Eastern Basketball Association Rosters

Eastern Professional Basketball League
1947-48 (EPBL)
Harrisburg Senators
Hazleton Moutaineers
Lancaster Roses
Philadelphia Lumberjacks
Pottsville Maroons
Reading Keys
Sunbury Mercuries
Williamsport Billies
1948-49 (EPBL)
Allentown/Reading Keys
Harrisburg Senators
Lancaster Roses
Pottsville Packers
Sunbury Mercuries
Williamsport Billies
York Victory
1949-50 (EPBL)
Berwick Car-Builders
Harrisburg Senators
Lancaster Rockets
Pottsville Packers
Reading Rangers
Sunbury Mercuries
Williamsport Billies
York Victory
1950-51 (EPBL)
Berwick Car-Builders
Harrisburg Senators
Lancaster Rockets
Pottsville Packers
Reading Rangers
Sunbury Mercuries
Williamsport Billies
York Pros
1951-52 (EPBL)
Hazleton Pros
Lancaster Roses
Pottsville Packers
Reading Merchants 
Sunbury Mercuries
Williamsport Billies
1952-53 (EPBL)
Berwick Car-Builders
Harrisburg Capitols
Halzeton Mountaineers
Lancaster Roses
Lebanon Seltzers
Sunbury Mercuries
Williamsport Billies
1953-54 (EPBL)
Berwick Car-Builders
Halzeton Mountaineers
Lancaster Roses
Lebanon Seltzers
Sunbury Mercuries
Williamsport Billies
1954-55 (EPBL)
Halzeton Hawks
Lancaster Roses
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Williamsport Billies
1955-56 (EPBL)
Halzeton Hawks
New York-Harlem Yankees
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Trenton Capitols
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Williamsport Billies
1956-57 (EPBL)
Easton Madisons
Halzeton Hawks
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Williamsport Billies
1957-58 (EPBL)
Easton Madisons
Halzeton Hawks
Reading Keys
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Williamsport Billies
Wilmington Jets
1958-59 (EPBL)
Allentown Jets
Baltimore Bullets
Easton Madisons
Halzeton Hawks
Rochester Colonels
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Williamsport Billies
1959-60 (EPBL)
Allentown Jets
Baltimore Bullets
Easton Madisons
Halzeton Hawks
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Williamsport Billies
1960-61 (EPBL)
Allentown Jets
Baltimore Bullets
Easton Madisons
Halzeton Hawks
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Williamsport Billies
1961-62 (EPBL)
Allentown Jets
Camden Bullets
Easton Madisons
Halzeton Hawks
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Trenton Colonials
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Williamsport Billies
1962-63 (EPBL)
Allentown Jets
Camden Bullets
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Trenton Colonials
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Williamsport Billies
1963-64 (EPBL)
Allentown Jets
Camden Bullets
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Trenton Colonials
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Williamsport Billies
Wilmington Blue Bombers
1964-65 (EPBL)
Allentown Jets
Camden Bullets
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Trenton Colonials
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Wilmington Blue Bombers
1965-66 (EPBL)
Allentown Jets
Camden Bullets
Harrisburg Patriots
Johnstown CJs
New Haven Elms
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Trenton Colonials
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Wilmington Blue Bombers
1966-67 (EPBL)
Allentown Jets
Asbury Park Boardwalkers
Harrisburg Patriots
Hartford Capitols
New Haven Elms
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Trenton Colonials
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Wilmington Blue Bombers
1967-68 (EPBL)
Allentown Jets
Binghamton Flyers
Bridgeport Flyers
Hartford Capitols
Scranton Miners
Shore Boardwalkers
Sunbury Mercuries
Trenton Colonials
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Wilmington Blue Bombers
1968-69 (EPBL)
Allentown Jets
Binghamton Flyers
Hartford Capitols
New Haven Elms
Scranton Miners
Springfield Hall of Famers
Sunbury Mercuries
Trenton Colonials
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Wilmington Blue Bombers
1969-70 (EPBL)
Allentown Jets
Binghamton Flyers
Hamden Bics
Hartford Capitols
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Wilmington Blue Bombers
1970-71 (EPBL)
Allentown Jets
Binghamton Flyers
Camden Bullets
Delaware Blue Bombers
Hamden Bics
Hartford Capitols
Scranton Apollos
Sunbury Mercuries
Trenton Pat Pavers
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1971-72 (EBA)
Allentown Jets
Cherry Hill Demons
Delaware Blue Bombers
Hartford Capitols
Halzeton Bits
Scranton Apollos
Trenton Pat Pavers
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1972-73 (EBA)
Allentown Jets
Garden State Colonials
Hamburg Bullets
Hamilton Pat Pavers
Hartford Capitols
Hazleton Bullets
Scranton Apollos
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1973-74 (EBA)
Allentown Jets
Cherry Hill Rookies
East Orange Colonials
Hamilton Pat Pavers
Hartford Capitols
Hazleton Bullets
Scranton Apollos
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1974-75 (EBA)
Allentown Jets
Cherry Hill Pros
Hazleton Bullets
Scranton Apollos
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1975-76 (EBA)
Allentown Jets
Gold Coast Stars
Hazleton Bullets
Lancaster Red Roses
Long Island Sounds
Scranton Apollos
Trenton Capitols
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1976-77 (EBA)
Allentown Jets
Hartford Downtowners
Hazleton Bullets
Lancaster Red Roses
Scranton Apollos
Shore Bullets
Syracuse Centennials
Brooklyn/Wilkes-Barre Pros
1977-78 (EBA)
Allentown Jets
Anchorage Northern Knights
Brooklyn Dodgers
Lancaster Red Roses
Long Island Ducks
Providence Shooting Stars
Quincy Chiefs
Shore Bullets
Washington Metros
Wilkes-Barre Barons
       
American Basketball League
1945-46 (ABL)
Trenton Tigers
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1946-47 (ABL)
Elizabeth Braves
Trenton Tigers
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1947-48 (ABL)
Elizabeth Braves
Paterson Crescents
Scranton Miners
Trenton Tigers
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1948-49 (ABL)
Paterson Crescents
Scranton Miners
Trenton Tigers
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1949-50 (ABL)
Bridgeport Aer-A-Sols
Hartford Hurricanes
Harlem Yankees
Paterson Crescents
Schanectady Packers
Scranton Miners
Trenton Tigers
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1950-51 (ABL)
Allentown/Carbondale Aces
Bridgeport Aer-A-Sols
Harlem Yankees
Paterson Crescents
Scranton Miners
Utica Packers
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1951-52 (ABL)
Bridgeport Aer-A-Sols
Carbondale Aces
Elmira Colonels
Saratoga Yankees
Scranton Miners
Washington Capitols
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1952-53 (ABL)
Elmira Colonels
Manchester
Pawtucket
Saratoga Yankees
Scranton Miners
Wilkes-Barre Barons
   
Other Semi-Pro Basketball Leagues
National Industrial Basketball League
1945-46 (NIBL or AAU) 1946-47 (NIBL or AAU) 1947-48 (NIBL) 1948-49 (NIBL) 1949-50 (NIBL)
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Caterpillar Diesels
Milwaukee Allen-Bradley
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Caterpillar Diesels
Milwaukee Allen-Bradley
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Caterpillar Diesels
Fort Wayne General Electrics
Milwaukee Allen-Bradley
Milwaukee Harischfegers
Phoenix Construction
Sacramento Senators
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
Caterpillar Diesels
Denver Chevvies
Milwaukee Allen-Bradley
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
Caterpillar Diesels
Dayton Industrialists
Denver Chevvies
Milwaukee Allen-Bradley
1950-51 (NIBL) 1951-52 (NIBL) 1952-53 (NIBL) 1953-54 (NIBL) 1954-55 (NIBL)
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
Caterpillar Diesels
Dayton Air Gems
Denver Chevvies
Milwaukee Allen-Bradley
Oakland Blue 'n Gold Nuggets
San Francisco Stewart Chevrolets
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Artesia REA Travelers
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
Caterpillar Diesels
Dayton Air Gems
Denver Central Bankers
Los Angeles Fibber McGee & Mollys
Milwaukee Allen-Bradley
Oakland Atlas-Pacific Engineers
San Francisco Stewart Chevrolets
Santa Maria Golden Dukes
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Artesia REA Travelers
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
Caterpillar Diesels
Dayton Air Gems
Denver Central Bankers
Houston Ada Oilers
Los Angeles Kirby's Shoes
Milwaukee Allen-Bradley
Santa Maria Golden Dukes
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Artesia CVE Travelers
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
Denver Central Bankers
Houston Ada Oilers
Milwaukee Allen-Bradley
Peoria Cats
Santa Maria Golden Dukes
Akron CVE Travelers
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Artesia CVE Travelers
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
Denver Central Bankers
Houston Ada Oilers
Milwaukee Allen-Bradley
Peoria Cats
1955-56 (NIBL) 1956-57 (NIBL) 1957-58 (NIBL) 1958-59 (NIBL) 1959-60 (NIBL)
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
Milwaukee Allen-Bradley
Peoria Cats
Wichita Vickers
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
Denver-Chicago Truckers
Milwaukee Allen-Bradley
Peoria Cats
Wichita Vickers
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
Denver-Chicago Truckers
Kansas City Kaycees
Peoria Cats
Wichita Vickers
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
Denver-Chicago Truckers
Peoria Cats
Seattle Buchan Bakers
Wichita Vickers
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
Cleveland Sweeny Pipers
Denver-Chicago Truckers
New York Tuck Tapers
Peoria Cats
San Francisco Allen Investors
Seattle Buchan Bakers
Wichita Vickers
1960-61 (NIBL)
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Bartlesville Phillips 66ers
Cleveland Pipers
Denver-Chicago Truckers
New York Tuck Tapers
Seattle Buchan Bakers
   
 
Midwest Basketball League
1961-62 (MBL)
Battle Creek Warriors
Dayton Little Mickeys
East Chicago Bombers
Gary Whips
Terre Haute All-Stars
Toledo Twisters
1962-63 (MBL)
Chicago Bombers
Dayton Mickeys
Gary Whips
Grand Rapids Tackers
Holland Cook's Oilers
Toledo Tartans
1963-64
Battle Creek Warriors
Chicago Bombers
Gary Steelers
Grand Rapids Tackers
Holland Oilers
 
North American Basketball League
1964-65 (NABL)
Chicago Bombers
Grand Rapids Tackers
Muskegon Panthers
Pontiac Nationals
Twin City Sailors
1965-66 (NABL)
Chicago Bombers
Grand Rapids Tackers
Holland Carvers
Muskegon Panthers
Twin City Harbor Sailors
1966-67 (NABL)
Battle Creek Braves
Chicago Bombers
Columbus Comets
Grand Rapids Tackers
Holland Carvers
Lansing Capitals
Muskegon Panthers
Twin City Sailors
1967-68 (NABL)
Battle Creek Braves
Chicago Bombers
Columbus Comets
Grand Rapids Tackers
Lansing Capitals
Muskegon Panthers
Pontiac Tomahawks
 
Independent
1969 (Independent)
Chicago Bombers
Holland Carvers
Grand Rapids Tackers
Lansing Capitals

     
Continental Basketball League I
1969-70 (CBA)
Cudahy Medalist Mods
Decatur Bullets
Grand Rapids Tackers
Peoria Pacers
Rockford Royals
Waukegan Wizards
1970-71 (CBA)
Decatur Bullets
Grand Rapids Tackers
Milwaukee Muskies
Northwest/Chicagoland Travelers
Peoria Chiefs
Rockford Royals
Waukegan Wizards
Waukesha Pros
1971-72 (CBA)
Beloit Bucks
Decatur Bullets
Grand Rapids Tackers
Rockford Royals
Waukegan Lake County Lakers
1972-73 (CBA)
Decatur Bullets
Flint Pros
Grand Rapids Tackers
Pontiac Capparrells
Rockford Rockets
Waukegan Lake County Lakers
1973-74 (CBA)
Chicago Sons
Flint Pros
Grand Rapids Tackers
Oakland Capparrells
Toledo Pipers
1974-75 (IBA)
Anderson ALAC
Calumet Stars
Dayton Hawks
Elkhart County Pros
Ft. Wayne Hoosiers
Grand Rapids Tackers
Hamilton Generals
Lafayette Lasers
South Bend Bisons

       
Continental Basketball League II
1978-79 (CBA)
Allentown Jets
Anchorage Northern Knights
Baltimore Metros
Jersey Shore Bullets
Lancaster Red Roses
Mohawk Valley Thunderbirds
Maine Lumberjacks
Rochester Zeniths
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1979-80 (CBA)
Anchorage Northern Knights
Hawaii Volcanos
Lancaster Red Roses
Lehigh Valley Jets
Maine Lumberjacks
Pennsylvania Barons
Rochester Zeniths
Utica Olympics
1980-81 (CBA)
Alberta Dusters
Atlantic City Hi Rollers
Anchorage Northern Knights
Billings Volcanos
Lehigh Valley Jets
Maine Lumberjacks
Montana Golden Nuggets
Philadelphia Kings
Rochester Zeniths
Scranton Aces
1981-82 (CBA)
Alberta Dusters
Atlantic City Hi Rollers
Anchorage Northern Knights
Billings Volcanos
Lancaster Lightning
Maine Lumberjacks
Montana Golden Nuggets
Rochester Zeniths
1982-83 (CBA)
Albany Patroons
Albuquerque Silvers
Billings Volcanos
Detroit Spirits
Lancaster Lightning
Las Vegas Silvers
Maine Lumberjacks
Montana Golden Nuggets
Ohio Mixers
Reno Bighorns
Rochester Zeniths
Wisconsin Flyers
Wyoming Wildcatters
1983-84 (CBA)
Albany Patroons
Albuquerque Silvers
Bay State Bombardiers
Detroit Spirits
Lancaster Lightning
Louisville Catbirds
Ohio Mixers
Puerto Rico Coquis
Sarasota Stingers
Toronto Tornados
Wisconsin Flyers
Wyoming Wildcatters
1984-85 (CBA)
Albany Patroons
Albuquerque Silvers
Bay State Bombardiers
Cincinnati Slammers
Detroit Spirits
Evansville Thunder
Lancaster Lightning
Louisville Catbirds
Puerto Rico Coquis
Sarasota Stingers
Tampa Bay Thrillers
Toronto Tornados
Wisconsin Flyers
Wyoming Wildcatters
1985-86 (CBA)
Albany Patroons
Baltimore Lightning
Bay State Bombardiers
Cincinnati Slammers
Detroit Spirits
Evansville Thunder
Florida Stingers
Kansas City Sizzlers
Lacrosse Catbirds
Maine Windjammers
Pensacola Tornados
Tampa Bay Thrillers
Wisconsin Flyers
Wyoming Wildcatters
1986-87 (CBA)
Albany Patroons
Cincinnati Slammers
Lacrosse Catbirds
Rockford Lightning
Topeka Sizzlers
Tampa Bay Thrillers
Wisconsin Flyers
Wyoming Wildcatters
1987-88 (CBA)
Albany Patroons
Lacrosse Catbirds
Quad City Thunder
Pensacola Tornados
Rochester Flyers
Rockford Lightning
Savannah
Wyoming Wildcatters
1988-89 (CBA)
Albany Patroons
Lacrosse Catbirds
Pensacola Tornados
Rochester Flyers
Rockford Lightning
Tulsa Fast Breakers

1989-90 (CBA)
Albany Patroons
Lacrosse Catbirds
Pensacola Tornados
Rockford Lightning
San Jose Jammers
1990-91 (CBA)
Albany Patroons
Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets
Columbus Horizon
Grand Rapids Hoops
Lacrosse Catbirds
Oklahoma City Cavalry
Omaha Racers
Pensacola Tornados
Rapid City Thrillers
Rockford Lightning
San Jose Jammers
Sioux Falls Sky Force
Tulsa Fast Breakers
Wichita Falls Texans
Yakima Sun Kings
1991-92 (CBA)
Albany Patroons
Lacrosse Catbirds
Rockford Lightning
1992-93 (CBA)
All-American Basketball Association   Western Basketball Association    
1978 (AABA)
Carolina Lightning
Georgia Titans
Indiana Wizards
Kentucky Stallions
New York Guard
Richmond Virginians
Rochester Zeniths
West Virginia Wheels
  1978-79 (WBA)
Fresno Stars
Las Vegas Dealers
Montana Sky
Reno Bighorns
Tucson Gunners
Utah Prospectors
Washington Lumberjacks
   
 
         
         
Methodology: I used a number of sources to identify a player's numbers and his statistics.
For statistics, I used the following resources.  Sometimes the information conflicted.  When they did this is how I rank the data
1. Game films.
2. Home team's programs-My assumption is the home team is pretty reliable on it's own roster.  Hopefully that's not a false assumption.
3. Media guide-I used these mainly for players who were on the roster, but didn't make it into a game.  They are not that reliable for general numbers.  Media guides were put out before the season.  As players got cut, players would switch their numbers.
4. Road programs-Road programs in the early years of the league were prone to misspellings and number errors.
5. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/ This is an incredible website.
6. Photographs-This is a chicken and egg problem. You need to know the number to identify the player.  You also need to know the jersey style to accurately identify the year.  Over time you recognize both and can be reasonably accurate.
7. AABA stats are from Http://www.apbr.org/aabahist.html

Sometimes a player wore 2 different numbers in a year.  In that case, I separate the numbers with a comma, e.g. "10,20."  It was not uncommon for a player to really have 2 numbers in a year.  However, my sense is most of the times it is a bookkeeping error and not a real number change.  One of the two numbers is right.
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