1947–48 BAA season
| 1947–48 BAA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Philadelphia Warriors |
The 1947–48 BAA season was the second season of the
Although not celebrated at the time, this season was historic, with
The NBA recognizes the three BAA seasons as part of its own history so the 1947–48 BAA season is considered the second NBA season.[2]
Notable occurrences
| Offseason | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | 1946–47 coach | 1947–48 coach |
| New York Knicks | Neil Cohalan | Joe Lapchick |
| Providence Steamrollers | Robert Morris | Albert Soar
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| In-season | ||
| Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
| Providence Steamrollers | Albert Soar
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Nat Hickey |
Preseason events
Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Toronto folded before the season started, leaving the BAA with only seven teams. (All cities except Pittsburgh would get new NBA teams in future years.) The Baltimore Bullets were brought into the league from the
Final standings
Eastern Division
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Western Division
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Playoffs
There were no byes. Western and Eastern champions St. Louis and Philadelphia immediately played a long semifinal series with St. Louis having home-court advantage. Philadelphia won the seventh game in St. Louis, 85–46, two days before Baltimore concluded its sequence of tie-breaker (not shown) and two short series with other runners-up.
| First Round | BAA Semifinals | BAA Finals | |||||||||||
| W1 | St. Louis* | 3 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Philadelphia* | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Baltimore | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Baltimore | 4 | |||||||||||
| E2 | New York | 1 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Baltimore | 2 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Chicago | 0 | |||||||||||
| E3 | Boston | 1 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Chicago | 2 | |||||||||||
- * Division winner
- Bold Series winner
Statistics leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Max Zaslofsky | Chicago Stags | 1,007 |
| Assists | Howie Dallmar | Philadelphia Warriors |
120 |
| FG% | Bob Feerick | Washington Capitols | .340 |
| FT% | Bob Feerick | Washington Capitols | .788 |
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.
BAA awards
- All-BAA First Team
- C Ed Sadowski, Boston Celtics
- F Philadelphia Warriors
- F Howie Dallmar, Philadelphia Warriors
- F Bob Feerick, Washington Capitols
- G Max Zaslofsky, Chicago Stags
- All-BAA Second Team
- G Baltimore Bullets
- C Stan Miasek, Chicago Stags
- G Carl Braun, New York Knicks
- G Fred Scolari, Washington Capitols
- G St. Louis Bombers
- G
- BAA Rookie of the Year
- F/G Baltimore Bullets
- F/G
Notes
- ^ NBA Playoffshave done from 1951 to present. Eastern and Western leaders, or perhaps champions, Philadelphia and St. Louis played off to determine one finalist while four runners-up played off to determine the other finalist.
The listed teams were BAA playoff finalists and semifinalists, as Eastern and Western champions and runners-up in the NBA have been playoff finalists and semifinalists from 1951 to present. - ^ Philadelphia may reasonably be called Eastern champion.
See also
References
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (November 21, 2019). "Wat Misaka, First Nonwhite in Modern Pro Basketball, Dies at 95". The New York Times. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "NBA Season Recaps: 1946-2019". NBA.com. July 24, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2020.