1943-44 Philadelphia SPHAs Roster

American Basketball League (ABL)
Team Record: 4-10, 8-4
in the ABL
Postseason: 3-4 Lost Championship
Finals - Lost to Wilmington Bombers 4-3
Coach: Eddie Gottlieb (12-14)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1943-44 Philadelphia SPHAs Statistics
1943-44 Philadelphia SPHAs Results

The Philadelphia SPHAs of the American Basketball League ended the 1943-44 season with a record of 12 wins and 14 losses, in the ABL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

Inky Lautman scored a team-leading 193 points for the SPHAs, while Irv Torgoff netted 8 or more per game, too.

Eddie Gottlieb coached the team. The 1943-44 Philadelphia SPHAs lost in the Championship.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Moe Becker	G-F	February 24, 1917	6'1"	185	Duquesne
Irv Davis	C-F-G	January 10, 1915	6'2"	195	N.Y.U.	New York, NY
Jerry Fleishman	G-F	February 14, 1922	6'2"	190	NYU	Brooklyn, NY USA
George Garber	G-F	February 26, 1918	6'2"	180	George Washington	Bronx, NY
Jack Garfinkel	G	June 13, 1918	6'0"	190	St. John's (NY)	Brooklyn, NY
Ed Hall	F-G		0'0"	0		Camden, NJ
Art Hillhouse	C	June 12, 1916	6'7"	220	LIU
Herm Knuppel	C	August 23, 1916	6'8"	240	Panzer(NJ)	Weehawken, NJ
Inky Lautman	F-G	May 22, 1914	6'2"	205		Philadelphia, PA
Chink Morganstine	G	May 9, 1918	6'0"	200	Temple	Philadelphia, PA
Paul Nowak	C	March 15, 1914	6'5"	205	Notre Dame	South Bend, IN USA
Irv Reichman	G	January 27, 1922	5'10"	170	LaSalle	Philadelphia, PA
Red Rosan	G-C-F	May 22, 1911	6'2"	195	Temple	South Philadelphia, PA
Petey Rosenberg	G	April 7, 1918	5'10"	165	St. Joseph's (PA)
Ossie Schectman	G	March 30, 1919	6'0"	175	LIU	New Brunswick, NJ USA
Butch Schwartz	F-G	February 14, 1919	6'2"	190	LIU	New York, NY
Dan Silver	C		0'0"	0
Irv Torgoff	F	March 6, 1917	6'1"	192	LIU
Lenny Weiner	F-G	October 26, 1923	6'1"	180		Philadelphia, PA
Red Wolfe	G	July 18, 1905	5'11"	165	St. John's(NY)	Brooklyn, NY