1928-29 Fort Wayne Hoosiers Statistics

American Basketball League (ABL)
Team Record: 18-10, 11-3
in the ABL
Postseason: 0-4 Lost Championship
Finals - Lost to Cleveland Rosenblums 4-0
Coach: Ralph Miller (29-13)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana

1928-29 Fort Wayne Hoosiers Roster
1928-29 Fort Wayne Hoosiers Results

The Fort Wayne Hoosiers of the American Basketball League ended the 1928-29 season with a record of 29 wins and 13 losses, in the ABL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-4.

Benny Borgmann scored a team-best 326 points for the Hoosiers, and Russell Saunders contributed 5 or more per game also.

Ralph Miller coached the team. The 1928-29 Fort Wayne Hoosiers lost in the Championship.

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Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTM	Pts
Benny Borgmann	F	42	102			122	326
Russell Saunders	F-C	42	104			50	258
George Glasco	G-F	39	70			26	166
Ralph Miller	G	41	57			45	159
Shang Chadwick	C	42	51			23	125
Frank Shimek	G	26	18			30	66
Bill McElwain	F	12	1			9	11
Gaza Chizmadia	C-G	8	1			4	6
Elmer Ripley	G	3	0			1	1
Mark Harper	C	3	0			0	0
Totals		258	404	0	0	310	1118

Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	Pts
Benny Borgmann	F	42	7.8
Russell Saunders	F-C	42	6.1
George Glasco	G-F	39	4.3
Ralph Miller	G	41	3.9
Shang Chadwick	C	42	3.0
Frank Shimek	G	26	2.5
Bill McElwain	F	12	0.9
Gaza Chizmadia	C-G	8	0.8
Elmer Ripley	G	3	0.3
Mark Harper	C	3	0.0
Averages		258	4.3

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTM	Pts
Benny Borgmann	F	4	14			12	40
Frank Shimek	G	3	4			3	11
Ralph Miller	G	4	4			2	10
Russell Saunders	F-C	4	3			2	8
George Glasco	G-F	3	3			1	7
Shang Chadwick	C	4	1			2	4
Bill McElwain	F	2	0			0	0
Totals		24	29	0	0	22	80

Postseason Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	Pts
Benny Borgmann	F	4	10.0
Frank Shimek	G	3	3.7
Ralph Miller	G	4	2.5
Russell Saunders	F-C	4	2.0
George Glasco	G-F	3	2.3
Shang Chadwick	C	4	1.0
Bill McElwain	F	2	0.0
Averages		258	3.3