1948-49 Lancaster Red Roses/Rockets Roster
Team Record: 11-19
Finishing 6th in the EPBL
Coach: Matt Guokas (2-3)
Coach: George Eshleman (9-15)
Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The Lancaster Red Roses/Rockets of the Eastern Professional Basketball League ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 11 wins and 19 losses, finishing sixth in the EPBL.
Bill Zubic scored a team-best 566 points for the Red Roses/Rockets.
Matt Guokas and George Eshleman coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Colone | F | January 23, 1926 | 6'5" | 210 | Bloomsburg State | Berwick, PA USA |
| Red Dehnert | January 24, 1924 | New York, NY | ||||
| Jim DiGiacamo | ||||||
| George Ehemann | F | 6'4" | Millersville | |||
| George Emich | ||||||
| Dick Fitzgerald | F | November 18, 1920 | 6'2" | 175 | Seton Hall | |
| Dave Fox | ||||||
| Marsh Gemberling | August 6, 1924 | Elizabethtown, PA | ||||
| Art Hillhouse | C | June 12, 1916 | 6'7" | 220 | LIU | |
| Sammy Hook | ||||||
| Bill Hoover | ||||||
| Steve Juenger | F-C | February 10, 1915 | 6'3" | 195 | Temple | South Philadelphia, PA |
| Jerry Kelly | F | June 14, 1918 | 6'2" | 172 | John Marshall | |
| Bud Long | F | 0'0" | ||||
| Bink Manning | August 29, 1920 | Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| Don Markward | April 2, 1919 | Coatesville, PA | ||||
| Ed Masterson | ||||||
| Jack McCloskey | G | September 19, 1925 | 6'2" | 190 | Pennsylvania | Mahanoy City, PA USA |
| Stan Novak | 0'0" | |||||
| Tommy O'Connell | November 10, 1923 | Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| Joe Proska | G | 6'2" | Penn State | |||
| Fred Sheffield | F | November 5, 1923 | 6'2" | 165 | Utah | Kaysville, UT USA |
| George Shoemaker | ||||||
| Mark Simpson | ||||||
| Bill Zubic | G-F | 6'5" | 205 | Philadelphia, PA |
