1948-49 Lancaster Red Roses/Rockets Roster

Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL)
Team Record: 11-19
Finishing 6th in the EPBL
Coach: Matt Guokas (2-3)
Coach: George Eshleman (9-15)
Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1948-49 Lancaster Red Roses/Rockets Statistics

The Lancaster Red Roses/Rockets of the Eastern Professional Basketball League ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 11 wins and 19 losses, finishing sixth in the EPBL.

Bill Zubic scored a team-best 566 points for the Red Roses/Rockets.

Matt Guokas and George Eshleman coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Joe ColoneFJanuary 23, 19266'5"210Bloomsburg StateBerwick, PA USA
Red DehnertJanuary 24, 1924New York, NY
Jim DiGiacamo
George EhemannF6'4"Millersville
George Emich
Dick FitzgeraldFNovember 18, 19206'2"175Seton Hall
Dave Fox
Marsh GemberlingAugust 6, 1924Elizabethtown, PA
Art HillhouseCJune 12, 19166'7"220LIU
Sammy Hook
Bill Hoover
Steve JuengerF-CFebruary 10, 19156'3"195TempleSouth Philadelphia, PA
Jerry KellyFJune 14, 19186'2"172John Marshall
Bud LongF0'0"
Bink ManningAugust 29, 1920Philadelphia, PA
Don MarkwardApril 2, 1919Coatesville, PA
Ed Masterson
Jack McCloskeyGSeptember 19, 19256'2"190PennsylvaniaMahanoy City, PA USA
Stan Novak0'0"
Tommy O'ConnellNovember 10, 1923Philadelphia, PA
Joe ProskaG6'2"Penn State
Fred SheffieldFNovember 5, 19236'2"165UtahKaysville, UT USA
George Shoemaker
Mark Simpson
Bill ZubicG-F6'5"205Philadelphia, PA



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