1946–47 Boston Celtics season
Boston Arena Boston Garden | |
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Results | |
Record | 22–38 (.367) |
Place | Division: 5th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WMEX |
The 1946–47 Boston Celtics season was the first season of the
Irish American population. John Davis "Honey" Russell was hired as the first Celtics coach, and the team soon began its inaugural season, losing its first game 59–53 to the Providence Steamrollers. The Celtics won their first game of the season against the Toronto Huskies on November 16, 1946.[3]
Roster
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Regular season
On November 5, the Celtics played their first game at the
Boston Arena in front of 4,329 fans.[4] The game would be delayed for an hour when the wooden backboard was damaged after a practice dunk during warm-ups. After the backboard was repaired, the Celtics lost to the Chicago Stags
by a score 57–55. This would become the first-ever broken backboard in BAA/NBA History.
Season standings
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | x-Washington Capitols | 49 | 11 | .817 | – |
2 | x-Philadelphia Warriors | 35 | 25 | .583 | 14 |
3 | x-New York Knicks | 33 | 27 | .550 | 16 |
4 | Providence Steamrollers | 28 | 32 | .467 | 21 |
5 | Boston Celtics | 22 | 38 | .367 | 27 |
6 | Toronto Huskies | 22 | 38 | .367 | 27 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CHI | CLE | DET | NYK | PHI | PIT | PRO | STL | TOR | WAS |
Boston | — | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 |
Chicago | 6–0 | — | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 |
Cleveland | 4–2 | 1–5 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–0 | 1–5 |
Detroit
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3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 1–5 |
New York | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2-4 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 |
Philadelphia | 5–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–5 |
Pittsburgh | 1–5 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–5 |
Providence | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–6 |
St. Louis
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5–1 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–4 |
Toronto | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 1–5 |
Washington | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | — |
Game log
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Player stats
Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | AST | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Connie Simmons | 60 | .320 | .677 | 62 | 10.3 | ||||||
Al Brightman | 58 | .256 | .627 | 60 | 9.8 | ||||||
Wyndol Gray | 55 | .292 | .581 | 47 | 6.4 | ||||||
Art Spector | 55 | .267 | .553 | 46 | 6.0 | ||||||
Jerry Kelly | 43 | .291 | .667 | 24 | 6.0 | ||||||
Charlie Hoefer | 35 | .241 | .634 | 24 | 6.0 | ||||||
Red Wallace | 24 | .246 | .438 | 20 | 5.5 | ||||||
Johnny Simmons
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60 | .280 | .614 | 29 | 5.3 | ||||||
Chuck Connors | 49 | .247 | .464 | 40 | 4.6 | ||||||
Jack Garfinkel | 40 | .266 | .607 | 58 | 4.5 | ||||||
Harold Kottman | 53 | .314 | .465 | 17 | 3.1 | ||||||
Warren Fenley | 33 | .225 | .511 | 16 | 2.6 | ||||||
Tony Kappen | 18 | .275 | .632 | 6 | 4.1 | ||||||
Virgil Vaughn | 17 | .192 | .536 | 10 | 2.6 | ||||||
Mel Hirsch | 13 | .200 | .500 | 10 | 1.5 | ||||||
Dick Murphy | 7 | .059 | .000 | 3 | 0.9 | ||||||
Moe Becker | 6 | .227 | .750 | 1 | 2.2 | ||||||
Bob Duffy | 6 | .286 | 1.000 | 0 | 1.3 | ||||||
Hal Crisler
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4 | .333 | 1.000 | 0 | 1.5 | ||||||
Don Eliason | 1 | .000 | – | 0 | 0.0 |
Transactions
Trades
December 12, 1946 |
To Boston Celtics Moe Becker[5] |
To Pittsburgh Ironmen Tony Kappen |
January 2, 1947 |
To the Boston Celtics Charlie Hoefer[5] |
To the Toronto Huskies Red Wallace |
Purchases
Player | Date bought | Previous team |
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Jack Garfinkel[6] | January 16, 1947 | Rochester Royals
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References
- ^ Celtics Lore | Celtics.com
- ^ Boston Celtics Limited Partnership: Information and Much More from Answers.com
- ^ "1946-47 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ Boston Celtics (1946–Present)
- ^ a b "1946-47 Boston Celtics Transactions". Basketball Reference. Accessed on July 19, 2017.
- ^ prosportstransactions.com