1950-51 York Victory AA (EPBL)

1950-51 YORK VICTORY A.A.

EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - PENNSYLVANIA
Southern Division
15-11, .577, 1st place

Lost to Sunbury 80-75 in one-game matchup for regular season championship

Semi-finals: Defeated Lancaster, 3-0

Finals: Lost to Sunbury, 2-0

A vastly-improved York club got off to a hot 8-3 start before hitting a four-game skid in late January. After recovering to win five of six, they limped through the last 5 games of the season but still finished first in the Southern Division. In a game that pitted them against the Northern Division champion Sunbury to determine the regular season champion, York lost 80-75 despite 21 points from Art Lentz. Heading into the playoffs for the Cup, York swept out Lancaster in three games and headed to meet Sunbury for the Cup. York got pounded by twenty point on their home court in game one, and were knocked out 3 days later in Sunbury.

Al Guokas

Head Coach:

•  Al Guokas (August 7, 1925 - August 2, 1990) Also played. See below

PLAYERS:

Bill Cantwell (May 12, 1921 - May 25, 2008)

Jim Coughlin (August 18, 1919 - March 27, 1969)

Hank Dudek (September 11, 925 - September 14, 2015)

Tom Frein (September 20, 1926 - February 4, 2006)

Jim Furey (March 28, 1928 - February 20, 1985)

Art Graboyes (March 26, 1928 - June 9, 2021)

Al Guokas (August 7, 1925 - August 2, 1990)

Tom Keesey (April 7, 1919 - December 20, 1996)

Barry Kreisberg (January 7, 1925 - December 29, 1997)

Bob Lamon (April 30, 1926 - February 3, 2000)

Art Lentz (June 27, 1926 - December 8, 2018)

Johnny Norlander (March 5, 1921 - March 6, 2002)

Dick O'Keefe (September 29, 1923 - December 17, 2006)

Miggs Reilly (June 30, 1923 - January 30, 2020)

Bob Lamon

Bernie Smith (May 22, 1926 - February 17, 2012)

Gil Swartz  

Tom Keesey