1948-49 Providence Steamrollers Roster and Stats

Record: 12-48, Finished 6th in BAA Eastern Division

Coach: Ken Loeffler (12-48)

PTS/G: 78.5 (8th of 12) Opp PTS/G: 87.6 (12th of 12)

SRS: -8.44 (12th of 12) Pace:

Off Rtg: Def Rtg: Net Rtg:

Expected W-L: 11-49 (12th of 12)

Arena: Rhode Island Auditorium

Recent Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date		Exp	College
11	Bob Brown	F	6-4	205	November 12, 1923	us	R	Miami University
3	Ernie Calverley	G	5-10	145	January 30, 1924	us	2	Rhode Island
	Johnny Ezersky	F-G	6-3	175	March 21, 1922	us	1	Rhode Island
6	Chick Halbert	C	6-9	225	February 27, 1919	us	2	West Texas A&M University
10	Bob Hubbard	C-F	6-6	215	December 27, 1922	us	1	Springfield College
11	Carl Meinhold	G-F	6-2	185	March 29, 1926	us	1	Long Island University
6	George Nostrand	C-F	6-8	195	January 25, 1924	us	2	Wyoming
	Buddy O'Grady	G	5-11	160	January 19, 1920	us	2	Georgetown
	Fred Paine	F	6-5	210	December 7, 1925	us	R	Westminster College of Pennsylvania
8	Les Pugh	C-F	6-7	190	September 18, 1922	us	R	Ohio State
5	Mel Riebe	G-F	5-11	180	July 12, 1916	us	2	College of Wooster
12	Lee Robbins	F	6-3	175	February 11, 1922	us	1	Colorado
12	Giff Roux	F-C	6-5	195	June 28, 1923	us	2	Kansas
4	Kenny Sailors	G	5-10	175	January 14, 1921	us	2	Wyoming
15	Ben Scharnus	F	6-2	173	December 11, 1917	us	1	Seton Hall
7	Otto Schnellbacher	F-G	6-4	185	April 15, 1923	us	R	Kansas
5	Earl Shannon	G-F	5-11	170	November 23, 1921	us	2	Rhode Island
9	Howie Shannon	G-F	6-2	175	June 10, 1923	us	R	University of North Texas, Kansas State
7	Andy Tonkovich	G	6-1	185	November 1, 1922	us	R	Marshall
16	Brady Walker	PF	6-6	205	March 15, 1921	us	R	BYU

Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	AST	PF	PTS
1	Mel Riebe	32	10	2.6	8.8	.295	2.6	8.8	.295	.295	0.9	1.7	.529	0.9	1.3	6.1
2	Brady Walker	27	59	3.4	9.4	.363	3.4	9.4	.363	.363	1.5	2.6	.561	1.2	1.7	8.3
3	Andy Tonkovich	26	17	1.1	4.2	.268	1.1	4.2	.268	.268	0.4	0.5	.667	0.6	0.7	2.6
4	Howie Shannon	25	55	5.3	14.6	.364	5.3	14.6	.364	.364	2.8	3.4	.804	2.3	2.8	13.4
5	Earl Shannon	27	27	1.2	4.3	.276	1.2	4.3	.276	.276	1.4	2.0	.704	1.5	1.1	3.8
6	Otto Schnellbacher	25	23	1.5	5.1	.288	1.5	5.1	.288	.288	1.5	2.3	.630	0.8	2.1	4.4
7	Ben Scharnus	31	1	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	1.0	.000	.000	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
8	Kenny Sailors	28	57	5.4	15.9	.341	5.4	15.9	.341	.341	4.9	6.4	.766	3.7	4.2	15.8
9	Giff Roux	25	26	0.7	2.8	.243	0.7	2.8	.243	.243	0.5	1.0	.519	0.3	0.7	1.9
10	Lee Robbins	26	16	0.6	1.6	.360	0.6	1.6	.360	.360	0.7	1.1	.647	0.8	1.5	1.8
11	Bob Brown	25	20	1.9	5.6	.333	1.9	5.6	.333	.333	1.7	2.4	.723	0.7	3.4	5.4
12	Les Pugh	26	60	2.8	9.3	.302	2.8	9.3	.302	.302	2.1	2.8	.749	1.0	2.8	7.7
13	Fred Paine	23	3	1.0	6.3	.158	1.0	6.3	.158	.158	0.3	1.7	.200	0.3	1.0	2.3
14	Buddy O'Grady	29	17	1.9	6.9	.282	1.9	6.9	.282	.282	0.9	1.5	.600	1.5	1.2	4.8
15	George Nostrand	25	33	3.7	11.6	.315	3.7	11.6	.315	.315	2.5	4.5	.550	1.7	2.7	9.8
16	Carl Meinhold	22	35	2.4	7.7	.315	2.4	7.7	.315	.315	1.5	2.4	.627	1.1	1.4	6.3
17	Bob Hubbard	26	34	0.7	4.0	.185	0.7	4.0	.185	.185	0.6	1.0	.647	0.5	1.1	2.1
18	Chick Halbert	29	27	3.8	11.4	.333	3.8	11.4	.333	.333	3.8	5.8	.650	1.9	2.9	11.4
19	Johnny Ezersky	26	11	1.5	6.6	.219	1.5	6.6	.219	.219	1.9	2.3	.840	1.0	1.2	4.8
20	Ernie Calverley	25	59	3.7	11.8	.313	3.7	11.8	.313	.313	2.1	2.7	.756	4.3	3.1	9.4

Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	AST	PF	PTS
1	Mel Riebe	32	10	26	88	.295	26	88	.295	.295	9	17	.529	9	13	61
2	Brady Walker	27	59	202	556	.363	202	556	.363	.363	87	155	.561	68	100	491
3	Andy Tonkovich	26	17	19	71	.268	19	71	.268	.268	6	9	.667	10	12	44
4	Howie Shannon	25	55	292	802	.364	292	802	.364	.364	152	189	.804	125	154	736
5	Earl Shannon	27	27	32	116	.276	32	116	.276	.276	38	54	.704	40	31	102
6	Otto Schnellbacher	25	23	34	118	.288	34	118	.288	.288	34	54	.630	19	48	102
7	Ben Scharnus	31	1	0	1	.000	0	1	.000	.000	0	1	.000	0	0	0
8	Kenny Sailors	28	57	309	906	.341	309	906	.341	.341	281	367	.766	209	239	899
9	Giff Roux	25	26	18	74	.243	18	74	.243	.243	14	27	.519	9	18	50
10	Lee Robbins	26	16	9	25	.360	9	25	.360	.360	11	17	.647	12	24	29
11	Bob Brown	25	20	37	111	.333	37	111	.333	.333	34	47	.723	14	67	108
12	Les Pugh	26	60	168	556	.302	168	556	.302	.302	125	167	.749	59	168	461
13	Fred Paine	23	3	3	19	.158	3	19	.158	.158	1	5	.200	1	3	7
14	Buddy O'Grady	29	17	33	117	.282	33	117	.282	.282	15	25	.600	25	21	81
15	George Nostrand	25	33	121	384	.315	121	384	.315	.315	82	149	.550	56	90	324
16	Carl Meinhold	22	35	85	270	.315	85	270	.315	.315	52	83	.627	38	48	222
17	Bob Hubbard	26	34	25	135	.185	25	135	.185	.185	22	34	.647	18	39	72
18	Chick Halbert	29	27	103	309	.333	103	309	.333	.333	102	157	.650	52	78	308
19	Johnny Ezersky	26	11	16	73	.219	16	73	.219	.219	21	25	.840	11	13	53
20	Ernie Calverley	25	59	218	696	.313	218	696	.313	.313	121	160	.756	251	183	557
			60	1750	5427	.322	1750	5427	.322	.322	1207	1742	.693	1026	1349	4707

Qualified players in the top 20 · Includes full-season stats for all players who saw court time during the regular season or playoffs.