1947-48 Paterson Crescents Roster

American Basketball League (ABL)
Team Record: 19-16
in the ABL
Postseason: 3-2 Lost Championship
First Round - Defeated Jersey City Atoms/Scranton Miners 2-0
Finals - Lost to Wilkes-Barre Barons 2-1
Location: Paterson, New Jersey

1947-48 Paterson Crescents Statistics
1947-48 Paterson Crescents Results

The Paterson Crescents of the American Basketball League ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 19 wins and 16 losses, in the ABL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-2.

Marty Powers scored a team-best 479 points for the Crescents. The 1947-48 Paterson Crescents lost in the Championship.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Al Benson	C		6'6"	220	none
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
Irv Davis	C-F-G	January 10, 1915	6'2"	195	N.Y.U.	New York, NY
Hank DeZonie	C-F	February 12, 1922	6'5"	215	Clark (GA)	New York, NY USA
Larry Doby		December 13, 1923				Camden, SC
Bobby Dorn	C	June 21, 1920	6'5"	200	Temple	West New York, NJ
Frido Frey	F	October 26, 1921	6'2"	195	LIU	, GER
Bill Goebel	G	September 16, 1921	5'10"	150		Queens, NY
Ed Kassler		July 21, 1923				New York, NY
Ken Keller	G	July 30, 1925	6'1"	180	St. John's (NY)
Frank Mangiapane	G	August 21, 1925	5'10"	195	NYU	New York, NY USA
Bill McKeever	F	January 15, 1918	6'3"	190	St. John's(NY)	New York, NY
Bob Mullens	G	November 1, 1922	6'1"	175	Fordham	Brooklyn, NY USA
Dick Murphy	G	March 10, 1921	6'1"	175	Marshall
Patricks
Marty Powers		March 27, 1928				New York, NY
Ash Resnick	F	March 6, 1916	6'1"	210	NYU	Brooklyn, NY
Ossie Schectman	G	March 30, 1919	6'0"	175	LIU	New Brunswick, NJ USA