After a two-year hiatus, they were resurrected in the middle of the 1954-55 season in the Eastern Professional Basketball League as a replacement for the Carbondale Celtics.

For many years the team was owned by local businessman, Art Pachter, and played games at the Scranton CYC building.

During its brief existence the team won two championships, led by Syracuse University alum Jim Boeheim (who later became its head coach).

In June 1963, Scranton Miners owner Arthur Pachter announced the team had signed Paul Seymour to a one-year contract as head coach.

[3] On January 25, 1976, Scranton Apollos player Charlie Criss set an EBA record for points scored in a game with 72.