1965-66 Scranton Miners Roster
Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL)
Team Record: 13-15
Finishing 3rd in the EPBL's West Division
Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Sunbury Mercuries 1-0
Coach: Art Pachter (3-5)
Coach: Eddie White (10-10)
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
1965-66 Scranton Miners StatisticsTeam Record: 13-15
Finishing 3rd in the EPBL's West Division
Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Sunbury Mercuries 1-0
Coach: Art Pachter (3-5)
Coach: Eddie White (10-10)
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
The Scranton Miners of the Eastern Professional Basketball League ended the 1965-66 season with a record of 13 wins and 15 losses, finishing third in the EPBL's West Division.
Tom Hemans tossed in a team-leading 627 points for the Miners, and Swish McKinney scored 21 or more per game also. Willie Murrell accounted for 526 boards. Marvin Bolyard dished out 114 assists for the squad.
Art Pachter and Eddie White coached the team. The 1965-66 Scranton Miners lost in the division semifinals.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Bolyard | G | August 20, 1937 | 5'11" | 185 | West Virginia | |
| Bill Burwell | F | 6'8" | Illinois | |||
| Bob Camp | 6'8" | West Virginia | ||||
| Ed Goldberg | ||||||
| Tom Hemans | F | 6'7" | Niagara | |||
| Jim Jackson | 6'5" | North Carolina A&T | ||||
| York Larese | G | July 18, 1938 | 6'4" | 183 | North Carolina | New York, NY USA |
| Swish McKinney | G | 6'2" | None | |||
| Bill Mitchell | ||||||
| Willie Murrell | F | September 13, 1941 | 6'6" | 225 | Kansas State | Taft, OK USA |
| Buddy Quertimont | ||||||
| Bill Spivey | C | March 19, 1929 | 7'0" | 200 | Kentucky | Lakeland, FL USA |
