1948-49 Sunbury Mercuries Statistics
Team Record: 9-21
Finishing 7th in the EPBL
Coach: John Barr (9-21)
Location: Sunbury, Pennsylvania
The Sunbury Mercuries of the Eastern Professional Basketball League ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 9 wins and 21 losses, finishing seventh in the EPBL.
Johnny Rusinko scored a team-best 473 points for the Mercuries.
John Barr coached the team.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Rusinko | 29 | 0 | 189 | 147 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 473 | ||||
| Ray Posipanko | 29 | 0 | 123 | 101 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 317 | ||||
| John Barr | F | 30 | 0 | 107 | 93 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | |||
| Fred Sheffield | F | 24 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | |||
| Tom Sweeney | 29 | 0 | 61 | 48 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | ||||
| Earl Hafner | G-F | 12 | 0 | 53 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | |||
| Oscar Grossman | G | 10 | 0 | 40 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | |||
| Bob Williams | 13 | 0 | 35 | 39 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | ||||
| Wade Ackley | 14 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||
| Al Widmar | 9 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | ||||
| Andy Siket | 12 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | ||||
| Nick Dietterick | F | 11 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | |||
| Aubrey Davis | G-F | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |||
| Stan Kauffman | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Don Schuerholz | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Lefty Piercey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Wes Adams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| John Bartos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Fred Lupashunski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Bucky Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Albert Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Herm Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jack Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 245 | 0 | 0 | 834 | 0 | 0 | 688 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2109 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Rusinko | 29 | 0.0 | 64.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.3 | |||
| Ray Posipanko | 29 | 0.0 | 70.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.9 | |||
| John Barr | F | 30 | 0.0 | 76.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | ||
| Fred Sheffield | F | 24 | 0.0 | 63.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.2 | ||
| Tom Sweeney | 29 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | |||
| Earl Hafner | G-F | 12 | 0.0 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | ||
| Oscar Grossman | G | 10 | 0.0 | 61.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | ||
| Bob Williams | 13 | 0.0 | 61.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | |||
| Wade Ackley | 14 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | |||
| Al Widmar | 9 | 0.0 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | |||
| Andy Siket | 12 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | |||
| Nick Dietterick | F | 11 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | ||
| Aubrey Davis | G-F | 3 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | ||
| Stan Kauffman | 4 | 0.0 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | |||
| Don Schuerholz | 5 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | |||
| Lefty Piercey | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | |||
| Wes Adams | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| unknown | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||
| John Bartos | 3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |||
| Fred Lupashunski | 2 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Bucky Harris | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Albert Bradley | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Herm Smith | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Jack Nelson | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Averages | 245 | 0.0 | 63.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.6 |
