel Kaplowitz)		Born:   May 18, 1919			Died:   Feb 2, 2009				Hometown:		Bronx, NY
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1937-38	N.Y.U. (Frosh)	College
1938-39	N.Y.U.	College
1939-40	N.Y.U.	College
1940-41	N.Y.U.	College
1941-45	U.S. Army	Military Service
`941-42	Aberdeen Bombers	Indep
1945-46	Philadelphia	ABL	21	85	49				219	10.4
1945-46	Hartford	NEBL	1	7	0				14	14.0
1946-47	New York–Philadelphia	BAA	57	146	111	151	.735	38	403	7.1
1947-48	Philadelphia	BAA	48	71	47	60	.783	19	189	3.9
1948-49	Paterson-Hartford	ABL	41	216	138	172	.802		570	13.9
1948-49	Saratoga	NYSL	2						20	10.0
1949-50	Hartford	ABL	37	161	75	97	.773		397	10.7
1950-51	Bridgeport	ABL	30	142	88	112	.786		372	12.4
	Major League Totals		126	302	207				811	6.4
					PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1940-41	Saratoga	NYSL	1	5	7				17	17.0
1945-46	Philadelphia	ABL	6	21	11				53	8.8
1945-46	Pittston	PSL	1	5	4				14	14.0
1946-47	Philadelphia	BAA	10	22	22	27	.815	6	66	6.6
1947-48	Philadelphia	BAA	13	32	22	29	.759	7	86	6.6
	Major League Totals		29	75	55				205	7.1

 

 

DANNY KAPLOWITZ		Height:	6:01		Weight:		175		College:		LIU’39
Daniel Kaplowitz		Born: Apr 7, 1917			Died:  Dec 25, 1991				Hometown:		New York, NY
Brother of Ralph Kaplowitz			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1935-36	Long Island University (Frosh)	College
1936=37	Long Island University	College
1937-38	Long Island University	College
1938-39	Long Island University	College
1939-40	Jersey	ABL	13	15	6				36	2.8
	Major League Totals		13	15	6				36	2.8

 

 

RIP KAPLINSKY		Height:	5:06		Weight:		150		College:		St.John’s(NY)’36
Rubin R. Kaplinsky		Born:  Nov 13, 1912			Died:  May 10, 1996				Hometown:		Brooklyn, NY
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1932-33	St.John’s (NY)	College
1933-34	St.John’s (NY)	College
1934-35	St.John’s (NY)	College
1935-36	St.John’s (NY)	College
1936-37	New York Celtics	ABL	18	16	25				57	3.2
1937-38	New York Yankees-Kingston	ABL	16	16	28				60	3.8
1938-39	New York-Wilkes Barre	ABL	19	25	15				65	3.4
	Major League Totals		53	57	68				182	3.4

Sam Kaplan was a basketball star at James Madison High School in Brooklyn. Kaplan was recruited to play college basketball by two of the most respected coaches in the country, Nat Holman of City College of New York and Clair Bee of Long Island University, but he declined both offers. Instead, in the Fall of 1931,  Kaplan joined the Dux Club, a Brooklyn  AAU powerhouse, that was consistently among the best amateur teams in the East throughout the early 1930’s. In December of 1935, Kaplan played for four minutes for the New York Jewels in an American Basketball League against the Philadelphia SPHAS. This brief appearance in the game drew the wrath of the normally lax AAU enforcement committee who disqualified both Kaplan and the Dux Club from further AAU participation. A few weeks later, Kaplan signed with the New York Whirlwinds a strong independent professional team. Kaplan eventually spent six full seasons in the ABL as a productive player.

 

SAM KAPLAN		Height:	5:10		Weight:		160		College:		None
Samuel S. Kaplan		Born: Dec 22, 1912			Died: Jul 1, 1998				Hometown:		Brooklyn, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1931-32	Dux AC	AAU
1932-33	Dux AC	AAU
1933-34	Dux AC	AAU
1934-35	Dux AC	AAU
1935-36	Dux AC	AAU
1935-36	New York	ABL	1	0	0	.000			0	0.0
1935-36	New York Whirlwinds	Indep
1936-37	New York Whirlwinds	Indep
1936-37	Tunnhannock	PSL	1	3	0				6	6.0
1937-38	New York Celtics	ABL	39	73	75				221	6.7
1938-39	Kingston	ABL	35	91	61				243	6.9
1939-40	Kingston–Troy	ABL	34	87	57				231	6.8
1940-41	Brooklyn	ABL	24	26	30				82	3.4
1941-42	Wilmington	ABL	25	55	31				141	5.6
1941-42	lLens Falls	NYSL	4	15	7				37	9.3
1942-43	Camden–New York–Brooklyn	ABL	4	7	7				21	5.3
1942-45	U.S. Army	Military
1945-46	Wilmington	ABL	28	46	23				115	4.1
	Major League Totals		190	385	284				1054	5.5
				POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1938-39	Kingston	ABL	3	3	12				18	6.0
1938-39	New York	WBT	1	1	1	2			3	3.0
1939-40	Troy	ABL	8	12	9				33	4.1
1940-41	Brooklyn	ABL	4	7	5				19	4.8
1945-46	Wilmington	ABL	2	5	1				11	5.5
	Major League Totals		18	28	28				84	4.7