1946-47 Hazleton Mountaineers (EPBL)

1946-47 HAZLETON MOUNTAINEERS
EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - PENNSYLVANIA
21-17 .393, 4th place

Semi-finals: Lost to Lancaster, 2-0

Hazleton, owned by Nate Glassberg and Chic Sacco and coached by Frank Serany, added one of the area's most prolific players in Joe "Bells" Colone three games into the season, but despite Colone's efforts, he had little support to try to lead the team into the playoffs. Three promising players, Bill Brown, Zach Clayton and Tom McCollam, were suspended after two games for playing for another local team, in violation of their contracts. Clayton never returned to the Mountaineers and McCollam didn't return until late February.

Head Coach:

• Frank Serany )May 4, 1911 - April 27, 1982) Also played. See below

PLAYERS:

"Bells" Colone

Rex Antinozzi (December 28, 1919 - April 14, 1951)

William "Rookie" Brown - (February 15, 1925 - May 22, 1971)

Art Campo 

George Cheverko (July 29, 1920 - November 14, 1977)

Zack Clayton (April 17, 1918 - November 20, 1997)

Bells Colone (January 23, 1924 - July 1, 2009)

Johnny Danyo (December 2, 1919 - January 11, 1993)

Eddie Deitch (December 1, 1910 - June 20, 1997)

Jimmy Doran (August 10, 1925 - January 9, 2000)

Harry Dorneman (May 15, 1919 - March 12, 1971)

Bernie Griggs (October 1, 1977 - June 27, 2001)

Johnny Isaacs (September 15, 1915 - January 26, 2009)

Billy Kerchusky (October 15, 1919 - August 7, 1997)

Chick Lamonica (May 17, 1928 - October 1, 1999)

Bill Law (September 15, 1916 - May 24, 1989)

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

Eddie McCluskey (January 29, 1926 - March 2, 2016)

Tom McCollam (October 6, 1920 - July 2, 2001)

Red Meinhold (March 29, 1926 - February 23, 2019)

Morrison 

Emil Piestrak (December 19, 1918 - June 7, 2011)

Al Pietkiewicz (November 27, 1923 - August 13, 2019)

Joe Podany (April 18, 1917 - April 8, 1980)

Ossie Prokopic (December 21, 1919 - March 19, 2010)

Frank Serany )May 4, 1911 - April 27, 1982)

Charlie Trinkle (August 2, 1920 - November 3, 2015)

Ed Trubin (September 8, 1920 - April 19, 2004)

Billy Woods (b, 1918 - unknown)

Franny Woods (b. 1916 - unknown)

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