1948-49 Detroit Vagabond Kings Roster

National Basketball League (NBL)
Team Record: 2-17
Finishing 5th in the NBL's East Division
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1948-49 Detroit Vagabond Kings Statistics
1948-49 Detroit Vagabond Kings Results

The Detroit Vagabond Kings of the National Basketball League ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 2 wins and 17 losses, finishing fifth in the NBL's East Division.

The Vagabond Kings paced the circuit with just 1,428 points allowed. Detroit scored 1,161 points, worst in the league. Oliver Shoaff netted a team-leading 260 points for the team, while John Sebastian averaged 10 or more per game also.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Art BakeraitisF-C6'4"210Bay City JC
Fred CampbellG5'11"175Southern Illinois
Doyle CoferFJanuary 18, 19236'4"0Indiana StateBruceville, IN USA
Dillard CrockerF-GJanuary 19, 19256'4"205Western MichiganNiles, MI USA
Harold DevollF-C6'6"210Lawrence Tech(ht) Pontiac, MI USA
Paul JuntunenG-F6'1"180Wayne State
Anthony KasetaCSeptember 9, 19236'8"220none
Dave LatterC-F6'6"210none
Delbert LorangerF-GMarch 17, 19206'3"175Western Michigan(ht) Dearborn, MI USA
Ben SchadlerFMarch 9, 19246'0"180Northwestern
John SebastianG6'0"185Southern IllinoisOdin, IL USA
Oliver ShoaffGNovember 10, 19235'10"165Southern Illinois
Dick ShriderGFebruary 7, 19236'2"190OhioGlenford, OH USA



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