Providence Steamrollers Opening Day Rosters

1948-1949 Providence Steamrollers Opening Day Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Ernie Calverley PG 5-10 145 Jan 30, 1924 24 Rhode Island 2 N/A
Johnny Ezersky GF 6-3 185 Jan 1, 1940 N/A Rhode Island 1 1947 NBA Draft, Rnd 4, Pick 3, Boston Celtics
Bob Hubbard SF 6-6 215 Dec 27, 1922 25 Springfield College (Massachusetts) 1 1947 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 4, Providence Steamrollers
Carl Meinhold PG 6-2 185 Mar 29, 1926 22 Long Island 1 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted
George Nostrand FC 6-8 220 Jan 25, 1924 24 Wyoming 2 N/A
Fred Paine SF 6-5 210 Dec 7, 1925 22 Westminster (PA) 0 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Les Pugh FC 6-7 190 Sep 18, 1923 25   0 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Lee Robbins GF 6-3 175 Feb 11, 1922 26 Colorado 1 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Kenny Sailors PG 5-10 175 Jan 14, 1922 26 Wyoming 2 N/A
Otto Schnellbacher GF 6-4 190 Apr 15, 1923 25 Kansas 0 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 7, Pick 1, Providence Steamrollers
Earl Shannon PG 5-11 170 Nov 23, 1921 26 Rhode Island 2 N/A
Howie Shannon PG 6-2 175 Jun 10, 1923 25 Kansas State 0 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 1, Providence Steamrollers
Andy Tonkovich PG 6-1 185 Nov 1, 1922 26 Marshall 0 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 1, Providence Steamrollers
Brady Walker GF 6-6 205 Mar 15, 1921 27 Brigham Young 0 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 1, Providence Steamrollers

Washington 99, Providence 95

November 4, 1948

Regular Season

Attendance: N/A

Officials: N/A

Team Rebounds: Washington (0) Providence (0)

Technicals: Washington (0) Providence (0)

  1 2 3 4 Final
WAS (2-0) 0 0 0 0 99
PRO (0-1) 0 0 0 0 95

Advanced Poss ORtg DRtg
WAS 0 0 0
PRO 0 0 0

Washington Capitols

# Player Status Pos FGM-A FTM-A FIC Ast PF PTS
- Bob Feerick Played SG 6-0 10-10 18.2 0 0 22
- Kleggie Hermsen Played PF 4-0 5-7 10.4 0 0 13
- Sonny Hertzberg Played PG 2-0 1-2 4.2 0 0 5
- Leo Katkaveck Played PG 3-0 6-6 9.8 0 0 12
- Bones McKinney Played PF 0-0 4-5 2.1 0 0 4
- Johnny Norlander Played SG 5-0 5-9 11.6 0 0 15
- Dick O'Keefe Played PG 3-0 0-0 6.0 0 0 6
- Dick Schulz Played PG 0-0 1-2 0.2 0 0 1
- Fred Scolari Played PG 6-0 3-4 13.5 0 0 15
- Matt Zunic Played SG 3-0 0-0 6.0 0 0 6
  Team                
        32-0 35-45 82.1 0 0 99
        0% 77.8%        

Providence Steamrollers

# Player Status Pos FGM-A FTM-A FIC Ast PF PTS
- Ernie Calverley Played PG 4-0 3-5 9.1 0 0 11
- Johnny Ezersky Played SG 0-0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0
- George Nostrand Played PF 2-0 3-3 5.9 0 0 7
- Fred Paine Played SF 2-0 1-3 3.9 0 0 5
- Les Pugh Played PF 6-0 5-5 15.1 0 0 17
- Lee Robbins Played SG 1-0 0-0 2.0 0 0 2
- Kenny Sailors Played PG 4-0 9-9 13.6 0 0 17
- Earl Shannon Played PG 2-0 4-4 6.5 0 0 8
- Andy Tonkovich Played PG 5-0 1-1 10.6 0 0 11
- Brady Walker Played SF 3-0 1-7 4.4 0 0 7
- Howie Shannon Played PG 4-0 2-5 8.1 0 0 10
  Team                
        33-0 29-42 79.2 0 0 95
        0% 69.0%