1947-48 NEW HOLSTEIN CHEESEMAKERS
WISCONSIN STATE BASKETBALL LEAGUE1st Half: 9-3, .750, T-1st place
Won tie-breaker over Manitowoc, 2-0
2nd Half: 9-3, .750, 1st place
2nd Half: 9-3, .750, 1st place
Finals: Defeated Manitowoc, 2-0
The Cheesemakers were a strong team, wining the first half title in a play-off and then winning the league championship over Manitowoc. Fritz Engel, a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin who joined the team after being declared academically ineligible, averaged over 20 points per game in the 18 games I found box scores for. Fred Nimz, a basketball veteran who had played in the NBL and ABL previously, joined the team in late December or early January and averaged 15 points per game.
Head Coach:
PLAYERS:
The Cheesemakers were a strong team, wining the first half title in a play-off and then winning the league championship over Manitowoc. Fritz Engel, a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin who joined the team after being declared academically ineligible, averaged over 20 points per game in the 18 games I found box scores for. Fred Nimz, a basketball veteran who had played in the NBL and ABL previously, joined the team in late December or early January and averaged 15 points per game.
Head Coach:
- Norm Peterson (September 15, 1912 - July 11, 1986) Also played. See below
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| Fritz Engel |
PLAYERS:
- Fritz Engel (January 12, 1928 - June 10, 2015)
- Ray Heim (June 23, 1926 - November 4, 2011)
- Harold Hoffman (June 1, 1924 - March 7, 2003)
- John Meier (November 24, 1923 - March 4, 2006)
- Fred Nimz (April 22, 1914 - May 9, 1992)
- Norm Peterson (September 15, 1912 - July 11, 1986)
- Marvin Pivonka (April 9, 1929 - February 28, 2008)
- Orville Ross (April 17, 1920 - November 14, 2012)
- Charlie Ryan (August 16, 1923 - January 20, 2005
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