1965-66 Wilmington Blue Bombers Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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 Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waite Bellamy | G | 28 | 0 | 223 | 2 | 140 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 557 | ||
| Freddie Crawford | G-F | 21 | 0 | 202 | 1 | 163 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 530 | ||
| Maury McHartley | G-F | 25 | 0 | 172 | 3 | 111 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 433 | ||
| John Savage | G | 25 | 0 | 141 | 1 | 104 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 358 | ||
| Frank Corace | F | 24 | 0 | 144 | 2 | 98 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | ||
| Tom Hoover | C | 28 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 118 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 280 | ||
| Jim Caldwell | C | 28 | 0 | 91 | 1 | 94 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | ||
| Barney Cable | F | 18 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | ||
| Bob Weiss | G | 19 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 44 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | ||
| Art Heyman | F-G | 8 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 42 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | ||
| Boo Ellis | F | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | ||
| Totals | 229 | 0 | 0 | 1280 | 0 | 13 | 976 | 673 | 0 | 0 | 1610 | 557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3272 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waite Bellamy | G | 28 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.9 | ||
| Freddie Crawford | G-F | 21 | 0.0 | 75.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.2 | ||
| Maury McHartley | G-F | 25 | 0.0 | 72.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.3 | ||
| John Savage | G | 25 | 0.0 | 70.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | ||
| Frank Corace | F | 24 | 0.0 | 63.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.8 | ||
| Tom Hoover | C | 28 | 0.0 | 59.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Jim Caldwell | C | 28 | 0.0 | 51.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | ||
| Barney Cable | F | 18 | 0.0 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.2 | ||
| Bob Weiss | G | 19 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | ||
| Art Heyman | F-G | 8 | 0.0 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.1 | ||
| Boo Ellis | F | 5 | 0.0 | 81.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | ||
| Averages | 229 | 0.0 | 69.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.3 |
