1945-46 Chicago American Gears Roster

National Basketball League (NBL)
Team Record: 17-17
Finishing 3rd in the NBL's West Division
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1945-46 Chicago American Gears Statistics
1945-46 Chicago American Gears Results

The Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League ended the 1945-46 season with a record of 17 wins and 17 losses, finishing third in the NBL's West Division.

Chicago racked up 1,646 points and allowed 1,751. Stan Patrick netted a team-leading 312 points for the American Gears, while Robert Calihan scored 8 or more per game also.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Connie Berry	F-C	April 19, 1915	6'3"	200	North Carolina State	Spartanburg, SC USA
Charles Butler	F-G		6'2"	165	Notre Dame	Chicago, IL USA
Robert Calihan	F-G-C	August 2, 1918	6'3"	200	Detroit	Perry, IA USA
Elmer Gainer	F-C		6'6"	195	DePaul
William Hapac	F-G	January 26, 1918	6'2"	188	Illinois	Cicero, IL USA
Nick Hashu	F-C-G		6'1"	195	Valparaiso	(ht) Hammond, IN USA
George Hogan	G-F		6'1"	170	Loyola (IL)
Dick Klein	C-F	September 16, 1920	6'3"	215	Northwestern	Fort Madison, IA USA
Edmund Lewinski	F-C-G	September 10, 1918	6'4"	210	Chicago
Robert Neu	G-F	June 28, 1917	6'1"	175	DePaul	Chicago, IL USA
Carter O'Rourke	F	January 14, 1919	6'4"	170	DePaul
Jim Olsen	C-F		6'6"	205	Dartmouth
John Orr	G		5'11"	180	St. Benedicts
Stan Patrick	F-G	May 5, 1922	6'2"	185	Illinois	Chicago, IL
George Ratkovicz	C-F	November 13, 1922	6'6"	220	none	Chicago, IL USA
Rob Rensberger	F	March 7, 1921	6'2"	170	Notre Dame
Stanley Szukala	G	June 12, 1918	6'0"	175	DePaul
Dick Triptow	G-F	November 3, 1922	6'0"	170	DePaul