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Joseph Anthony Cackovic (February 21, 1923 – December 18, 1984) was an American professional
basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
player and coach. He spent the majority of his career with the Harrisburg Senators / Capitols of the
Eastern Professional Basketball League The Continental Basketball Association (CBA) (originally known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, and later as the Eastern Professional Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Association) was a men's professional basketball mi ...
(EPBL). Cackovic emerged as a star basketball player while at Steelton High School in
Steelton, Pennsylvania Steelton is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, southeast of Harrisburg. The population was 6,263 at the 2020 census. The borough is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. History After initi ...
, and graduated in 1941. He was signed by the Senators in 1947 after bargaining with general manager Bill Britsch. Cackovic had been playing for the York Victory in independent circles and negotiated to still be able to play with the team despite being contracted to the Senators. Cackovic led the EPBL in scoring during his first season with 430 points. He served as a player-coach for 9 games during the 1948–49 season. Cackovic was selected to the All-EPBL First Team during the 1949–50 season as he averaged 18.9 points per game. He was selected to the All-EPBL Second Team in the 1950–51 season as he averaged 14.8 points per game. Cackovic moved to the Lancaster Rockets for the 1951–52 season. He returned to Harrisburg as the team was renamed the Capitols for the 1952–53 season and served as the player-coach.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cackovic, Joe 1923 births 1984 deaths American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Basketball players from Pennsylvania Forwards (basketball)