Catholic League Champions
38–24W vs. West Catholic
La Salle pulled away from West Catholic, with Buddy Donnelly leading the offense.
La Salle scoring: Buddy Donnelly 13, Tom Checchia 10, Dan Kane 10
Site: The Palestra
La Salle Basketball · HistoryCatholic League Champions
1947–48
10–4 in the Catholic League, 2nd (tie). Head coach Obie O'Brien.
- League
- 10–4
- 2nd (tie)
- Overall
- —
- Not listed
- Top Scorer · PPG
- 9.0
- Tom Checchia
Scoring · Catholic League
| Player | G | Pts | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Checchia | 14 | 126 | 9.0 |
| John Grauer | 14 | 113 | 8.1 |
| Chas. "Buddy" Donnelly | 13 | 105 | 8.1 |
| Dan Kane | 14 | 86 | 6.1 |
| Jim Covello | 13 | 75 | 5.8 |
| Ken Foust | 10 | 30 | 3.0 |
| Fran "Wacky" O'Hara | 3 | 7 | 2.3 |
| Jim Hughes | 3 | 7 | 2.3 |
| Charlie Mohr | 3 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Fred Hess | 3 | 4 | 1.3 |
| Team | 14 | 558 | 39.9 |
Regular-season Catholic League games only.
Catholic League Playoffs
- Winvs. North CatholicSemifinal47–44
- Winvs. West CatholicFinal38–24
Honors
- All-Catholic · First 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.