STATISTICS & HISTORY
Steve Juenger was awarded nine letters in basketball, football and track at South Philadelphia High School Juenger also competed in basketball, football and track at Temple University from 1933-37. He played on the 1935-36 quintet that reached the finals of the Olympic trials. Juenger earned three letters in basketball and was named to the All-Eastern Conference Team as a senior. Juenger played played professional basketball for over a decade. During the 1942-43 and the 1945-46 seasons, he led the American Basketball League in scoring. In 1948, Juenger became the head basketball coach at Haverton (Pennsylvania) High School, a position he held until 1985. Juenger was also worked as a college football and basketball official for many years. He officiated the National Invitational Tournament and the Cotton Bowl during his career.
STEVE JUENGER | Height: | 6:03 | Weight: | 195 | College: | Temple’37 | |||||
Stephen M Michael Juenger | Born: | Feb 10, 1915 | Died: | Nov 18, 2003 | Hometown: | South Philadelphia, Pa. | |||||
REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
1933-34 | Temple (Frosh) | College | |||||||||
1934-35 | Temple | College | |||||||||
1935-36 | Temple | College | |||||||||
1936-37 | Temple | College | |||||||||
1937-38 | Philadelphia Kelly’s All Stars | ||||||||||
1937-38 | Reading | TCL | 27 | 43 | 43 | 129 | 4.8 | ||||
1938-39 | Reading | TCL | 16 | 34 | 25 | 93 | 5.8 | ||||
1938-39 | Hazelton | NYPA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
1939-40 | Hamburg | TCL | 22 | 53 | 47 | 153 | 7.0 | ||||
1940-41 | Harrisburg/Hamburg | TCL | 20 | 36 | 35 | 107 | 5.4 | ||||
1941-42 | Lancaster | TCL | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 2.6 | ||||
1941-42 | Trenton | ABL | 8 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1.9 | ||||
1942-43 | Harrisburg | ABL | 10 | 38 | 40 | 116 | 11.6 | ||||
1942-43 | Detroit Eagles | Indep | |||||||||
1943-44 | Wilmington–Brooklyn | ABL | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 3.7 | ||||
1943-44 | Rochester Pros | Indep | |||||||||
1944-45 | Washington/Paterson | ABL | 25 | 92 | 89 | 273 | 10.9 | ||||
1945-46 | Paterson-Elizabeth | ABL | 28 | 75 | 84 | 234 | 8.4 | ||||
1946-47 | Paterson-Elizabeth | ABL | 36 | 118 | 103 | 339 | 9.4 | ||||
1947-48 | Elizabeth | ABL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6 | 6.0 | ||
1947-48 | Lancaster | EBL | 19 | 50 | 36 | 136 | 7.2 | ||||
1948-49 | Lancaster | EBL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Major League Totals | 84 | 225 | 236 | 686 | 8.2 | ||||||
PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
1937-38 | Reading | TCL | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2.6 | ||||
1938-39 | Reading | TCL | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 8.3 | ||||
1940-41 | Hamburg | TCL | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2.3 | ||||
1943-44 | Wilmington | ABL | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | ||||
1946-47 | Elizabeth | ABL | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3.5 | ||||
1947-48 | Lancaster | EBL | 3 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 7.7 | ||||
Minor League Totals | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | ||||||
Major League Totals | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 |