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1917–18 Philadelphia Sphas season

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1917–18 Philadelphia Sphas season
Head coachEddie Gottlieb
Results
Record4–11 (.267)
PlaceConference: 5th
Playoff finishNo playoffs in ALP
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The 1917-18 season was the first for the team that would become the Philadelphia Sphas. Playing in the minor-league American Basketball League of Philadelphia, the team was known as Philadelphia YMHA, as they were sponsored by the local branch of the Young Men's Hebrew Association. Game-by-game records not available for this season.

League Standings[1]
Team Wins Losses Win %
Philadelphia St. Columba 14 1 .933
Philadelphia Hancock 9 6 .600
Brotherhood Beth Israel 8 7 .533
Girard Alumni 6 9 .400
Philadelphia YMHA 4 11 .267
Philadelphia Port Richmond YMCA 4 11 .267

References

  1. ^ Stark, Douglas. The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. 2011. Appendix B. 267.
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