1948β49 Washington Capitols season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Red Auerbach |
Arena | Washington Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 38–22 (.633) |
Place | Division: 1st ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
BAA Finals (eliminated 2-4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WTOP |
The 1948β49 BAA season was the Capitols' 3rd season in the NBA/BAA. [1] They became the first team to win 15 straight games to start the season, an NBA record, which was since tied 45 years later by the Houston Rockets in 1993 before Golden State Warriors surpassed it in 2015.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 12 | Jack Nichols | F/C | United States | Washington |
β | β | Fred Bartell | β | United States | Oregon |
β | β | Ed Hughes | β | United States | San Jose State |
β | β | Thorton Jenkins | β | United States | Missouri |
β | β | Leo Katkaveck | G | United States | NC State |
β | β | C. T. Parker | β | United States | Louisiana Tech |
β | β | Jack Parkinson | G | United States | Kentucky |
β | β | Don Walker | β | United States | Sam Houston State |
β | β | Al Williams | β | United States | Arkansas |
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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 3 | Philadelphia | 77β70 | Hermsen, McKinney (17) | 1β0 |
2 | November 4 | @ Providence | 99β95 (3OT) | Bob Feerick (22) | 2β0 |
3 | November 6 | Minneapolis | 67β62 | Bones McKinney (24) | 3β0 |
4 | November 10 | Rochester | 73β66 | Fred Scolari (12) | 4β0 |
5 | November 11 | @ Baltimore | 70β68 | Bones McKinney (15) | 5β0 |
6 | November 13 | Fort Wayne | 80β71 | Kleggie Hermsen (20) | 6β0 |
7 | November 17 | @ New York | 73β62 | Hermsen, Hertzberg (12) | 7β0 |
8 | November 20 | Boston | 90β75 | Kleggie Hermsen (15) | 8β0 |
9 | November 21 | @ Rochester | 80β77 | Bob Feerick (19) | 9β0 |
10 | November 23 | @ Boston | 71β68 | Kleggie Hermsen (16) | 10β0 |
11 | November 25 | @ Philadelphia | 81β73 | Bones McKinney (18) | 11β0 |
12 | November 27 | Indianapolis | 94β76 | McKinney, Scolari (19) | 12β0 |
13 | December 1 | Providence | 75β63 | Feerick, McKinney (16) | 13β0 |
14 | December 2 | @ Providence | 66β61 | Kleggie Hermsen (15) | 14β0 |
15 | December 4 | Baltimore | 83β82 | Bones McKinney (21) | 15β0 |
16 | December 7 | @ Indianapolis | 78β94 | Bones McKinney (17) | 15β1 |
17 | December 8 | @ Minneapolis | 94β83 | Bones McKinney (20) | 16β1 |
18 | December 10 | vs St. Louis | 83β88 (OT) | Sidney Hertzberg (21) | 16β2 |
19 | December 11 | St. Louis | 87β63 | Feerick, Hertzberg (14) | 17β2 |
20 | December 15 | Philadelphia | 92β81 | Bones McKinney (22) | 18β2 |
21 | December 18 | Boston | 69β60 | Bones McKinney (21) | 19β2 |
22 | December 22 | Providence | 102β77 | Bob Feerick (24) | 20β2 |
23 | December 25 | Fort Wayne | 88β74 | Bob Feerick (20) | 21β2 |
24 | December 26 | @ Fort Wayne | 73β91 | Kleggie Hermsen (19) | 21β3 |
25 | December 29 | @ Minneapolis | 68β91 | Bones McKinney (20) | 21β4 |
26 | December 30 | @ St. Louis | 81β68 | Bob Feerick (20) | 22β4 |
27 | January 1 | Chicago | 92β90 | Bob Feerick (22) | 23β4 |
28 | January 4 | @ Philadelphia | 84β78 | Leo Katkaveck (15) | 24β4 |
29 | January 5 | Baltimore | 68β88 | Hermsen, Norlander, Schulz (10) | 24β5 |
30 | January 8 | Indianapolis | 89β81 | Fred Scolari (15) | 25β5 |
31 | January 10 | @ Boston | 94β83 | Fred Scolari (21) | 26β5 |
32 | January 12 | @ Baltimore | 92β106 | Bob Feerick (17) | 26β6 |
33 | January 15 | New York | 75β73 | Fred Scolari (17) | 27β6 |
34 | January 16 | @ Chicago | 70β92 | Jack Nichols (15) | 27β7 |
35 | January 20 | @ Providence | 88β81 | Bones McKinney (20) | 28β7 |
36 | January 22 | Boston | 95β64 | Bones McKinney (17) | 29β7 |
37 | January 23 | @ New York | 97β93 | Bones McKinney (26) | 30β7 |
38 | January 26 | @ Baltimore | 86β96 | Fred Scolari (18) | 30β8 |
39 | January 28 | @ Boston | 90β91 | Fred Scolari (17) | 30β9 |
40 | January 30 | @ Minneapolis | 79β84 | Bob Feerick (19) | 30β10 |
41 | February 1 | @ Indianapolis | 69β83 | Fred Scolari (20) | 30β11 |
42 | February 2 | Indianapolis | 83β57 | Kleggie Hermsen (33) | 31β11 |
43 | February 3 | @ St. Louis | 74β65 | Kleggie Hermsen (27) | 32β11 |
44 | February 5 | New York | 73β83 | Jack Nichols (15) | 32β12 |
45 | February 6 | @ Fort Wayne | 72β82 | Bones McKinney (19) | 32β13 |
46 | February 9 | Rochester | 99β94 (2OT) | McKinney, Scolari (20) | 33β13 |
47 | February 12 | Philadelphia | 88β91 | Bob Feerick (17) | 33β14 |
48 | February 15 | @ Rochester | 79β91 | Jack Nichols (17) | 33β15 |
49 | February 19 | Baltimore | 92β88 | Jack Nichols (18) | 34β15 |
50 | February 23 | Providence | 100β88 | Jack Nichols (24) | 35β15 |
51 | February 26 | Chicago | 90β103 | Feerick, McKinney, Norlander (15) | 35β16 |
52 | February 28 | @ Chicago | 67β57 | Jack Nichols (13) | 36β16 |
53 | March 1 | @ Rochester | 64β67 | Jack Nichols (14) | 36β17 |
54 | March 2 | St. Louis | 75β82 | Fred Scolari (14) | 36β18 |
55 | March 5 | Chicago | 95β106 | Bob Feerick (21) | 36β19 |
56 | March 9 | @ New York | 74β90 | Jack Nichols (25) | 36β20 |
57 | March 12 | Fort Wayne | 87β60 | Jack Nichols (29) | 37β20 |
58 | March 16 | Minneapolis | 85β72 | Jack Nichols (17) | 38β20 |
59 | March 17 | @ Philadelphia | 81β84 | Kleggie Hermsen (26) | 38β21 |
60 | March 19 | New York | 70β82 | Bones McKinney (18) | 38β22 |
(1) Washington Capitols vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriors: Capitols win series 2-0
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Warriors.
(1) Washington Capitols vs. (2) New York Knicks: Capitols win series 2-1
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Knicks.
(E1) Washington Capitols vs. (W2) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 4-2
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Lakers.
1948β49 Washington Capitols season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Red Auerbach |
Arena | Washington Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 38–22 (.633) |
Place | Division: 1st ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
BAA Finals (eliminated 2-4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WTOP |
The 1948β49 BAA season was the Capitols' 3rd season in the NBA/BAA. [1] They became the first team to win 15 straight games to start the season, an NBA record, which was since tied 45 years later by the Houston Rockets in 1993 before Golden State Warriors surpassed it in 2015.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 12 | Jack Nichols | F/C | United States | Washington |
β | β | Fred Bartell | β | United States | Oregon |
β | β | Ed Hughes | β | United States | San Jose State |
β | β | Thorton Jenkins | β | United States | Missouri |
β | β | Leo Katkaveck | G | United States | NC State |
β | β | C. T. Parker | β | United States | Louisiana Tech |
β | β | Jack Parkinson | G | United States | Kentucky |
β | β | Don Walker | β | United States | Sam Houston State |
β | β | Al Williams | β | United States | Arkansas |
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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 3 | Philadelphia | 77β70 | Hermsen, McKinney (17) | 1β0 |
2 | November 4 | @ Providence | 99β95 (3OT) | Bob Feerick (22) | 2β0 |
3 | November 6 | Minneapolis | 67β62 | Bones McKinney (24) | 3β0 |
4 | November 10 | Rochester | 73β66 | Fred Scolari (12) | 4β0 |
5 | November 11 | @ Baltimore | 70β68 | Bones McKinney (15) | 5β0 |
6 | November 13 | Fort Wayne | 80β71 | Kleggie Hermsen (20) | 6β0 |
7 | November 17 | @ New York | 73β62 | Hermsen, Hertzberg (12) | 7β0 |
8 | November 20 | Boston | 90β75 | Kleggie Hermsen (15) | 8β0 |
9 | November 21 | @ Rochester | 80β77 | Bob Feerick (19) | 9β0 |
10 | November 23 | @ Boston | 71β68 | Kleggie Hermsen (16) | 10β0 |
11 | November 25 | @ Philadelphia | 81β73 | Bones McKinney (18) | 11β0 |
12 | November 27 | Indianapolis | 94β76 | McKinney, Scolari (19) | 12β0 |
13 | December 1 | Providence | 75β63 | Feerick, McKinney (16) | 13β0 |
14 | December 2 | @ Providence | 66β61 | Kleggie Hermsen (15) | 14β0 |
15 | December 4 | Baltimore | 83β82 | Bones McKinney (21) | 15β0 |
16 | December 7 | @ Indianapolis | 78β94 | Bones McKinney (17) | 15β1 |
17 | December 8 | @ Minneapolis | 94β83 | Bones McKinney (20) | 16β1 |
18 | December 10 | vs St. Louis | 83β88 (OT) | Sidney Hertzberg (21) | 16β2 |
19 | December 11 | St. Louis | 87β63 | Feerick, Hertzberg (14) | 17β2 |
20 | December 15 | Philadelphia | 92β81 | Bones McKinney (22) | 18β2 |
21 | December 18 | Boston | 69β60 | Bones McKinney (21) | 19β2 |
22 | December 22 | Providence | 102β77 | Bob Feerick (24) | 20β2 |
23 | December 25 | Fort Wayne | 88β74 | Bob Feerick (20) | 21β2 |
24 | December 26 | @ Fort Wayne | 73β91 | Kleggie Hermsen (19) | 21β3 |
25 | December 29 | @ Minneapolis | 68β91 | Bones McKinney (20) | 21β4 |
26 | December 30 | @ St. Louis | 81β68 | Bob Feerick (20) | 22β4 |
27 | January 1 | Chicago | 92β90 | Bob Feerick (22) | 23β4 |
28 | January 4 | @ Philadelphia | 84β78 | Leo Katkaveck (15) | 24β4 |
29 | January 5 | Baltimore | 68β88 | Hermsen, Norlander, Schulz (10) | 24β5 |
30 | January 8 | Indianapolis | 89β81 | Fred Scolari (15) | 25β5 |
31 | January 10 | @ Boston | 94β83 | Fred Scolari (21) | 26β5 |
32 | January 12 | @ Baltimore | 92β106 | Bob Feerick (17) | 26β6 |
33 | January 15 | New York | 75β73 | Fred Scolari (17) | 27β6 |
34 | January 16 | @ Chicago | 70β92 | Jack Nichols (15) | 27β7 |
35 | January 20 | @ Providence | 88β81 | Bones McKinney (20) | 28β7 |
36 | January 22 | Boston | 95β64 | Bones McKinney (17) | 29β7 |
37 | January 23 | @ New York | 97β93 | Bones McKinney (26) | 30β7 |
38 | January 26 | @ Baltimore | 86β96 | Fred Scolari (18) | 30β8 |
39 | January 28 | @ Boston | 90β91 | Fred Scolari (17) | 30β9 |
40 | January 30 | @ Minneapolis | 79β84 | Bob Feerick (19) | 30β10 |
41 | February 1 | @ Indianapolis | 69β83 | Fred Scolari (20) | 30β11 |
42 | February 2 | Indianapolis | 83β57 | Kleggie Hermsen (33) | 31β11 |
43 | February 3 | @ St. Louis | 74β65 | Kleggie Hermsen (27) | 32β11 |
44 | February 5 | New York | 73β83 | Jack Nichols (15) | 32β12 |
45 | February 6 | @ Fort Wayne | 72β82 | Bones McKinney (19) | 32β13 |
46 | February 9 | Rochester | 99β94 (2OT) | McKinney, Scolari (20) | 33β13 |
47 | February 12 | Philadelphia | 88β91 | Bob Feerick (17) | 33β14 |
48 | February 15 | @ Rochester | 79β91 | Jack Nichols (17) | 33β15 |
49 | February 19 | Baltimore | 92β88 | Jack Nichols (18) | 34β15 |
50 | February 23 | Providence | 100β88 | Jack Nichols (24) | 35β15 |
51 | February 26 | Chicago | 90β103 | Feerick, McKinney, Norlander (15) | 35β16 |
52 | February 28 | @ Chicago | 67β57 | Jack Nichols (13) | 36β16 |
53 | March 1 | @ Rochester | 64β67 | Jack Nichols (14) | 36β17 |
54 | March 2 | St. Louis | 75β82 | Fred Scolari (14) | 36β18 |
55 | March 5 | Chicago | 95β106 | Bob Feerick (21) | 36β19 |
56 | March 9 | @ New York | 74β90 | Jack Nichols (25) | 36β20 |
57 | March 12 | Fort Wayne | 87β60 | Jack Nichols (29) | 37β20 |
58 | March 16 | Minneapolis | 85β72 | Jack Nichols (17) | 38β20 |
59 | March 17 | @ Philadelphia | 81β84 | Kleggie Hermsen (26) | 38β21 |
60 | March 19 | New York | 70β82 | Bones McKinney (18) | 38β22 |
(1) Washington Capitols vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriors: Capitols win series 2-0
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Warriors.
(1) Washington Capitols vs. (2) New York Knicks: Capitols win series 2-1
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Knicks.
(E1) Washington Capitols vs. (W2) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 4-2
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Lakers.