HAL GENSICHEN

Hal Gensichen was a scholastic sports star at Central High School in South Bend, Indiana where he played basketball for future Hall of Fame coach, John Wooden. Gensichen averaged 17 points per game during three three years of varsity basketball at Western Michigan University. In 1943, he was named a third-team All-American by Converse. Gensichen enjoyed a successful rookie season in the National Basketball League, but a month prior to to the following season, Gensichen was stricken with tuberculosis and spent over a year recovering in a sanitarium. Gersichen’s basketball career was over, but he did regain his health and lived in Arizona and California until his death in 1990.

HAL GENSICHEN		Height:	5:11		Weight:	170			College:		Western Michigan’47
Harold Frederick Gensichen		Birthdate: Jan 2, 1921				Died: Apr 27, 1990			Hometown:		South Bend, In.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1940-41	Western Michigan (Frosh)	College
1941-42	Western Michigan	College	20	170	60	95	.632		400	20.0
1942-42	Western Michigan	College	19	128	45	67	.672		301	15.8
1942-46	U.S. Navy	Military Service
1046-47	Western Michigan	College	24	147	71	111	.640		365	15.2
1946-47	Midland Dows	Indep
1947-48	ndianapolis–Flint	NBL	36	87	65	101	.644		239	6.6
	Major League Totals		36	87	65	101	.644		239	6.6
				POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1946-47	Midland Dows	WBT	2	5	6	8	.750		16	8.0
	Major League Totals		2	5	6	8	.750		16	8.0

WALLY BORREVIK

WALLY BORREVIK		Height:	6:08		Weight:		215		College:		Oregon’44
Wallace Bernard Borrevik		Born:	Nov 14, 1921		Died:	Dec 9, 1988			Hometown:		Reedsport, Or.
Slats Borrevik			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1939-40	Oregon (Frosh)	College
1940-41	Oregon	College
1941-42	Portland Signal Oil	AAU
1941-42	Butte Horst Burgman	AAU
1942-43	Oregon	College
1943-44	Oregon	College
1943-44	Portland Comercial Ironworks	AAU
1944-45	Merchant Marine
1945-46	Sacramento Senators	AAU
1946-47	Midland Dows	Indep
1947-48	Anderson–Flint–Tri- Cities	NBL	50	33	22	55	.400		88	1.8
	Major League Totals		50	33	22	55	.400		88	1.8
				POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1946-47	Midland Dows	WBT	1	2	0	1	.000		4	4.0
1947-48	Tri-Cities	NBL	5	4	5	7	.714		13	2.6
1947-48	Tri-Cities	WBT	2	1	0	0	.000		2	1.0
	Major League Totals		8	7	5	8	.625	0	19	2.4

JOHNNY SCHMITT

JOHNNY SCHMITT		Height:	5:11		Weight:	175			College:		Georgetown’40
John S. Schmitt		Born:	Feb 12, 1917		Died: Jan 7, 2012				Hometown:		Syracuse, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1936-37	Georgetown (DC)	Indep
1937-38	Georgetown (DC)	Indep	5	15					43	2.9
1938-39	Georgetown (DC)	Indep	21	21					148	7.0
1939-40	Georgetown (DC)	Indep	16	16					244	3.2
1940-41	Syracuse Reds	Indep
1943-46	U.S. Army	Military Sevice
1945-46	Mohawk	Indep
1946-47	Syracuse All-Syracuse Stars	NYSL	14						81	5.8
1946-47	Mohawk	Indep
1947-48	Herkimer Mohawks	NYSL	1						2	2.0
			POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1946-47	Mohawk	NYSL	2						3	1.5
1946-47	Herkimer Mohawk	WBT	1	0	0	0	.000		0	0.0
	Major League Totals		1	0	0	0	.000		0	0.0

ED McLAUGHLIN

ED McLAUGHLIN		Height:			Weight:				College:		Colgate’47
Edward P. Mclaughlin		Born:	1924		Died:				Hometown:		Bronx, NY
		REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1942-43	Colgate	College
1943-44	Colgate	College
1944–46	U.S. Marines	Military Service
1946-47	Colgate	College
1946-47	Herkimer Mohawks	Indep
			POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1946-47	Herkimer Mohawks	WBT	1	0	0	1	.000		0	0.0
	Major League Totals		1	2	0	0	.000		4	4.0

BOB KANE

BOB KANE		Height:	6:03		Weight:	185			College:		LIU’44
Robert Kane		Born: Aug 2, 1922			Died”:June 3, 2015				Hometown:		Brooklyn, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1940-41	L.I.U. (Frosh)	College
1941-42	L.I.U.	College
1942-43	L.I.U.	College
1943-44	L.I.U.	College
1944-45	U.S. Army	Military Service
1946-47	Albany	NYSL	3						21	7.0
1946-47	Herkimer Mohawks	Indep
			POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1946-47	Mohawk	NYSL	2						7	3.5
1946-47	Herkimer Mohawks	WBT	1	0	0	1	.000		0	0.0
	Major League Totals		1	0	0	1	.000		0	0.0

CHARLIE SWART

Height:

6:01

Weight:

185

College:

None

Charles H. Swart

Born: Jun 22,1920

Jun 22, 1920

Died: Jan 16, 1987

Hometown:

Oneonta, NY

REGULAR SEASON RECORD

Year

Team

League

FGM

FTM

FTA

PCT.

AST

PTS

AVG

1942-45

U.S. Army

Military Service

1945-46

Syracuse Hoffmans

Indep

1946-47

Mohawk

NYSL

212

14.1

1946-47

Herkimer Mohawks

Indep

1947-48

Mohawk-Schenectady

NYSL

134

7.1

1948-49

Glens Falls

NYSL

4.0

POST SEASON RECORD

Year

Team

League

FGM

FTM

FTA

PCT.

AST

PTS

AVG

1946-47

Mohawk

NYSL

14.0

1946-47

Herkimer Mohawks

WBT

.000

2.0

Major League Totals

.000

2.0

JOHN NELLE

John Nelle was a star basketball player for Hamilton High School in Brooklyn. After service in the Army during World War II, Nelle played a smattering of pro basketball league games with modest results. Nelle did find basketball stardom, however, playing in the tough Greater New York City YMCA Basketball League, where he was a standout for the perennial powerhouse Eastern District YMCA for eleven seasons.

JOHN NELLE		Height:	6:00		Weight:	180			College:		None
John H. Nelle Jr.		Born: Mar 25, 1920			Didd: JN 13, 2015				Hometown:		Brooklyn, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1941-45	U.S.. Army	Military Service
1946-47	Mohawk	NYSL	4						18	4.5
1947-48	Stamford	EBL-CT	4						39	9.8
			POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1946-47	Mohawk	NYSL	2						14	7.0
1946-47	Herkimer Mohawks	WBT	1	2	0	0	.000		4	4.0
	Major League Totals		1	2	0	0	.000		4	4.0

BILLY HOEPPEL

BILLY HOEPPEL		Height:	5:10		Weight:	155			College:		Syracuse’44
William Oliver Hoeppel		Born:	Jul 22, 1921		Died: Oct 19, 1995				Hometown:		Binghamton, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1940-41	Syracuse (Frosh)	College
1941-42	Syracuse	College	10						5	0.5
1942-43	Syracuse	College	8						15	1.9
1943-44	Syracuse	College		No Team
1944-46	U.S. Army	Military Service
1946-47	Mohawk	NYSL	5						29	5.8
1947-48	Mohawk	NYSL	7						15	2.1
			POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1946-47	Mohawk	NYSL	2						21	10.5
1946-47	Herkimer Mohawks	WBT	1	3	1	2	.500		7	7.0
	Major League Totals		1	3	1	2	.500		7	7.0

TOM McTIERNAN

TOM McTIERNAN		Height:	6:04		Weight:		205		College:		Syracuse’43
Thomas Joseph McTiernan		Born:	Jun 14, 1923		Died: Jan 6, 2009				Hometown:		Syracuse, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1941-42	Syracuse (Frosh)	College
1942-43	Syracuse	College	16						67	4.2
1943-46	U.S. Army	Military Service
1946-47	Mohawk	NYSL	13						156	12.0
1946-47	Herkimer Mohawks	Indep
1947-48	Mohawk-Utica	NYSL	22						115	5.2
			POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1946-47	Mohawk	NYSL	2						31	15.5
1946-47	Herkimer Mohawks	WBT	1	6	0	2	.000		12	12.0
	Major League Totals		1	6	0	2	.000		12	12.0

AL FRIEDMAN

AL FRIEDMAN		Height:	6:03		Weight:				College:		NYU
		Born:				Died:			Hometown:		Brooklyn, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1946-47	Mohawk	NYSL	15						212	14.1
1947-48	Mohawk	NYSL	22						102	4.6
1949-50	Wallingford	ECBL	20						193	9.7
			POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1946-47	Mohawk	NYSL	2						16	8.0
1946-47	Herkimer Mohawks	WBT	1	5	5	8	.625		15	15.0
1947-48	Mohawk	NYSL	4						21	5.3
1949-50	Wallingford	ECBL	1	5	5				15	15.0
	Major League Totals		1	5	5	8	.625		15	15.0