1953-54 Williamsport Billies Roster
Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL)
Team Record: 20-10
Finishing 2nd in the EPBL
Won Championship
Semifinals - Defeated Hazleton Pros 2-1
Finals - Defeated Lancaster Red Roses 2-1
Coach: Hod Springman (20-10)
Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
1953-54 Williamsport Billies StatisticsTeam Record: 20-10
Finishing 2nd in the EPBL
Won Championship
Semifinals - Defeated Hazleton Pros 2-1
Finals - Defeated Lancaster Red Roses 2-1
Coach: Hod Springman (20-10)
Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
The Williamsport Billies of the Eastern Professional Basketball League ended the 1953-54 season with a record of 20 wins and 10 losses, finishing second in the EPBL.
Jack Leighton netted a team-best 517 points for the Billies, and Bill Chanecka scored 13 or more per game, too.
Hod Springman coached the team. The 1953-54 Williamsport Billies won the Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Belliveau | April 12, 1929 | Seton Hall | Scotch Plains, NJ | |||
| Bill Chanecka | April 21, 1924 | Binghamton, NY | ||||
| Chick Craig | July 23, 1922 | 0'0" | , PA | |||
| Chink Crossin | G | July 4, 1924 | 5'11" | 165 | Pennsylvania | Luzerne, PA USA |
| Jack Crossin | ||||||
| Everett | ||||||
| George Feigenbaum | G | July 2, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Kentucky (DNP) | |
| Ed Kassler | July 21, 1923 | New York, NY | ||||
| Tony Kazokas | October 9, 1930 | , PA | ||||
| Ray Kodish | F | 0'0" | Mansfield State | |||
| Jack Leighton | January 25, 1928 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | ||||
| Wes Myers | G | 0'0" | ||||
| Bob Smith | 6'4" | Lincoln | ||||
| Vince Verdeschi | March 24, 1925 | New York, NY |
