1945-46 Philadelphia SPHAs Roster

American Basketball League (ABL)
Team Record: 21-13
in the ABL
Postseason: 3-4 Lost Championship
Tiebreaker - Lost to Baltimore Bullets 1-0
First Round - Defeated Wilmington Bombers 2-0
Finals - Lost to Baltimore Bullets 3-1
Coach: Eddie Gottlieb (21-14)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1945-46 Philadelphia SPHAs Statistics
1945-46 Philadelphia SPHAs Results

The Philadelphia SPHAs of the American Basketball League ended the 1945-46 season with a record of 21 wins and 13 losses, in the ABL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

Art Hillhouse scored a team-leading 437 points for the SPHAs.

Eddie Gottlieb coached the team. The 1945-46 Philadelphia SPHAs lost in the Championship.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
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
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
Ralph Kaplowitz	G-F	May 18, 1919	6'2"	170	NYU	New York, NY USA
Jules Kasner	G	October 23, 1917	6'1"	170	LIU
Herm Klotz	G	October 21, 1921	5'7"	150	Villanova	Philadelphia, PA USA
Inky Lautman	F-G	May 22, 1914	6'2"	205		Philadelphia, PA
Bernard Opper	G	September 1, 1915	6'0"	185	Kentucky	New York, NY USA
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
Butch Schwartz	F-G	February 14, 1919	6'2"	190	LIU	New York, NY
George Senesky	G	April 4, 1922	6'2"	179	St. Joseph's (PA)	Mahanoy City, PA USA
Irv Torgoff	F	March 6, 1917	6'1"	192	LIU
Butch Weintraub	G	October 8, 1917	5'11"	190		Philadelphia, PA