Catholic League Title Game
52–53L vs. West Catholic
Down 52–50 late, La Salle missed four straight shots and West Catholic added a free throw to win by one.
La Salle scoring: Tom Derago 21
Site: The Palestra
La Salle Basketball · History
1952–53
9–5 in the Catholic League, 2nd (tie). Head coach Obie O'Brien.
- League
- 9–5
- 2nd (tie)
- Overall
- —
- Not listed
- Top Scorer · PPG
- 14.1
- Sid Kraemer
Scoring · Catholic League
| Player | G | Pts | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Kraemer | 14 | 198 | 14.1 |
| Tom Derago | 13 | 197 | 15.2 |
| Bill Gillies | 14 | 111 | 7.9 |
| Al Haeber | 12 | 68 | 5.7 |
| Bob Donohue | 13 | 65 | 5.0 |
| Ed Carney | 12 | 52 | 4.3 |
| Mike Schlacter | 9 | 42 | 4.7 |
| Jerry Bohlinger | 8 | 28 | 3.5 |
| Bill Bodo | 3 | 9 | 3.0 |
| Jim Robb | 3 | 7 | 2.3 |
| George Schmidt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Ed Maguire | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Not credited to a player | 9 | ||
| Team | 14 | 780 | 55.7 |
Regular-season Catholic League games only.
Catholic League Playoffs
- Winvs. North CatholicSemifinal61–51
- Lossvs. West CatholicFinal52–53
Honors
- All-Catholic · First Team
- Tom Derago
- All-Catholic · Second Team
- Sid Kraemer
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.