1948–49 Tri-Cities Blackhawks season

1948–49 Tri-Cities Blackhawks season
1948–49 Tri-Cities Blackhawks season
Head coach	Bobby McDermott
Arena	Wharton Field House
Results
Record	36–28 (.563)
Place	Division: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost Division Semifinals (All-Stars) 1–3
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1947–48	1949–50 >

The 1948–49 season was the Tri-Cities Blackhawks' third season of play and the last of the National Basketball League (NBL) before its merger with the Basketball Association of America (BAA). Led by league MVP Don Otten, the Blackhawks experienced the first winning season in team history.^[1]

Roster

Tri-Cities Blackhawks 1948-49 roster

Players

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
F - C	Camic, Joe	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1922-11-18	Duquesne
F - G	Gibson, Dee	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1923-08-25	Bradley
F - C	Gibson, Hoot	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1921-12-05	Creighton (Minnesota)
F - G	Harris, Luther	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1923-08-27	East Alton–Wood River HS (IL)
G	Hassett, Billy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1921-10-21	Notre Dame
F	Hawkins, Earl	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1920-09-23	Auburn
F - C	Lewinski , Edmund	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1918-09-10	Bowen HS (IL)
F - C	Lowther , Robert	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1923-12-14	LSU
G	McDermott, Robert	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1914-01-07	-
C	Otten, Don	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1921-04-18	Bowling Green
C - F	Ratkovicz, George	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1922-11-13	Lindblom HS (IL)
F - C	Ray, Don	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1921-07-08	Western Kentucky
G - F	Von Nieda, Whitey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1922-06-19	Penn State
G	Wier, Murray	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1926-12-12	Iowa