Cleveland Rebels Playoff Rosters

1946-1947 Cleveland Rebels Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Frankie Baumholtz PG 5-10 170 Oct 7, 1918 28 Ohio 0 N/A
Leon Brown PG 6-3 190 Oct 12, 1919 27   0 N/A
Ken Corley SF 6-5 210 May 10, 1921 25   0 N/A
Bob Faught GF 6-5 190 Sep 2, 1921 25 Notre Dame 0 N/A
Hank Lefkowitz PG 6-2 190 Aug 31, 1923 23 Case Western Reserve 0 N/A
George Nostrand FC 6-8 220 Jan 25, 1924 23 Wyoming 0 N/A
Mel Riebe PG 5-11 180 Jul 12, 1916 30   0 N/A
Irv Rothenberg SF 6-7 215 Dec 31, 1921 25 Long Island 0 1947 NBA Draft, Rnd 6, Pick 7, Washington Capitols
Ed Sadowski C 6-5 240 Jul 11, 1917 29 Seton Hall 0 N/A
Kenny Sailors PG 5-10 175 Jan 14, 1922 25 Wyoming 0 N/A
Ben Scharnus GF 6-2 174 Dec 11, 1917 29   0 N/A
Nick Shaback PG 5-11 180 Sep 10, 1918 28   0 N/A
Ray Wertis PG 5-11 175 Jan 1, 1922 25   0 N/A

1946-1947 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals San Francisco Warriors Chicago Stags PHI in 5
Quarterfinals New York Knicks Cleveland Rebels NYK in 3
Quarterfinals St. Louis Bombers San Francisco Warriors PHI in 3
Semifinals Washington Capitols Chicago Stags CHI in 6
Semifinals San Francisco Warriors New York Knicks PHI in 2

1946-1947 Cleveland Playoff Stats

Player GP PTS AST
Ed Sadowski 3 23.7 1.7
George Nostrand 3 11.0 1.0
Bob Faught 3 8.3 0.3
Mel Riebe 3 7.0 0.7
Ben Scharnus 3 5.7 0.7
Ray Wertis 3 5.3 2.0
Nick Shaback 3 5.0 0.0
Kenny Sailors 2 7.5 2.0
Hank Lefkowitz 2 4.5 0.0

1946-1947 Cleveland Rebels Quarterfinals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Cleveland Leaders New York Leaders
Apr 2, 1947
v.
New York
W, 77-51 Cleveland Arena
Quarterfinals
1-0 PTS: 24. Ed Sadowski
PTS: 10. Lee Knorek
Apr 5, 1947
@
New York
L, 86-74 Madison Square Garden
Quarterfinals
1-1 PTS: 26. Ed Sadowski
PTS: 30. Stan Stutz
Apr 9, 1947
@
New York
L, 93-71 Madison Square Garden
Quarterfinals
1-2 PTS: 21. Ed Sadowski
PTS: 26. Bud Palmer