1933–34 Philadelphia Sphas season
League champions
Head coachEddie Gottlieb
Owner(s)Eddie Gottlieb
ArenaBroadwood Hotel
Results
Record29–12 (.707)
PlaceConference: 3rd (1st half) 1st (2nd half)
Playoff finishChampions (4-2 over Trenton Moose)

The Philadelphia Sphas was an early American professional basketball team. The 1933-34 season was the first played in the American Basketball League by the Sphas, although they did play in the ABL from 1926-1928 as the Philadelphia Warriors, which had no relation to the later BAA franchise.

Background

The Sphas played in leagues around Philadelphia since 1917, but game-by-game records before the Sphas rejoined the ABL in 1933 are not available.[1]

After finishing a perfect 14-0 in the second part of the season, the Sphas later won the league championship with a 4-2 series victory over the Trenton Moose. The Sphas were also referred to as the Philadelphia Hebrews in league records during this time.[1]

First Half[1]
Date Opponent Score Record
11/18 Hoboken Thourots[a] 34-20 1-0
11/25 Union City Reds 38-41 1-1
11/26 @ Bronx Americans 34-23 2-1
12/2 Brooklyn Jewels 26-36 2-2
12/3 @ Brooklyn Visitations 30-15 3-2
12/9 Trenton Moose 22-28 3-3
12/10 @ Union City Reds 36-33 4-3
12/10 @ Brooklyn Jewels 25-27 4-4
12/16 Brooklyn Visitations 31-26 5-4
12/19 @ Newark Bears 29-34 5-5
12/23 Newark Bears 38-29 6-5
12/25 @ Trenton Moose 32-38 6-6
12/30 Bronx Americans 42-21 7-6
12/31 @ Camden Brewers 42-32 8-6
1/6 Camden Brewers 26-22 9-6
1/7 @ Brooklyn Jewels 34-20 10-6
1/13 Union City Reds 50-43 11-6
1/14 @ Brooklyn Visitations 21-26 11-7
1/20 Newark Bears 40-28 12-7
1/21 @ Union City Reds 30-33 12-8
1/27 Trenton Moose 36-25 13-8
1/28 @ Bronx Americans 30-31 13-9
2/3 Brooklyn Visitations 30-28 14-9
2/10 Brooklyn Jewels 23-29 14-10
2/17 Bronx Americans 45-41 15-10
2/18 @ Newark Bears 31-49 15-11
2/19 @ Trenton Moose 26-36 15-12
2nd Half[1]
Date Opponent Score Record
2/24 Newark Bears 49-42 1-0
3/3 Bronx Americans 69-35 2-0
3/4 @ Brooklyn Jewels 30-24 3-0
3/10 Brooklyn Visitations 41-36 4-0
3/11 @ Newark Bears 38-26 5-0
3/17 Trenton Moose 39-33 6-0
3/18 @ Brooklyn Visitations 21-17 7-0
3/20 New Britain Palaces 39-25 8-0
3/23 @ Trenton Moose 38-35 9-0
3/24 Union City Reds 47-38 10-0
3/25 @ Bronx Americans 40-24 11-0
3/31 Brooklyn Jewels 42-19 12-0
4/1 @ Union City Reds 48-41 13-0
4/4 @ New Britain Palaces 27-25 14-0
Playoffs[1]
Date Opponent Score Record
4/6 @ Trenton Moose 28-21 1-0
4/7 Trenton Moose 21-35 1-1
4/13 @ Trenton Moose 32-20 2-1
4/14 Trenton Moose 29-32 2-2
4/15 Trenton Moose[b] 32-22 3-2
4/21 Trenton Moose 40-34 4-2

Notes

a Became the Camden Brewers after losing first 4 games
b Game played in Brooklyn

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Stark, Douglas (2011). The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. pp. Appendix A, 247–248.
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