1948-49 St. Louis Bombers Roster
Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 29-31
Finishing 4th in the BAA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Rochester Royals 2-0
Coach: Grady Lewis (29-31)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1948-49 St. Louis Bombers StatisticsTeam Record: 29-31
Finishing 4th in the BAA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Rochester Royals 2-0
Coach: Grady Lewis (29-31)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1948-49 St. Louis Bombers Results
The St. Louis Bombers of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 29 wins and 31 losses, finishing fourth in the BAA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
St. Louis racked up 4,547 points and yielded 4,765. Belus Smawley scored a team-best 914 points for the Bombers, while John Logan netted 12 or more per game, too. John Logan dished out 276 assists for the squad.
Grady Lewis coached the team. The 1948-49 St. Louis Bombers lost in the division semifinals.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Eggleston | G | June 8, 1918 | 6'0" | 170 | Oklahoma A&M | |
| Coulby Gunther | F | February 5, 1923 | 6'4" | 190 | St. John's (NY) | New York, NY USA |
| Grady Lewis | F-C | March 25, 1917 | 6'7" | 215 | Oklahoma | Boyd, TX USA |
| John Logan | G | January 1, 1921 | 6'2" | 175 | Indiana | Richmond, IN USA |
| Don Martin | C-F | February 7, 1920 | 6'7" | 210 | Central Missouri | |
| Ariel Maughan | F | April 26, 1923 | 6'4" | 190 | Utah State | Salt Lake City, UT USA |
| Bill Miller | F | November 24, 1924 | 6'3" | 190 | North Carolina | |
| Bob O'Brien | F-C | January 26, 1927 | 6'4" | 190 | Kansas | |
| Buddy O'Grady | G | January 19, 1920 | 5'11" | 160 | Georgetown | New York, NY USA |
| Easy Parham | F-G | December 27, 1921 | 6'3" | 200 | Texas Wesleyan | Fort Worth, TX USA |
| Don Putman | G | November 13, 1922 | 6'0" | 160 | Denver | Wray, CO USA |
| Bill Roberts | C | March 3, 1925 | 6'8" | 195 | Wyoming | Fort Wayne, IN USA |
| Red Rocha | C-F | September 18, 1923 | 6'8" | 185 | Oregon State | Hilo, HI USA |
| Giff Roux | F-C | June 28, 1923 | 6'5" | 195 | Kansas | |
| Otto Schnellbacher | F-G | April 15, 1923 | 6'2" | 183 | Kansas | Sublette, KS USA |
| Belus Smawley | G-F | March 20, 1918 | 6'1" | 195 | Applachian State | Golden Valley, NC USA |
| D.C. Wilcutt | G | March 25, 1923 | 6'2" | 160 | St. Louis | Patton, AL USA |
