
1954-55 Hazleton Hawks Roster
Team Record: 15-15
Finishing 4th in the EPBL
Lost Championship
Semifinals - Defeated Williamsport Billies 2-1
Finals - Lost to Wilkes-Barre Barons 2-1
Coach: Paul Zeitlin (8-10)
Coach: Pancho Sacco (7-5)
Location: Hazleton, Pennsylvania
The Hazleton Hawks of the Eastern Professional Basketball League ended the 1954-55 season with a record of 15 wins and 15 losses, finishing fourth in the EPBL.
Sherman White tossed in a team-leading 762 points for the Hawks.
Paul Zeitlin and Pancho Sacco coached the team. The 1954-55 Hazleton Hawks lost in the Championship.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Abe Becker | ||||||
Gene Belletierre | ||||||
Jim Brasco | G | February 3, 1931 | 6'1" | 170 | NYU | |
Jim Coyle | ||||||
Dick Crosby | ||||||
Chink Crossin | G | July 4, 1924 | 5'11" | 165 | Pennsylvania | Luzerne, PA USA |
Jack Curran | G-F | 6'0" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY | ||
Bob Gainey | 6'5" | |||||
Pete Garber | ||||||
Bucky Hatchett | September 10, 1927 | Montclair, NJ | ||||
Shot Hayes | ||||||
Bill Hogan | 0'0" | |||||
Bob Hurt | ||||||
Bill Jones | 0'0" | |||||
Jim Luisi | G | November 2, 1928 | 6'2" | 180 | St. Francis (NY) | New York, NY USA |
Ed Lyons | G | July 1, 1926 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA | ||
Tony Manfredi | ||||||
Carl Meinhold | G-F | March 29, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | LIU | |
Dick Surhoff | F | November 16, 1929 | 6'4" | 210 | LIU | Weehawken, NJ USA |
Jim Tucker | F | December 11, 1932 | 6'7" | 185 | Duquesne | Paris, KY USA |
Ed Warner | 0'0" | |||||
Leroy Watkins | October 3, 1925 | |||||
Sherman White | F | December 16, 1928 | 6'8" | Long Island | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Mike Zedalis | F | 0'0" | Loyola‐Baltimore |