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Wilmington Blue Bombers 1963-64 (EPBL)
Coach: Al Severance (7-21 Eighth Place)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
3 Bill Person   G 6' 1"              
3 Charley Riley Winston-Salem   6' 2"              
4,14 Alex "Boo" Ellis Niagara F 6' 6"              
5 Mel Gibson Western Carolina G 6' 3"              
5,6 Ray Flynn Providence G 6' 3"              
7,14 Gary Silc Northern Michigan F 6' 7" 15     136     9.1
7 Carl Brune American Textile   6' 8"              
8 Nate Cloud Delaware F 6' 6"              
9 Waite Bellamy Florida A&M G 6' 4"              
10 Tarzan Spencer Maryland-Eastern Shore F 6' 7"              
10 Paul Hogue Cincinnati C 6' 9"              
11 Will Johns Winston-Salem G/F 6' 4"              
12 Joe Roberts Ohio State F 6' 6" 7     138      
13 Larry Comley Kansas State G 6' 5"              
14 Hubie White Villanova G/F 6' 4"              
  John Andreoli Notre Dame G 6' 3"              
Jim Huggard Villanova G 5' 10"              
  Mel Peterson Wheaton G 6' 4"              
  George Raveling Villanova F 6' 4"              
  Tom Stith St. Bonaventure F 6' 5"              
  Tom Wynne St. Joseph's (PA)   6' 5"              
Wilmington Blue Bombers 1964-65 (EPBL)
Coach: Neil Johnston (12-16)
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
4 Swish McKinney None G 6' 2" 28 123 87 680 4.4 3.1 24.3
5 Maurice McHartley North Carolina A&T G/F 6' 3" 21 57 43 213 2.7 2.0 10.1
6 Tom Hoover Villanova C 6' 9" 11 111 20 147 10.1 1.8 13.4
7 Freddy Crawford St. Bonaventure G 6' 4" 26 205 91 466 7.9 3.5 17.9
8 Nate Cloud Delaware F 6' 6" 22 89 16 95 4.0 0.7 4.3
9 Waite Bellamy Florida A&M G 6' 4" 13 111 58 280 8.5 4.5 21.5
10 Barney Cable Bradley F 6' 7" 23 205 32 240 8.9 1.4 10.4
10 Walt Kennedy Globetrotters   6' 9" 5 37 7 25 7.4 1.4 5.0
11 Will Johns Winston-Salem G/F 6' 4" 13 82 13 70 6.3 1.0 5.4
6,12 Alex "Boo" Ellis Niagara F 6' 6" 28 330 55 526 11.8 2.0 18.8
12 Ernie Brock Virginia State   6' 8"              
13 Frank Corace LaSalle F 6' 6" 17 71 23 238 4.2 1.4 14.0
14 John Savage North Texas State G 6' 5" 28 214 40 296 7.6 1.4 10.6
  Carl Brune American Textile   6' 8"              
  Denny Edwards Parsons College   6' 6"              
  Dick Glover "Grover" Winston-Salem   6' 7"              
  Billy Persons     6' 2"              
  Cal Ramsey New York G/F 6' 4"              
  Billy Smith St. Peter's   6' 5"              
Wilmington Blue Bombers 1965-66 (EPBL)
Coach: Neil Johnston (20-8 First Place Eastern Division)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
3 Jim Caldwell Georgia Inst. of Tech. C 6' 10"              
4 Swish McKinney None G 6' 2"              
4 Art Heyman Duke G/F 6' 5"              
5 Maurice McHartley North Carolina A&T G/F 6' 3"     110        
6 Tom Hoover Villanova C 6' 9"              
7 Freddy Crawford St. Bonaventure G 6' 4"              
8 Bob Weiss Penn State G 6' 2"              
8 Steve Courtin St. Joseph's G 6' 0"              
9 Waite Bellamy Florida A&M G 6' 4"              
10 Barney Cable Bradley F 6' 7"              
12 Alex "Boo" Ellis Niagara F 6' 6"              
13 Frank Corace LaSalle F 6' 6"              
14 John Savage North Texas State G 6' 5"   299          
  Carl Brune American Textile   6' 8"              
  Nate Cloud Delaware F 6' 6"              
  Denny Edwards                    
  Hunter                    
  Innis                    
Wilmington Blue Bombers 1966-67 (EPBL)
Coach: Barney Cable
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
3 Taft Jackson Idaho   6' 8"              
3,10 Barney Cable Bradley F 6' 7"              
4 Charley Moore Iowa State G 6' 0"              
5 Maurice McHartley North Carolina A&T G/F 6' 3" 28   133 660   4.8 23.6
6 Nate Cloud Delaware F 6' 6"              
7 Freddy Crawford St. Bonaventure G 6' 4"              
8 Bob Weiss Penn State G 6' 2"     238        
9 Waite Bellamy Florida A&M G 6' 4"              
10 Tom Hoover Villanova C 6' 9"              
11 Ron Hall West Chester   6' 6"              
12 Jim Caldwell Georgia Inst. of Tech. C 6' 10"              
13 Frank Corace LaSalle F 6' 6"              
14 John Savage North Texas State G 6' 5"   315          
  Carl Brune American Textile   6' 8"              
  Si Green Duquesne G 6' 2"              
                       
  Art Heyman Duke G/F 6' 5"              
  Granny Lash                    
  George Lehmann Campbell JC G 6' 1"              
  Garland Logan                    
  Jim McBride                    
  Tom McNeil St. Joseph's (PA)                  
Wilmington Blue Bombers 1967-68 (EPBL)
Coach: Buddy Donnelly (21-14)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
3 Taft Jackson Idaho   6' 7" 14 85 10 90 6.1 0.7 6.4
5 Roland West Cincinnati G 6' 4" 23 137 64 288 6.0 2.8 12.5
6 Nate Cloud Delaware F 6' 6" 32 224 26 257 7.0 0.8 8.0
7 Jeff Neumann Pennsylvania F 6' 6" 32 73 127 247 2.3 4.0 7.7
8 Cliff Anderson St. Joseph's G/F 6' 2" 15 148 38 289 9.9 2.5 19.3
9 Waite Bellamy Florida A&M G 6' 4" 32 279 122 1005 8.7 3.8 31.4
10 Ron Hall West Chester   6' 6" 32 73 15 130 2.3 0.5 4.1
12 George Sutor LaSalle C 6' 8" 28 212 22 244 7.6 0.8 8.7
13 Frank Corace LaSalle F 6' 6" 32 236 102 806 7.4 3.2 25.2
14 John Savage North Texas State G 6' 5" 32 405 90 491 12.7 2.8 15.3
  Bob Allen       1 5 1 3 5.0 1.0 3.0
  Jim Connelly Virginia     9 19 16 76 2.1 1.8 8.4
  Chet Copes                    
  Dave Fox College of Pacific G 6' 1" 11 42 22 84 3.8 2.0 7.6
  Jim Hall Morgan State     1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
  Ed Hummer Princeton F 6' 6"              
  Maurice McHartley North Carolina A&T G/F 6' 3" 7 36 50 141 5.1 7.1 20.1
Wilmington Blue Bombers 1968-69 (EPBL)
Coach: Tony Coma
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
4 Bob Lewis North Carolina G 5' 8"              
5 Chris Kefalos Temple G 6' 4"              
6 Nate Cloud Delaware F 6' 6"              
7 Reggie Lacefield Western Michigan G/F 6' 5"              
8 Charley Parnell Delaware G 6' 2"              
9 Waite Bellamy Florida A&M G 6' 4"              
10 Ron Hall West Chester   6' 6"              
12 Willie Davis North Texas State C 6' 9"              
13 Frank Corace LaSalle F 6' 6"              
14 John Savage North Texas State G 6' 5"              
  Al Beard Norfolk State C 6' 9"              
  Jim Hall Morgan State                  
  Carl Head West Virginia   6' 4"              
Frank Kunze Cheyney State G 6' 1"              
  Sylvester Singletary Florida Memorial   6' 7"              
  Strong                    
  Webb                    
  Roland West Cincinnati   6' 3"               
Wilmington Blue Bombers 1969-70 (EPBL)
Coach: Ace Hoffstein
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
3 Dave Hamilton West Virginia State   6' 5" 25 129 15 225 5.2 0.6 9.0
4 Bob Lewis North Carolina G 5' 8" 26 29 68 142 1.1 2.6 5.5
5 Billy DeAngelis St. Joseph's (PA) G 6' 1" 28 82 110 340 2.9 3.9 12.1
6 Nate Cloud Delaware F 6' 6"              
6 Ken Spain Houston C 6' 9" 27 328 46 422 12.1 1.7 15.6
7 Reggie Lacefield Western Michigan G/F 6' 5" 28 199 65 417 7.1 2.3 14.9
8 Cliff Anderson St. Joseph's G/F 6' 2" 10 66 16 132 6.6 1.6 13.2
8 Charley Parnell Delaware G 6' 2" 12 14 6 34 1.2 0.5 2.8
9 Waite Bellamy Florida A&M G 6' 4" 28 189 91 838 6.8 3.3 29.9
10 Mel Coleman       3 5 0 24 1.7 0.0 8.0
10 Steven Jackson Delaware   6' 4"              
12 Tom Hoover Villanova C 6' 9" 15 99 23 139 6.6 1.5 9.3
13 Frank Corace LaSalle F 6' 6" 23 83 17 266 3.6 0.7 11.6
14 John Savage North Texas State G 6' 5" 28 286 75 503 10.2 2.7 18.0
  Carl Fuller Bethune-Cookman C 6' 9"              
  Willie Griffin   G   17 40 25 93 2.4 1.5 5.5
  Al Jackson Wilberforce?     1 1 1 1 1.0 1.0 1.0
  Paul Loveday California C 6' 10"              
Delaware Bombers 1970-71 (EBA)
Coach: Frank Corace, Bill Atzrott (11-17 Fourth Place)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
1 Perry Wallace Vanderbilt F 6' 5" 4 8 1 10 2.0 0.3  
2 Ted Blunt Winston-Salem G 6' 1"              
3 Dave Hamilton West Virginia State   6' 5" 10 32 7 89 3.2 0.7 8.9
4 Bob Lewis North Carolina G 5' 8" 28 42 34 190 1.5 1.2 6.8
5 Billy DeAngelis St. Joseph's (PA) G 6' 1" 20 48 43 229 2.4 2.2 11.5
5 Tom Wieczerak Temple   6' 3"              
6 Ken Spain Houston C 6' 9" 28 323 33 253 11.5 1.2 9.0
7 Reggie Lacefield Western Michigan G/F 6' 5" 28 176 45 455 6.3 1.6 16.3
8 Mike Barnard Kentucky State   6' 3" 26 58 48 197 2.2 1.8 7.6
9 Waite Bellamy Florida A&M G 6' 4" 26 142 62 365 5.5 2.4 14.0
10,12 George Sutor LaSalle C 6' 8"              
11 Maurice McHartley North Carolina A&T G/F 6' 3" 26 101 107 433 3.9 4.1 16.7
12 Simmie Hill West Texas State F 6' 7" 21 198 26 365 9.4 1.2 17.4
12 George Johnson Stephen F. Austin C 6' 11" 4 33 3 35 8.3 0.8 8.8
14 John Savage North Texas State G 6' 5" 25 231 52 423 9.2 2.1 16.9
42 Bernie Lane                    
  Frank Corace LaSalle F 6' 6"              
  Tom Lick Michigan State C 6' 11"              
                      2.5

Blue Bombers name was revived in the 90's in the Atlantic Basketball Association.
Delaware Blue Bombers 1993-94 (ABA)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
2 Thedford Jackson Tennessee-Chattanooga G 6' 0"              
3 Michael Thompson Drexel G 6' 2"              
4 Clarence Armstrong Drexel G 5' 10"              
7 Donnie Seale North Carolina State G 6' 4"              
11 Roman Lewis Mitchell G 6' 4"              
20 Vernon Broughton Fayetteville State F 6' 4"              
21 Alain Nan-Sinkam Wilmington G/F 6' 3"              
22 Craig Amos St. Joseph's G/F 6' 7"              
24 Tony Gardner St. Peter's F 6' 3"              
32 Anthony Wright Delaware F/G 6' 5"              
34 James "Malik" White Morgan State C 6' 9"              
41 Kevin Anderson Loyola (MD) G 6' 4"              
44 Mark Murray Delaware G 6' 4"              
50 Steve Jennings Delaware C 6' 9"              
52 Denard Montgomery Delaware C/F 6' 8"