1952-53 Elmira Colonels Roster

American Basketball League (ABL)
Team Record: 17-11
in the ABL
Postseason: 3-4 Lost first round
First Round - Lost to Wilkes-Barre Barons 4-3
Coach: Mike Novak (17-11)
Location: Elmira, New York

1952-53 Elmira Colonels Statistics
1952-53 Elmira Colonels Results

The Elmira Colonels of the American Basketball League ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 17 wins and 11 losses, in the ABL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

Jerry Fowler tossed in a team-best 547 points for the Colonels.

Mike Novak coached the team. The 1952-53 Elmira Colonels lost in the first round.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Jim Baechtold	F-G	December 9, 1927	6'4"	205	Eastern Kentucky	McKeesport, PA USA
Jim Brasco	G	February 3, 1931	6'1"	170	NYU
Joe Colone	F	January 23, 1926	6'5"	210	Bloomsburg State	Berwick, PA USA
Ray Corley	G	January 14, 1928	6'0"	180	Georgetown
Blaine Denning	G	September 19, 1930	6'2"	175	Lawrence Tech	Fulton, KY USA
Ed Earle	F	April 28, 1927	6'3"	190	Loyola (IL)
Jerry Fowler	C	June 20, 1927	6'7"	228	Missouri	Boonville, MO USA
John Gozdenovich		March 8, 1924			Long Island University	North Bergen, NJ
Jack Gushue		December 20, 1924			University at Buffalo	Buffalo, NY
Joel Kaufman		March 8, 1927				New York, NY
Tony Kazokas		October 9, 1930				, PA
Bobby Kelly		September 12, 1926				Union City, NJ
Leo Makovitch		May 2, 1923				Elmira, NY
Larry Matthews		January 12, 1934				Elmira, NY
Gary May		March 10, 1933				Elmira, NY
Mike Novak	C-F	April 23, 1915	6'9"	219	Loyola (IL)	Chicago, IL USA
Hank Rosenstein	F	June 16, 1920	6'4"	185	CCNY (DNP)	Brooklyn, NY USA
Buck Ross
Don Savage	F-G	April 9, 1928	6'3"	190	LeMoyne (NY)
Frank Sebest		September 24, 1923			Temple	Cliffside Park, NJ