1947-48 St. Louis Bombers Roster

Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 29-19
Finishing 1st in the BAA's Western Division
Postseason: 3-4 Lost semifinals
Semifinals - Lost to Philadelphia Warriors 4-3
Coach: Ken Loeffler (29-19)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri

1947-48 St. Louis Bombers Statistics
1947-48 St. Louis Bombers Results

The St. Louis Bombers of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 29 wins and 19 losses, finishing first in the BAA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

The Bombers paced the league with just 3,335 points allowed. St. Louis scored 3,432 points. John Logan scored a team-best 644 points for the team, while Red Rocha and Belus Smawley netted 11 or more per game also. John Logan dished out 62 assists for the squad.

Ken Loeffler coached the team. The 1947-48 St. Louis Bombers lost in the semifinals.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
John Abramovic	F	February 9, 1919	6'3"	195	Salem	Etna, PA USA
Bob Doll	F-C	August 10, 1919	6'4"	195	Colorado	Steamboat Springs, CO USA
Wyndol Gray	G-F	March 20, 1922	6'1"	175	Bowling Green
Grady Lewis	F-C	March 25, 1917	6'7"	215	Oklahoma	Boyd, TX USA
John Logan	G	January 1, 1921	6'2"	175	Indiana	Richmond, IN USA
Don Martin	C-F	February 7, 1920	6'7"	210	Central Missouri
Ariel Maughan	F	April 26, 1923	6'4"	190	Utah State	Salt Lake City, UT USA
Buddy O'Grady	G	January 19, 1920	5'11"	160	Georgetown	New York, NY USA
Don Putman	G	November 13, 1922	6'0"	160	Denver	Wray, CO USA
Red Rocha	C-F	September 18, 1923	6'8"	185	Oregon State	Hilo, HI USA
Irv Rothenberg	C	December 31, 1921	6'7"	215	LIU	The Bronx, NY USA
Giff Roux	F-C	June 28, 1923	6'5"	195	Kansas
Belus Smawley	G-F	March 20, 1918	6'1"	195	Applachian State	Golden Valley, NC USA