1948-49 Indianapolis Jets Roster
Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 18-42
Finishing 6th in the BAA's Western Division
Coach: Bruce Hale (4-13)
Coach: Burl Friddle (14-29)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1948-49 Indianapolis Jets StatisticsTeam Record: 18-42
Finishing 6th in the BAA's Western Division
Coach: Bruce Hale (4-13)
Coach: Burl Friddle (14-29)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1948-49 Indianapolis Jets Results
The Indianapolis Jets of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 18 wins and 42 losses, finishing sixth in the BAA's Western Division.
Indianapolis scored 4,482 points and yielded 4,765. Ray Lumpp scored a team-leading 453 points for the Jets, and Blackie Towery and Price Brookfield apiece dished out 136 assists for the squad.
Bruce Hale and Burl Friddle coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Black | F-C | June 15, 1921 | 6'4" | 195 | Kansas | Arco, ID USA |
| Price Brookfield | F-G | May 11, 1920 | 6'4" | 185 | West Texas State | Floydada, TX USA |
| Tommy Byrnes | F-G | February 19, 1923 | 6'3" | 175 | Seton Hall | New York, NY USA |
| Jack Eskridge | C-F | 6'4" | 180 | Kansas | Kansas City, KS USA | |
| George Glamack | C-F | June 7, 1919 | 6'6" | 225 | North Carolina | Johnstown, PA USA |
| Bruce Hale | G-F | August 30, 1918 | 6'1" | 170 | Santa Clara | Medford, OR USA |
| Ralph Hamilton | G-F | June 10, 1921 | 6'1" | 188 | Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN |
| Walt Kirk | G-F | September 3, 1924 | 6'3" | 173 | Illinois | Mount Vernon, IL USA |
| Andy Kostecka | F | February 10, 1921 | 6'3" | 203 | Georgetown | Newark, NJ USA |
| Freddie Lewis | F-G | January 6, 1921 | 6'2" | 195 | Eastern Kentucky | |
| Ray Lumpp | G | July 11, 1923 | 6'1" | 178 | NYU | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Jack Maddox | F-G | December 10, 1921 | 6'2" | 185 | West Texas State | |
| John Mahnken | C | June 16, 1922 | 6'8" | 220 | Georgetown | Jersey City, NJ USA |
| Lionel Malamed | G | November 15, 1924 | 5'9" | 150 | CCNY | |
| John Mandic | F-C | October 3, 1919 | 6'4" | 195 | Oregon State | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Leo Mogus | F-C | April 13, 1921 | 6'4" | 190 | Youngstown State | Youngstown, OH USA |
| Fritz Nagy | G-F | January 3, 1924 | 6'1" | 170 | Akron | Akron, OH |
| Paul Napolitano | F-G | February 3, 1923 | 6'2" | 185 | San Francisco | |
| Marty Passaglia | G | April 22, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Santa Clara | |
| Roy Pugh | C-F | October 16, 1922 | 6'6" | 210 | SMU | Jacksonville, TX USA |
| Jim Springer | C | June 17, 1926 | 6'9" | 235 | Canterbury | New Winchester, OH USA |
| Jim Spruill | G | February 26, 1923 | 6'2" | 225 | Rice | Dublin, TX USA |
| Hal Tidrick | F-G | August 4, 1915 | 6'1" | 190 | Washington & Jefferson | |
| Blackie Towery | F-C | June 20, 1920 | 6'4" | 210 | Western Kentucky | Caldwell, KY |
| Dick Wehr | F | December 9, 1923 | 6'4" | 180 | Denison |
