1948-49 St. Louis Bombers Statistics

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 Roster
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 Totals:

Player Pos GP Min FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Belus SmawleyG-F590946352281210000183000145914
John LoganG570816282302239000276000191803
Red RochaC-F580574223211162000157000251608
Ariel MaughanF55065020628518400099000134596
Easy ParhamF-G60040412417296000151000134344
Don PutmanG590330989752000140000132248
Otto SchnellbacherF-G2001625979550004500061173
Coulby GuntherF3201815771450003300064159
Grady LewisF-C34013753704200037000104148
Bill RobertsC2201555244350002800077139
Buddy O'GradyG3001765246340004300036138
Don MartinC-F37016150452900021000101129
D.C. WilcuttG2205118181500031000951
Bill MillerF1404916117000120001539
Giff RouxF-C19044111715000110001237
Bob O'BrienF-C8018518700010001117
Lonnie EgglestonG204132000100034
Totals5880485816590017701229000126900014804547


Player Averages:

Player Pos GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Belus SmawleyG-F590.037.274.70.00.00.03.10.00.00.02.515.5
John LoganG570.034.679.10.00.00.04.80.00.00.03.414.1
Red RochaC-F580.038.976.80.00.00.02.70.00.00.04.310.5
Ariel MaughanF550.031.764.60.00.00.01.80.00.00.02.410.8
Easy ParhamF-G600.030.755.80.00.00.02.50.00.00.02.25.7
Don PutmanG590.029.753.60.00.00.02.40.00.00.02.24.2
Otto SchnellbacherF-G200.036.469.60.00.00.02.30.00.00.03.18.7
Coulby GuntherF320.031.563.40.00.00.01.00.00.00.02.05.0
Grady LewisF-C340.038.760.00.00.00.01.10.00.00.03.14.4
Bill RobertsC220.033.579.50.00.00.01.30.00.00.03.56.3
Buddy O'GradyG300.029.573.90.00.00.01.40.00.00.01.24.6
Don MartinC-F370.031.164.40.00.00.00.60.00.00.02.73.5
D.C. WilcuttG220.035.383.30.00.00.01.40.00.00.00.42.3
Bill MillerF140.032.763.60.00.00.00.90.00.00.01.12.8
Giff RouxF-C190.025.088.20.00.00.00.60.00.00.00.61.9
Bob O'BrienF-C80.027.838.90.00.00.00.10.00.00.01.42.1
Lonnie EgglestonG20.025.066.70.00.00.00.50.00.00.01.52.0
Averages5880.034.169.40.00.00.02.20.00.00.02.57.7

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player Pos GP Min FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Red RochaC-F203616540006000636
Bill RobertsC2029105200020001022
John LoganG202379600080001020
Otto SchnellbacherF-G202061260006000918
Belus SmawleyG-F20125000000000410
Easy ParhamF-G20135000006000610
D.C. WilcuttG207300000400026
Don PutmanG2011230000400064
Ariel MaughanF206032000300032
Coulby GuntherF101000000000000
Bill MillerF100020000000000
Totals200158540039200003900056128

Postseason Player Averages:

Player Pos GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Red RochaC-F20.044.480.00.00.00.03.00.00.00.03.018.0
Bill RobertsC20.034.540.00.00.00.01.00.00.00.05.011.0
John LoganG20.030.466.70.00.00.04.00.00.00.05.010.0
Otto SchnellbacherF-G20.030.050.00.00.00.03.00.00.00.04.59.0
Belus SmawleyG-F20.041.70.00.00.00.00.00.00.02.05.0
Easy ParhamF-G20.038.50.00.00.03.00.00.00.03.05.0
D.C. WilcuttG20.042.90.00.00.02.00.00.00.01.03.0
Don PutmanG20.018.20.00.00.00.02.00.00.00.03.02.0
Ariel MaughanF20.00.066.70.00.00.01.50.00.00.01.51.0
Coulby GuntherF10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Bill MillerF10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Averages5880.034.251.30.00.00.02.00.00.00.02.86.4


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