Sunbury Mercuries
August 1, 2016
The Sunbury Mercuries were a minor league basketball outfit that operated from 1947 until 1971 in the small Eastern Pennsylvania city of Sunbury. The Eastern League was a weekends-only league featuring teams from Pennsylvania a handful of neighboring states. Notable Mercuries players included Jack Ramsay and Jack McCloskey, who both played for Sunbury during the 1950’s before going on to NBA fame in the coaching and executive ranks.
