Johnny Bianco

American basketball player
Johnny Bianco
Personal information
Born(1920-02-20)February 20, 1920
New York City, New York
DiedJanuary 14, 1977(1977-01-14) (aged 56)
Caldwell, Idaho
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
PositionCenter
Career history
As player:
1946–1947Toledo Jeeps
1947–1948Portland Indians
As coach:
1947–1948Portland Indians
Career highlights and awards
  • PCBL champion (1948)

John Joseph Bianco (February 20, 1920 – January 14, 1977) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Toledo Jeeps in the National Basketball League during the 1946–47 season and averaged 1.0 point per game.[1][3] He then played for the Portland Indians in the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League in 1947–48, where he served as the team's player-coach and led them to the league championship.[2]

Bianco also had a minor league baseball career.[4] He played for the Amsterdam Rugmakers (1939), Binghamton Triplets (1940), Norfolk Tars (1941), Beaumont Exporters (1942, 1948), Kansas City Blues (1943), Portland Beavers (1947–1948).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Johnny Bianco NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Johnny Bianco". Peach Basket Society. March 7, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "Johnny Bianco Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "John Bianco minor league stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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Portland Indians (1946–48)
Team personnel
Record by season
1946–47 season
  • Regular season: 33 wins, 10 losses (first overall)
  • Round robin: 7 wins, 5 losses (second overall)
1947–48 season
  • First half: 7 wins, 26 losses (sixth overall)
  • Second half: 9 wins, 14 losses (fifth overall)
Scoring leaders by season
1946–47 season
1947–48 season
  • Noble Jorgensen (478)
  • Arvid Sutherland (299)
  • Bill Taitt (238)
  • Otto Kerber (196)
See also
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