DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1948-49 Providence Steamrollers
12–48 · #12 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotPRO
Providence Steamrollers went 12–48 in the regular season, good for the #12 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#12
Net rating
—
Home floor
Rhode Island Auditorium
Roster
20 players
Record
12–48
20.0% win rate
League rank
#12
Regular season
Net rating
—
SRS -8.4
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Pugh | C-F | — | 60 | — | 7.7 | — | 1.0 |
| Ernie Calverley | G | — | 59 | — | 9.4 | — | 4.3 |
| Brady Walker | F-C | — | 59 | — | 8.3 | — | 1.2 |
| Kenny Sailors | G | — | 57 | — | 15.8 | — | 3.7 |
| Howie Shannon | G-F | — | 55 | — | 13.4 | — | 2.3 |
| Carl Meinhold | G-F | — | 35 | — | 6.3 | — | 1.1 |
| Bob Hubbard | C-F | — | 34 | — | 2.1 | — | 0.5 |
| George Nostrand | C-F | — | 33 | — | 9.8 | — | 1.7 |
| Chick Halbert | C | — | 27 | — | 11.4 | — | 1.9 |
| Earl Shannon | G-F | — | 27 | — | 3.8 | — | 1.5 |
| Giff Roux | F-C | — | 26 | — | 1.9 | — | 0.3 |
| Otto Schnellbacher | F-G | — | 23 | — | 4.4 | — | 0.8 |
| Bob Brown | F | — | 20 | — | 5.4 | — | 0.7 |
| Buddy O'Grady | G | — | 17 | — | 4.8 | — | 1.5 |
| Andy Tonkovich | G | — | 17 | — | 2.6 | — | 0.6 |
| Lee Robbins | F | — | 16 | — | 1.8 | — | 0.8 |
| Johnny Ezersky | F-G | — | 11 | — | 4.8 | — | 1.0 |
| Mel Riebe | G-F | — | 10 | — | 6.1 | — | 0.9 |
| Fred Paine | F | — | 3 | — | 2.3 | — | 0.3 |
| Ben Scharnus | F | — | 1 | — | 0.0 | — | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
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ORtg
—
DRtg
—
Pace
-8.4
SRS
-9.1
MOV
38.0%
TS%
32.2%
eFG%
—
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Ken Loeffler
head_coach
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Standings
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Rhode Island Auditorium
274 average attendance
Then and now
Providence Steamrollers
PRO
20 players