1947-48 Reading Keys Roster
Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL)
Team Record: 19-9
Finishing 2nd in the EPBL
Won Championship
Semifinals - Defeated Lancaster Red Roses 2-1
Finals - Defeated Hazleton Mountaineers 2-1
Coach: Stan Schweimer (19-9)
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
1947-48 Reading Keys StatisticsTeam Record: 19-9
Finishing 2nd in the EPBL
Won Championship
Semifinals - Defeated Lancaster Red Roses 2-1
Finals - Defeated Hazleton Mountaineers 2-1
Coach: Stan Schweimer (19-9)
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
The Reading Keys of the Eastern Professional Basketball League ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 19 wins and 9 losses, finishing second in the EPBL.
Russ Guensch netted a team-leading 387 points for the Keys, while Norm Butz and Joe Lord scored 11 or more per game, too.
Stan Schweimer coached the team. The 1947-48 Reading Keys won the Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey Boltz | G | 5'7" | Lafayette | |||
| Bill Budd | C | 0'0" | ||||
| Jimmy Bunn | ||||||
| Norm Butz | September 28, 1919 | Lancaster, PA | ||||
| George Dracha | G | 0'0" | Gettysburg College | |||
| Johnny Dracha | ||||||
| George Dries | ||||||
| Russ Guensch | F | 0'0" | Albright | |||
| Kenny Hopkins | F | 0'0" | ||||
| Joe Lord | G | 6'1" | 175 | Villanova | ||
| Jack McGaffney | April 1, 1924 | Atlantic City, NJ | ||||
| Chin Rhoads | 0'0" | |||||
| Bobby Rothenberger | 0'0" | |||||
| Woozy Smith |
