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1922–23 Philadelphia Sphas season

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1922–23 Philadelphia Sphas season
Head coachEddie Gottlieb
Owner(s)Eddie Gottlieb
Results
Record8–6 (.571)
PlaceConference: 3rd (1st half) 6th (2nd half)
Playoff finishNo playoffs in Manufacturer's League
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1922–23 Philadelphia Sphas season
Head coachEddie Gottlieb
Owner(s)Eddie Gottlieb
Results
Record8–11 (.421)
PlaceConference: 2nd (1st half) 6th (2nd half)
Playoff finishPhiladelphia League did not hold playoffs this season
< 1921–22 1923–24 >

The 1922–23 season was the first season played by the Sphas in the Philadelphia League, and the only season played by the team in the Manufacturer's League. In the Manufacturer's League, made up of teams from local industry, the Sphas were known as Philadelphia Passon, Gottlieb, Black because they competed on behalf of the owners' sporting goods store.[1] The team was known as the Sphas in the Philadelphia League. Game-by-game records not available for this season.[2]

First Half -- Manufacturer's League[2]
Team Won Lost Winning %
Philadelphia Keystone Telephone 6 1 .857
Philadelphia M&H Sporting Goods 5 2 ,714
Philadelphia Passon, Gottlieb, Black 5 2 .714
Philadelphia H.O. Wilbur 4 3 .571
Philadelphia Colonial Ice Cream 3 4 .429
Philadelphia Overbrook Carpet 2 5 .286
Philadelphia National Metal Edge 2 6 .250
Philadelphia Steel Heddle 1 6 .143
Second Half -- Manufacturer's League[2]
Team Won Lost Winning %
Philadelphia Colonial Ice Cream 7 0 1.000
Philadelphia H.O. Wilbur 5 2 .714
Philadelphia M&H Sporting Goods 5 2 .714
Philadelphia Keystone Telephone 3 4 .429
Philadelphia National Metal Edge 3 4 .429
Philadelphia Passon, Gottlieb, Black 3 4 .429
Philadelphia Steel Heddle 1 6 .143
First Half -- Philadelphia League[2]
Team Won Lost Winning %
Philadelphia Cathedral 8 2 .800
Philadelphia SPHAS 7 3 .700
Philadelphia St. Henry 6 4 .600
Philadelphia St. Peter's 3 6 .333
Philadelphia Tri-Council Caseys 3 7 .300
Philadelphia Holy Name 2 7 .222
Second Half -- Philadelphia League[2]
Team Won Lost Winning %
Philadelphia St. Henry 9 2 .818
Philadelphia Tri-Council Caseys 8 3 .727
Philadelphia Cathedral 5 5 .500
Philadelphia St. Peter's 4 6 .400
Philadelphia Holy Name 3 6 .333
Philadelphia SPHAS 1 8 .111

References

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  1. ^ Stark, Douglas. The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. 2011. 12.
  2. ^ a b c d e Stark, Douglas. The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. 2011. Appendix B. 271-272.