Providence Steamrollers Regular Season Rosters

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1948-1949 Providence Steamrollers Regular Season Roster

Player	Pos	HT	WT	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Draft Status	Nationality
Bob Brown	GF	6-4	205	0	Miami (OH)	1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted	United States
Ernie Calverley	PG	5-10	145	2	-	NBA Draft, Undrafted	United States
Johnny Ezersky	GF	6-3	185	1	Rhode Island	1947 Rnd 4 Pick 3	United States
Chick Halbert	PF	6-9	225	2	-	NBA Draft, Undrafted	United States
Bob Hubbard	F	6-6	215	1	Springfield College (Massachusetts)	1947 Rnd 2 Pick 4	United States
Carl Meinhold	G	6-2	185	1	Long Island	1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted	United States
George Nostrand	FC	6-8	220	2	-	NBA Draft, Undrafted	United States
Buddy O'Grady	G	5-11	170	2	-	NBA Draft, Undrafted	United States
Fred Paine	F	6-5	210	0	Westminster (PA)	1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted	United States
Les Pugh	FC	6-7	190	0	-	1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted	United States
Mel Riebe	G	5-11	180	2	-	NBA Draft, Undrafted	United States
Lee Robbins	GF	6-3	175	1	Colorado	1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted	United States
Giff Roux	GF	6-5	194	2	-	NBA Draft, Undrafted	United States
Kenny Sailors	PG	5-10	175	2	-	NBA Draft, Undrafted	United States
Ben Scharnus	GF	6-2	174	1	-	NBA Draft, Undrafted	United States
Otto Schnellbacher	GF	6-4	190	0	Kansas	1948 Rnd 7 Pick 1	United States
Earl Shannon	G	5-11	170	2	-	NBA Draft, Undrafted	United States
Howie Shannon	G	6-2	175	0	Kansas State	1949 Rnd 1 Pick 1	United States
Andy Tonkovich	G	6-1	185	0	Marshall	1948 Rnd 1 Pick 1	United States
Brady Walker	GF	6-6	205	0	Brigham Young	1948 Rnd 2 Pick 1	United States

Rank	Team	Record	GB
1	Washington Capitols	38-22	-
2	New York Knicks	32-28	6
3	Baltimore Bullets (BAA)	29-31	9
4	San Francisco Warriors	28-32	10
5	Boston Celtics	25-35	13
6	Providence Steamrollers	12-48	26

Player	Award / Honor
Kenny Sailors	All-NBA Second Team (1949)

Player	GP	PTS	AST
Kenny Sailors	57	15.8	3.7
Howie Shannon	55	13.4	2.3
Ernie Calverley	59	9.4	4.3
Brady Walker	59	8.3	1.2
Les Pugh	60	7.7	1.0
George Nostrand	33	9.8	1.7
Chick Halbert	27	11.4	1.9
Carl Meinhold	35	6.3	1.1
Bob Brown	20	5.4	0.7
Earl Shannon	27	3.8	1.5
Otto Schnellbacher	23	4.4	0.8
Buddy O'Grady	17	4.8	1.5
Bob Hubbard	34	2.1	0.5
Mel Riebe	10	6.1	0.9
Johnny Ezersky	11	4.8	1.0
Giff Roux	26	1.9	0.3
Andy Tonkovich	17	2.6	0.6
Lee Robbins	16	1.8	0.8
Fred Paine	3	2.3	0.3
Ben Scharnus	1	0.0	0.0

Selected via Draft
Bob Hubbard was selected as the #4 pick in the Second Round of the 1947 NBA Draft by the Providence Steamrollers. Bob Hubbard signed a multi-year contract with the Providence Steamrollers on September 1, 1947.
Howie Shannon was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1949 NBA Draft by the Providence Steamrollers.
Brady Walker was selected as the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 1948 NBA Draft by the Providence Steamrollers. Brady Walker signed a multi-year contract with the Providence Steamrollers on September 1, 1948.

Acquired via Trade
Ernie Calverley was acquired in a trade by the from the Boston Celtics on January 16, 1949.
Chick Halbert was acquired in a trade by the Providence Steamrollers from the Boston Celtics on January 16, 1949.
Buddy O'Grady was acquired in a trade by the Providence Steamrollers from the St. Louis Bombers on February 7, 1949.
Mel Riebe was acquired in a trade by the Providence Steamrollers from the Boston Celtics on January 16, 1949.
Giff Roux was acquired in a trade by the Providence Steamrollers from the St. Louis Bombers on January 5, 1949.
Kenny Sailors was acquired in a trade by the Providence Steamrollers from the Philadelphia Warriors on December 1, 1947.

Acquired via Free Agency
Bob Brown signed a contract as a free agent with the Providence Steamrollers on January 1, 1949.
Les Pugh signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Providence Steamrollers on September 1, 1948.