The 1947-48 Kent Roosevelt High School boys basketball team finished the season with a record of 15-3.
The team included:
Front row from left to right: Kenny Hill, Bud Lane, Don Tuttle, Arden Follin, Ed Shepherd.
Back row from left to right: Coach Pierson, Titus Jackman, Rudy Oliva, Jim DeLeone, Charles Smith, Paul Amodio, Bob Wingard, Bill Allen.
The team was led in scoring by Follin, who averaged 11.6 points per game. DeLeone was second in scoring with an average of 8.4.
The team’s schedule and results included
Painesville, 42-17
Garfield, 27-39
Akron West, 35-30
Ravenna, 39-27
Cleveland West, 52-32
Wooster, 45-24
Kent State, 43-14
Cuyahoga Falls, 50-31
Alumni, 46-28
Springfield, 67-41
St. Vincent-St. Mary, 46-30
Ravenna, 44-34
Kent State, 42-26
North Canton, 48-57
Cuyahoga Falls, 36-35
Ellet, 21-41
Wadsworth, 65-37
St. Vincent-St. Mary, 36-33