Berwick Carbuilders
Founded	1949
League	EPBL Continental Basketball Association The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...  1949-1954
Arena	Stenko Arena
Team History	Berwick Carbuilders 1949-1951 1952-1954
Championships	None
Division Titles	None
Head Coach	unknown

The Berwick Carbuilders were an American basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 team based in Berwick, Pennsylvania

Berwick, Pennsylvania

Berwick is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 22.6 miles southwest of Wilkes Barre. Berwick is one of two principal cities of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Columbia and Montour counties and had a combined population of 82,387...

 that was a member of the Eastern Professional Basketball League

Continental Basketball Association

The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...

.

The Carbuilders were originally formed by Paul Stenn

Paul Stenn

Paul James Stenn, Jr. was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Chicago Bears. He attended Villanova University....

, a tackle from the National Football League

National Football League

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's Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

. The team was stockpiled with graduates from Villanova University

Villanova University

Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...

, and played their home games at Stenko Arena (Stenn's last name was originally Stenko).

The Carbuilders' best season was in the 1952-53 season, when they upset the Sunbury Mercuries in a best-of-three series, including winning the final game after three overtimes, to reach the 1953 President's Cup Finals.

Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs
1949/50	EPBL	4th, Northern	Did not qualify
1950/51	EPBL	3rd, Northern	Did not qualify
1951/52	On hiatus
1952/53	EPBL	4th	Finals
1953/54	EPBL	5th	Did not qualify