1919–20 Philadelphia Sphas season

American basketball team season January 2025 Philadelphia Sphas American League of Philadelphia 1920 8 6 T–3rd (1st half) 4th (2nd half) Eddie Gottlieb Eddie Gottlieb Southern Philadelphia Hebrew AssociationEddie GottliebHarry PassonEdwin "Hughie" Black No playoffs in ALP The 1919–20 season was the Philadelphia Sphas' third season in the American League of Philadelphia and second season as the Sphas (originally called Philadelphia YMHA). 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. 269. This was the first season that the Sphas finished with a total record over .500. However, that would occur primarily in the first half of the season, with the Sphas getting a 5–2 record at that time (tying with the Hancock franchise and being behind both the Dobson and Xavier franchises there), as the Sphas finished the second half of the season with a fourth place finish for that half with a 3–4 record there. This season didn't have the American League of Philadelphia combine the two records for an overall final season of results, but if it was there, the Sphas would finish the season with an above-average 8–6 record, which would be good enough for a fourth place finish behind the Dobson, Hancock, and Xavier franchises. Due to a combination of World War I being over and done with and the Spanish flu pandemic being near its waning point, the American League of Philadelphia that the Sphas competed in would continue to be disregarded as a basketball league by most publications.https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/seasons/1919-1920/ American League of Philadelphia Standings +First HalfTeamWonLostWinning %Philadelphia Dobson61.857Philadelphia Xavier61.857Philadelphia SPHAs52.714Philadelphia Hancock52.714Philadelphia St. Columba 25.286Philadelphia Mt. Carmel25.286Philadelphia Girard25.286Philadelphia Criterion07.000 +Second HalfTeamWonLostWinning %Philadelphia Hancock701.000Philadelphia Xavier61.857Philadelphia Dobson33.500Philadelphia SPHAs34.429Philadelphia Criterion34.429Philadelphia Mt. Carmel25.286Philadelphia Girard15.167Philadelphia St. Columba 04.000 +OverallTeamWonLostWinning %Philadelphia Hancock122.857Philadelphia Xavier122.857Philadelphia Dobson94.623Philadelphia SPHAs86.571Philadelphia Mt. Carmel410.286Philadelphia Girard310.231Philadelphia Criterion311.214Philadelphia St. Columba29.181 References Category:Philadelphia Sphas seasons Philadelphia Sphas Philadelphia Sphas