1962-63 Wilkes-Barre Barons Statistics
Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL)
Team Record: 15-13
Finishing 3rd in the EPBL
Lost Championship
Semifinals - Defeated Camden Bullets 2-1
Finals - Lost to Allentown Jets 2-1
Coach: Chick Craig (15-13)
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
1962-63 Wilkes-Barre Barons RosterTeam Record: 15-13
Finishing 3rd in the EPBL
Lost Championship
Semifinals - Defeated Camden Bullets 2-1
Finals - Lost to Allentown Jets 2-1
Coach: Chick Craig (15-13)
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
The Wilkes-Barre Barons of the Eastern Professional Basketball League ended the 1962-63 season with a record of 15 wins and 13 losses, finishing third in the EPBL.
Hal Strothers scored a team-leading 439 points for the Barons, while Bob Keller contributed 260 rebounds. Eddie Simmons dished out 116 assists for the squad.
Chick Craig coached the team. The 1962-63 Wilkes-Barre Barons lost in the Championship.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Strothers | F | 28 | 0 | 167 | 136 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 439 | |||
| Bob Keller | 28 | 0 | 281 | 275 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 | ||||
| Ted Luckenbill | F | 13 | 0 | 105 | 74 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | |||
| Howie Montgomery | F | 19 | 0 | 114 | 65 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | |||
| Eddie Simmons | 24 | 0 | 97 | 93 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | ||||
| Sonny Hill | G | 11 | 0 | 91 | 59 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | |||
| Mel Nowell | G | 12 | 0 | 80 | 51 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | |||
| Leroy Wright | F | 17 | 0 | 67 | 50 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | |||
| Jackie Jackson | F | 15 | 0 | 62 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | |||
| Joe Holup | F | 14 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | |||
| Bill Crosby | 12 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | ||||
| Sherman White | F | 13 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||
| Ron Garner | G | 4 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | |||
| Jack Jones | 5 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||||
| Boris Nachamkin | F | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |||
| Jack Alexis | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Charlie Hoxie | F | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Dave Riddick | G | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||
| Bob Mullery | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Bill Barnes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Carl Brune | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Jake Jordan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Al Senavitis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 239 | 0 | 0 | 1204 | 0 | 0 | 949 | 676 | 0 | 0 | 1201 | 760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2584 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Strothers | F | 28 | 0.0 | 77.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.7 | ||
| Bob Keller | 28 | 0.0 | 78.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | |||
| Ted Luckenbill | F | 13 | 0.0 | 79.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.7 | ||
| Howie Montgomery | F | 19 | 0.0 | 63.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.2 | ||
| Eddie Simmons | 24 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | |||
| Sonny Hill | G | 11 | 0.0 | 79.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.8 | ||
| Mel Nowell | G | 12 | 0.0 | 78.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | ||
| Leroy Wright | F | 17 | 0.0 | 32.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | ||
| Jackie Jackson | F | 15 | 0.0 | 57.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | ||
| Joe Holup | F | 14 | 0.0 | 56.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | ||
| Bill Crosby | 12 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | |||
| Sherman White | F | 13 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | ||
| Ron Garner | G | 4 | 0.0 | 73.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | ||
| Jack Jones | 5 | 0.0 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | |||
| Boris Nachamkin | F | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Jack Alexis | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | ||||
| Charlie Hoxie | F | 3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Dave Riddick | G | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Bob Mullery | 2 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | |||
| Bill Barnes | 3 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | |||
| Carl Brune | 4 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | |||
| Jake Jordan | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| Al Senavitis | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ||||
| Averages | 239 | 0.0 | 71.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.8 |
