1948-49 Providence Steamrollers Roster
Team Record: 12-48
Finishing 6th in the BAA's Eastern Division
Coach: Ken Loeffler (12-48)
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
1948-49 Providence Steamrollers Results
The Providence Steamrollers of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 12 wins and 48 losses, finishing sixth in the BAA's Eastern Division.
Providence racked up 4,707 points and yielded 5,255, most in the league. Kenny Sailors netted a team-high 899 points for the Steamrollers, and Howie Shannon scored 13 or more per game, too. Ernie Calverley dished out 251 assists for the squad.
Ken Loeffler coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Bob Brown | F | November 12, 1923 | 6'4" | 205 | Miami (OH) | Versailles, OH |
Ernie Calverley | G | January 30, 1924 | 5'10" | 145 | Rhode Island | Pawtucket, RI USA |
Johnny Ezersky | F-G | 6'3" | 175 | none | New York, NY USA | |
Chick Halbert | C | February 27, 1919 | 6'9" | 225 | West Texas State | |
Bob Hubbard | C-F | December 27, 1922 | 6'6" | 215 | Springfield | |
Carl Meinhold | G-F | March 29, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | LIU | |
George Nostrand | C-F | January 25, 1924 | 6'8" | 195 | Wyoming | Uniondale, NY USA |
Buddy O'Grady | G | January 19, 1920 | 5'11" | 160 | Georgetown | New York, NY USA |
Fred Paine | F | December 7, 1925 | 6'5" | 210 | Westminister (PA) | |
Les Pugh | C-F | September 18, 1923 | 6'7" | 190 | Ohio State | |
Mel Riebe | G-F | July 12, 1916 | 5'11" | 180 | none | |
Lee Robbins | F | February 11, 1922 | 6'3" | 175 | Colorado | |
Giff Roux | F-C | June 28, 1923 | 6'5" | 195 | Kansas | |
Kenny Sailors | G | January 14, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Wyoming | Hillsdale, WY USA |
Ben Scharnus | F | December 11, 1917 | 6'2" | 173 | Seton Hall | |
Otto Schnellbacher | F-G | April 15, 1923 | 6'2" | 183 | Kansas | Sublette, KS USA |
Earl Shannon | G-F | November 23, 1921 | 5'11" | 170 | Rhode Island | Providence, RI USA |
Howie Shannon | G-F | June 10, 1923 | 6'1" | 175 | Kansas State | Manhattan, KS USA |
Andy Tonkovich | G | November 1, 1922 | 6'1" | 185 | Marshall | Uniontown, WV USA |
Brady Walker | F-C | March 15, 1921 | 6'6" | 205 | Brigham Young | Provo, UT USA |