1948-49 MANITOWOC BRAVES
WISCONSIN STATE BASKETBALL LEAGUE1st Half: 10-2, .833, 1st place
2nd Half: 8-4, .667, 2nd place
Finals: Defeated Neenah, 3-1
This year the Braves put it all together. The opened the campaign with 7 straight wins and won the first-half title with a 10-2 record. They were 8-4 in the second half, but two losses were nail-biters. The would defeat Neenah in the Championship series in 4 games.
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| Ronnie Blomberg |
This year the Braves put it all together. The opened the campaign with 7 straight wins and won the first-half title with a 10-2 record. They were 8-4 in the second half, but two losses were nail-biters. The would defeat Neenah in the Championship series in 4 games.
The Braves had a lot of scoring weapons. Kramer, Edinger and Sullivan all averaged over 10 point a game, but University of Wisconsin student lead the team with a 14.0 PPG average
- Ron Blomberg (December 17, 1927 - December 7, 2015)
- Joe Chavez (June 22, 1922 - October 4, 2014)
- Art Edinger (April 3, 1924 - January 22, 2001)
- Ted Fritsch (October 31, 1920 - October 4, 1979)
- Adolph Gorychka (April 8, 1911 - October 6, 2004)
- Dick John (October 21, 1919 - September 9, 1983)
- Ken Keuper (November 14, 1918 - May 23, 1997)
- Stan Kramer (June 3, 1921 - June 23, 1997)
- Dick Lade (July 25, 1929 - February 10, 2008)
Dick Lade - Herman Reckelberg (October 24, 1927 - July 19, 2019)
- Bob Sullivan (July 1, 1921 - April 12, 2007)
- Gordy Wotruba (November 19, 1928 - April 6, 1999)
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