1927-28 New York Celtics Statistics

American Basketball League (ABL)
Team Record: 40-9
in the ABL's Eastern Division
Postseason: 5-1 Won Championship
First Round - Defeated Philadelphia Warriors 2-0
Finals - Defeated Fort Wayne Hoosiers 3-1
Coach: Johnny Whitty (40-9)
Location: New York, New York

1927-28 New York Celtics Roster
1927-28 New York Celtics Results

The New York Celtics of the American Basketball League ended the 1927-28 season with a record of 40 wins and 9 losses, in the ABL's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-1.

Davey Banks tossed in a team-best 412 points for the Celtics, while Joe Lapchick and Nat Holman scored 6 or more per game also.

Johnny Whitty coached the team. The 1927-28 New York Celtics won the Championship.

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Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTM	Pts
Davey Banks	F	49	170			72	412
Nat Holman	F-G	45	143			33	319
Joe Lapchick	C	47	103			110	316
Pete Barry	G-F	47	115			45	275
Dutch Dehnert	F	49	92			49	233
Chris Leonard	F-G-C	25	16			8	40
Joe Dreyfus	G-F	16	6			4	16
Johnny Whitty	G	7	0			0	0
Totals		285	645	0	0	321	1611

Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	Pts
Davey Banks	F	49	8.4
Nat Holman	F-G	45	7.1
Joe Lapchick	C	47	6.7
Pete Barry	G-F	47	5.9
Dutch Dehnert	F	49	4.8
Chris Leonard	F-G-C	25	1.6
Joe Dreyfus	G-F	16	1.0
Johnny Whitty	G	7	0.0
Averages		285	5.7

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTM	Pts
Davey Banks	F	6	20			12	52
Joe Lapchick	C	6	7			24	38
Pete Barry	G-F	6	15			7	37
Nat Holman	F-G	6	11			3	25
Dutch Dehnert	F	6	5			9	19
Chris Leonard	F-G-C	3	0			1	1
Johnny Whitty	G	1	0			0	0
Totals		34	58	0	0	56	172

Postseason Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	Pts
Davey Banks	F	6	8.7
Joe Lapchick	C	6	6.3
Pete Barry	G-F	6	6.2
Nat Holman	F-G	6	4.2
Dutch Dehnert	F	6	3.2
Chris Leonard	F-G-C	3	0.3
Johnny Whitty	G	1	0.0
Averages		285	5.1