Catholic League Title Game
29–33L vs. St. Joseph's Prep
A slow, deliberate game until St. Joseph's Prep's John Gillespie scored the deciding basket.
La Salle scoring: Jim Phelan 15
Site: The Palestra
La Salle Basketball · History
1946–47
12–2 in the Catholic League, 1st. Head coach Obie O'Brien.
- League
- 12–2
- 1st
- Overall
- —
- Not listed
- Top Scorer · PPG
- 13.0
- Jim Phelan
Scoring · Catholic League
| Player | G | Pts | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Phelan | 12 | 156 | 13.0 |
| Francis Donohue | 13 | 92 | 7.1 |
| John Bernhardt | 13 | 86 | 6.6 |
| George Jacob | 13 | 79 | 6.1 |
| Chas. "Buddy" Donnelly | 12 | 78 | 6.5 |
| John Grauer | 7 | 19 | 2.7 |
| Francis McConnell | 7 | 17 | 2.4 |
| Tom Checchia | 5 | 16 | 3.2 |
| Mario Cupo | 4 | 12 | 3.0 |
| Charles Woods | 4 | 12 | 3.0 |
| Dan Kane | 4 | 10 | 2.5 |
| Jim Covello | 4 | 9 | 2.3 |
| Team | 14 | 586 | 41.9 |
Regular-season Catholic League games only.
Catholic League Playoffs
- Winvs. West CatholicSemifinal46–32
- Lossvs. St. Joseph's PrepFinal29–33
Honors
- All-Catholic · First Team
- Jim Phelan
- All-Catholic · Second Team
- Chas. "Buddy" Donnelly
Coaches’ All-Catholic teams.
In Memory
Records courtesy of Ted Silary
Championships, standings, records, coaches, honors, playoff results and scoring on these pages come from TedSilary.com, Ted Silary’s archive of Philadelphia high school sports. Standings from 1919–20 and scoring from 1938–39, through 2021–22.