The 1946–47 Providence Steamrollers season was the first season of the Providence Steamrollers.[1]
1946–47 Providence Steamrollers season | |
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Head coach | Robert Morris |
Arena | Rhode Island Auditorium |
Results | |
Record | 28–32 (.467) |
Place | Division: 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Radio | WPRO |
Roster
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Regular season
editSeason 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
edit1946–47 BAA records | |||||||||||
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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 | 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 | 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
edit# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | November 2 | Boston | 59–53 | Dino Martin (18) | 1–0 |
2 | November 7 | Chicago | 73–65 | Earl Shannon (19) | 2–0 |
3 | November 9 | Pittsburgh | 76–66 | Ernie Calverley (18) | 3–0 |
4 | November 11 | @ Pittsburgh | 71–84 | George Mearns (18) | 3–1 |
5 | November 13 | @ Detroit | 70–68 | Dino Martin (20) | 4–1 |
6 | November 15 | @ Toronto | 68–85 | Dino Martin (14) | 4–2 |
7 | November 16 | Detroit | 59–70 | Ernie Calverley (23) | 4–3 |
8 | November 21 | Washington | 58–66 | George Mearns (16) | 4–4 |
9 | November 23 | St. Louis | 59–65 | Earl Shannon (19) | 4–5 |
10 | November 25 | @ Boston | 71–59 | Dino Martin (23) | 5–5 |
11 | November 28 | New York | 58–60 | Earl Shannon (20) | 5–6 |
12 | November 30 | Toronto | 79–65 | Earl Shannon (22) | 6–6 |
13 | December 3 | @ Philadelphia | 68–76 | Earl Shannon (18) | 6–7 |
14 | December 4 | @ Washington | 62–80 | Hank Beenders (24) | 6–8 |
15 | December 7 | Toronto | 59–68 | Beenders, Calverley (13) | 6–9 |
16 | December 11 | @ New York | 68–83 | Dino Martin (22) | 6–10 |
17 | December 14 | Detroit | 81–66 | Dino Martin (19) | 7–10 |
18 | December 19 | Chicago | 81–77 | Earl Shannon (21) | 8–10 |
19 | December 21 | New York | 63–61 | Pop Goodwin (16) | 9–10 |
20 | December 26 | Washington | 66–78 | Hank Beenders (16) | 9–11 |
21 | December 28 | Boston | 80–68 | Dino Martin (22) | 10–11 |
22 | January 2 | @ Philadelphia | 72–84 | Hank Beenders (19) | 10–12 |
23 | January 4 | Philadelphia | 78–74 | Ernie Calverley (17) | 11–12 |
24 | January 8 | @ Washington | 69–77 | Beenders, Martin (15) | 11–13 |
25 | January 9 | Cleveland | 91–68 | Dino Martin (40) | 12–13 |
26 | January 11 | Boston | 72–73 | Earl Shannon (21) | 12–14 |
27 | January 14 | @ Cleveland | 78–74 | Ernie Calverley (23) | 13–14 |
28 | January 15 | @ Pittsburgh | 53–65 | Hank Beenders (15) | 13–15 |
29 | January 19 | @ St. Louis | 53–69 | Hank Beenders (20) | 13–16 |
30 | January 23 | @ Chicago | 76–97 | Ernie Calverley (24) | 13–17 |
31 | January 24 | @ Toronto | 96–93 | Ernie Calverley (29) | 14–17 |
32 | January 27 | @ Pittsburgh | 63–71 | Earl Shannon (17) | 14–18 |
33 | January 29 | @ Detroit | 83–73 | Dino Martin (26) | 15–18 |
34 | January 30 | @ St. Louis | 82–70 | Dino Martin (23) | 16–18 |
35 | February 1 | Pittsburgh | 89–73 | Earl Shannon (28) | 17–18 |
36 | February 4 | @ Philadelphia | 68–75 | Hank Rosenstein (25) | 17–19 |
37 | February 6 | St. Louis | 65–73 | Earl Shannon (18) | 17–20 |
38 | February 8 | Philadelphia | 67–58 | Ernie Calverley (20) | 18–20 |
39 | February 11 | @ Cleveland | 76–85 | Beenders, Martin (18) | 18–21 |
40 | February 12 | @ Detroit | 64–84 | Ernie Calverley (20) | 18–22 |
41 | February 13 | @ Chicago | 79–81 | Ernie Calverley (20) | 18–23 |
42 | February 15 | Pittsburgh | 82–72 | Ernie Calverley (31) | 19–23 |
43 | February 19 | @ New York | 69–62 | Earl Shannon (21) | 20–23 |
44 | February 20 | Washington | 74–82 | Dino Martin (25) | 20–24 |
45 | February 22 | Cleveland | 85–77 | Ernie Calverley (21) | 21–24 |
46 | February 23 | @ Boston | 67–55 | Ernie Calverley (18) | 22–24 |
47 | February 25 | @ Toronto | 60–83 | Ernie Calverley (10) | 22–25 |
48 | February 27 | New York | 65–73 | Hank Beenders (16) | 22–26 |
49 | March 1 | Detroit | 80–74 | Ernie Calverley (26) | 23–26 |
50 | March 3 | @ St. Louis | 70–71 (OT) | Dino Martin (21) | 23–27 |
51 | March 4 | @ Cleveland | 76–82 | Hank Beenders (22) | 23–28 |
52 | March 8 | @ Chicago | 81–107 | Ernie Calverley (18) | 23–29 |
53 | March 10 | @ Boston | 87–70 | Beenders, Calverley (20) | 24–29 |
54 | March 13 | Toronto | 71–64 | Calverley, Shannon (17) | 25–29 |
55 | March 15 | St. Louis | 60–56 | Earl Shannon (18) | 26–29 |
56 | March 19 | @ Washington | 95–96 (OT) | Dino Martin (22) | 26–30 |
57 | March 20 | Cleveland | 76–73 | Ernie Calverley (29) | 27–30 |
58 | March 22 | Philadelphia | 82–103 | Ernie Calverley (22) | 27–31 |
59 | March 26 | @ New York | 84–91 (2OT) | Dino Martin (24) | 27–32 |
60 | March 29 | Chicago | 83–79 | Hank Rosenstein (24) | 28–32 |
Transactions
editPurchases
editPlayer | Date bought | Previous team |
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Jake Weber[2] | December 2, 1946 | New York Knicks |
Ralph Kaplowitz[2] | January 26, 1947 | New York Knicks |
References
edit- ^ "1946-47 Providence Steamrollers Roster and Stats".
- ^ a b "1946-47 Providence Steam Rollers Transactions". Basketball Reference. Accessed on July 2, 2017.