Eastern Basketball Association Rosters

Caterpillar Tractors 1943-44 (AAU)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
10 R.E. Rand   G                
15 Walter Miller                    
18 Dale Hutt                    
20 Don Smith                    
22 Marvin Hamilton Illinois-Normal C                
24 Sylvester Horn                    
31 Merett Duffy                    
33 Francis Downing                    
34 James Cunningham   G                
40 Nick Mushovic                    
Caterpillar Tractors 1944-45 (AAU)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Binklay   F                
  James Cunningham   G                
  Frederickson   F                
  Marvin Hamilton Illinois-Normal C                
  Johnson   G                
  McCord   G                
  Powers                    
  R.E. Rand   F                
  Rariden   F                
Caterpillar Tractors 1945-46
Coach: R. E. Rand (18-9)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Bill Dempsey None F                
                       
                       
  Marvin Hamilton Illinois-Normal C                
  Guard Jackinee Chicago   6' 8"              
                       
  R.E. Rand   G                
                       
  Ress Weinlen Northwestern                  
Caterpillar Tractors 1946-47
Coach: Don Hamilton (26-4)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Bill Dempsey None F                
  Ferchaw   F                
  Frederickson   C                
  Gronsdahl   F                
  Don Hamilton                    
  Marvin Hamilton Illinois-Normal C                
  Lane   C                
  Mott   G                
  Ned Postels Iowa G                
  Somers   G                
  Jake Staab Illinois G                
Caterpillar Tractors 1947-48 (NIBL)
Coach: (23-13, NIBL: 5-3 Second Place)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Bill Dempsey None F                
                       
                       
  Gutshall                    
  Marvin Hamilton Illinois-Normal C                
  McCord   G                
  Ed Thommen   C                
                       
Caterpillar Tractors 1948-49 (NIBL)
Coach: (38-10, NIBL: 8-8 Third Place)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Clarence Brannum Kansas State F                
  Bill Dempsey None F                
  Hardie Fortenberry   C                
  Gutshall   G                
  Kok   C                
  Mott   F                
  McCord   G                
  Wilbur Reeser Emporia State G                
  Whalen   F                
  Warren Wombie   G                
Caterpillar Diesels 1949-50 (NIBL)
Coach: Marv Hamilton (23-17, NIBL: 7-3 Second Place)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Norris Caudell Purdue F 6' 5"              
  Bill Dempsey None F                
  Bob Haarlow Wisconsin C 6' 6"              
  Ollie Helderle Oklahoma City F/C 6' 6"              
  Kirby Minter SE Oklahoma State F                
  Pierpoint   G                
  Dan Pippin Missouri G 6' 1"              
  Wilbur Reeser Emporia State G                
  Turner   G                
Caterpillar Diesels 1950-51 (NIBL)
Coach: (31-17, NIBL: 15-13 Fourth Place)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
13 Dan Pippin Missouri G 6' 1"              
15 Paul Unruh Bradley F                
33 Ollie Helderle Oklahoma City F/C 6' 6"              
34 Howie Williams Purdue G 6' 2"              
45 Wilbur Reeser Emporia State G                
  Benson                    
  Bram   G                
  John Brown Georgetown G 6' 1"              
  Bill Benson DePaul G                
  Norris Caudell Purdue F 6' 5"              
  Bob Haarlow Wisconsin C 6' 6"              
  Lemke   G                
  Frank McCabe Marquette C 6' 8"              
  Bob Schmidt St. Louis G                
  Bob Sunderland Santa Clara F                
Caterpillar Diesels 1951-52 (NIBL)
Coach: Warren Womble (42-15, NIBL: 13-9 Fourth Place)


*Only for the 1952 Olympic tryouts		 Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
10,45 Marcus Freiberger Oklahoma C 6' 11" 40     236     5.9
11,33 Dick Axness Purdue F 6' 5"              
11,16 John Brown Georgetown G 6' 1"              
11 Wayne Glasgow* Oklahoma F 6' 3"              
12,55 Frank McCabe Marquette C 6' 8" 44     351     7.9
13,13 Dan Pippin Missouri G 6' 1" 45     386     8.5
14,34 Howie Williams Purdue G 6' 2"              
15,15 Ron Bontemps Beloit F 6' 3" 45   468     10.4
16 Bob Kurland* Oklahoma A&M C 7' 0"              
20,25 Bob Schmidt St. Louis G   38     74     1.9
21,44 Bob Dean Xavier G 6' 1" 30     83     2.7
22 Bob Haarlow Wisconsin C 6' 6"              
24 George Lafferty Missouri G 6' 1"              
41 Paul Horvath North Carolina State C 6' 6"              
44 Don Stroot Missouri G 6' 8"              
60 Kirby Minter SE Oklahoma State F 6' 6"              
  Ray Steiner St. Louis G 5' 10'              
Peoria Cats 1952-53 (NIBL)
Coach: Warren Womble (31-10, NIBL: 12-4 Second Place)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
11 Don Penwell Oklahoma City C 6' 9"              
13 Dan Pippin Missouri G 6' 1"              
13 Frank McCabe Marquette C 6' 8"              
14 Dick Retherford Baldwin-Wallace F 6' 7"              
15 Ron Bontemps Beloit F 6' 3"              
21 Ollie Helderle Oklahoma City F/C 6' 6"              
24 Clarence Anderson Beloit G 5' 10              
33 Frank Gladson Southern F 6' 0"              
34 Howie Williams Purdue G 6' 2"              
45 Marcus Freiberger Oklahoma C 6' 11"              
  Dick Axness Purdue F 6' 5"              
  Bob Dean Xavier G 6' 1"              
  Bill Dempsey None G                
  Bob Schmidt                    
Peoria Cats 1953-54 (NIBL)
Coach: Warren Womble (25-9, NIBL: 10-4 First Place)
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
11 Don Penwell Oklahoma City C 6' 9"
12 Kirby Minter SE Oklahoma State F 6' 6"              
13 Frank McCabe Marquette C 6' 8"              
14 Dick Retherford Baldwin-Wallace F 6' 7"              
15 Ron Bontemps Beloit F 6' 3"              
20 Lou Lamie Penn State F                
21 Dick Gott Murray State F 6' 6"              
22 Dick Axness Purdue F 6' 5"              
33 Frank Gladson Southern                  
34 Forrest Hamilton Missouri G 6' 1"              
34 Howie Williams Purdue G 6' 2"              
55 Ed Solomon West Virginia Tech F 6' 5"              
  Bert Born Kansas C 6' 9"              
  Bill Johnson Nebraska F 6' 8"              
  Al Kelley Kansas G 6' 1"              
  Kendell Sheets Oklahoma A&M G 6' 2"              
  Joe Stratton Colgate G 5' 10"              
Peoria Cats 1954-55 (NIBL)
Coach: Warren Womble (32-10, NIBL: 16-8 Second Place)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
11 Don Penwell Oklahoma City C 6' 9"              
12 Kirby Minter SE Oklahoma State F 6' 6"              
14 Dick Retherford Baldwin-Wallace F 6' 7"              
15 Jerry Askeroth Southeast Louisian F 6' 6"              
21 Dick Gott Murray State F 6' 7"              
22 Bill Johnson Nebraska F/C 6' 8"              
24 Joe Stratton Colgate G 5' 10"              
33 Al Kelley Kansas G 6' 1"              
34 Gus Heineman Missouri G 5' 11"              
44 Kendell Sheets Oklahoma A&M G 6' 2"              
45 Bert Born Kansas C 6' 9"              
55 Ed Solomon West Virginia Tech F 6' 5"              
Peoria Cats 1955-56 (NIBL)
Coach: Warren Womble (21-10, NIBL: 15-9 Second Place)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
15 Elmer Tolson Eastern Kentucky F 6' 5"              
22 Bill Johnson Nebraska F/C 6' 8"              
45 Bert Born Kansas C 6' 9"              
55 Ed Solomon West Virginia Tech F 6' 5"              
  Al Kelley Kansas G 5' 1"              
  Jim Lamkin DePaul                  
  Russ Lawler Stanford F 6' 8"              
  John Prudhoe Louisville C 6' 10"              
  Dick Retherford Baldwin-Wallace F 6' 7"              
  Don Schlundt Indiana C                
  Chuck Wolfe North Dakota F/G 6' 3"              
Peoria Cats 1956-57 (NIBL)
Coach: Warren Womble (20-15, NIBL: 11-9 Second Place)
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
11 V. R. Barnhouse Oklahoma A&M G 6' 2"              
12 John Prudhoe Louisville C 6' 10"              
14 Jim Bingham Eastern Kentucky F 6' 6"              
15 Elmer Tolson Eastern Kentucky F 6' 5"              
21 Jack Gower Bradley F 6' 4"              
22 Bill Johnson Nebraska F/C 6' 8"              
24 Howie Crittenden Murray State G 6' 0"              
31 Dave Plunkett Cincinnati F 6' 8"              
33 Dean Kelley Kansas G 6' 1"              
34 Phil Wheeler Cincinnati F/G 6' 4"              
34 Ed Solomon West Virginia Tech F 6' 5"              
44 Chuck Wolfe North Dakota F/G 6' 3"              
45 Bert Born Kansas C 6' 9"              
55 Eugene Peters   G 6' 4"              
Peoria Cats 1957-58 (NIBL)
Coach: Warren Womble (21-16, NIBL: 15-15 Fourth Place)
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
11 Al Kelley Kansas G 6' 0"              
11 V. R. Barnhouse Oklahoma A&M G 6' 2"              
12 John Prudhoe Louisville C 6' 10"              
13 Lyndon Lee Oklahoma City F 6' 5"              
14 Jim Bingham Eastern Kentucky F 6' 6"              
15 Elmer Tolson Eastern Kentucky F 6' 5"              
21 Jack Gower Bradley F 6' 4"              
21 Bill Warden North Central Illinois F 6' 4"              
22 Bill Johnson Nebraska F/C 6' 8"              
22,31 Dave Plunkett Cincinnati F 6' 8"              
24 Howie Crittenden Murray State G 6' 0"              
31 Jim Palmer     6' 8"              
32 Jack Sullivan   F/G 6' 4"              
33 Dean Kelley Kansas G 6' 1"              
34 Rube Schulz Marquette F 6' 7"              
34 Phil Wheeler Cincinnati F/G 6' 4"              
44 Chuck Wolfe North Dakota F/G 6' 3"              
45 Bert Born Kansas C 6' 9"              
55 Eugene Peters   G 6' 4"              
Peoria Cats 1958-59 (NIBL)
Coach: Warren Womble (NIBL: 12-18 Fifth Place)
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
11 Al Kelley Kansas G 6' 0"              
12 John Prudhoe Louisville C 6' 10"              
13 Lyndon Lee Oklahoma City F 6' 5"              
14 Don Ohl Illinois G 6' 3"              
21 Bill Warden North Central Illinois F 6' 4"              
24 Les Roh Idaho State G 6' 0"              
31 Bill Johnson Nebraska F/C 6' 8"              
32 Jerry Hale Oklahoma State F 6' 4"              
33 Dean Kelley Kansas G 6' 1"              
44 Chuck Wolfe North Dakota F/G 6' 3"              
45 Bert Born Kansas C 6' 9"              
Peoria Cats 1959-60 (NIBL)
Coach: Warren Wamble
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
12 John Prudhoe Louisville C 6' 10"              
14 Don Ohl Illinois G 6' 3"              
20 Gary Goble Oregon State   6' 8"              
20,32 Chuck Wolfe North Dakota F/G 6' 3"              
20 Tom Meschery (NBA) St. Mary's F 6' 6"              
21 Lyndon Lee Oklahoma City F 6' 5"              
22 Leon W. Hill Texas Tech   6' 7"              
22 Dan Swartz Morehead F 6' 4"              
24 Howie Crittenden Murray State G 6' 0"              
30 Bob Boozer Kansas State F 6' 8"              
31 Dave Plunkett Cincinnati F 6' 8"              
32 Jerry Hale Oklahoma State F 6' 4"              
33 Al Kelley Kansas G 6' 0"              
34 Thornton Hill Morehead State 6' 6"              
40 Jack Adams Kentucky State F 6' 4"             18.9
44 Carroll Williams San Jose State G 5' 11"              
44 Leo Byrd Marshall G 6' 0"