STATISTICS & HISTORY
Si Lobello plyed basketball for Long Island University from 1938 938 through 194141. Lobello led the team in scoring for two consecutive seasons and tallied a then school-record 282 points during the 1938-39 campaign. During Lobllo’s years at LIU the Blackbirds won two consecutive National Invitational Tournament championships. Championships,, and posted an undefeated season (24-0) in 1939-40. Lobello briefly played professional basketball before entering military service in 1943. Lobello was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge in March of 1945.
SI LOBELLO | Height: | 6:03 | Weight: | 190 | College: | LIU’41 | |||||
Simon Lobello | Born: | Dec 16, 1919 | Died: Mar 3, 1945 | Hometown: | Queens, NY | ||||||
REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
1937-38 | L.I.U.(Frosh) | College | |||||||||
1938-39 | L.I.U. | College | |||||||||
1939-40 | L.I.U. | College | |||||||||
1940-41 | L.I.U. | College | |||||||||
1941-42 | Long Island Gruman Flyers | Indep | |||||||||
1942-43 | Long Island Gruman Wildcats | Indep | |||||||||
1943-44 | Brooklyn–New York | ABL | 5 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 6.8 | ||||
19r43-45 | U.S. Army | Military Service | |||||||||
Major League Totals | 5 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 6.8 | ||||||
POST SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
1941-42 | Long Island Grumans | WBT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Major League Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 |