1965-66 Wilmington Blue Bombers Roster
Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL)
Team Record: 20-8
Finishing 1st in the EPBL's East Division
Won Championship
Division Finals - Defeated Trenton Colonials 2-1
Finals - Defeated Wilkes-Barre Barons 2-1
Coach: Neil Johnston (20-8)
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
1965-66 Wilmington Blue Bombers StatisticsTeam Record: 20-8
Finishing 1st in the EPBL's East Division
Won Championship
Division Finals - Defeated Trenton Colonials 2-1
Finals - Defeated Wilkes-Barre Barons 2-1
Coach: Neil Johnston (20-8)
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
The Wilmington Blue Bombers of the Eastern Professional Basketball League ended the 1965-66 season with a record of 20 wins and 8 losses, finishing first in the EPBL's East Division.
Waite Bellamy netted a team-high 557 points for the Blue Bombers, and Freddie Crawford scored 21 or more per game also. John Savage contributed 299 rebounds. Maury McHartley dished out 110 assists for the squad.
Neil Johnston coached the team. The 1965-66 Wilmington Blue Bombers won the Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waite Bellamy | G | 6'4" | Florida A&M | Bradenton, Florida | ||
| Barney Cable | F | July 29, 1935 | 6'7" | 175 | Bradley | Monaca, PA USA |
| Jim Caldwell | C | January 28, 1943 | 6'10" | 225 | Georgia Tech | Durham, NC USA |
| Frank Corace | F | 6'6" | LaSalle | |||
| Freddie Crawford | G-F | December 23, 1940 | 6'4" | 189 | St. Bonaventure | New York, NY USA |
| Boo Ellis | F | February 11, 1936 | 6'5" | 185 | Niagara | |
| Art Heyman | F-G | June 24, 1941 | 6'5" | 205 | Duke | New York, NY USA |
| Tom Hoover | C | January 23, 1941 | 6'9" | 230 | Villanova | Washington, DC USA |
| Maury McHartley | G-F | August 1, 1942 | 6'3" | 185 | North Carolina A&T | Detroit, MI USA |
| John Savage | G | 6'5" | North Texas State | |||
| Bob Weiss | G | May 7, 1942 | 6'2" | 180 | Penn State | Easton, PA USA |
