1947β48 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 1β2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WMEX |
The 1947β48 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.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 3 | Bulbs Ehlers | G/F | ![]() |
Purdue |
β | β | Bob Alemeida | β | ![]() |
β |
β | β | Hank Biasatti | G | ![]() ![]() |
Long Island |
β | β | Johnny Ezersky | G/F | ![]() |
Rhode Island State |
β | β | George Felt | β | ![]() |
Northwestern |
β | β | Jack Hewson | F/C | ![]() |
Temple |
β | β | John Kelly | β | ![]() |
Notre Dame |
β | β | George Petrovick | β | ![]() |
β |
β | β | Gene Stump | G/F | ![]() |
DePaul |
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1947β48 BAA Records | |||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | NYK | PHI | PRO | STL | WAS | |||
Baltimore | β | 5β1 | 5β3 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 6β0 | 3β5 | 2β6 | |||
Boston | 1β5 | β | 3β3 | 1β7 | 4β4 | 6β2 | 2β4 | 3β3 | |||
Chicago | 3β5 | 3β3 | β | 6β0 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 3β5 | 5β3 | |||
New York | 1β5 | 7β1 | 0β6 | β | 4β4 | 7β1 | 4β2 | 3β3 | |||
Philadelphia | 4β2 | 4β4 | 2-4 | 1β7 | β | 8β0 | 3β3 | 2β4 | |||
Providence | 0β6 | 2β6 | 2β4 | 1β7 | 0β8 | β | 0β6 | 1β5 | |||
St. Louis | 5β3 | 4β2 | 5β3 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 6β0 | β | 4β4 | |||
Washington | 6β2 | 3β3 | 3β5 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 4β4 | β |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | November 13 | @ Baltimore | 74β85 | Sadowski, Simmons (16) | 0β1 |
2 | November 14 | Philadelphia | 74β79 (OT) | Ed Sadowski (27) | 0β2 |
3 | November 15 | @ Washington | 73β69 | Ed Sadowski (14) | 1β2 |
4 | November 18 | St. Louis | 50β65 | Ed Sadowski (14) | 1β3 |
5 | November 20 | @ Philadelphia | 67β57 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 2β3 |
6 | November 21 | Baltimore | 73β89 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 2β4 |
7 | November 22 | @ Providence | 65β62 | Cecil Hankins (12) | 3β4 |
8 | November 25 | New York | 75β91 | Ed Sadowski (15) | 3β5 |
9 | November 26 | @ New York | 65β63 | Ed Sadowski (19) | 4β5 |
10 | November 28 | Washington | 92β83 | Ed Sadowski (22) | 5β5 |
11 | December 2 | Baltimore | 69β77 (OT) | Ed Sadowski (18) | 5β6 |
12 | December 5 | Providence | 73β69 | Ed Sadowski (24) | 6β6 |
13 | December 10 | New York | 75β79 | Ed Sadowski (25) | 6β7 |
14 | December 12 | Philadelphia | 69β67 | Mel Riebe (22) | 7β7 |
15 | December 17 | Providence | 67β66 | Mel Riebe (17) | 8β7 |
16 | December 19 | St. Louis | 78β70 | Ed Sadowski (30) | 9β7 |
17 | December 20 | @ New York | 58β70 | Saul Mariaschin (20) | 9β8 |
18 | December 23 | Chicago | 75β83 | Ed Sadowski (22) | 9β9 |
19 | December 27 | @ Providence | 74β63 | Mel Riebe (15) | 10β9 |
20 | December 30 | Philadelphia | 70β64 | Ed Sadowski (28) | 11β9 |
21 | January 1 | @ St. Louis | 48β58 | Bulbs Ehlers (12) | 11β10 |
22 | January 3 | @ Washington | 60β95 | Connie Simmons (12) | 11β11 |
23 | January 10 | @ Providence | 57β70 | Ed Sadowski (19) | 11β12 |
24 | January 11 | Washington | 84β56 | Mel Riebe (21) | 12β12 |
25 | January 16 | Chicago | 75β61 | Ed Sadowski (23) | 13β12 |
26 | January 18 | @ Chicago | 48β72 | Ed Sadowski (11) | 13β13 |
27 | January 22 | @ Philadelphia | 61β54 | Noszka, Riebe, Sadowski (11) | 14β13 |
28 | January 23 | New York | 58β74 | Mel Riebe (18) | 14β14 |
29 | January 25 | @ St. Louis | 54β72 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 14β15 |
30 | January 27 | Philadelphia | 68β77 | Ed Sadowski (21) | 14β16 |
31 | January 30 | Providence | 69β79 | Ed Sadowski (22) | 14β17 |
32 | January 31 | @ New York | 64β66 | Ed Sadowski (28) | 14β18 |
33 | February 6 | New York | 57β68 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 14β19 |
34 | February 8 | @ New York | 68β80 | Ed Sadowski (30) | 14β20 |
35 | February 12 | @ Philadelphia | 60β69 | Ed Sadowski (20) | 14β21 |
36 | February 13 | Providence | 79β73 | Ed Sadowski (23) | 15β21 |
37 | February 14 | @ Washington | 58β72 | Ed Sadowski (16) | 15β22 |
38 | February 19 | @ Baltimore | 76β79 (OT) | Ed Sadowski (33) | 15β23 |
39 | February 22 | Chicago | 77β97 | Mel Riebe (20) | 15β24 |
40 | February 26 | @ St. Louis | 92β94 (2OT) | Ed Sadowski (34) | 15β25 |
41 | February 27 | @ Chicago | 83β69 | Ehlers, Sadowski (22) | 16β25 |
42 | February 29 | Baltimore | 65β62 | Ed Sadowski (20) | 17β25 |
43 | March 4 | @ Philadelphia | 62β82 | Ed Sadowski (16) | 17β26 |
44 | March 5 | St. Louis | 71β68 | Ed Sadowski (32) | 18β26 |
45 | March 6 | @ Baltimore | 68β81 | Mike Bloom (14) | 18β27 |
46 | March 13 | @ Providence | 86β64 | Mel Riebe (22) | 19β27 |
47 | March 16 | Washington | 62β76 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 19β28 |
48 | March 18 | @ Chicago | 77β72 | Ed Sadowski (23) | 20β28 |
1948 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 1β2 (home: 1β2; road: 0β0)
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1948 schedule |
April 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 |
Player | 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 |
Player | 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 |
1947β48 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 1β2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WMEX |
The 1947β48 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.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 3 | Bulbs Ehlers | G/F | ![]() |
Purdue |
β | β | Bob Alemeida | β | ![]() |
β |
β | β | Hank Biasatti | G | ![]() ![]() |
Long Island |
β | β | Johnny Ezersky | G/F | ![]() |
Rhode Island State |
β | β | George Felt | β | ![]() |
Northwestern |
β | β | Jack Hewson | F/C | ![]() |
Temple |
β | β | John Kelly | β | ![]() |
Notre Dame |
β | β | George Petrovick | β | ![]() |
β |
β | β | Gene Stump | G/F | ![]() |
DePaul |
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1947β48 BAA Records | |||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | NYK | PHI | PRO | STL | WAS | |||
Baltimore | β | 5β1 | 5β3 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 6β0 | 3β5 | 2β6 | |||
Boston | 1β5 | β | 3β3 | 1β7 | 4β4 | 6β2 | 2β4 | 3β3 | |||
Chicago | 3β5 | 3β3 | β | 6β0 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 3β5 | 5β3 | |||
New York | 1β5 | 7β1 | 0β6 | β | 4β4 | 7β1 | 4β2 | 3β3 | |||
Philadelphia | 4β2 | 4β4 | 2-4 | 1β7 | β | 8β0 | 3β3 | 2β4 | |||
Providence | 0β6 | 2β6 | 2β4 | 1β7 | 0β8 | β | 0β6 | 1β5 | |||
St. Louis | 5β3 | 4β2 | 5β3 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 6β0 | β | 4β4 | |||
Washington | 6β2 | 3β3 | 3β5 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 4β4 | β |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | November 13 | @ Baltimore | 74β85 | Sadowski, Simmons (16) | 0β1 |
2 | November 14 | Philadelphia | 74β79 (OT) | Ed Sadowski (27) | 0β2 |
3 | November 15 | @ Washington | 73β69 | Ed Sadowski (14) | 1β2 |
4 | November 18 | St. Louis | 50β65 | Ed Sadowski (14) | 1β3 |
5 | November 20 | @ Philadelphia | 67β57 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 2β3 |
6 | November 21 | Baltimore | 73β89 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 2β4 |
7 | November 22 | @ Providence | 65β62 | Cecil Hankins (12) | 3β4 |
8 | November 25 | New York | 75β91 | Ed Sadowski (15) | 3β5 |
9 | November 26 | @ New York | 65β63 | Ed Sadowski (19) | 4β5 |
10 | November 28 | Washington | 92β83 | Ed Sadowski (22) | 5β5 |
11 | December 2 | Baltimore | 69β77 (OT) | Ed Sadowski (18) | 5β6 |
12 | December 5 | Providence | 73β69 | Ed Sadowski (24) | 6β6 |
13 | December 10 | New York | 75β79 | Ed Sadowski (25) | 6β7 |
14 | December 12 | Philadelphia | 69β67 | Mel Riebe (22) | 7β7 |
15 | December 17 | Providence | 67β66 | Mel Riebe (17) | 8β7 |
16 | December 19 | St. Louis | 78β70 | Ed Sadowski (30) | 9β7 |
17 | December 20 | @ New York | 58β70 | Saul Mariaschin (20) | 9β8 |
18 | December 23 | Chicago | 75β83 | Ed Sadowski (22) | 9β9 |
19 | December 27 | @ Providence | 74β63 | Mel Riebe (15) | 10β9 |
20 | December 30 | Philadelphia | 70β64 | Ed Sadowski (28) | 11β9 |
21 | January 1 | @ St. Louis | 48β58 | Bulbs Ehlers (12) | 11β10 |
22 | January 3 | @ Washington | 60β95 | Connie Simmons (12) | 11β11 |
23 | January 10 | @ Providence | 57β70 | Ed Sadowski (19) | 11β12 |
24 | January 11 | Washington | 84β56 | Mel Riebe (21) | 12β12 |
25 | January 16 | Chicago | 75β61 | Ed Sadowski (23) | 13β12 |
26 | January 18 | @ Chicago | 48β72 | Ed Sadowski (11) | 13β13 |
27 | January 22 | @ Philadelphia | 61β54 | Noszka, Riebe, Sadowski (11) | 14β13 |
28 | January 23 | New York | 58β74 | Mel Riebe (18) | 14β14 |
29 | January 25 | @ St. Louis | 54β72 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 14β15 |
30 | January 27 | Philadelphia | 68β77 | Ed Sadowski (21) | 14β16 |
31 | January 30 | Providence | 69β79 | Ed Sadowski (22) | 14β17 |
32 | January 31 | @ New York | 64β66 | Ed Sadowski (28) | 14β18 |
33 | February 6 | New York | 57β68 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 14β19 |
34 | February 8 | @ New York | 68β80 | Ed Sadowski (30) | 14β20 |
35 | February 12 | @ Philadelphia | 60β69 | Ed Sadowski (20) | 14β21 |
36 | February 13 | Providence | 79β73 | Ed Sadowski (23) | 15β21 |
37 | February 14 | @ Washington | 58β72 | Ed Sadowski (16) | 15β22 |
38 | February 19 | @ Baltimore | 76β79 (OT) | Ed Sadowski (33) | 15β23 |
39 | February 22 | Chicago | 77β97 | Mel Riebe (20) | 15β24 |
40 | February 26 | @ St. Louis | 92β94 (2OT) | Ed Sadowski (34) | 15β25 |
41 | February 27 | @ Chicago | 83β69 | Ehlers, Sadowski (22) | 16β25 |
42 | February 29 | Baltimore | 65β62 | Ed Sadowski (20) | 17β25 |
43 | March 4 | @ Philadelphia | 62β82 | Ed Sadowski (16) | 17β26 |
44 | March 5 | St. Louis | 71β68 | Ed Sadowski (32) | 18β26 |
45 | March 6 | @ Baltimore | 68β81 | Mike Bloom (14) | 18β27 |
46 | March 13 | @ Providence | 86β64 | Mel Riebe (22) | 19β27 |
47 | March 16 | Washington | 62β76 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 19β28 |
48 | March 18 | @ Chicago | 77β72 | Ed Sadowski (23) | 20β28 |
1948 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 1β2 (home: 1β2; road: 0β0)
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1948 schedule |
April 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 |
Player | 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 |
Player | 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 |