EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - PENNSYLVANIA
22-5, .815, 1st place
Semi-finals: Defeated Reading, 2-0
Finals: Defeated Lancaster, 2-1
With a strong roster composed of some of the best players in the area, the Wilkes-Barre Barons won 10 of the first eleven games, grabbing first place and never looking back. They'd win 18 of 21 and finish with a 22-5 record and 3.5 games ahead of Lancaster. The Chanecka brothers (Billy and Steve) combined for over 19 point per game while Cas Ostrowski added 15.9 PPG on his own. They would battle past a difficult Reading team in the playoffs to mett Lancaster in the finals. After a stunning 59-54 set-back in the opener, they crushed Lancaster in games 2 and 3 to win the inaugural Eastern League crown.
Eddie White would not give his charges a chance to repeat next year. Feeling his team was too strong for the Eastern League, he applied for a franchise in the American League and was accepted The Barons moved to the east coast pro circuit for the 1947-48 where they won the ABL championship in the next two seasons/
Head Coach:
- Eddie White (February 4, 1910 - December 9, 1988)
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| Billy Chanecka |
Al Brightman (September 22, 1923 - June 10, 1992)
Billy Chanecka (April 21, 1924 - January 27, 2010)
Steve Chanecka (February 6, 1918 - February 1, 2000)
Chick Craig (July 23, 1922 - June 21, 2008)
Larry Disque (March 27, 1921 - March 3, 1994)
Paul Eike (August 15, 1919 - February 22, 2003)
Rocco English (January 30, 1919 - September 14, 2017)
Carl Frank (January 28, 1925 - May 18, 2023)
Earl Hafner (July 29, 1921 - March 15, 1988)
Ted Hanauer (January 1, 1924 - October 1, 2013)
Joe Karpinski (April 28, 1917 - July 30, 2001)
Walter "Jake" Konitski (August 25, 1917 - February 27, 1975)
Johnny Mascavage (January 14, 1918 - April 12, 1990)
Billy Mock (November 2, 1920 - November 1, 2004)
Cas Ostrowski (July 24, 1924 - March 2, 2000)
Carl Zavada (June 6, 1929 - April 15, 2009)
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