1955-56 Scranton Miners Roster
Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL)
Team Record: 14-13
Finishing 3rd in the EPBL
Lost semifinals
Semifinals - Lost to Wilkes-Barre Barons 2-1
Coach: Ed Kassler (14-13)
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
1955-56 Scranton Miners StatisticsTeam Record: 14-13
Finishing 3rd in the EPBL
Lost semifinals
Semifinals - Lost to Wilkes-Barre Barons 2-1
Coach: Ed Kassler (14-13)
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
The Scranton Miners of the Eastern Professional Basketball League ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 14 wins and 13 losses, finishing third in the EPBL.
Ed Roman tossed in a team-leading 599 points for the Miners, and Floyd Layne scored 15 or more per game, too.
Ed Kassler coached the team. The 1955-56 Scranton Miners lost in the semifinals.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Brooks | 0'0" | |||||
| Perry Del Purgatorio | August 29, 1928 | North Bergen, NJ | ||||
| Fred Diute | G | June 9, 1929 | 6'3" | 210 | St. Bonaventure | |
| George Feigenbaum | G | July 2, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Kentucky (DNP) | |
| Herm Heddrick | ||||||
| Fletcher Johnson | 0'0" | |||||
| Ted Jones | ||||||
| Ed Kassler | July 21, 1923 | New York, NY | ||||
| Floyd Layne | G | 6'2" | City College (NY) | |||
| Bob McDonald | 0'0" | |||||
| Carl Meinhold | G-F | March 29, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | LIU | |
| Don Moran | 0'0" | |||||
| Ken Murray | G-F | April 20, 1928 | 6'2" | 190 | St. Bonaventure | West Orange, NJ USA |
| Boris Nachamkin | F | December 6, 1933 | 6'6" | 210 | NYU | |
| Ed Roman | C | 6'8" | CCNY | |||
| Hank Rosenstein | F | June 16, 1920 | 6'4" | 185 | CCNY (DNP) | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Bob Santini | F | February 17, 1932 | 6'5" | 190 | Iona | Bronx, NY USA |
| Buddy Thompson | ||||||
| Ed Warner | 0'0" | |||||
| Charley Whiteman | ||||||
| Ed Wiener | ||||||
| Zeke Zawoluk | F-C | October 13, 1930 | 6'7" | 215 | St. John's (NY) | Brooklyn, NY USA |
