1945-46 Chicago American Gears Roster
National Basketball League (NBL)
Team Record: 17-17
Finishing 3rd in the NBL's West Division
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1945-46 Chicago American Gears StatisticsTeam Record: 17-17
Finishing 3rd in the NBL's West Division
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1945-46 Chicago American Gears Results
The Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League ended the 1945-46 season with a record of 17 wins and 17 losses, finishing third in the NBL's West Division.
Chicago racked up 1,646 points and allowed 1,751.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Berry | F-C | April 19, 1915 | 6'3" | 200 | North Carolina State | Spartanburg, SC USA |
| Charles Butler | F-G | 6'2" | 165 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | |
| Robert Calihan | F-G-C | August 2, 1918 | 6'3" | 200 | Detroit | Perry, IA USA |
| Elmer Gainer | F-C | 6'6" | 195 | DePaul | ||
| William Hapac | F-G | January 26, 1918 | 6'2" | 188 | Illinois | Cicero, IL USA |
| Nick Hashu | F-C-G | 6'1" | 195 | Valparaiso | (ht) Hammond, IN USA | |
| George Hogan | G-F | 6'1" | 170 | Loyola (IL) | ||
| Dick Klein | C-F | September 16, 1920 | 6'3" | 215 | Northwestern | Fort Madison, IA USA |
| Edmund Lewinski | F-C-G | September 10, 1918 | 6'4" | 210 | Chicago | |
| Robert Neu | G-F | June 28, 1917 | 6'1" | 175 | DePaul | Chicago, IL USA |
| Carter O'Rourke | F | January 14, 1919 | 6'4" | 170 | DePaul | |
| Jim Olsen | C-F | 6'6" | 205 | Dartmouth | ||
| John Orr | G | 5'11" | 180 | St. Benedicts | ||
| Stan Patrick | F-G | May 5, 1922 | 6'2" | 185 | Illinois | Chicago, IL |
| George Ratkovicz | C-F | November 13, 1922 | 6'6" | 220 | none | Chicago, IL USA |
| Rob Rensberger | F | March 7, 1921 | 6'2" | 170 | Notre Dame | |
| Stanley Szukala | G | June 12, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | DePaul | |
| Dick Triptow | G-F | November 3, 1922 | 6'0" | 170 | DePaul |
