1946-47 Hartford Pros (NEBL)

1946-47 HARTFORD PROS
NEW ENGLAND BASKETBALL LEAGUE
19-8, .704, 2nd place
Round Robin: 5-7, 3rd place

With their eyes fixed on the title, the Hartford Pros came in with a strong lineup under returning coach Jack O'Brien. They would win their first 5 games and ten of their first 13. The Pros and PAMCO's were battling it out for first place all season with no other true contenders, but three road losses in the last month gave the Pros a second-place finish, one mere game behind the frontrunning Fitchburg team.

Heading into the round robin tournament, Hartford dropped their first four games; two to Fitchburg and two to New Britain. They would recover to win their next four but dropped three of the last four to be eliminated from the tournament. Bob Hubbard would average 16.7 points per game, supported by Paul Klapprodt and Verne Cox, who averaged 15.8 and 13.7 PPG, respectively.

Head Coach:

• Jack O'Brien (July 25, 1916 - June 18, 1994) Also played. See below

PLAYERS:

Frank Bores (October 15, 1920 - January 7, 1982)

Bob Cady (July 6, 1918 - February 28, 1993)

Verne Cox (January 2, 1920 - September 7, 1991)

Wee Dinnie (March 17, 1923 - March 13, 2015)

Al Howard (March 11, 1915 - January 10, 1984)

Bob Hubbard (December 27, 1922 - August 27, 2011)

Paul Klapprodt (July 10, 1923 - April 21, 2011)

Dick Kowaleski (October 2, 1920 - September 12, 1988)

Mitch Magora (December 9, 1915 - July 31, 1963)

Pat Mazzarella (June 18, 1923 - July 19, 1989)

Jack O'Brien (July 25, 1916 - June 18, 1994)

George Pajak (August12, 1916 - June 26, 2011)

Pete Sevetz (September 8, 1919 - November 9, 2004)

Chick Sposito (February 23, 1925 - May 9, 1994

Chet Zabek (August 4, 1917 - August 30, 1973)

Bob Cady

Bob Hubbard

George Pajak

Pat Mazzarella

Verne Cox

Al Howard

Paul Klapprodt

Chet Zabek

Dick Kowaleski