- 1946-1947

 

ANDERSON DUFFY PACKERS  WBT 1-1 MURRAY MENDENHALL  WBT
PLAYER POS AGE HGT  WGT COLLEGE         GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Ed Stanczak F 25 6:03 205 None 2 7 2 2 1.000 16 8.0
Jerry Bush F-G 32 6:03 205 St.John’s(NY)’38 2 3 5 6 .833 11 5.5
Elmer Gainer C-F 28 6:06 200 DePaul’41 2 4 4 6 .667 12 6.0
Frank Brian G-F 23 6:01 180 LSU’47 2 5 4 7 .571 14 7.0
Rollie Seltz G 23 5:10 170 Hamline’46 2 4 2 2 1.000 10 5.0
Bill Hapac G 29 6:02 200 Illinois’40 2 2 8 13 .615 12 6.0
Charlie Shipp G 33 6:01 205 None 2 4 1 4 .250 9 4.5
Bob Bolyard F–G 26 6:00 185 Toledo’43 2 3 1 1 1.000 7 3.5
Dick Furey F-G 22 6:03 195 St.Thomas(Mn)’46 2 2 2 2 1.000 6 3.0
Bud Schipper C 31 6:05 190 Gallagher Business College 2 1 0 1 .000 2 1.0

PLayed home games at the Wigwam in Anderson, Indiana – Seating capacity – 4,800

 

ANDERSON DUFFY PACKERS  NBL 24-20 MURRAY MENDENHALL 23-19
IKE DUFFY 1-1
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYER POS AGE HGT       WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS         GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Bill Hapac F 28 6:02 200 Illinois’40 41 93 91 134 .679 277 6.8
Ed Stanczak F 25 6:03 205 None 44 142 118 201 .587 402 9.1
Howie Schultz C 24 6:07 200 Hamline’45 41 155 147 213 .690 457 11.1
Charlie Shipp G 33 6:01 205 None fr Fort Wayne 30 77 47 67 .701 201 6.7
Rollie Seltz G 22 5:10 170 Hamline’46 41 123 104 143 .727 350 8.5
Elmer Gainer C-F 27 6:06 200 DePaul’41 43 77 59 79 .747 213 5.0
Ed Lewinski F-C 26 6:03 190 None to Tri-Cities 27 82 25 48 .521 189 7.0
Bob Bolyard G-F 26 6:00 185 Toledo’43 38 73 38 50 .760 184 4.8
Frank Gates G 26 6:00 165 Sam Houston St.’41 to Fort Wayne 16 48 21 36 .583 117 7.3
Jerry Bush F 32 6:03 205 St.John’s(NY)’38 fr Fort Wayne 15 39 10 19 .526 88 5.9
Dale Morey G-F 28 6:00 180 LSU’42 24 32 13 18 .722 77 3.2
Dick Furey F 21 6:03 195 St.Thomas(Mn)’46 11 11 8 10 .800 30 2.7
Jack Stanton G 25 6:00 175 Loyola(Ill)’43 7 10 2 7 .286 22 3.1
Howie Hoffman G 25 6:03 195 Purdue’42 5 5 3 6 .500 13 2.6
Russ Wilkin F-G 23 6:01 190 Tri-State(In) 5 2 1 2 .500 5 1.0
Ben Gardner F 25 6:03 190 SamHouston St.’46 to Fort Wayne 6 0 3 8 .375 3 0.5

WBT

BALTIMORE BULLETS  WBT 0-1 BUDDY JEANNETTE
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE  GA FGM FTM FGA Pct PTS AVG
Tony Kelly F 28 6:02 175 DePaul’43 1 2 3 4 .750 7 7.0
Herm Fuetsch F 28 6:00 170 None 1 0 4 5 .800 4 4.0
Mike Bloom C 32 6:06 190 Temple’38 1 4 0 0 .000 8 8.0
Buddy Jeannette G 29 5:11 175 Washington & Jefferson’38 1 3 13 13 1.000 19 19.0
Jake Ahearn G 28 6:02 190 St.John’s(NY)’40 1 0 2 2 1.000 2 2.0
Kleggie Hermsen G-F 24 6:01 190 Minnesota’45 1 1 1 1 1.000 3 3.0
Ace Abbott F-G 29 6:08 235 CCNY’38 1 0 2 2 1.000 2 2.0
Bill McKeever F-G 29 6:02 190 St.John’s(NY)’40 1 0 1 2 .500 1 1.0
BROOKLYN GOTHAMS 24-10 MART COHEN (22-7)  BOB GREENBERG (2-3)
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM PTS AVG
John Ezersky F 25 6:03 175 None 34 147 100 394 11.6
Bill Fenley F 24 6:03 190 Manhattan’43 fr Boston BAA 6 10 5 25 4.2
Sol Kopitko C 32 6:06 CCNY’36 34 102 78 282 8.3
Saul Cohen G 5:09 NYU’43 33 129 111 369 11.2
Sid Rabin G 30 5:11 185 None 34 82 39 203 6.0
Frido Frey F 24 6:02 200 LIU+/St.John’s(NY)+ to New York BAA 25 93 96 282 11.3
Knobby Walsh C-F 23 6:05 220 NYU’45 34 99 56 254 7.5
Teddy Delson G Mississippi State 34 65 9 139 4.1
Monty Banks G CCNY 30 17 26 60 2.0
Harry Kovner F 31 CCNY/Pratt 22 8 11 27 1.2
### Maklin G 3 3 0 6 2.0
Connie Tombs C 6:05 1 2 1 5 5.0
Les Mintz C 25 6:04 200 NYU’42 2 0 0 0 0.0
Dick Murphy F 25 6:02 180 Manhattan’43 fr/to Elizabeth
        PLAYOFFS
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM PTS AVG
John Ezersky F 25 6:03 175 None 3 23 10 56 18.7
Bill Fenley F 24 6:03 190 Manhattan’43 fr Boston BAA 3 14 7 35 11.7
Sol Kopitko C 32 6:06 CCNY’36 3 11 8 30 10.0
Saul Cohen G 5:09 NYU’43 3 6 3 15 5.0
Sid Rabin G 30 5:11 185 None 3 5 7 17 5.7
Knobby Walsh C-F 23 6:05 220 NYU’45 3 5 4 14 4.7
Teddy Delson G Mississippi State 3 2 2 6 2.0
Monty Banks G CCNY 2 1 4 6 3.0

Played home games at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago – Seating capacity – 11,000

 

CHICAGO AMERICAN GEARS  NBL  26-18 DAVEY BANKS 3-3
HARRY FOOTE 1-1
BOBBY McDERMOTT 19-8
BRUCE HALE &
HARRY FOOTE 3-6
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Price Brookfield F-G 26 6:04 200 West Texas State’41 42 83 24 33 .727 190 4.5
Bob Calihan F-C 28 6:03 200 Detroit’40 44 196 92 132 .697 484 11.0
George Mikan C 22 6:10 235 DePaul’46 25 147 119 164 .726 413 16.5
Bruce Hale G 28 6:01 170 Santa Clara’41 41 156 116 141 .823 428 10.4
Bobby McDermott G 32 5:11 185 None fr Ft. Wayne/Susp. 27 123 58 81 .716 304 11.3
Stan Patrick F 24 6:03 215 Illinois’44 42 72 36 67 .537 180 4.3
Dick Triptow G 24 6:00 170 DePaul’44 44 59 60 90 .667 178 4.0
Stan Szukala G 28 6:00 175 DePaul’40 38 56 17 27 .630 129 3.4
Max Morris F-C 21 6:02 195 Northwestern’46 33 44 33 63 .524 121 3.7
George Ratkovicz C 24 6:06 210 None 37 43 26 58 .448 112 3.0
Art Stoefen C 31 6:07 225 Stanford’38 18 8 8 19 .421 24 1.3
Bob Cotton F-C 24 6:07 205 Texas Wesleyan’43 4 1 3 6 .500 5 1.3
Bill McDonald G 30 6:03 190 Marquette’40 to Oshkosh 5 0 2 3 .667 2 0.4
Irv Noren F 22 6:00 180 None 3 0 1 2 .500 1 0.3
Bob Synnott F 34 6:03 200 None fr Syracuse 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Les Rothman F 20 6:01 195 LIU’44 fr Syracuse 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
8-3 PLAYOFFS
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Price Brookfield F-G 26 6:04 200 West Texas State’41 11 29 3 7 .429 61 5.5
Bob Calihan F-C 28 6:03 200 Detroit’40 11 57 21 37 .568 135 12.3
George Mikan C 22 6:10 235 DePaul’46 11 72 73 96 .760 217 19.7
Bruce Hale G 28 6:01 170 Santa Clara’41 11 35 24 30 .800 94 8.5
Bobby McDermott G 32 5:11 185 None 9 26 22 24 .917 74 8.2
Stan Patrick F 24 6:03 215 Illinois’44 11 30 10 15 .667 70 6.4
Dick Triptow G 24 6:00 170 DePaul’44 11 19 15 22 .682 53 4.8
George Ratkovicz C 24 6:06 210 None 10 6 8 9 .889 20 2.0
Max Morris F-C 21 6:02 195 Northwestern’46 10 8 2 6 .333 18 1.8
Stan Szukala G 28 6:00 175 DePaul’40 7 2 4 5 .800 8 1.1
Art Stoefen C 31 6:07 225 Stanford’38 2 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0

Played games at Lincoln High School Gym in Ferndale, Michigan  – Seating capacity – 1,500

Played home games at the Holy Redeemer High School Gym in Detroit – Seating capacity – 600

Played twin-bills with the Detroit Falcons of the Basketball Association of America at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit – Seating capacity – 14,000

 

 

DETROIT GEMS  NBL  4-40       JOEL MASON 3-13
FRED CAMPBELL 1-27
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Del Loranger F 26 6:03 175 Western Michigan’44 27 94 45 71 .634 233 8.6
Tom Meyer F-C  24 6:06 215 None 24 77 34 53 .642 188 7.8
Dave Latter C 24 6:05 210 None 41 123 75 132 .568 321 7.8
Paul Juntunen G-F 25 6:01 180 Wayne State’42 43 76 26 38 .684 178 4.1
Fred Campbell G 26 5:11 170 Southern Illinois’41 39 105 58 81 .716 268 6.9
Ed Parry F 28 6:02 185 None 34 81 73 113 .646 235 6.9
Connie O’Connor F 22 6:01 None 36 82 32 78 .410 196 5.4
Herb Scheffler C-F 29 6:04 220 Oklahoma’40 33 43 40 67 .597 126 3.8
Howie McCarty G 27 6:02 190 Wayne State’41 16 46 29 75 .387 121 7.6
Willie King G 31 5:07 155 None 14 42 31 49 .633 115 8.2
Bob Dykstra C 24 6:09 230 Simpson(Ia)’46 to Sheboygan 14 19 20 30 .667 58 4.1
Vaughn Waddell F 21 6:03 195 None 8 10 5 8 .625 25 3.1
Chuck Hawley G 25 6:03 205 None 12 6 5 6 .833 17 1.4
Frank Sabo G 24 6:01 190 Wayne State’42 3 7 2 3 .667 16 5.3
Charles Perry G    25 6:04 180 Tuskegee’45 5 4 7 14 .500 15 3.0
Paul Rooney F 21 6:05 190 None to TriCities 5 4 3 7 .429 11 2.2
Frank Mekules F 28 6:04 220 Michigan State’41 3 3 0 1 .000 6 2.0
Walt Czarnecki F 30 6:05 215 None 4 2 1 7 .143 5 1.3
Curt Henderson G 29 5:09 155 Sparks Business’39 4 1 2 3 .667 4 1.0

 

FORT WAYNE PISTONS  WBT  2-1 CARL BENNETT
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Blackie Towery F-G-C 26 6:04 210 Western Kentucky’41 3 6 6 134 .045 18 6.0
Curly Armstrong F-G-C 28 5:11 170 Indiana’41 3 13 5 195 .026 31 10.3
Bob Kinney C 26 6:06 215 Rice’42 3 8 4 84 .048 20 6.7
 Bob Tough G 26 6:00 185 St.John’s(NY)’42 3 6 4 21 .190 16 5.3
Ralph Hamilton G-F 25 6:01 190 Indiana’47 3 19 4 81 .049 42 14.0
Jake Pelkington C 29 6:06 200 Manhattan 3 7 8 10 .800 22 7.3
Dick Niemeria F-G 26 6:01 165 Notre Dame’43 3 6 2 4 .500 14 4.7
Chick Reiser G-F 32 5:11 165 NYU’35 3 3 6 7 .857 12 4.0
Jack Smiley G 24 6:03 190 Illinois’47 3 3 5 7 .714 11 3.7
Ken Menke G-F 24 6:00 170 Illinois’47 3 1 4 5 .800 6 2.0
Frank Gates F-G 26 6:00 165 Sam Houston St.’41 2 1 0 2 .000 2 1.0
Milo Komenich F-C 26 6:07 220 Wyoming’42 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0

Played home games at North Side High School Gym in Fort Wayne, Indiana – Seating capacity -3,800

 

FORT WAYNE PISTONS  NBL  25-19 BOBBY McDERMOTT 7-7
CARL BENNETT 19-22
CURLY ARMSTRONG 1-0
      REGULAR SEASON
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Curly Armstrong F-G 28 5:11 170 Indiana’41 44 127 134 195 .687 388 8.8
Blackie Towery F 26 6:04 210 Western Kentucky’41 41 100 80 134 .597 280 6.8
Jake Pelkington C 29 6:06 200 Manhattan 42 129 125 166 .753 383 9.1
Chick Reiser G 32 5:11 165 NYU’35 44 153 104 139 .748 410 9.3
Bob Tough G 26 6:00 185 St.John’s(NY)’42 44 124 55 81 .679 303 6.9
Bob Kinney C 26 6:06 215 Rice’42 44 102 42 84 .500 246 5.6
Bobby McDermott G 32 5:11 185 None to Chicago 14 59 41 60 .683 159 11.4
Milo Komenich F-C 26 6:07 220 Wyoming’42 36 50 23 50 .460 123 3.4
Dick Niemeria F-G 25 6:01 165 Notre Dame’43 13 28 17 23 .739 73 5.6
Jerry Bush F 32 6:03 205 St.John’s(NY)’38 to Anderson 21 26 14 21 .667 66 3.1
Frank Gates G 26 6:00 165 Sam Houston St.’41 fr Anderson 16 20 9 16 .563 49 3.1
Charlie Shipp G 33 6:01 200 None to Anderson 14 12 11 16 .688 35 2.5
Jerry Steiner G 28 5:07 160 Butler’40 16 12 5 9 .556 29 1.8
Whitey Dienelt G 25 6:00 185 Indiana 13 4 3 4 .750 11 0.8
Ken Buehler F 27 6:02 180 Wis-Milwaukee’41 Injuried 8 4 3 10 .300 11 1.4
Ben Gardner F 25 6:03 190 SamHouston St.’46 fr Anderson VR 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Lyle Neat G 30 6:00 180 Butler’41 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
4-4         PLAYOFFS
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Curly Armstrong F-G 28 5:11 170 Indiana’41 8 24 23 31 .742 71 8.9
Blackie Towery F 26 6:04 210 Western Kentucky’41 8 15 7 15 .467 37 4.6
Jake Pelkington C 29 6:06 200 Manhattan 8 18 19 25 .760 55 6.9
Chick Reiser G 32 5:11 165 NYU’35 8 26 20 29 .690 72 9.0
Bob Tough G 26 6:00 185 St.John’s(NY)’42 8 17 16 19 .842 50 6.3
Bob Kinney C 26 6:06 215 Rice’42 8 18 17 22 .773 53 6.6
Milo Komenich F-C 26 6:07 220 Wyoming’42 8 15 6 14 .429 36 4.5
Frank Gates G 26 6:00 165 Sam Houston St.’41 7 10 9 17 .529 29 4.1
Dick Niemeria F-G 25 6:01 165 Notre Dame’43 6 11 5 8 .625 27 4.5
Jerry Steiner G 28 5:07 160 Butler’40 4 1 1 4 .250 3 0.8
Whitey Dienelt G 25 6:00 185 Indiana 1 0 1 2 .500 1 1.0
HERKIMER MOHAWKS  WBT 0-1 SHELDON BASLOE
PLAYER POS AGE NoneHGT WGT COLLEGE  GA FGM FTM FGA Pct PTS AVG
Jim Shults F 25 5:11 160 Niagara’40 1 7 0 1 .000 14 14.0
Al Friedman F 6:03 NYU 1 5 5 8 .000 15 15.0
Tom McTiernan C 23 6:05 205 Syracuse’43 1 6 0 2 .000 12 12.0
Billy Hoeppel G 25 5:10 155 Syracuse’43 1 3 1 2 .000 7 7.0
John Nelle G 26 5:10 160 None 1 2 0 0 .000 4 4.0
Charlie Swart F 26 6:01 185 None 1 1 0 0 .000 2 2.0
Bob Kane F 26 6:03 185 LIU;44 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Ed McLaughlin G 22 Colgate’47 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Johnny Schmitt G 29 5:11 75 Georgetown(DC)’40 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
INDIANAPOLIS KAUTSKYS WBT  3-0 ERNIE ANDRES  WBT
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Herm Schaefer G 28 6:00 185 Indiana’41 3 15 9 9 1.000 39 13.0
Gus Doerner F 24 6:02 195 Evansville’42 3 9 2 10 .200 20 6.7
Arnie Risen C 22 6:09 200 Ohio State’45 3 11 9 15 .600 31 10.3
Leo Klier F 23 6:02 170 Notre Dame’46 3 17 2 4 .500 36 12.0
Ernie Andres G 29 6:01 200 Indiana’39 3 22 7 9 .778 51 17.0
Bill Closs F-C 25 6:06 210 Rice’43 3 7 1 2 .500 15 5.0
Bob Dietz G 29 6:01 165 Butler’41 3 4 3 3 1.000 11 3.7
Woody Norris F 27 6:01 170 Butler’41 3 1 2 2 1.000 4 1.3
Leslie Pugh F 25 6:07 200 Ohio State’47 2 0 1 2 .500 1 0.5

PLayed home games at the Hinkle Field House – Seating capacity – 15,000

 

INDIANAPOLIS KAUTSKYS  NBL 27-17 ERNIE ANDRES 20-13
BOB DIETZ &
HERM SCHAEFER 7-6
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Leo Klier F 23 6:02 170 Notre Dame’46 44 162 93 128 .727 417 9.5
Gus Doerner F 24 6:02 195 Evansville’42 43 94 46 56 .821 234 5.4
Arnie Risen C 22 6:09 200 Ohio State’45 44 204 174 63 2.762 582 13.2
Ernie Andres G 28 6:01 200 Indiana’39 44 140 66 75 .880 346 7.9
Herm Schaefer G 27 6:00 185 Indiana’41 44 147 65 72 .903 359 8.2
Bill Closs F-C 25 6:06 210 Rice’43 44 119 34 54 .630 272 6.2
Bob Dietz G 29 6:01 165 Butler’41 39 56 28 67 .418 140 3.6
Woody Norris F 27 6:01 170 Butler’41 38 42 18 50 .360 102 2.7
Lowell Galloway F-C 25 6:04 205 Evansville’43 31 14 18 53 .340 46 1.5
Don Smith F 26 6:02 190 Minnesota’42 2 1 1 5 .200 3 1.5
Homer Thompson C 30 6:04 215 Kentucky’39  to Sheboygan 1 1 0 0 .000 2 2.0
2-3 PLAYOFFS
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Leo Klier F 23 6:02 170 Notre Dame’46 5 16 9 12 .750 41 8.2
Gus Doerner F 24 6:02 195 Evansville’42 5 23 13 22 .591 59 11.8
Arnie Risen C 22 6:09 200 Ohio State’45 5 32 31 40 .775 95 19.0
Ernie Andres G 28 6:01 200 Indiana’39 5 14 5 6 .833 33 6.6
Herm Schaefer G 27 6:00 185 Indiana’41 5 22 14 18 .778 58 11.6
Bill Closs F-C 25 6:06 210 Rice’43 4 10 3 6 .500 23 5.8
Lowell Galloway F-C 25 6:04 205 Evansville’43 3 2 1 1 1.000 5 1.7
Bob Dietz G 29 6:01 165 Butler’41 4 1 0 1 .000 2 0.5
Woody Norris F 27 6:01 170 Butler’41 3 1 0 0 .000 2 0.7
MIDLAND DOW CHEMICALS  WBT 1-1 GORDON McDONALD
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE  GA FGM FTM FGA Pct PTS AVG
Paul Cloyd F 26 6:02 180 Wisconsin 2 17 3 6 .500 37 18.5
Ray Patterson F 25 6:02 195 Wisconsin’45 2 4 5 5 1.000 13 6.5
Ted Bokina C 25 6:07 215 Massachusetts’43 2 5 7 8 .875 17 8.5
Fred Rehm G 25 6:03 190 Wisconsin’43 2 2 7 7 1.000 11 5.5
Danny Smick G 31 6:05 210 Michigan’39 2 4 6 6 1.000 14 7.0
Hal Gensichen F 26 5:11 165 Western Michigan’47 2 5 6 8 .750 16 8.0
Keith Carey F 27 6:02 190 Alma’42 2 4 0 0 .000 8 4.0
Dick Holub F 25 6:06 205 LIU’47 2 3 0 0 .000 6 3.0
Wally Borrevik C-F 25 6:08 205 Oregon’44 1 2 0 1 .000 4 4.0
Russ Wendland G 25 6:01 180 Wisconsin’44 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Matt Zunic F 27 6:07 195 George Washington’41 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
NEW YORK RENS  WBT 0-1 BOB DOUGLAS
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE  GA FGM FTM FGA Pct PTS AVG
Hank DeZonie F 24 6:06 215 Clark(Ga) 1 6 0 1 .000 12 12.0
Eddie Younger F 23 5:06 145 LIU’44 1 3 1 2 .500 7 7.0
Sweetwater Clifton C 24 6:06 230 Xavier(La)’43 1 3 4 7 .571 10 10.0
Sonny Wood G 24 5:10 195 None 1 8 0 1 .000 16 16.0
George Crowe G 26 6:03 210 Indiana Central’43 1 4 2 3 .667 10 10.0
Zack Clayton F 28 6:00 195 Alabama State 1 0 3 3 1.000 3 3.0
Bill Kelley F 28 6:01 185 None 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Jim Usry C 25 6:03 210 Lincoln(Pa)’46 1 0 1 1 1.000 1 1.0
Puggy Bell G 32 6:01 190 None 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
OSHKOSH All-STARS  WBT 2-2 LON DARLING  WBT
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Bob Carpenter F 29 6:05 200 East Texas State’40 4 8 5 11 .455 21 5.3
Jack Maddox F-G 27 6:03 190 West Texas State’42 4 13 6 6 1.000 32 8.0
Gene Englund F-C 29 6:05 205 Wisconsin’41 4 13 12 19 .632 38 9.5
Clint Wager F-C 26 6:06 220 St.Mary’s(Mn)’42 4 8 2 5 .400 18 4.5
Ted Scalissi G 25 5:07 165 Ripon’47 4 12 2 2 1.000 26 6.5
Leroy Edwards C 32 6:04 225 Kentucky’35 4 8 9 16 .563 25 6.3
Dick Miller F-G 24 6:02 200 Lawrence(Wi)’47 4 3 0 2 .000 6 1.5
Eddie Riska F 27 6:00 180 Notre Dame’41 4 11 6 10 .600 28 7.0
Bob Sullivan F 25 6:00 180 Wisconsin’43 4 2 4 4 1.000 8 2.0
Bill McDonald G 30 6:03 190 Marquette’40 4 4 3 3 1.000 11 2.8
Ted Fritsch G 26 5:10 210 Wis-Stevens Point’42 3 1 3 5 .600 5 1.7

Played home games at Recreation Gym in Oshkosh, Wisconsin – Seating capacity – 1,500

 

OSHKOSH All-STARS  NBL 28-16 LON DARLING
        REGULAR SEASON
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Bob Carpenter F 29 6:05 200 East Texas State’40 44 199 115 169 .680 513 11.7
Gene Englund F-C 29 6:05 205 Wisconsin’41 43 187 105 151 .695 479 11.1
Leroy Edwards C 32 6:04 225 Kentucky’35 44 135 144 222 .649 414 9.4
Eddie Riska G 27 6:00 180 Notre Dame’41 44 81 71 102 .696 233 5.3
Ralph Vaughn G-F 28 6:01 180 USC’40 35 76 49 64 .766 201 5.7
Jack Maddox F-G 25 6:03 190 West Texas State’42 43 102 33 39 .846 237 5.5
Clint Wager F-C 26 6:06 220 St.Mary’s(Mn)’42 44 68 50 69 .725 186 4.2
Bob Sullivan G-F 25 6:00 180 Wisconsin’43 41 45 48 60 .800 138 3.4
Bill McDonald G 30 6:03 190 Marquette’40 fr Chicago 21 18 20 26 .769 56 2.7
Billy Reed G 24 5:11 185 Notre Dame/Ripon 17 20 5 18 .278 45 2.6
Ken Exel G 26 6:01 178 Minnesota’43 to Syracuse 17 10 9 24 .375 29 1.7
Don Smith F 26 6:02 190 Minnesota’42 Inj/to Indianapolis 10 4 4 6 .667 12 1.2
Ted Fritsch G 26 5:10 210 Wis-Stevens Point’42 10 5 1 2 .500 11 1.1
Bob Kramer F 25 6:03 185 None to Youngstown 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
3-4        PLAYOFFS
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Bob Carpenter F 29 6:05 200 East Texas State’40 7 17 7 33 .212 41 5.9
Gene Englund F-C 29 6:05 205 Wisconsin’41 7 36 26 53 .491 98 14.0
Leroy Edwards C 32 6:04 225 Kentucky’35 6 7 3 21 .143 17 2.8
Eddie Riska G 27 6:00 180 Notre Dame’41 7 16 22 81 .272 54 7.7
Ralph Vaughn G-F 28 6:01 180 USC’40 7 25 11 69 .159 61 8.7
Clint Wager F-C 26 6:06 220 St.Mary’s(Mn)’42 7 15 10 83 .120 40 5.7
Bill McDonald G 30 6:03 190 Marquette’40 fr Chicago 7 10 8 89 .090 28 4.0
Jack Maddox F-G 25 6:03 190 West Texas State’42 7 3 1 50 .020 7 1.0
Bob Sullivan G-F 25 6:00 180 Wisconsin’43 5 3 0 0 .000 6 1.2
Ted Fritsch G 26 5:10 210 Wis-Stevens Point’42 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0

 

PITTSBURGH PIRATES  WBT 0-1 RALPH CURCHFIELD
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE  GA FGM FTM FGA Pct PTS AVG
Fred Crum F 34 6:01 175 None 1 2 2 2 .000 6 6.0
### Kraft F 1 2 1 1 .000 5 5.0
Joe Fabel C 29 6:01 190 Pittsburgh’37 1 0 1 4 .000 1 1.0
Red Mihalik G 30 6:00 180 None 1 2 1 1 .000 5 5.0
Ed Melvin F 31 5:09 170 Duquesne’41 1 4 3 3 .000 11 11.0
Johnny Stevenson F    33 5:06  155 None 1 1 2 2 .000 4 4.0
### Farrell G 1 2 0 4 .000 4 4.0
Matt Vaniel F 27 6:03 160 None 1 1 0 1 .000 2 2.0
Ralph Churchfield C 28 6:05 220 Washington & Jefferson’36 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
PORTLAND INDIANS  WBT 0-1 BOBBY CLARK
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE  GA FGM FTM FGA Pct PTS AVG
John Mandic F 27 6:04 205 Oregon State’42 1 6 5 5 1.000 17 17.0
Norm Baker F 23 6:01 180 None 1 0 1 2 .500 1 1.0
Slim Wintermuite C 29 6:07 200 Oregon’39 1 4 1 2 .500 9 9.0
Porky Andrews G 29 6:01 180 Oregon’42 1 2 5 5 1.000 9 9.0
Roy Pflugrad G 31 6:02 195 Oregon State’39 1 2 0 0 .000 4 4.0
Jack Butterworth C 32 6:04 200 George Washington’39 1 1 4 0 .000 6 6.0
Bob Hamilton G 25 5:10 160 Oregon’46 1 1 0 1 .000 2 2.0
Tom Smith F 23 6:03 290 Eastern Washington’44 1 0 0 3 .000 0 0.0

Played home games at Edgerton Sports Arena in Rochester, New York – Seating capacity – 5,000

 

ROCHESTER ROYALS  NBL 31-13 ED MALANOWICZ
      REGULAR SEASON
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Bob Davies F-G 26 6:01 175 Seton Hall’42 Injured 32 166 130 166 .783 462 14.4
Arnie Johnson F-C 25 6:05 225 Bemidiji State’43  Injured 32 68 68 98 .694 204 6.4
George Glamack C-F 27 6:06 225 North Carolina State’41 44 141 90 135 .667 372 8.5
Al Cervi G 29 5:11 185 None 44 228 176 236 .746 632 14.4
Red Holzman G 26 5:10 175 CCNY’43 44 227 74 139 .532 528 12.0
Fuzzy Levane F-G 26 6:02 190 St.John’s(NY)’43 Injured 39 133 49 87 .563 315 8.1
Dolly King C-F 29 6:04 220 LIU’40 41 52 60 97 .619 164 4.0
Al Negratti F 25 6:04 220 Seton Hall’43 fr WashBAA 33 15 14 24 .583 44 1.3
Bill Coven F-C 26 6:07 220 Baldwin Wallace’47 13 10 4 8 .500 24 1.8
Dutch Garfinkel G 28 6:00 190 St.John’s(NY)’41 to BostonBAA 10 5 3 6 .500 13 1.3
Bob Gauchat G 25 6:00 180 Canisius’42 fr TC 6 1 2 2 1.000 4 0.7
Jim Cominsky G 26 6:01 180 DePaul’43 VR 5 2 0 0 .000 4 0.7
Frank Beaty F 24 6:03 195 Rochester Tech’43 6 0 1 4 .250 1 0.2
Jim Quinlan F 24 6:04 205 Canisius’46 3 0 1 2 .500 1 0.2
6-5 PLAYOFFS
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Bob Davies F-G 26 6:01 175 Seton Hall’42 11 54 43 63 .683 151 13.7
Dolly King F-C 29 6:04 220 LIU’40 11 30 31 43 .721 91 8.3
George Glamack C-F 27 6:06 225 North Carolina State’41 10 35 28 33 .848 98 9.8
Al Cervi G 29 5:11 185 None 11 49 50 68 .735 148 13.5
Red Holzman G 26 5:10 175 CCNY’43 11 42 22 29 .759 106 9.6
Fuzzy Levane F-G 26 6:02 190 St.John’s(NY)’43 11 37 18 27 .667 92 8.4
Al Negratti F 25 6:04 220 Seton Hall’43 fr WashBAA 11 3 4 7 .571 10 0.9
Frank Beaty F 24 6:03 195 Rochester Tech’43 2 1 0 2 .000 2 1.0
Bill Coven F-C 26 6:07 220 Baldwin Wallace’47 5 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Bob Gauchat G 25 6:00 180 Canisius’42 fr TC 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
SHEBOYGAN RED SKINS  WBT  1-1 DOXIE MOORE  WBT
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Fred Lewis F 26 6:02 195 LIU/E.Kentucky’46 2 11 3 5 .600 25 12.5
Luther Harris F 23 6:03 195 None 2 11 2 5 .400 24 12.0
Ed Dancker
C		 32 6:07 210 None 2 7 4 9 .444 18 9.0
Kenny Suesens G 30 6:01 185 Iowa’38 2 0 2 2 1.000 2 1.0
Bobby Holm G 28 6:00 210 Seton Hall’42 2 4 4 8 .500 12 6.0
Al Lucas F 24 6:03 195 Fordham’43 2 6 2 3 .667 14 7.0
Rube Lautenschlager G 31 6:03 195 Wisconsin-Oshkosh’37 2 1 3 4 .750 5 2.5
Max Biggs F 23 6:00 190 Purdue’47 2 1 0 0 .000 2 1.0
Bob Dykstra C 24 6:09 230 Simpson(Ia)’46 2 0 2 3 .667 2 1.0
Dean White C 23 6:07 220 Valpariso’47 1 1 0 0 .000 2 2.0

Played home games at Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium – Seating capacity 3,500

 

SHEBOYGAN RED SKINS  NBL 21-13 DOXIE MOORE
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Luther Harris F-G 23 6:03 195 None 44 170 127 179 .709 467 10.6
Fred Lewis F 25 6:02 195 LIU/E.Kentucky’46 44 230 125 170 .735 585 13.3
Ed Dancker C 32 6:07 210 None 44 160 131 187 .701 451 10.3
Rube Lautenschlager G-F 31 6:03 195 Wisconsin-Oshkosh’37 44 94 36 65 .554 224 5.1
Bobby Holm G 27 6:00 210 Seton Hall’42 44 63 78 101 .772 204 4.6
Al Lucas F-G 24 6:03 195 Fordham’43 42 87 32 60 .533 206 4.9
Al Grenert F 27 6:00 190 None to Tri-Cities 13 27 10 15 .667 64 4.9
Kenny Suesens G 30 6:01 185 Iowa’38 37 14 34 73 .466 62 1.7
Bob Dykstra C 24 6:09 230 Simpson(Ia)’46 fr Detroit 18 10 15 28 .536 35 1.9
Dean White F 23 6:07 220 Valparaiso’47 5 7 7 9 .778 21 4.2
Jamie Dawson C-F 24 6:07 210 Texas A&M’44 10 8 4 7 .571 20 2.0
Bob Sims C-F 31 6:06 220 Mich./ W.Mich’38 fr Tri-Cities 13 4 7 11 .636 15 1.2
Pete Mount F 21 6:04 185 None 10 6 3 5 .600 15 1.5
Bill Schroeder G-F 23 6:04 185 Wisconsin’43 Football 9 5 5 8 .625 15 1.7
Mike Novak C 31 6:09 220 Loyola(Ill)’39 to Syracuse 3 3 4 7 .571 10 3.3
Homer Thompson C 30 6:04 215 Kentucky’39 fr Indianapolis 3 2 2 3 .667 6 2.0
Steve Sharkey F-G 28 6:00 190 None to Syracuse 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2-3 PLAYOFFS
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Luther Harris F-G 23 6:03 195 None 5 11 5 14 .357 27 5.4
Fred Lewis F 25 6:02 195 LIU/E.Kentucky’46 5 23 9 15 .600 55 11.0
Ed Dancker C 32 6:07 210 None 5 14 11 18 .611 39 7.8
Rube Lautenschlager G-F 31 6:03 195 Wisconsin-Oshkosh’37 5 11 12 21 .571 34 6.8
Bobby Holm G 27 6:00 210 Seton Hall’42 5 10 2 2 1.000 22 4.4
Al Lucas F-G 24 6:03 195 Fordham’43 5 15 6 7 .857 36 7.2
Bob Dykstra C 24 6:09 230 Simpson(Ia)’46 4 3 2 5 .400 8 2.0
Kenny Suesens G 30 6:01 185 Iowa’38 4 1 1 3 .333 3 0.8
Dean White F 23 6:07 220 Valparaiso’47 1 1 0 0 .000 2 2.0
Bob Sims C-F 31 6:06 220 WesternMichigan’38 1 1 0 0 .000 2 2.0
Max Biggs F-C 20 6:00 190 DePauw/Purdue’47 4 1 0 0 .000 2 0.5
 WBT 0-1 BENNY BORGMANN  WBT
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Jerry Rizzo F-G 29 5:08 150 Fordham’40 1 2 5 9 .556 9 9.0
John Chaney F-C 27 6:03 190 LSU’43 1 3 5 5 1.000 11 11.0
Mike Novak C 31 6:09 220 Loyola(Ill)’39 1 2 3 4 .750 7 7.0
George Nelmark G 29 6:01 185 Kirksville STC’41 1 1 3 4 .750 5 5.0
Steve Sharkey F-G 28 6:00 190 None 1 1 0 1 .000 2 2.0
Bob Nugent G 31 5:11 170 None 1 2 1 2 .500 5 5.0
Jack Dugger F-C 24 6:03 225 Ohio State’45 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Ken Exel G 26 6:01 178 Minnesota’43 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0

PLayed home games at the West Jefferson Street Armory in Syracuse, New York

 

SYRACUSE NATS  NBL  21-23 BENNY BORGMANN 13-17
GEORGE MINGIN 2-0
JERRY RIZZO 6-6
        REGULAR SEASON
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Chick Meehan F-G 29 6:01 195 None Injured 29 83 43 63 .683 209 7.2
John Chaney F-C 26 6:03 190 LSU’43 42 138 86 119 .723 362 8.6
Mike Novak C 31 6:09 220 Loyola(Ill)’39 fr Sheboygan 33 150 69 129 .535 369 11.2
George Nelmark G 29 6:01 185 Kirksville STC’41 37 107 51 92 .554 265 7.2
Jerry Rizzo G-F 28 5:08 150 Fordham’40 44 155 169 238 .710 479 10.9
Steve Sharkey F-G 28 6:00 190 None fr Sheboygan 37 99 39 52 .750 237 6.4
Johnny Gee C-F 31 6:09 225 Michigan’37 24 59 38 60 .633 156 6.5
Bob Nugent G 31 5:11 170 None 31 39 31 45 .689 109 3.5
Bill McCahan G-F 25 5:11 200 Duke’42 Baseball 27 35 24 46 .522 94 3.5
Les Rothman F 20 6:01 195 LIU’47 Inj/to Chicago 13 24 15 21 .714 63 4.8
Jack Dugger F-C 23 6:03 225 Ohio State’45 Football 21 13 10 19 .526 36 1.7
Ken Exel G 26 6:01 178 Minnesota’43 fr Oshkosh 10 8 7 11 .636 23 2.3
John Moiseichik G 26 5:11 180 Butler’40 9 6 4 9 .444 16 1.8
Bob Synnott F 34 6:03 200 None to Chiacgo 4 6 4 6 .667 16 4.0
Lou Possner F 29 6:03 180 DePaul’40 3 4 1 2 .500 9 3.0
Charlie Butler F 26 6:02 165 Notre Dame’43 to Youngstown 3 2 1 1 1.000 5 1.7
Jim Zeravich C-F 25 6:07 None 2 1 3 5 .600 5 2.5
Mort Hill G 24 6:01 175 UCSB 3 1 0 0 .000 2 0.7
Ed Erban F 25 6:04 None 5 0 1 2 .500 1 0.2
Sam Lieberman C-F 25 6:08 220 Lawrance Tech’42 2 0 1 2 .500 1 0.5
Bob Shaddock G 26 6:01 160 Syracuse’43 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1-3 PLAYOFFS
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Steve Sharkey F-G 28 6:00 190 None 4 15 10 12 .833 40 10.0
John Chaney F-C 26 6:03 190 LSU’43 4 12 2 6 .333 26 6.5
Mike Novak C 31 6:09 220 Loyola(Ill)’39 4 26 13 21 .619 65 16.3
George Nelmark G 29 6:01 185  Kirksville STC’41 4 13 5 7 .714 31 7.8
Jerry Rizzo G-F 28 5:08 150 Fordham’40 4 16 19 26 .731 51 12.8
Bob Nugent G 31 5:11 170 None 4 6 5 6 .833 17 4.3
Johnny Gee C-F 31 6:09 225 Michigan’37 3 1 1 4 .250 3 1.0
Ken Exel G 26 6:01 178 Minnesota’43 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
TOLEDO JEEPS  WBT 3-1 JULIE RIVLIN  WBT
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Hal Tidrick F-G 31 6:01 190 Washington & Jefferson’41 4 22 13 19 .684 57 14.3
Johnny Schick F-C 30 6:06 230 Marshall’39 4 6 4 10 .400 16 4.0
Bob Gerber C-F 30 6:05 220 Toledo’42 4 22 0 14 .000 44 11.0
George Sobek G 27 6:00 180 Notre Dame’42 4 16 23 33 .697 55 13.8
Julie Rivlin G 30 5:11 180 Marshall’39 4 6 1 7 .143 13 3.3
Bernie Mehen F 28 6:04 185 Tennessee’42 3 5 3 3 1.000 13 4.3
Paul Seymour G-F 19 6:02 180 Toledo’46 4 3 0 0 .000 6 1.5
Joe Patanelli F 27 6:03 205 None 4 2 2 4 .500 6 1.5
Dale Hamilton G-F 27 6:00 195 Franklin(In) 3 1 0 1 .000 2 0.7
Frank Gilhooley G 22 5:11 180 Notre Dame’46 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
TOLEDO JEEPS 21-23 JULIE RIVLIN
        REGULAR SEASON
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Hal Tidrick F-G 31 6:01 190 Washington & Jefferson’41 44 232 115 165 .697 579 13.2
George Sobek F 26 6:00 180 Notre Dame’42 42 186 179 248 .722 551 13.1
Bob Gerber C-F 30 6:05 220 Toledo’42 41 151 72 127 .567 374 9.1
Dale Hamilton G-F 27 6:00 185 Franklin(In)’39 44 114 67 131 .511 295 6.7
Julie Rivlin G 29 5:11 180 Marshall’38 44 105 70 90 .778 280 6.4
Johnny Schick C-F 30 6:06 230 Ohio State’40 42 86 37 69 .536 209 5.0
Paul Seymour G-F 18 6:02 180 None 33 41 17 30 .567 99 3.0
Joe Patanelli F 27 6:03 0:00 None 35 29 29 40 .725 87 2.5
Bernie Mehen F 28 6:04 185 Tennessee’42 fr Youngstown 4 10 4 7 .571 24 6.0
Bob Shaw F-C 25 6:04 225 Ohio State’44 Football 8 6 7 10 .700 19 2.4
Johnny Bianco C-F 24 6:04 195 St.John’s(NY) 10 4 2 6 .333 10 1.0
Frank Gilhooley G 22 5:11 180 Notre Dame’46 8 3 1 6 .167 7 0.9
Ed Costain G 23 6:00 170 None 3 2 0 0 .000 4 1.3
Benny Schall F 29 5:11 170 Toledo 5 1 0 0 .000 2 0.4
Jim Gibbs C 27 6:05 195 Warrensburg State’39 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Beryl Drummond G-F 28 6:01 185 None 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2-3         PLAYOFFS
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Hal Tidrick F-G 31 6:01 190 Washington & Jefferson’41 5 19 13 21 .619 51 10.2
George Sobek F 26 6:00 180 Notre Dame’42 5 14 19 26 .731 47 9.4
Bob Gerber C-F 30 6:05 220 Toledo’42 3 4 6 11 .545 14 4.7
Dale Hamilton G-F 27 6:00 185 Franklin(In)’39 4 6 7 20 .350 19 4.8
Julie Rivlin G 29 5:11 180 Marshall’38 5 8 11 13 .846 27 5.4
Bernie Mehen F 28 6:04 185 Tennessee’42 5 11 11 14 .786 33 6.6
Joe Patanelli F 27 6:03 0:00 None 5 4 10 21 .476 18 3.6
Paul Seymour G-F 18 6:02 180 None 5 2 6 10 .600 10 2.0
Johnny Schick C-F 30 6:06 230 Ohio State’40 5 2 2 6 .333 6 1.2
Frank Gilhooley G 22 5:11 180 Notre Dame’46 3 1 2 2 1.000 4 1.3
Beryl Drummond G-F 28 6:01 185 None 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
TRI-CITIES BLACKHAWKS  WBT 1-1 NAT HICKEY
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Whitey Von Neida F 24 6:01 175 Penn State’43 2 7 2 2 1.000 16 8.0
Pop Gates F 29 6:02 205 Clark(Ga)’39 2 6 6 9 .667 18 9.0
Don Otten C 25 7:00 245 Bowling Green’46 2 9 8 11 .727 26 13.0
Howie Rader G-F 25 6:01 190 LIU’42 2 6 5 5 1.000 17 8.5
Billy Hassett G 25 6:01 180 Notre Dame’46 2 5 6 6 1.000 16 8.0
Mel Thurston G 26 6:00 175 Canisius’43 2 4 3 5 .600 11 5.5
Al Grenert F 27 6:00 190 Yale/NYU’45 2 2 4 1 4.000 8 4.0
Nat Hickey G 45 5:11 190 None 2 0 2 4 .500 2 1.0
Nick Grunzweig G 28 6:05 215 Niagara’42 2 1 0 0 .000 2 1.0
Ed Lewinski F 26 6:04 210 None 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0

Franchise transferred from Buffalo (Braves), New York on December 27, 1946. Record in Buffalo was 5-8.

Played home games at Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York – Seating capacity – 14,500

Played home games at the Wheaton Field House in Moline, Illinois – Seating capacity – 6,000

 

TRI-CITIES BLACKHAWKS  NBL  19-25 NAT HICKEY
 REGULAR SEASON
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Pop Gates F 29 6:02 205 Clark(Ga) 41 125 60 115 .522 310 7.6
Ed Lewinski F 26 6:04 210 None fr Anderson 18 60 15 29 .517 135 7.5
Don Otten C 25 7:00 245 Bowling Green’46 44 200 169 261 .648 569 12.9
Billy Hassett G 25 6:01 180 Georgetown’43/Notre Dame’46 27 73 66 101 .653 212 7.9
Stan Waxman G 24 5:11 180 LIU’45 Injured 18 59 10 17 .588 128 7.1
Al Grenert F 27 6:00 190 Yale/NYU’45 fr Sheboygan 30 85 28 42 .667 198 6.6
Howie Rader G-F 25 6:01 190 LIU’42 41 76 43 64 .672 195 4.8
Nick Grunzweig G 28 6:05 215 Niagara’42 43 39 42 70 .600 120 2.8
Mel Thurston G 27 6:00 175 Canisius’43 39 39 36 59 .610 114 2.9
Lenny Rader G 25 6:02 185 LIU’42 Injured 20 27 15 30 .500 69 3.5
Bob Sims C-F 31 6:06 220 W. Michigan’38 to Sheboygan 10 10 11 14 .786 31 3.1
Wilbur Schu F 24 6:03 185 Kentucky’46 fr Youngstown 22 8 10 17 .588 26 1.2
Nat Hickey G 44 5:11 190 None 8 9 6 12 .500 24 3.0
Dick Starzyk G 25 5:10 180 DePaul’46 9 4 4 5 .800 12 1.3
Vic Siegel G 26 5:10 160 Iowa’42 8 3 5 5 1.000 11 1.4
Paul Rooney G 21 6:05 None fr Detroit 5 2 0 0 .000 4 0.8
Bob Gauchat G 25 6:00 180 Canisius’42 to Rochester 4 0 2 5 .400 2 0.5
Ed Moeller G 27 6:00 175 Ohio State’42 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Paul Anthony C-F 22 6:05 195 Washington & Jefferson’44 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0

Played home games at the South Field House in Youngstown, Ohio – Seating capacity – 3,500

 

YOUNGSTOWN BEARS  NBL  12-32 FRANK SHANNON
        REGULAR SEASON
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS GA FGM FTM FTA  PCT. PTS AVG
Milt Ticco F 24 6:03 205 Kentucky’43 36 180 46 63 .730 406 11.3
Bernie Mehen F 28 6:04 185 Tennessee’42 to Toledo 36 140 65 91 .714 345 9.6
Bill Farrow C 28 6:04 200 Kentucky State’40 32 65 52 106 .491 182 5.7
Charlie Joachim G 26 6:02 185 Mt.Union’42 Injury 33 125 102 143 .713 352 10.7
Paul Herman G 25 6:01 175 Tennessee’43 44 109 45 77 .584 263 6.0
Charlie Butler F 26 6:02 165 Notre Dame’43 fr Syracuse 32 85 88 144 .611 258 8.1
Bill Sattler C 30 6:08 200 Ohio State’40 42 85 50 105 .476 220 5.2
Frank Shannon G 29 5:11 180 Wittenberg’40 29 55 14 20 .700 124 4.3
Red Mihalik G 30 6:00 180 None fr PiitsburghBAA 31 41 12 29 .414 94 3.2
Ed Moeller G 27 6:00 175 Ohio State’42 to/fr Tri Cities 19 13 13 14 .929 39 1.3
John Bosak G-C 24 6:03 185 None 10 11 2 5 .400 24 1.3
Wilbur Schu F 24 6:03 185 Kentucky’46 to Tri Cities 11 7 6 9 .667 20 2.0
Jack Mills F-C 28 6:04 210 Mt.Union’40 8 5 8 10 .800 18 1.6
Bob Kramer F 25 6:03 185 None fr Oshkosh 2 2 2 3 .667 6 0.8
Emil Sotnyk G 25 5:11  170 VMI’43 4 1 0 0 .000 2 1.0
Irv Brenner C 33 6:04 200 Duquesne’34 1 1 0 0 .000 2 0.5
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