1945-46 Indianapolis Kautskys Roster

National Basketball League (NBL)
Team Record: 10-22
Finishing 4th in the NBL's West Division
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1945-46 Indianapolis Kautskys Statistics
1945-46 Indianapolis Kautskys Results

The Indianapolis Kautskys of the National Basketball League ended the 1945-46 season with a record of 10 wins and 22 losses, finishing fourth in the NBL's West Division.

The Kautskys topped the league with just 1,593 points allowed. Indianapolis tossed in 1,484 points, worst in the league. Jerome Steiner netted a team-best 270 points for the squad.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Ernest AndresG-FJanuary 11, 19186'1"200IndianaJeffersonville, IN USA
Bob BakerG0'0"0
James BirrF-CAugust 22, 19166'3"215Indiana(ht) Indianapolis, IN USA
Bob BrownF-C6'7"0Oklahoma
Robert DietzG-FDecember 4, 19176'1"164Butler
George FieldsF-C5'11"170Purdue
Chester FrancisFMay 1, 19186'2"180Indiana
Robert GerberC-F6'4"218Toledo
Kenneth GunningF-GJune 4, 19145'11"0Indiana(ht) Shelbyville, IN USA
Nat HickeyG-FJanuary 30, 19025'11"180none
Roy HurleyF-GAugust 12, 19226'2"170Murray StateArcadia, CA USA
Oren NicholsGMay 7, 19186'3"185noneBoone County, IN USA
Elwood NorrisF-GJune 18, 19196'1"170ButlerWashington, IN USA
Arnie RisenC-FOctober 9, 19246'9"200Ohio StateWilliamstown, KY USA
George RungGMay 27, 19166'0"185Miami (OH)
Eddie SadowskiG5'10"175Notre Dame
Russell SaundersF-CMarch 12, 19066'2"205noneTrenton, NJ USA
Wilbur SchumacherFMarch 6, 19200'0"0Butler
Chips SobekG-FFebruary 10, 19206'0"180Notre Dame
Jerome SteinerGJanuary 7, 19185'7"160Butler
Dave StrackG5'11"0Michigan
John StylerF-C6'6"225none
Jake WeberCMarch 18, 19186'6"225PurdueRushville, IN USA
Jewell YoungG-FJanuary 18, 19136'0"160PurdueHedrick, IN USA



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