1943-44 Brooklyn Indians Roster
American Basketball League (ABL)
Team Record: 2-10, 0-0
in the ABL
Coach: John Russell (2-10)
Location: Brooklyn, New York
1943-44 Brooklyn Indians StatisticsTeam Record: 2-10, 0-0
in the ABL
Coach: John Russell (2-10)
Location: Brooklyn, New York
1943-44 Brooklyn Indians Results
The Brooklyn Indians of the American Basketball League ended the 1943-44 season with a record of 2 wins and 10 losses, in the ABL.
Ossie Schectman tossed in a team-best 91 points for the Indians, while Bob Tough scored 7 or more per game as well.
John Russell coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownie Carroll | G | January 27, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | Fordham | Queens, NY |
| Chuck Connors | F-C | April 10, 1921 | 6'5" | 190 | Seton Hall | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Bob Davies | G-F | January 15, 1920 | 6'1" | 175 | Seton Hall | Harrisburg, PA USA |
| Jimmy Dunleavy | C | November 11, 1914 | 6'5" | 210 | Brooklyn College | Brooklun, NY |
| Gene Englund | F-C | October 21, 1917 | 6'4" | 205 | Wisconsin | Kenosha, WI USA |
| Bob Fitzgerald | F-C | March 14, 1923 | 6'5" | 190 | Fordham | Queens, NY USA |
| Bill Goebel | G | September 16, 1921 | 5'10" | 150 | Queens, NY | |
| Steve Juenger | F-C | February 10, 1915 | 6'3" | 195 | Temple | South Philadelphia, PA |
| Mac Kinsbrunner | G | March 21, 1909 | 5'9" | 160 | St. John's(NY) | Brooklyn, NY |
| Herm Knuppel | C | August 23, 1916 | 6'8" | 240 | Panzer(NJ) | Weehawken, NJ |
| Tony Krygier | G-F | September 25, 1915 | 5'11" | 170 | New York, NY | |
| Si Lobello | C-G | December 16, 1919 | 6'3" | 190 | LIU | Queens, NY |
| Al Negratti | F-C | June 12, 1921 | 6'3" | 200 | Seton Hall | |
| Phil Rabin | G | July 10, 1913 | 5'9" | 160 | L.I.U. | Paterson, NJ |
| Edward Riska | G-F | October 4, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | Notre Dame | |
| John Russell | G-F | 0'0" | 0 | |||
| Ben Scharnus | F | December 11, 1917 | 6'2" | 173 | Seton Hall | |
| Ossie Schectman | G | March 30, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | LIU | New Brunswick, NJ USA |
| George Slott | F | June 9, 1912 | 6'0" | 0 | St. John's(NY) | Brooklyn, NY |
| Robert Synnott | F-C | September 27, 1912 | 6'3" | 190 | none | |
| Bob Tough | G-F | August 28, 1920 | 6'0" | 185 | St. John's (NY) | New York, NY |
| Rocky Valvano | G-F | May 29, 1914 | 6'0" | 160 | Savage | Queens, NY |
