1948-49 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Roster
Team Record: 36-28
Finishing 2nd in the NBL's West Division
Lost conference finals
Location: Moline, Illinois
1948-49 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Results
The Tri-Cities Blackhawks of the National Basketball League ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 36 wins and 28 losses, finishing second in the NBL's West Division.
The Blackhawks tossed in 4,165 points and allowed 3,991. Don Otten netted a team-high 899 points for Tri-Cities, and Whitey Von Nieda scored 10 or more per game also. The 1948-49 Tri-Cities Blackhawks lost in the conference finals.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Joe Camic | F-C | 6'4" | 195 | Duquesne | ||
Dee Gibson | F-G | August 25, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Western Kentucky | Cleveland, TN |
Hoot Gibson | F-C | December 5, 1921 | 6'5" | 198 | Creighton | Des Moines, IA |
Luther Harris | F-G | 6'3" | 195 | Wood River, IL USA | ||
Billy Hassett | G | October 21, 1921 | 5'10" | 180 | Notre Dame | |
Earl Hawkins | F | September 23, 1920 | 6'4" | 225 | Auburn | Dora, AL |
Edmund Lewinski | F-C-G | September 10, 1918 | 6'4" | 210 | Chicago | |
Robert Lowther | F-C | 6'5" | 190 | Louisiana State | Alexandria, LA USA | |
Bobby McDermott | G | January 7, 1914 | 5'11" | 180 | none | Whitestone, NY USA |
Don Otten | C | April 18, 1921 | 6'10" | 240 | Bowling Green | Bellefontaine, OH USA |
George Ratkovicz | C-F | November 13, 1922 | 6'6" | 220 | none | Chicago, IL USA |
Don Ray | F-C | July 8, 1921 | 6'5" | 190 | Western Kentucky | Mt. Juliet, TN USA |
Whitey Von Nieda | G-F | June 19, 1922 | 6'1" | 170 | Penn State | Ephrata, PA USA |
Murray Wier | G | December 12, 1926 | 5'9" | 155 | Iowa | Grand View, IA USA |