1947-48 Lancaster Red Roses (EPBL)

1947-48 LANCASTER RED ROSES

EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - PENNSYLVANIA
14-14 .500, 4th place

Semi-finals: Lost to Reading, 2-1

Lancaster started the 1947-48 season in the American Basketball League. After starting 1-5, they dropped for the ABL and returned to the Eastern League December 3. Coming back from a season that saw them be the runner-up to the crown, the Red Roses had high aspirations but could not put together the hot streak they needed to compete.  Never being more than two games over .500 or one game under, they finished the season at 14-14 and a fourth place finish. They would lose in the first round of the playoffs.

 

Head Coaches:

• Woody Sponaugle (September 24, 1915 -  April 30, 1967)
  

PLAYERS:

Tommy Bell (September 11, 1922 - December 17, 1949)

Hen Burger (November 18, 1922 - July 25, 2009)

Norm Butz (September 28, 1919 - March 21, 1999)

Jim DiGiacomo (b. December 19, 1928)

George Ehemann (September 11, 1918 - July 10, 1991)

Walt Funk (October 13, 1922 - January 13, 2015)

Steve Juenger (February 10, 1915 - November 18, 2003)

Bud Long (February 10, 1924 - January 9, 2009)

Don Markward (April 2, 1919 - June 14, 1985)

Ed Masterson (January 24, 1923 - May 21, 1991)

Jack McCloskey (September 19, 1925 - June 1, 2017)

Ken McKee (June 7, 1926 - June 19, 1950)

John Murphy (September 13, 1924 - January 29, 2003)

Tom O'Connell (November 10, 1923 - February 5, 2011)

Fred Sheffield (November 5, 1923 - December 8, 2009)

Stan Waxman (May 20, 1922 - February 22, 2013)

Pete Yousaitis (September 10, 1917 - December 23, 1995)

Bill Zubic (August 7, 1918 - July 24, 1994)