AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE (II)
18-15 .545, 4th place
Bridgeport was very optimistic going into the 1950-51 season, but found themselves losing their first five games. They turned themselves around, and two months later battled back, winning 12 of 18. After losing for of their next five, they finished the season on a five game winning streak and qualified for the playoffs. However, the Are-A-Sols found themselves without a home court, a predicament that also befell Paterson. When Wilkes-Barre withdrew late in the season due to a dispute with the league by-laws, coupled with the home-court issues in Paterson and Bridgeport, Commissioner O'Brien cancelled the playoffs.
Head Coaches:
- Jerry Rizzo (March 12, 1918 - August 27, 2011) Also played. See below
PLAYERS:
- Bob Anderson (February 15, 1928 - July 23, 1983)
- Hank Baietti (October 1, 1920 - June 26, 2006)
- Jackie Bowden (September 7, 1917 - October 4, 1995)
- Jack Byrnes
- Perry Del Purgatorio (August 29, 1928 - February 4, 2018)
- Matty Forman (February 18, 1929 - February 24, 1991)
- Jack Hewson (September 7, 1924 - June 26, 2012)
- Dick Holub (October 29, 1921 - July 27, 2009)
- Ralph Kaplowitz (May 18, 1919 - February 2, 2009)
- Walt Kaplowitz (June 24, 1924 - August 22, 1998)
- George Lindeman (October 31, 1924 - June 8, 1990)
- Mike McCarron (March 2, 1922 - October 2, 1991)
- Tom Muller (July 4, 1924 - December 21, 1965)
- Jerry Rizzo (March 12, 1918 - August 27, 2011)
- Tom Tolan (August 15, 1924 - May 17, 2021)
- Big John Wilson
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