1944-45 Philadelphia SPHAs Roster

American Basketball League (ABL)
Team Record: 22-8
in the ABL
Postseason: 4-2 Won Championship
First Round - Defeated Wilmington Bombers 2-1
Finals - Defeated Baltimore Bullets 2-1
Coach: Eddie Gottlieb (22-8)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1944-45 Philadelphia SPHAs Statistics
1944-45 Philadelphia SPHAs Results

The Philadelphia SPHAs of the American Basketball League ended the 1944-45 season with a record of 22 wins and 8 losses, in the ABL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-2.

Inky Lautman scored a team-leading 250 points for the SPHAs.

Eddie Gottlieb coached the team. The 1944-45 Philadelphia SPHAs won the Championship.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Jerry Fleishman	G-F	February 14, 1922	6'2"	190	NYU	Brooklyn, NY USA
Jack Garfinkel	G	June 13, 1918	6'0"	190	St. John's (NY)	Brooklyn, NY
Art Hillhouse	C	June 12, 1916	6'7"	220	LIU
Inky Lautman	F-G	May 22, 1914	6'2"	205		Philadelphia, PA
Bill Levine	F-G	July 20, 1921	6'3"	195	CCNY	New York, NY
Chink Morganstine	G	May 9, 1918	6'0"	200	Temple	Philadelphia, PA
Bernard Opper	G	September 1, 1915	6'0"	185	Kentucky	New York, NY USA
Lenny Radar	F-G	March 29, 1921	6'2"	185	LIU	Brooklyn, NY
Howie Rader	G-F	March 29, 1921	6'1"	190	LIU
Petey Rosenberg	G	April 7, 1918	5'10"	165	St. Joseph's (PA)
Irv Rothenberg	C	December 31, 1921	6'7"	215	LIU	The Bronx, NY USA
Ossie Schectman	G	March 30, 1919	6'0"	175	LIU	New Brunswick, NJ USA
Al Schneider	G	April 12, 1918	5'10"	170	LIU	Brooklyn, NY
Irv Torgoff	F	March 6, 1917	6'1"	192	LIU