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La Salle Basketball · HistoryCatholic League Champions

1962–63

13–2 in the Catholic League, 1st in the North Division. 24–5 overall. Head coach Obie O'Brien.

League
13–2
1st
Overall
24–5
Top Scorer · PPG
17.5
George Smith

Scoring · Catholic League

Catholic League regular-season scoring, 1962–63
PlayerGPtsAvg
George Smith1526217.5
Frank Gaidjunas1525316.9
Joe Turk151359.0
Al Enoch141107.9
Bill Magarity15996.6
Jack Lawlor10313.1
Tom Welsh7202.9
Bill Foster5112.2
Jim Meehan471.8
Glenn Fricke231.5
Joe Markmann122.0
Bill Doran122.0
Karl Williams122.0
Team1593762.5

Regular-season Catholic League games only.

Catholic League Champions

55–43W vs. Cardinal Dougherty

Frank Gaidjunas scored 22 and Bill Magarity kept breaking up Cardinal Dougherty's fast breaks in a 12-point win.

La Salle scoring: Frank Gaidjunas 22, George Smith 12

Site: The Palestra

Catholic League Playoffs

  1. Winvs. Monsignor BonnerSemifinal75–58
  2. Winvs. Cardinal DoughertyFinal55–43

Honors

All-Catholic · First Team
Frank Gaidjunas, George Smith

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.