1950-51 Grand Rapids Hornets Roster

National Professional Basketball League (NPBL)
Team Record: 6-13
Finishing 4th in the NPBL's East Division
Coach: Bobby McDermott (-)
Coach: George Glammack (-)
Coach: Blackie Towery (-)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
1950-51 Grand Rapids Hornets Statistics
1950-51 Grand Rapids Hornets Results

The Grand Rapids Hornets of the National Professional Basketball League ended the 1950-51 season with a record of 6 wins and 13 losses, finishing fourth in the NPBL's East Division.

The Hornets tossed in 1,464 points and conceded 1,618. Elmore Morgenthaler netted a team-best 302 points for Grand Rapids, while Ralph O'Brien scored 12 or more per game, too.

Bobby McDermott, George Glammack and Blackie Towery coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Leon BlevinsGJune 25, 19266'2"160ArizonaBlack Oak, AR
Price BrookfieldF-GMay 11, 19206'4"185West Texas StateFloydada, TX USA
Buddy CateFMay 23, 19266'5"195Western KentuckyRinggold, GA
Russ DeVetteFJuly 9, 19236'5"190HopeMuskegon, MI
Jimmy DoyleGAugust 21, 19286'0"165ButlerClarksville, IN
George GlamackC-FJune 7, 19196'6"225North CarolinaJohnstown, PA USA
Bobby McDermottGJanuary 7, 19145'11"180noneWhitestone, NY USA
Al MiksisCJuly 7, 19246'7"210Western IllinoisChicago, IL USA
Elmore MorgenthalerCAugust 3, 19226'9"230New Mexico Mines(ht) Amarillo, TX USA
Fritz NagyG-FJanuary 3, 19246'1"170AkronAkron, OH
Ralph O'BrienGApril 8, 19285'9"160ButlerHenshaw, KY USA
Cass OstrowskiGJuly 24, 19246'2"168Scranton(ht) West Wyoming, PA USA
Easy ParhamF-GDecember 27, 19216'3"200Texas WesleyanFort Worth, TX USA
Blackie ToweryF-CJune 20, 19206'4"210Western KentuckyCaldwell, KY



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