1950-51 Cumberland SPHA's (AABL)

1950-51 CUMBERLAND SPHA's

ALL-AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE

13-12 .520, 3rd place

Semi-finals: Lost to Wheeling, 2-0

The defending champions underwent a few changes. First, a change of sponsor lead to them dropping the Dukes moniker and would go by the SPHA's. This lead to a new coach, Bill Keegan. From Elk Garden, West Virginia, Keegan was also the head coach at LaSalle High School in Cumberland as well as being the Police Commissioner. 

Cumberland's season got off to a decent enough start, winning 4 of their first six games, before hitting a six-game losing streak. The regained their winning ways in February and climbed back into third place and a spot in the playoffs. They met their rivals, Wheeling, in the first round and were quickly dispatched

Head Coach:

• Bill Keegan (March 31, 1902 - February 5, 1987) 
  

PLAYERS:

• Ed Athey (October 26, 1921 - February 28, 2010)

• Joe Becker (January 1, 1927 - October 31, 2000)

• Lou Bell (August 10. 1922 - August 16, 1993)  

• Jim Clevenger (March 16, 1926 - April 10, 2017)  

• Roger Day (April 4, 1925 - August 31, 2001)

Ike Owen

• Jim Fahey (August 6, 1926 - December 22, 2011)

• George Geatz (January 26, 1924 - March 9, 1995)  

• Buddy Giles (October 6, 1927 - October 26, 2020)

• Babe Johnson (July 14, 1925 - June 1, 2002)

• Jeff Kelly (b. 1929?)

• Whitey Mathieson (October 30, 1925 - June 10, 1981)

• Mutt Murphy (January 24, 1927 - May 13, 2001)

• Pete Nobile  

Matt Murphy

• Paul Oberhaus (September 7, 1920 - December 3, 1974)  

• Walt Orndorff (December 18, 1921 - August 25, 2019)  

• Ike Owen (b. September 17, 1926)

• Bob Pence (August 10, 1922 - August 17, 1991)  

• Jack Thomas (January 20, 1923 - January 18, 2004)