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1947 - 48 BAA Season Review

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The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946. Following its third season in 1948–49, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) to form the National Basketball Association (NBA). Seven NBL teams, including the expansion team Indianapolis Olympians, joined with the ten BAA teams. (Indianapolis Jets and the Providence Steamrollers folded prior to the merger) In total, the new league had 17 teams located in a mix of large and small cities Prior to the merge, the league held the 1949 college draft on March 21, which was the last event held under the name BAA. The NBA later adopted the BAA's history and statistics as its own but did not do the same for NBL records and statistics.

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1947 - 48 Regular Season Standings


BAA 1947 - 48 Season


Wins Loses Win % GB PF PA
Eastern Division
Philadelphia Warriors 27 21 0.563 73.4 72.1
New York Knicks 26 22 0.542 174.5 71.4
Boston Celtics 20 28 0.417 768.8 72.7
Providence Steam Rollers 6 42 0.125 2169.1 80.7
Western Division
St. Louis Bombers 29 19 0.604 71.5 69.5
Baltimore Bullets 28 20 0.583 174.4 70.5
Chicago Stags 28 20 0.583 175.8 73.2
Washington Capitols 28 20 0.583 173.7 71.1

1947 - 48 BAA Playoffs

Finals
Baltimore Bullets over Philadelphia Warriors (4-2)
Sat, April 10 - Baltimore Bullets 60 @ Philadelphia Warriors 71
Tue, April 13 - Baltimore Bullets 66 @ Philadelphia Warriors 63
Thu, April 15 - Philadelphia Warriors 70 @ Baltimore Bullets 72
Sat, April 17 - Philadelphia Warriors 75 @ Baltimore Bullets 78
Tue, April 20 - Baltimore Bullets 82 @ Philadelphia Warriors 91
Wed, April 21 - Philadelphia Warriors 73 @ Baltimore Bullets 88

Semifinals
Baltimore Bullets over Chicago Stags (2-0)
Wed, April 7 - Baltimore Bullets 73 @ Chicago Stags 67
Thu, April 8 - Chicago Stags 72 @ Baltimore Bullets 89

Semifinals
Philadelphia Warriors over St. Louis Bombers (4-3)
Tue, March 23 - Philadelphia Warriors 58 @ St. Louis Bombers 60
Thu, March 25 - Philadelphia Warriors 65 @ St. Louis Bombers 64
Sat, March 27 - St. Louis Bombers 56 @ Philadelphia Warriors 84
Tue, March 30 - St. Louis Bombers 56 @ Philadelphia Warriors 51
Thu, April 1 - Philadelphia Warriors 62 @ St. Louis Bombers 69
Sat, April 3 - St. Louis Bombers 61 @ Philadelphia Warriors 84
Tue, April 6 - Philadelphia Warriors 85 @ St. Louis Bombers 46

Quarterfinals
Chicago Stags over Boston Celtics (2-1)
Sun, March 28 - Chicago Stags 79 @ Boston Celtics 72
Wed, March 31 - Chicago Stags 77 @ Boston Celtics 81
Fri, April 2 - Chicago Stags 81 @ Boston Celtics 74

Quarterfinals

1947-48 BAA Awards

Player Team Award
Paul Hoffman * Baltimore Bullets
Howie Dallmar Philadelphia Warriors 1st All Star Team
Bob Feerick Washington Capitols 1st All Star Team
Joe Fulks Philadelphia Warriors 1st All Star Team
Ed Sadowski Boston Celtics 1st All Star Team
Max Zaslofsky Chicago Stags 1st All Star Team
Carl Braun New York Knicks 2nd All Star Team
Buddy Jeannette Baltimore Bullets 2nd All Star Team
John Logan St. Louis Bombers 2nd All Star Team
Stan Miasek Chicago Stags 2nd All Star Team
Fred Scolari Washington Capitols 2nd All Star Team

BAA - 1947 - 48 Leading Scorer

Player Season Team Points
Max Zaslofsky 1947-1948 Chicago Stags 1007
Joe Fulks 1947-1948 Philadelphia Warriors 949
Ed Sadowski 1947-1948 Boston Celtics 910
Bob Feerick 1947-1948 Washington Capitols 775
Stan Miasek 1947-1948 Chicago Stags 716
Carl Braun 1947-1948 New York Knicks 671
John Logan 1947-1948 St. Louis Bombers 644
Bud Palmer 1947-1948 New York Knicks 622
Red Rocha 1947-1948 St. Louis Bombers 611
Fred Scolari 1947-1948 Washington Capitols 589
Howie Dallmar 1947-1948 Philadelphia Warriors 587
//Assist Leader Section

BAA - 1947 - 48 Assist Leader

Player Season Team Assists
Howie Dallmar 1947-1948 Philadelphia Warriors 120
Ernie Calverley 1947-1948 Providence Steam Rollers 119
Jim Seminoff 1947-1948 Chicago Stags 89
Chuck Gilmur 1947-1948 Chicago Stags 77
Andy Phillip 1947-1948 Chicago Stags 74
Ed Sadowski 1947-1948 Boston Celtics 74
Buddy Jeannette 1947-1948 Baltimore Bullets 70
John Logan 1947-1948 St. Louis Bombers 62
Carl Braun 1947-1948 New York Knicks 61
Saul Mariaschin 1947-1948 Boston Celtics 60
Jack Garfinkel 1947-1948 Boston Celtics 59
..Foul Leaders Section

1947 - 48 Fouls Leader

Player Season Team Fouls
Chuck Gilmur 1947-1948 Chicago Stags 231
Red Rocha 1947-1948 St. Louis Bombers 209
Gene Vance 1947-1948 Chicago Stags 193
Stan Miasek 1947-1948 Chicago Stags 192
Ed Sadowski 1947-1948 Boston Celtics 182
Bones McKinney 1947-1948 Washington Capitols 176
Chick Reiser 1947-1948 Baltimore Bullets 175
Lee Knorek 1947-1948 New York Knicks 171
Ernie Calverley 1947-1948 Providence Steam Rollers 168
Joe Fulks 1947-1948 Philadelphia Warriors 162
Dick Holub 1947-1948 New York Knicks 159
//Field Goal Percetage Section

1947 - 48 Two (2) Point Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

1947 - 48 Field Goals Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player Season Team Attempt Made Percentage
Player Season Team Attempt Made Percentage
Buddy Jeannette 1947-1948 Baltimore Bullets 430 150 0.349
Paul Hoffman 1947-1948 Baltimore Bullets 408 142 0.348
Bob Feerick 1947-1948 Washington Capitols 861 293 0.340
Andy Phillip 1947-1948 Chicago Stags 425 143 0.336
Ray Kuka 1947-1948 New York Knicks 273 89 0.326
Carl Braun 1947-1948 New York Knicks 854 276 0.323
Ed Sadowski 1947-1948 Boston Celtics 953 308 0.323
Max Zaslofsky 1947-1948 Chicago Stags 1156 373 0.323
Chick Reiser 1947-1948 Baltimore Bullets 628 202 0.322
Bud Palmer 1947-1948 New York Knicks 710 224 0.315
Red Rocha 1947-1948 St. Louis Bombers 740 232 0.314