1953-54 Williamsport Billies Roster

Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL)
Team Record: 20-10
Finishing 2nd in the EPBL
Won Championship
Semifinals - Defeated Hazleton Pros 2-1
Finals - Defeated Lancaster Red Roses 2-1
Coach: Hod Springman (20-10)
Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
1953-54 Williamsport Billies Statistics

The Williamsport Billies of the Eastern Professional Basketball League ended the 1953-54 season with a record of 20 wins and 10 losses, finishing second in the EPBL.

Jack Leighton netted a team-best 517 points for the Billies, and Bill Chanecka scored 13 or more per game, too.

Hod Springman coached the team. The 1953-54 Williamsport Billies won the Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Roy BelliveauApril 12, 1929Seton HallScotch Plains, NJ
Bill ChaneckaApril 21, 1924Binghamton, NY
Chick CraigJuly 23, 19220'0", PA
Chink CrossinGJuly 4, 19245'11"165PennsylvaniaLuzerne, PA USA
Jack Crossin
Everett
George FeigenbaumGJuly 2, 19286'1"185Kentucky (DNP)
Ed KasslerJuly 21, 1923New York, NY
Tony KazokasOctober 9, 1930, PA
Ray KodishF0'0"Mansfield State
Jack LeightonJanuary 25, 1928Wilkes-Barre, PA
Wes MyersG0'0"
Bob Smith6'4"Lincoln
Vince VerdeschiMarch 24, 1925New York, NY



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