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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. He played for the Toledo Jeeps in the National Basketball League during the 1946–47 season and averaged 1.0 point per game. 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.

Bianco also had a minor league baseball career. 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).

References

  1. ^ "Johnny Bianco NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Johnny Bianco". Peach Basket Society. March 7, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  3. "Johnny Bianco Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "John Bianco minor league stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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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