1948–49 BAA season




































































1948–49 BAA season
League Basketball Association of America
Sport Basketball
Duration November 1, 1948 – March 20, 1949
March 22–April 2, 1949 (Playoffs)
April 4–13, 1949 (Finals)
Number of games 60
Number of teams 12
Draft
Top draft pick Andy Tonkovich
Picked by Providence Steamrollers
Regular season
Top scorer
George Mikan (Minneapolis)
Playoffs

Eastern champions
Washington Capitols
  Eastern runners-up New York Knicks

Western champions
Minneapolis Lakers
  Western runners-up Rochester Royals
Finals
Champions Minneapolis Lakers
  Runners-up Washington Capitols
BAA/NBA seasons

← 1947–48

1949–50 →


The 1948–49 BAA season was the third and final season of the Basketball Association of America. (Later that year the BAA and National Basketball League merged to create the National Basketball Association or NBA.) The postseason tournament at its conclusion, the 1949 BAA Playoffs, ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the BAA Championship, beating the Washington Capitols 4 games to 2 in the BAA Finals.


The NBA recognizes the three BAA seasons as part of its own history, sometimes without comment,[1] so BAA 1948–49 is sometimes considered the third NBA season.




Contents






  • 1 Notable occurrences


  • 2 Final standings


    • 2.1 Eastern Division


    • 2.2 Western Division




  • 3 Statistics leaders


  • 4 BAA awards


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Notable occurrences


Four National Basketball League teams (Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Rochester) joined the BAA for the 1948–49 season.






































Coaching changes
Offseason
Team
1947–48 coach
1948–49 coach

Boston Celtics

Honey Russell

Doggie Julian

Providence Steamrollers

Nat Hickey

Ken Loeffler

St. Louis Bombers

Ken Loeffler

Grady Lewis
In-season
Team
Outgoing coach
Incoming coach

Chicago Stags

Harold Olsen

Philip Brownstein


Final standings



Eastern Division








Western Division








Statistics leaders





































Category Player Team Stat
Points George Mikan Minneapolis Lakers 1,698
Assists Bob Davies Rochester Royals 321
FG% Arnie Risen Rochester Royals .423
FT% Bob Feerick Washington Capitols .859

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:

    • G Max Zaslofsky, Chicago Stags

    • G/F Bob Davies, Rochester Royals

    • C George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers

    • F Jim Pollard, Minneapolis Lakers

    • F Joe Fulks, Philadelphia Warriors




  • All-BAA Second Team

    • C Arnie Risen, Rochester Royals

    • C Bob Feerick, Washington Capitols

    • F/C Bones McKinney, Washington Capitols

    • G Ken Sailors, Providence Steamrollers

    • G John Logan, St. Louis Bombers





References





  1. ^ "NBA Season Recaps". NBA History (nba.com/history). July 1, 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-04.




External links




  • NBA History at NBA.com


  • 1948–49 BAA Season Summary at Basketball-Reference.com










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