The Berwick Carbuilders were an American

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team based in

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that was a member of the

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. The Carbuilders were originally formed by Paul Stenn, a tackle from the

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. The team was stockpiled with graduates from

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, and played their home games at Stenko Arena (Stenn's last name was originally Stenko). The Carbuilders' best season was in the 1952-1953 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.

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{{reflist Continental Basketball Association teams Professional basketball teams in Pennsylvania Defunct basketball teams in the United States Basketball teams established in 1949 Basketball teams disestablished in 1954 1949 establishments in Pennsylvania 1954 disestablishments in Pennsylvania Columbia County, Pennsylvania