The 1947–48 Boston Celtics season was the second season of the Boston Celtics in the Basketball Association of America (BAA/NBA).[1] This was the first season in which the Celtics qualified for the playoffs, where they lost in the BAA Quarterfinals to the Chicago Stags.
1947–48 Boston Celtics season | |
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Head coach | Honey Russell |
Owners | Walter A. Brown |
Arena | Boston Arena Boston Garden |
Results | |
Record | 20–28 (.417) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | BAA Quarterfinals (lost to Stags 1–2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WMEX |
Draft picks
editRound | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 3 | Bulbs Ehlers | G/F | United States | Purdue |
– | – | Bob Alemeida | – | United States | – |
– | – | Hank Biasatti | G | Italy Canada |
Long Island |
– | – | Johnny Ezersky | G/F | United States | Rhode Island State |
– | – | George Felt | – | United States | Northwestern |
– | – | Jack Hewson | F/C | United States | Temple |
– | – | John Kelly | – | United States | Notre Dame |
– | – | George Petrovick | – | United States | – |
– | – | Gene Stump | G/F | United States | DePaul |
Roster
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Regular season
editSeason standings
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Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | NYK | PHI | PRO | STL | WAS | |||
Baltimore | — | 5–1 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | |||
Boston | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 1–7 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | |||
Chicago | 3–5 | 3–3 | — | 6–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–5 | 5–3 | |||
New York | 1–5 | 7–1 | 0–6 | — | 4–4 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | |||
Philadelphia | 4–2 | 4–4 | 2-4 | 1–7 | — | 8–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | |||
Providence | 0–6 | 2–6 | 2–4 | 1–7 | 0–8 | — | 0–6 | 1–5 | |||
St. Louis | 5–3 | 4–2 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | — | 4–4 | |||
Washington | 6–2 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–4 | — |
Game log
edit# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | November 13 | @ Baltimore | 74–85 | Sadowski, Simmons (16) | 0–1 |
2 | November 14 | Philadelphia | 74–79 (OT) | Ed Sadowski (27) | 0–2 |
3 | November 15 | @ Washington | 73–69 | Ed Sadowski (14) | 1–2 |
4 | November 18 | St. Louis | 50–65 | Ed Sadowski (14) | 1–3 |
5 | November 20 | @ Philadelphia | 67–57 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 2–3 |
6 | November 21 | Baltimore | 73–89 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 2–4 |
7 | November 22 | @ Providence | 65–62 | Cecil Hankins (12) | 3–4 |
8 | November 25 | New York | 75–91 | Ed Sadowski (15) | 3–5 |
9 | November 26 | @ New York | 65–63 | Ed Sadowski (19) | 4–5 |
10 | November 28 | Washington | 92–83 | Ed Sadowski (22) | 5–5 |
11 | December 2 | Baltimore | 69–77 (OT) | Ed Sadowski (18) | 5–6 |
12 | December 5 | Providence | 73–69 | Ed Sadowski (24) | 6–6 |
13 | December 10 | New York | 75–79 | Ed Sadowski (25) | 6–7 |
14 | December 12 | Philadelphia | 69–67 | Mel Riebe (22) | 7–7 |
15 | December 17 | Providence | 67–66 | Mel Riebe (17) | 8–7 |
16 | December 19 | St. Louis | 78–70 | Ed Sadowski (30) | 9–7 |
17 | December 20 | @ New York | 58–70 | Saul Mariaschin (20) | 9–8 |
18 | December 23 | Chicago | 75–83 | Ed Sadowski (22) | 9–9 |
19 | December 27 | @ Providence | 74–63 | Mel Riebe (15) | 10–9 |
20 | December 30 | Philadelphia | 70–64 | Ed Sadowski (28) | 11–9 |
21 | January 1 | @ St. Louis | 48–58 | Bulbs Ehlers (12) | 11–10 |
22 | January 3 | @ Washington | 60–95 | Connie Simmons (12) | 11–11 |
23 | January 10 | @ Providence | 57–70 | Ed Sadowski (19) | 11–12 |
24 | January 11 | Washington | 84–56 | Mel Riebe (21) | 12–12 |
25 | January 16 | Chicago | 75–61 | Ed Sadowski (23) | 13–12 |
26 | January 18 | @ Chicago | 48–72 | Ed Sadowski (11) | 13–13 |
27 | January 22 | @ Philadelphia | 61–54 | Noszka, Riebe, Sadowski (11) | 14–13 |
28 | January 23 | New York | 58–74 | Mel Riebe (18) | 14–14 |
29 | January 25 | @ St. Louis | 54–72 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 14–15 |
30 | January 27 | Philadelphia | 68–77 | Ed Sadowski (21) | 14–16 |
31 | January 30 | Providence | 69–79 | Ed Sadowski (22) | 14–17 |
32 | January 31 | @ New York | 64–66 | Ed Sadowski (28) | 14–18 |
33 | February 6 | New York | 57–68 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 14–19 |
34 | February 8 | @ New York | 68–80 | Ed Sadowski (30) | 14–20 |
35 | February 12 | @ Philadelphia | 60–69 | Ed Sadowski (20) | 14–21 |
36 | February 13 | Providence | 79–73 | Ed Sadowski (23) | 15–21 |
37 | February 14 | @ Washington | 58–72 | Ed Sadowski (16) | 15–22 |
38 | February 19 | @ Baltimore | 76–79 (OT) | Ed Sadowski (33) | 15–23 |
39 | February 22 | Chicago | 77–97 | Mel Riebe (20) | 15–24 |
40 | February 26 | @ St. Louis | 92–94 (2OT) | Ed Sadowski (34) | 15–25 |
41 | February 27 | @ Chicago | 83–69 | Ehlers, Sadowski (22) | 16–25 |
42 | February 29 | Baltimore | 65–62 | Ed Sadowski (20) | 17–25 |
43 | March 4 | @ Philadelphia | 62–82 | Ed Sadowski (16) | 17–26 |
44 | March 5 | St. Louis | 71–68 | Ed Sadowski (32) | 18–26 |
45 | March 6 | @ Baltimore | 68–81 | Mike Bloom (14) | 18–27 |
46 | March 13 | @ Providence | 86–64 | Mel Riebe (22) | 19–27 |
47 | March 16 | Washington | 62–76 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 19–28 |
48 | March 18 | @ Chicago | 77–72 | Ed Sadowski (23) | 20–28 |
Playoffs
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First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–2; road: 0–0)
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1948 schedule |
Awards and records
editTransactions
editTrades
editApril 29, 1947 |
To Boston Celtics Cecil Hankins[2] |
To St. Louis Bombers Wyndol Gray |
October 27, 1947 |
To Boston Celtics George Munroe[3] Cash |
To St. Louis Bombers John Abramovic |
February 9, 1948 |
To Boston Celtics Mike Bloom[3] |
To Baltimore Bullets Connie Simmons |
Free agency
editAdditions
editPlayer | Signed | Former team |
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John Janisch | Detroit Falcons | |
Saul Mariaschin | Harvard Crimson | |
Stan Noszka | Pittsburgh Ironmen | |
Mel Riebe | Cleveland Rebels | |
Ed Sadowski | Cleveland Rebels |
Subtractions
editPlayer | Reason left | New team |
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Al Brightman | Signed contract | Seattle Athletics |
Hal Crisler | Retired from basketball to pursue career in American football | |
Bob Duffy | ||
Don Eliason | ||
Warren Fenley | ||
Mel Hirsch | ||
Jerry Kelly | Signed contract | Providence Steamrollers |
Harold Kottman | Signed contract | St. Paul Saints |
Dick Murphy | Signed contract | Elizabeth Braves |
John Simmons | Signed contract | Kansas City Blues |
Virgil Vaughn |
References
edit- ^ 1947–48 Boston Celtics
- ^ "1946–47 Boston Celtics Transactions". Basketball Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "1947–48 Boston Celtics Transactions". Basketball Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2017.