1961-62 Kansas City Steers Roster

American Basketball League (ABL)
Team Record: 54-25
Finishing 1st in the ABL's West Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Jack McMahon (54-25)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1961-62 Kansas City Steers Statistics
1961-62 Kansas City Steers Results

The Kansas City Steers of the American Basketball League ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 54 wins and 25 losses, finishing first in the ABL's West Division.

Kansas City netted 8,258 points and conceded 7,888. Bill Bridges scored a team-leading 1,697 points for the Steers, and Larry Staverman contributed 17 or more per game also. Bill Bridges accounted for 1,059 rebounds. Maury King dished out 246 assists for the squad.

Jack McMahon coached the team. The 1961-62 Kansas City Steers lost in the Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Bill BridgesF-CApril 4, 19396'5"228KansasHobbs, NM USA
Larry ComleyGAugust 17, 19396'5"210Kansas State
Charles HenkeCOctober 10, 19396'7"205MissouriMalta Bend, MO USA
Maury KingGMarch 12, 19356'2"184KansasKansas City, KS USA
Nick MantisGDecember 7, 19356'3"190NorthwesternEast Chicago, IN USA
Bob McDonaldDecember 26, 19376'7"205MarylandAldon-Clifton Heights, PA USA
George PattersonC-FNovember 26, 19396'7"230Toledo
George PruittFJune 18, 19366'1"198Lincoln (MO)Chicago, IL USA
Larry StavermanFOctober 11, 19366'7"205Villa MadonnaCincinnati, OH USA
Gene TormohlenC-FMay 12, 19376'8"220TennesseeHolland, IN USA
Bryce VannC-FDecember 21, 19346'4"210Central OklahomaClaremore, OK USA
Win WilfongG-FMarch 18, 19326'2"185MissouriPuxico, MO USA



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