1919–20 Philadelphia Sphas season explained
Team: | Philadelphia Sphas |
League: | American Basketball League |
End Year: | 1920 |
Wins: | 8 |
Losses: | 6 |
Conf Place: | 3rd (1st half, 3-way tie) 4th (2nd half) |
Coach: | Eddie Gottlieb |
Owners: | Eddie Gottlieb |
Playoffs: | No playoffs in ALP |
The 1919–20 season was the Philadelphia Sphas' third season in the American League of Philadelphia and second season as the Sphas (originally called Philadelphia YMHA). Game-by-game records are not available for this season.[1] This was the first season that the Sphas finished with a total record over .500.
First Half!Team!Won!Lost!Winning %Philadelphia Dobson | 6 | 1 | .857 |
Philadelphia Xavier | 6 | 1 | .857 |
Philadelphia SPHAS | 5 | 2 | .714 |
Philadelphia Hancock | 5 | 2 | .714 |
Philadelphia St. Columba | 2 | 5 | .286 |
Philadelphia Mt. Carmel | 2 | 5 | .286 |
Philadelphia Girard | 2 | 5 | .286 |
Philadelphia Criterion | 0 | 7 | .000 | |
Second Half!Team!Won!Lost!Winning %Philadelphia Hancock | 7 | 0 | 1.000 |
Philadelphia Xavier | 6 | 1 | .857 |
Philadelphia Dobson | 3 | 3 | .500 |
Philadelphia SPHAS | 3 | 4 | .429 |
Philadelphia Criterion | 3 | 4 | .429 |
Philadelphia Mt. Carmel | 2 | 5 | .286 |
Philadelphia Girard | 1 | 5 | .167 |
Philadelphia St. Columba | 0 | 4 | | |
Notes and References
- Stark, Douglas. The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. 2011. Appendix B. 269.