1943-44 Philadelphia SPHAs Statistics

American Basketball League (ABL)
Team Record: 4-10, 8-4
in the ABL
Postseason: 3-4 Lost Championship
Finals - Lost to Wilmington Bombers 4-3
Coach: Eddie Gottlieb (12-14)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1943-44 Philadelphia SPHAs Roster
1943-44 Philadelphia SPHAs Results

The Philadelphia SPHAs of the American Basketball League ended the 1943-44 season with a record of 12 wins and 14 losses, in the ABL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

Inky Lautman scored a team-leading 193 points for the SPHAs, while Irv Torgoff netted 8 or more per game, too.

Eddie Gottlieb coached the team. The 1943-44 Philadelphia SPHAs lost in the Championship.

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Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTM	Pts
Inky Lautman	F-G	25	76			41	193
Irv Torgoff	F	21	82			25	189
Butch Schwartz	F-G	20	54			27	135
Jack Garfinkel	G	26	56			15	127
Red Rosan	G-C-F	25	42			32	116
Ossie Schectman	G	11	47			14	108
Red Wolfe	G	22	23			13	59
Paul Nowak	C	13	18			9	45
Jerry Fleishman	G-F	7	15			7	37
Herm Knuppel	C	11	14			2	30
Moe Becker	G-F	10	13			4	30
George Garber	G-F	5	5			4	14
Art Hillhouse	C	4	4			4	12
Petey Rosenberg	G	2	4			3	11
Irv Davis	C-F-G	2	2			3	7
Chink Morganstine	G	3	2			3	7
Ed Hall	F-G	2	2			0	4
Lenny Weiner	F-G	1	0			1	1
Dan Silver	C	1	0			1	1
Irv Reichman	G	1	0			0	0
Totals		212	459	0	0	208	1126

Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	Pts
Inky Lautman	F-G	25	7.7
Irv Torgoff	F	21	9.0
Butch Schwartz	F-G	20	6.8
Jack Garfinkel	G	26	4.9
Red Rosan	G-C-F	25	4.6
Ossie Schectman	G	11	9.8
Red Wolfe	G	22	2.7
Paul Nowak	C	13	3.5
Jerry Fleishman	G-F	7	5.3
Herm Knuppel	C	11	2.7
Moe Becker	G-F	10	3.0
George Garber	G-F	5	2.8
Art Hillhouse	C	4	3.0
Petey Rosenberg	G	2	5.5
Irv Davis	C-F-G	2	3.5
Chink Morganstine	G	3	2.3
Ed Hall	F-G	2	2.0
Lenny Weiner	F-G	1	1.0
Dan Silver	C	1	1.0
Irv Reichman	G	1	0.0
Averages		212	5.3

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTM	Pts
Ossie Schectman	G	7	23			8	54
Red Rosan	G-C-F	7	17			17	51
Inky Lautman	F-G	7	19			7	45
Irv Torgoff	F	7	17			10	44
Jerry Fleishman	G-F	4	13			2	28
Red Wolfe	G	6	10			4	24
Jack Garfinkel	G	3	4			4	12
Herm Knuppel	C	7	3			5	11
Art Hillhouse	C	4	4			3	11
Butch Schwartz	F-G	5	2			0	4
Totals		57	112	0	0	60	284

Postseason Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	Pts
Ossie Schectman	G	7	7.7
Red Rosan	G-C-F	7	7.3
Inky Lautman	F-G	7	6.4
Irv Torgoff	F	7	6.3
Jerry Fleishman	G-F	4	7.0
Red Wolfe	G	6	4.0
Jack Garfinkel	G	3	4.0
Herm Knuppel	C	7	1.6
Art Hillhouse	C	4	2.8
Butch Schwartz	F-G	5	0.8
Averages		212	5.0