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Williamsport Billies 1947-48 (EPBL)
Coach: Hal Poust
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Ollie Byers                    
  Frank Cobb                    
  Paul Coront Lock Haven Teachers   6' 4"              
  Lavere Disque   G                
  Rocco English                    
  Ray Kodish Mansfield State F                
  Don Manno   G                
  Wes Myers   G                
  Sal Rosato                    
  Andy Sember                    
  Perk Stabley   C 6' 3"              
Williamsport Billies 1948-49 (EPBL)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Paul Coront Lock Haven Teachers   6' 4"              
  Kaufman   G                
  Ray Kodish Mansfield State F                
  John Mascavage East Stroudsburg State G                
  Wes Myers   G                
  Pagett   F                
  Sebast   G                
  Srine   G                
  Perk Stabley   C 6' 3"              
Williamsport Billies 1949-50 (EPBL)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
22 John Mascavage East Stroudsburg State G                
  Bill Goodwin   G                
  John Gozdenovitch Long Island C 6' 3"              
  Wally Hatkevich Penn State/Temple F                
  Ray Kodish Mansfield State F                
  Wes Myers   G                
  Martin Powers   F                
Rusinko G
  Perk Stabley   C 6' 3"              
Williamsport Billies 1950-51 (EPBL)
Coach: Larry Disque (16-12)


 *Williamsport+Berwick Data
**Williamsport+Lancaster Data		 Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
10 Wes Myers   G   28     306     10.9
11 Ray Kodish Mansfield State F   29     468     16.1
22 Wally Hatkevich Penn State/Temple F   28     390     13.9
33 Earl "Chic" Craig** Long Island G 6' 1" 20     92     4.6
66 Perk Stabley   C 6' 3" 27     276     10.2
77 Larry Disque       17     120     7.1
88 Pete Pasko                    
99 Bill Goodwin   G   8     50     6.3
  Walter Banull       1     0     0.0
  Syl Bosinski*       9     24     2.7
  Nick Dietterick       17     61     3.6
  Mel Flick       9     80     8.9
  Martin Goldstein       4     6     1.5
  Gozenovich   G                
  Jon Harrington       10     41     4.1
  Hatkevich                    
  Stan Kauffman       19     78     4.1
  Paul Marcincia       19     249     13.1
  John Mascavage East Stroudsburg State G   19     249     13.1
  Tom Mueller       3     10     3.3
  Joe Nato       2     0     0.0
  Don Padgett       9     80     8.9
  Martin Powers   F   1     13     13.0
  Frank Sebest       29     395     13.6
  Bobby Stine       26     154     4.9
Williamsport Billies 1951-52 (EPBL)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
22 Wally Hatkevich Penn State/Temple F                
24 Jackie Crossin Villanova                  
25,99 Ray Kodish Mansfield State F                
27 Larry Disque East Stroudsburg     26     98     3.8
28 Earl "Chic" Craig Long Island G 6' 1" 26     82     3.2
30,66 Perk Stabley   C 6' 4"              
32 Pete Pasko East Stroudsburg     25     95     3.8
  Grossman                    
  Kane                    
Williamsport Billies 1952-53 (EPBL)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Earl "Chic" Craig Long Island G 6' 1" 17     59     3.5
  Jackie Crossin Villanova                  
  Joe Gallagher Bucknell                  
  Ray Kodish Mansfield State F                
  Marty McKibbin Bucknell                  
  Bob Smith Lincoln   6' 4"              
  Perk Stabley   C 6' 4"              
Williamsport Billies 1953-54 (EPBL)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Ball   F                
  Roy Belliveau Seton Hall   6' 5"              
  Bill Chanecka Broome CC G 6' 2"              
  Earl "Chic" Craig Long Island G 6' 1" 27     76     2.8
  George Feigenbaum Kentucky/LIU G 6' 1"              
  Ed Kassler Long Island G 6' 2"              
  Ray Kodish Mansfield State F                
  Jack Leighton Scranton F 6' 2"              
Williamsport Billies 1954-55 (EPBL)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
34 Ed Kassler Long Island G 6' 2" 25     116     4.6
35 Bill Chanecka Broome CC G 6' 2" 29     349     12.0
  Roy Beliveau Seton Hall   6' 5" 23     318     13.8
  Earl "Chic" Craig Long Island G 6' 1" 3     1     0.3
  George Feigenbaum Kentucky/LIU G 6' 1" 29     399     13.8
  Jack Leighton Scranton F 6' 2"       398     13.7
  Bucky McConnell                    
  Wes Meyers       27     80     3.0
  Jack Molinas Columbia F 6' 6" 27     483     17.9
  Jack Straub   F   17     35     2.1
Williamsport Billies 1955-56 (EPBL)
Coach:
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Jimmy Brasco (NBA) NYU G 6' 1"              
  Bill Chanecka Broome CC G 6' 2"              
  Jack Leighton Scranton F 6' 2"              
  Walt Miasek (NBA)   F 6' 6"              
53 Jack Molinas Columbia F 6' 6"              
60 Wes Myers   G                
  Jack Smith Lincoln F                
  Jack Straub   F                
x2 Dick Surhoff  (NBA) Long Island F 6' 4"              
Williamsport Billies 1956-57 (EPBL)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Bob "Goose" Baity Williamsport High School G 6' 3"              
  Ray Beliveau Seton Hall                  
  Jimmy Brasco   G                
  Bill Chanecka Broome CC G 6' 2"              
  Cunningham                    
  Davis                    
  Jack Molinas Columbia F 6' 6"              
  Bob Smith Lincoln F                
  Dick Surhoff  (NBA) Long Island F 6' 4"              
Williamsport Billies 1957-58 (EPBL)
Coach: Bill Chanecka
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
33 Bob Smith Lincoln F                
50 Phil Dinardo                    
  Jesse Arnelle Penn State                  
  Bob "Goose" Baity Williamsport High School G 6' 3"              
  Roy Beliveau Seton Hall                  
  Jimmy Brasco New York F                
  Bill Chanecka Broome CC G 6' 2"              
  Chet Forte Columbia G 5' 9"              
  Tom Dwyer Columbia C                
  Vince Leta Lycoming                  
  Lombardo                    
  Lyons                    
  John Maglio North Carolina State F 6' 2"              
  Jack Molinas Columbia F 6' 6"              
  John Parker Millersville G                
  Zeke Sinicola Niagara G 5' 10"              
Williamsport Billies 1958-59 (EPBL)
Coach: Harry Sand
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
25 Chet Forte Columbia G 5' 9"              
32 Bob "Goose" Baity Williamsport High School G 6' 3"              
33 Bob Heffner Allentown HS                  
35 Ed Grindell North Carolina C 6' 8"              
52 Julius McCoy Michigan State F 6' 3"              
53 Zeke Sinicola Niagara G 5' 10"              
54 Jack Molinas Columbia F 6' 6"              
55 Jesse Arnelle Penn State C 6' 6"              
  Hank Daubenschmidt St. Francis (NY) C 6' 8"              
  Phil Dinardo North Carolina State                  
  Bo Erias Niagara F 6' 4"              
  Floyd Layne City College (NY)   6' 2"              
  John Maglio North Carolina State F 6' 2"              
  George Mahaffey Texas A&M   6' 3"              
  Bob Smith Lincoln G 6' 1"              
Williamsport Billies 1959-60 (EPBL)
Coach: Harry Sand (12-16 Fifth Place)
*Combined Hawks and Billies stats Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Bob "Goose" Baity Williamsport High School G 6' 3" - - - - - - -
Hank Daubenschmidt St. Francis (NY)   6' 8" 18 118 27 159 6.6 1.5 8.8
  Forte       - - - - - - -
- Carl Green Winston-Salem G 6' 4" 22 134 77 295 6.1 3.5 13.4
  Tom Hart                    
  Fox       14 25 16 54 1.8 1.1 3.9
  Tom Hemans* Niagara F 6' 7" 33 339 87 953 10.3 2.6 28.9
  Joe Holup George Washington F 6' 6" 28 194 69 347 6.9 2.5 12.4
52 Julius McCoy Michigan State F 6' 3" 28 117 68 387 4.2 2.4 13.8
  Jack Molinas Columbia F 6' 6"              
  Patterson                    
  Cal Ramsey New York F 6' 4" 20 217 59 407 10.9 3.0 20.4
  Segar       26 67 60 135 2.6 2.3 5.2
  Al Seiden St. John's G 5' 10" 19 42 66 365 2.2 3.5 19.2
  Zeke Sinicola Niagara G 5' 10" 9 29 41 105 3.2 4.6 11.7
  Ed Warner CCNY G 6' 4" 22 94 74 127 4.3 3.4 5.8
Williamsport Billies 1960-61 (EPBL)
Coach: Ed Roman (11-17 Seventh Place)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Bob "Goose" Baity Williamsport High School                  
  Bly                    
  Carl Green Winston-Salem G 6' 4" 27     554     20.5
Carl Gunther       27 382   540 14.1   20.0
  Tom Hemans Niagara F 6' 7" 27 399   697 14.8   25.8
52 Julius McCoy Michigan State F 6' 3" 27     505     18.7
  Cal Ramsey New York F 6' 4"              
  Ed Roman CCNY C 6' 8"              
  Al Seiden St. John's G 5' 10" 26     613     23.6
  Ed Sinicola                    
  Thompson                    
Williamsport Billies 1961-62  (EPBL)
Coach: Hank Rosenstein
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
30 Ed O'Connor Manhattan   6' 7"              
32 Tom Hemans Niagara F 6' 7"              
33 John Crawford Iowa State F 6' 5"   236   515      
34 Cal Ramsey New York F 6' 4"              
35 Bill Smith St. Peters   6' 4"              
50 Hank Morano St. Peters                  
52 Julius McCoy Michigan State F 6' 3"              
54 Carl Green Winston-Salem G 6' 4"             15.6
55 Floyd Layne City College (NY)   6' 2"              
  Fred Crawford                    
  Vince Leta                    
  PIantanido                    
Williamsport Billies 1962-63 (EPBL)
Coach: Hod Springfield (7-19 Seventh Place)

Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  John Chaney Bethune-Cookman G 6' 1"     105        
  John Crawford Iowa State F 6' 5"              
  Ben Gantt Mississippi Southern   6' 6"              
Carl Green Winston-Salem G 6' 4" 28 181   485 6.5   17.3
  Kniffen                    
  Floyd Layne City College (NY)   6' 2"              
  Walt Mangham Marquette F/G 6' 5"              
  Jim McCoy Marquette G 6' 1"              
30 Julius McCoy Michigan State F 6' 3" 28 235   907 8.4   32.4
Ed O'Connor 6' 7"
  Cal Ramsey New York F 6' 4" 28 293   763 10.5   27.3
  Dave Russell Mansfield State   6' 4"              
45 Tom "Tarzan" Spencer Maryland-Eastern Shore F 6' 7"              
Williamsport Billies 1963-64 (EPBL)
Coach: Hod Springfield, John Chaney
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
10,11 Jim McCoy Marquette G 6' 1"              
11 Walt Mangham Marquette F/G 6' 5"              
12 York Larese North Carolina G 6' 4"              
13 Jack DeFares Winston-Salem   6' 2"              
14 Carl Green Winston-Salem G 6' 4" 26 230 506 8.8 19.5
15 Julius McCoy Michigan State F 6' 3" 26 826 31.8
16 John Postley Bethune-Cookman F 6' 5"              
17 Ben Gantt Mississippi Southern 6' 6"
18 John Chaney Bethune-Cookman G 6' 1"              
19 Barry Hebert St. Bonaventure   6' 9"              
  Baity                    
  Leta                    
  Bill Lundberg Mississippi Southern   6' 8" 19 147   213 7.7   11.2
  Cal Ramsey New York F 6' 4"