1921–22 Philadelphia Sphas season

American basketball team season January 2025 Philadelphia Sphas Philadelphia Passon, Gottlieb, Black American League of Philadelphia 1922 8 2 1st (1st half) T-3rd (2nd half) Eddie Gottlieb Eddie Gottlieb P.B.G. Sporting GoodsHarry PassonEddie GottliebEdwin "Hughie" Black No playoffs in ALP(League disbanded during the second half of the season.) Philadelphia Sphas Philadelphia SphasThe 1921–22 season was the fifth and final season the Philadelphia Sphas played in while operating within the American League of Philadelphia, as the league disbanded before their final schedule for the season was completed. The team was referred to as the Philadelphia Passon, Gottlieb, Black (which were the three respective team founders' last names (all of whom would play with the original Sphas franchise) in Harry Passon, Eddie Gottlieb, and Edwin "Hughie" Black for the P.B.G. Sporting Goods storeStark, Douglas. The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. 978-1-59213-633-9. 2011. 12.) in league records for this season. Game-by-game records are (currently) not available for this season and are therefore likely lost to time in the process.Stark, Douglas. The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. 978-1-59213-633-9. 2011. Appendix B. 270-271. For this season, the team known as "Passon, Gottlieb, Black" this time around would finish the first half of their season with a first place finish with a 6–1 record, while the shortened up second half of the season that caused the minor league's official demise this season ended with the team getting a 2–1 record for a tied third place (kind of) finish with the 20th Century franchise that had them both being behind only the Alpha and Broadway franchises there. However, if one were to combine the records of their first half and their shortened up second half together, then the franchise known as "Passon, Gottlieb, Black" this season would technically end up being considered the (unofficial) champions of that league's final season due to them having an 8–2 record, which would be the best record of that final, shortened up season in the American League of Philadelphia (officially being one game ahead of the 20th Century franchise, who were officially in second place at the time of the first half of the season's conclusion). Like most other seasons of the American League of Philadelphia before this season ended prematurely for that league that the Sphas competed in for the last time, this season would not see any proper coverage by any sports outlets before it met its premature demise.https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/seasons/1921-1922/ American League of Philadelphia Standings +First HalfTeamWinsLossesWinning %Philadelphia Passon, Gottlieb, Black61.857Philadelphia 20th Century52.714Philadelphia Holy Name42.667Philadelphia American Independence42.667Philadelphia Alpha24.333Philadelphia Broadway24.333Philadelphia Merrill15.167Philadelphia East Gnt.15.167 +Second HalfTeamWinsLossesWinning %Philadelphia Broadway401.000Philadelphia Alpha31.750Philadelphia Passon, Gottlieb, Black21.667Philadelphia 20th Century21.667Philadelphia American Independence12.333Philadelphia Holy Name13.250Philadelphia Corley C.C.13.250Philadelphia East Gnt.03.000 Failed American League of Philadelphia Championship Series Normally, early basketball leagues like the American League of Philadelphia would pit the two best teams of each half-season of play into a championship series of sorts to determine the overall league winner for the season, with the Sphas technically qualifying for that mark this time around due to them winning the first half of the season. However, due to the American League of Philadelphia folding operations during the second half of the season, no official champion would be proclaimed for them this season. However, if one were to be declared, the Philadelphia Sphas would reasonably be seen as the unofficial champions of the league during their final season of existence there. References Category:Philadelphia Sphas seasons Philadelphia Sphas Philadelphia Sphas