1948β49 Providence Steamrollers season | |
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Head coach | Ken Loeffler |
Arena | Rhode Island Auditorium |
Results | |
Record | 12–48 (.200) |
Place | Division: 6th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1948β49 BAA season was the Steamrollers' third and final season in the NBA/BAA. [1] The team would fold after finishing last in the league for a second consecutive season, at 12β48.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 1 | Andy Tonkovich | G | United States | Marshall |
β | β | Al Bennett | β | United States | Oklahoma State |
β | β | Jack Coleman | F/C | United States | Louisville |
β | β | Ed Faber | β | United States | Trinity |
β | β | Verl Heap | β | United States | Arizona State |
β | β | Otto Snellbacher | β | United States | Kansas |
β | β | Brady Walker | F/C | United States | BYU |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | x- Washington Capitols | 38 | 22 | .633 | β |
2 | x- New York Knicks | 32 | 28 | .533 | 6 |
3 | x- Baltimore Bullets | 29 | 31 | .483 | 9 |
4 | x- Philadelphia Warriors | 28 | 32 | .467 | 10 |
5 | Boston Celtics | 25 | 35 | .417 | 13 |
6 | Providence Steamrollers | 12 | 48 | .200 | 26 |
1948β49 BAA records | |||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | PRO | ROC | STL | WAS | |
Baltimore | β | 4β2 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β3 | |
Boston | 2β4 | β | 0β5 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 1β5 | |
Chicago | 4β1 | 5β0 | β | 4β2 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 3β2 | |
Fort Wayne | 1β4 | 1β4 | 2β4 | β | 3β3 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 5β0 | 4β1 | 0β6 | 1β4 | 2β3 | |
Indianapolis | 0β5 | 2β3 | 1-5 | 3β3 | β | 0β6 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 2β3 | |
Minneapolis | 4β1 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 6β0 | β | 4β1 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 2β3 | |
New York | 4β2 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 1β4 | β | 2β4 | 5β1 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 2β3 | |
Philadelphia | 2β4 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 0β5 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 4β2 | β | 6β0 | 0β5 | 3β2 | 2β4 | |
Providence | 4β2 | 3β3 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 1β5 | 0β6 | β | 2β3 | 0β5 | 0β6 | |
Rochester | 4β1 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 3β2 | β | 6β0 | 2β3 | |
St. Louis | 3β2 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 0β6 | β | 2β3 | |
Washington | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 3β2 | 3β2 | β |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | November 4 | Washington | 95β99 (3OT) | Pugh, Sailors (17) | 0β1 |
2 | November 6 | Philadelphia | 56β69 | Carl Meinhold (10) | 0β2 |
3 | November 9 | @ Philadelphia | 84β92 | Ken Sailors (16) | 0β3 |
4 | November 11 | Fort Wayne | 90β87 | Ken Sailors (26) | 1β3 |
5 | November 13 | Minneapolis | 67β90 | Ken Sailors (25) | 1β4 |
6 | November 18 | Rochester | 74β103 | Howie Shannon (11) | 1β5 |
7 | November 20 | Indianapolis | 107β110 | Ken Sailors (24) | 1β6 |
8 | November 24 | @ Minneapolis | 89β117 | Ken Sailors (17) | 1β7 |
9 | November 25 | @ St. Louis | 82β84 | Howie Shannon (19) | 1β8 |
10 | November 27 | Baltimore | 71β91 | Howie Shannon (17) | 1β9 |
11 | November 30 | New York | 61β88 | Ernie Calverley (14) | 1β10 |
12 | December 1 | @ Washington | 63β75 | Ezersky, Nostrand (13) | 1β11 |
13 | December 2 | Washington | 61β66 | Ken Sailors (24) | 1β12 |
14 | December 4 | Boston | 63β70 | Howie Shannon (18) | 1β13 |
15 | December 7 | @ Rochester | 90β89 | Ken Sailors (20) | 2β13 |
16 | December 8 | @ New York | 74β83 (OT) | Howie Shannon (21) | 2β14 |
17 | December 9 | New York | 63β74 | Howie Shannon (15) | 2β15 |
18 | December 16 | Fort Wayne | 61β76 | Calverley, Sailors, H. Shannon (14) | 2β16 |
19 | December 18 | Philadelphia | 90β94 | Brady Walker (20) | 2β17 |
20 | December 22 | @ Washington | 77β102 | Brady Walker (17) | 2β18 |
21 | December 23 | St. Louis | 99β109 | Ken Sailors (27) | 2β19 |
22 | December 25 | Baltimore | 83β88 | Howie Shannon (16) | 2β20 |
23 | December 29 | @ Baltimore | 98β88 | Otto Schnellbacher (18) | 3β20 |
24 | December 30 | Chicago | 89β101 | Brady Walker (16) | 3β21 |
25 | December 31 | @ Boston | 67β69 | Ken Sailors (19) | 3β22 |
26 | January 1 | Indianapolis | 77β78 | Howie Shannon (15) | 3β23 |
27 | January 4 | Chicago | 104β115 | Ken Sailors (27) | 3β24 |
28 | January 6 | Chicago | 78β89 | Howie Shannon (25) | 3β25 |
29 | January 8 | Boston | 87β69 | Brady Walker (19) | 4β25 |
30 | January 11 | @ Indianapolis | 67β90 | Carl Meinhold (13) | 4β26 |
31 | January 12 | @ Minneapolis | 64β98 | Carl Meinhold (11) | 4β27 |
32 | January 15 | @ St. Louis | 76β79 | George Nostrand (16) | 4β28 |
33 | January 16 | @ Fort Wayne | 56β76 | Ken Sailors (10) | 4β29 |
34 | January 18 | @ Philadelphia | 74β86 | Chick Halbert (19) | 4β30 |
35 | January 20 | Washington | 81β88 | Chick Halbert (22) | 4β31 |
36 | January 22 | Baltimore | 89β86 | Ken Sailors (24) | 5β31 |
37 | January 25 | @ Boston | 69β54 | Howie Shannon (14) | 6β31 |
38 | January 26 | @ New York | 77β89 | Ken Sailors (26) | 6β32 |
39 | January 27 | @ Baltimore | 95β89 | Chick Halbert (24) | 7β32 |
40 | January 29 | Boston | 91β85 (OT) | Ernie Calverley (21) | 8β32 |
41 | February 1 | @ Philadelphia | 86β93 | Ken Sailors (23) | 8β33 |
42 | February 3 | Rochester | 88β80 | Ernie Calverley (22) | 9β33 |
43 | February 5 | Chicago | 75β91 | Ken Sailors (25) | 9β34 |
44 | February 8 | @ Rochester | 65β97 | Mel Riebe (15) | 9β35 |
45 | February 11 | @ Boston | 77β94 | Ken Sailors (25) | 9β36 |
46 | February 12 | Indianapolis | 91β78 | Howie Shannon (27) | 10β36 |
47 | February 17 | @ Baltimore | 102β100 | Ken Sailors (37) | 11β36 |
48 | February 19 | Minneapolis | 80β94 | Ken Sailors (20) | 11β37 |
49 | February 23 | @ Washington | 88β100 | Ken Sailors (24) | 11β38 |
50 | February 24 | New York | 89β84 | Les Pugh (22) | 12β38 |
51 | February 26 | St. Louis | 90β93 | Halbert, Pugh (19) | 12β39 |
52 | March 3 | @ New York | 65β86 | Ken Sailors (16) | 12β40 |
53 | March 5 | @ Rochester | 64β81 | Chick Halbert (19) | 12β41 |
54 | March 6 | @ Minneapolis | 59β68 | Brady Walker (16) | 12β42 |
55 | March 8 | @ Chicago | 82β110 | Les Pugh (16) | 12β43 |
56 | March 9 | @ Fort Wayne | 80β84 | Ken Sailors (17) | 12β44 |
57 | March 12 | Philadelphia | 70β92 | Les Pugh (23) | 12β45 |
58 | March 15 | @ Indianapolis | 84β90 | Les Pugh (20) | 12β46 |
59 | March 16 | @ St. Louis | 59β81 | Les Pugh (12) | 12β47 |
60 | March 17 | vs Fort Wayne | 72β74 | Ernie Calverley (17) | 12β48 |
1948β49 Providence Steamrollers season | |
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Head coach | Ken Loeffler |
Arena | Rhode Island Auditorium |
Results | |
Record | 12–48 (.200) |
Place | Division: 6th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1948β49 BAA season was the Steamrollers' third and final season in the NBA/BAA. [1] The team would fold after finishing last in the league for a second consecutive season, at 12β48.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 1 | Andy Tonkovich | G | United States | Marshall |
β | β | Al Bennett | β | United States | Oklahoma State |
β | β | Jack Coleman | F/C | United States | Louisville |
β | β | Ed Faber | β | United States | Trinity |
β | β | Verl Heap | β | United States | Arizona State |
β | β | Otto Snellbacher | β | United States | Kansas |
β | β | Brady Walker | F/C | United States | BYU |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | x- Washington Capitols | 38 | 22 | .633 | β |
2 | x- New York Knicks | 32 | 28 | .533 | 6 |
3 | x- Baltimore Bullets | 29 | 31 | .483 | 9 |
4 | x- Philadelphia Warriors | 28 | 32 | .467 | 10 |
5 | Boston Celtics | 25 | 35 | .417 | 13 |
6 | Providence Steamrollers | 12 | 48 | .200 | 26 |
1948β49 BAA records | |||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | PRO | ROC | STL | WAS | |
Baltimore | β | 4β2 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β3 | |
Boston | 2β4 | β | 0β5 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 1β5 | |
Chicago | 4β1 | 5β0 | β | 4β2 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 3β2 | |
Fort Wayne | 1β4 | 1β4 | 2β4 | β | 3β3 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 5β0 | 4β1 | 0β6 | 1β4 | 2β3 | |
Indianapolis | 0β5 | 2β3 | 1-5 | 3β3 | β | 0β6 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 2β3 | |
Minneapolis | 4β1 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 6β0 | β | 4β1 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 2β3 | |
New York | 4β2 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 1β4 | β | 2β4 | 5β1 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 2β3 | |
Philadelphia | 2β4 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 0β5 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 4β2 | β | 6β0 | 0β5 | 3β2 | 2β4 | |
Providence | 4β2 | 3β3 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 1β5 | 0β6 | β | 2β3 | 0β5 | 0β6 | |
Rochester | 4β1 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 3β2 | β | 6β0 | 2β3 | |
St. Louis | 3β2 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 0β6 | β | 2β3 | |
Washington | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 3β2 | 3β2 | β |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | November 4 | Washington | 95β99 (3OT) | Pugh, Sailors (17) | 0β1 |
2 | November 6 | Philadelphia | 56β69 | Carl Meinhold (10) | 0β2 |
3 | November 9 | @ Philadelphia | 84β92 | Ken Sailors (16) | 0β3 |
4 | November 11 | Fort Wayne | 90β87 | Ken Sailors (26) | 1β3 |
5 | November 13 | Minneapolis | 67β90 | Ken Sailors (25) | 1β4 |
6 | November 18 | Rochester | 74β103 | Howie Shannon (11) | 1β5 |
7 | November 20 | Indianapolis | 107β110 | Ken Sailors (24) | 1β6 |
8 | November 24 | @ Minneapolis | 89β117 | Ken Sailors (17) | 1β7 |
9 | November 25 | @ St. Louis | 82β84 | Howie Shannon (19) | 1β8 |
10 | November 27 | Baltimore | 71β91 | Howie Shannon (17) | 1β9 |
11 | November 30 | New York | 61β88 | Ernie Calverley (14) | 1β10 |
12 | December 1 | @ Washington | 63β75 | Ezersky, Nostrand (13) | 1β11 |
13 | December 2 | Washington | 61β66 | Ken Sailors (24) | 1β12 |
14 | December 4 | Boston | 63β70 | Howie Shannon (18) | 1β13 |
15 | December 7 | @ Rochester | 90β89 | Ken Sailors (20) | 2β13 |
16 | December 8 | @ New York | 74β83 (OT) | Howie Shannon (21) | 2β14 |
17 | December 9 | New York | 63β74 | Howie Shannon (15) | 2β15 |
18 | December 16 | Fort Wayne | 61β76 | Calverley, Sailors, H. Shannon (14) | 2β16 |
19 | December 18 | Philadelphia | 90β94 | Brady Walker (20) | 2β17 |
20 | December 22 | @ Washington | 77β102 | Brady Walker (17) | 2β18 |
21 | December 23 | St. Louis | 99β109 | Ken Sailors (27) | 2β19 |
22 | December 25 | Baltimore | 83β88 | Howie Shannon (16) | 2β20 |
23 | December 29 | @ Baltimore | 98β88 | Otto Schnellbacher (18) | 3β20 |
24 | December 30 | Chicago | 89β101 | Brady Walker (16) | 3β21 |
25 | December 31 | @ Boston | 67β69 | Ken Sailors (19) | 3β22 |
26 | January 1 | Indianapolis | 77β78 | Howie Shannon (15) | 3β23 |
27 | January 4 | Chicago | 104β115 | Ken Sailors (27) | 3β24 |
28 | January 6 | Chicago | 78β89 | Howie Shannon (25) | 3β25 |
29 | January 8 | Boston | 87β69 | Brady Walker (19) | 4β25 |
30 | January 11 | @ Indianapolis | 67β90 | Carl Meinhold (13) | 4β26 |
31 | January 12 | @ Minneapolis | 64β98 | Carl Meinhold (11) | 4β27 |
32 | January 15 | @ St. Louis | 76β79 | George Nostrand (16) | 4β28 |
33 | January 16 | @ Fort Wayne | 56β76 | Ken Sailors (10) | 4β29 |
34 | January 18 | @ Philadelphia | 74β86 | Chick Halbert (19) | 4β30 |
35 | January 20 | Washington | 81β88 | Chick Halbert (22) | 4β31 |
36 | January 22 | Baltimore | 89β86 | Ken Sailors (24) | 5β31 |
37 | January 25 | @ Boston | 69β54 | Howie Shannon (14) | 6β31 |
38 | January 26 | @ New York | 77β89 | Ken Sailors (26) | 6β32 |
39 | January 27 | @ Baltimore | 95β89 | Chick Halbert (24) | 7β32 |
40 | January 29 | Boston | 91β85 (OT) | Ernie Calverley (21) | 8β32 |
41 | February 1 | @ Philadelphia | 86β93 | Ken Sailors (23) | 8β33 |
42 | February 3 | Rochester | 88β80 | Ernie Calverley (22) | 9β33 |
43 | February 5 | Chicago | 75β91 | Ken Sailors (25) | 9β34 |
44 | February 8 | @ Rochester | 65β97 | Mel Riebe (15) | 9β35 |
45 | February 11 | @ Boston | 77β94 | Ken Sailors (25) | 9β36 |
46 | February 12 | Indianapolis | 91β78 | Howie Shannon (27) | 10β36 |
47 | February 17 | @ Baltimore | 102β100 | Ken Sailors (37) | 11β36 |
48 | February 19 | Minneapolis | 80β94 | Ken Sailors (20) | 11β37 |
49 | February 23 | @ Washington | 88β100 | Ken Sailors (24) | 11β38 |
50 | February 24 | New York | 89β84 | Les Pugh (22) | 12β38 |
51 | February 26 | St. Louis | 90β93 | Halbert, Pugh (19) | 12β39 |
52 | March 3 | @ New York | 65β86 | Ken Sailors (16) | 12β40 |
53 | March 5 | @ Rochester | 64β81 | Chick Halbert (19) | 12β41 |
54 | March 6 | @ Minneapolis | 59β68 | Brady Walker (16) | 12β42 |
55 | March 8 | @ Chicago | 82β110 | Les Pugh (16) | 12β43 |
56 | March 9 | @ Fort Wayne | 80β84 | Ken Sailors (17) | 12β44 |
57 | March 12 | Philadelphia | 70β92 | Les Pugh (23) | 12β45 |
58 | March 15 | @ Indianapolis | 84β90 | Les Pugh (20) | 12β46 |
59 | March 16 | @ St. Louis | 59β81 | Les Pugh (12) | 12β47 |
60 | March 17 | vs Fort Wayne | 72β74 | Ernie Calverley (17) | 12β48 |