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1948 - 49 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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1948 - 49 Regular Season Standings


BAA 1948 - 49 Season


Wins Loses Win % GB PF PA
Eastern Division
Washington Capitols 38 22 0.633 81.8 79.4
New York Knicks 32 28 0.533 679.2 77.7
Baltimore Bullets 29 31 0.483 983.6 82.2
Philadelphia Warriors 28 32 0.467 1083.7 83.4
Boston Celtics 25 35 0.417 1376.6 79.5
Providence Steam Rollers 12 48 0.200 2678.5 87.6
Western Division
Rochester Royals 45 15 0.750 84.0 77.4
Minneapolis Lakers 44 16 0.733 184.0 76.7
Chicago Stags 38 22 0.633 784.0 80.0
St. Louis Bombers 29 31 0.483 1675.8 79.4
Fort Wayne Pistons 22 38 0.367 2374.3 77.5
Indianapolis Jets 18 42 0.300 2774.7 79.4

1948 - 49 BAA Playoffs

Finals
Minneapolis Lakers over Washington Capitols (4-2)
Mon, April 4 - Washington Capitols 84 @ Minneapolis Lakers 88
Wed, April 6 - Washington Capitols 62 @ Minneapolis Lakers 76
Fri, April 8 - Minneapolis Lakers 94 @ Washington Capitols 74
Sat, April 9 - Minneapolis Lakers 71 @ Washington Capitols 83
Mon, April 11 - Minneapolis Lakers 65 @ Washington Capitols 74
Wed, April 13 - Washington Capitols 56 @ Minneapolis Lakers 77

Eastern Division Finals
Washington Capitols over New York Knicks (2-1)
Tue, March 29 - New York Knicks 71 @ Washington Capitols 77
Thu, March 31 - Washington Capitols 84 @ New York Knicks 86
Sat, April 2 - New York Knicks 76 @ Washington Capitols 84

Western Division Finals
Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals (2-0)
Sun, March 27 - Minneapolis Lakers 80 @ Rochester Royals 79
Tue, March 29 - Rochester Royals 55 @ Minneapolis Lakers 67

Eastern Division Semifinals
Washington Capitols over Philadelphia Warriors (2-0)
Wed, March 23 - Washington Capitols 92 @ Philadelphia Warriors 70
Thu, March 24 - Philadelphia Warriors 78 @ Washington Capitols 80

Western Division Semifinals
Minneapolis Lakers over Chicago Stags (2-0)
Wed, March 23 - Chicago Stags 77 @ Minneapolis Lakers 84
Thu, March 24 - Minneapolis Lakers 101 @ Chicago Stags 85

1948-49 BAA Awards

Player Team Award
Howie Shannon * Providence Steam Rollers
Bob Davies Rochester Royals 1st All Star Team
Joe Fulks Philadelphia Warriors 1st All Star Team
George Mikan Minneapolis Lakers 1st All Star Team
Jim Pollard Minneapolis Lakers 1st All Star Team
Max Zaslofsky Chicago Stags 1st All Star Team
Bob Feerick Washington Capitols 2nd All Star Team
John Logan St. Louis Bombers 2nd All Star Team
Bones McKinney Washington Capitols 2nd All Star Team
Arnie Risen Rochester Royals 2nd All Star Team
Kenny Sailors Providence Steam Rollers 2nd All Star Team

BAA - 1948 - 49 Leading Scorer

Player Season Team Points
George Mikan 1948-1949 Minneapolis Lakers 1698
Joe Fulks 1948-1949 Philadelphia Warriors 1560
Max Zaslofsky 1948-1949 Chicago Stags 1197
Arnie Risen 1948-1949 Rochester Royals 995
Ed Sadowski 1948-1949 Philadelphia Warriors 920
Belus Smawley 1948-1949 St. Louis Bombers 914
Bob Davies 1948-1949 Rochester Royals 904
Kenny Sailors 1948-1949 Providence Steam Rollers 899
Carl Braun 1948-1949 New York Knicks 810
John Logan 1948-1949 St. Louis Bombers 803
Jim Pollard 1948-1949 Minneapolis Lakers 784
//Assist Leader Section

BAA - 1948 - 49 Assist Leader

Player Season Team Assists
Bob Davies 1948-1949 Rochester Royals 321
Andy Phillip 1948-1949 Chicago Stags 319
John Logan 1948-1949 St. Louis Bombers 276
Ernie Calverley 1948-1949 Providence Steam Rollers 251
George Senesky 1948-1949 Philadelphia Warriors 233
Jim Seminoff 1948-1949 Boston Celtics 229
George Mikan 1948-1949 Minneapolis Lakers 218
Kenny Sailors 1948-1949 Providence Steam Rollers 209
Bob Feerick 1948-1949 Washington Capitols 188
Bobby Wanzer 1948-1949 Rochester Royals 186
Herm Schaefer 1948-1949 Minneapolis Lakers 185
..Foul Leaders Section

1948 - 49 Fouls Leader

Player Season Team Fouls
Ed Sadowski 1948-1949 Philadelphia Warriors 273
Joe Fulks 1948-1949 Philadelphia Warriors 262
George Mikan 1948-1949 Minneapolis Lakers 260
Lee Knorek 1948-1949 New York Knicks 258
Kleggie Hermsen 1948-1949 Washington Capitols 257
Red Rocha 1948-1949 St. Louis Bombers 251
Arnie Johnson 1948-1949 Rochester Royals 247
Kenny Sailors 1948-1949 Providence Steam Rollers 239
Gene Vance 1948-1949 Chicago Stags 217
Bones McKinney 1948-1949 Washington Capitols 216
Arnie Risen 1948-1949 Rochester Royals 216
//Field Goal Percetage Section

1948 - 49 Two (2) Point Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

1948 - 49 Field Goals Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player Season Team Attempt Made Percentage
Player Season Team Attempt Made Percentage
Jake Pelkington 1948-1949 Baltimore Bullets 365 160 0.438
Arnie Risen 1948-1949 Rochester Royals 816 345 0.423
Arnie Johnson 1948-1949 Rochester Royals 375 156 0.416
George Mikan 1948-1949 Minneapolis Lakers 1403 583 0.416
Andy Duncan 1948-1949 Rochester Royals 391 162 0.414
Ed Sadowski 1948-1949 Philadelphia Warriors 839 340 0.405
Jim Pollard 1948-1949 Minneapolis Lakers 792 314 0.396
Chuck Gilmur 1948-1949 Chicago Stags 281 110 0.391
Jack Nichols 1948-1949 Washington Capitols 392 153 0.390
Red Rocha 1948-1949 St. Louis Bombers 574 223 0.389
Bobby Wanzer 1948-1949 Rochester Royals 533 202 0.379