1951-52 Bridgeport Roesslers Roster
American Basketball League (ABL)
Team Record: 9-22
Finishing 6th in the ABL
Postseason: 0-1
Quarterfinals - Lost to Manchester British Americans 1-0
Coach: Jerry Rizzo (1-2)
Coach: Perry Pilotti (8-20)
Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
1951-52 Bridgeport Roesslers StatisticsTeam Record: 9-22
Finishing 6th in the ABL
Postseason: 0-1
Quarterfinals - Lost to Manchester British Americans 1-0
Coach: Jerry Rizzo (1-2)
Coach: Perry Pilotti (8-20)
Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
1951-52 Bridgeport Roesslers Results
The Bridgeport Roesslers of the American Basketball League ended the 1951-52 season with a record of 9 wins and 22 losses, finishing sixth in the ABL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Mickey Homa netted a team-best 705 points for the Roesslers.
Jerry Rizzo and Perry Pilotti coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Anderson | February 15, 1928 | Newark, NJ | ||||
| Hank Baietti | October 1, 1920 | Brooklyn, NY | ||||
| Ed Bartels | F | October 8, 1925 | 6'5" | 195 | North Carolina State | New York, NY USA |
| Al Biolsi | March 14, 1929 | St. Francis | ||||
| Jackie Bowden | September 7, 1917 | Bridgeport, CT | ||||
| Tommy Byrnes | F-G | February 19, 1923 | 6'3" | 175 | Seton Hall | New York, NY USA |
| Jim Cascia | December 3, 1926 | New York, NY | ||||
| Fran Curran | G | September 19, 1925 | 6'0" | 165 | Notre Dame | |
| Perry Del Purgatorio | August 29, 1928 | North Bergen, NJ | ||||
| Ray Dombrowski | ||||||
| Zeke Fazekas | February 29, 1920 | Fairfield, CT | ||||
| George Feigenbaum | G | July 2, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Kentucky (DNP) | |
| Flanagan | ||||||
| Matty Forman | February 18, 1929 | Bridgeport, CT | ||||
| Cecil Gabriel | October 2, 1929 | |||||
| Ernie Gomez | June 16, 1924 | Hartford, CT | ||||
| John Gozdenovich | March 8, 1924 | Long Island University | North Bergen, NJ | |||
| Mickey Homa | October 16, 1923 | Fairfield, CT | ||||
| Ernie Johnson | June 16, 1924 | Brattleboro, VT | ||||
| Joel Kaufman | March 8, 1927 | New York, NY | ||||
| Paul Klapprodt | July 10, 1923 | Killingworth, CT | ||||
| Bobby Knight | G-F | April 30, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | none | Hartford, CT USA |
| Bill Kotsores | September 18, 1924 | Astoria, NY | ||||
| Ace Lengyel | April 14, 1926 | Bridgeport, CT | ||||
| Neksick | ||||||
| Joe Oslai | January 27, 1923 | Bridgeport, CT | ||||
| Alex Petersen | July 20, 1924 | Coquille, OR | ||||
| George Petrovik | August 23, 1921 | Bridgeport, CT | ||||
| Guinn Phillips | November 23, 1922 | Greenwood, TX | ||||
| Marty Powers | March 27, 1928 | New York, NY | ||||
| Jerry Rizzo | G | April 21, 1919 | 5'7" | 150 | Fordham | Astoria, NY USA |
| Johnny Rusinko | March 1, 1925 | Berwick, PA | ||||
| Tom Smith | G | July 5, 1927 | 6'1" | 165 | St. Peter's | Jersey City, NJ USA |
| Jim Springer | C | June 17, 1926 | 6'9" | 235 | Canterbury | New Winchester, OH USA |
| Buddy Thompson | ||||||
| unknown | ||||||
| Little John Wilson | March 23, 1924 | Bridgeport, CT | ||||
| Big John Wilson | ||||||
| Bill Zirkel | July 20, 1927 | New York, NY |
