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1 Notable events  




2 Teams  




3 Final standings  


3.1  Eastern Division  




3.2  Western Division  






4 Playoffs  




5 Statistics leaders  




6 BAA awards  




7 See also  




8 Notes  




9 References  













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1946–47 BAA season
LeagueBasketball Association of America
SportBasketball
Duration
  • November 1, 1946 – March 31, 1947
  • April 2–14, 1947 (Playoffs)
  • April 16–22, 1947 (Finals)
    • Number of games60-61
    Number of teams11
    Regular season
    Top seedWashington Capitols
    Top scorerJoe Fulks (Philadelphia)
    Playoffs
    Eastern championsPhiladelphia Warriors[a]
      Eastern runners-upNew York Knicks[a]
    Western championsChicago Stags[a][b]
      Western runners-upWashington Capitols[a]
    Finals
    ChampionsPhiladelphia Warriors
      Runners-upChicago Stags
    BAA/NBA seasons

    1947–48 →

    The 1946–47 BAA season was the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America. The league launched with 11 teams playing a 60-game schedule. The postseason tournament (the 1947 BAA Playoffs) at its conclusion, ended with the Philadelphia Warriors becoming the first BAA Champion, beating the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1 in the BAA Finals.

    Following its third, the 1948–49 season, the BAA and National Basketball League merged to create the National Basketball Association or NBA.[1] The NBA recognizes the three BAA seasons as part of its own history, sometimes without comment,[2] so the 1946–47 BAA season is sometimes considered the first NBA season.

    By 1951, only three original BAA teams were still in the NBA: the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and Philadelphia Warriors (now in San Francisco as the Golden State Warriors). All members of the inaugural Western Division had folded by 1950, with three of them lasting one season (Detroit Falcons, Pittsburgh Ironmen, Cleveland Rebels). In addition, the Toronto Huskies also folded following the season, making a total of four teams folding before the BAA's second season.

    Notable events[edit]

    Teams[edit]

    1946-47 Basketball Association of America
    Division Team City Arena Capacity
    Eastern Boston Celtics Boston, Massachusetts Boston Arena
    Boston Garden     		5,000
    13,909
    New York Knicks New York, New York Madison Square Garden 18,496
    Philadelphia Warriors Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Arena 5,526
    Providence Steamrollers Providence, Rhode Island Rhode Island Auditorium 5,300
    Toronto Huskies Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens 15,000
    Washington Capitols Washington, D.C. Uline Arena 8,000
    Western Chicago Stags Chicago, Illinois Chicago Stadium 17,000
    Cleveland Rebels Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Arena 11,000
    Detroit Falcons Detroit, Michigan Detroit Olympia 15,000
    Pittsburgh Ironmen Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Duquesne Gardens 6,500
    St. Louis Bombers St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Arena 15,000

    Final standings[edit]

    Eastern Division[edit]

    Western Division[edit]

    Playoffs[edit]

    Main article: 1947 BAA playoffs

    There were no byes. Western and Eastern champions Chicago and Washington immediately played a long semifinal series with Washington having home-court advantage. Chicago won the sixth game in Washington one day before Philadelphia concluded its two short series with other runners-up.[6]

    First RoundBAA SemifinalsBAA Finals
    W1Chicago*4
    E1Washington*2
    W1Chicago*1
    E3New York2
    E2Philadelphia4
    W3Cleveland1
    E3New York0
    E2Philadelphia2
    W2St. Louis1
    E2Philadelphia2
    • * Division winner
  • Bold Series winner

    • Statistics leaders[edit]

    Category Player Team Stat
    Points Joe Fulks Philadelphia Warriors 1,389
    Assists Ernie Calverley Providence Steamrollers 202
    FG% Bob Feerick Washington Capitols .401
    FT% Fred Scolari Washington Capitols .811

    Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

    BAA awards[edit]

    See also[edit]

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d The 1947 BAA Playoffs did not generate Eastern and Western champions and runners-up, as NBA Playoffs have done from 1951 to present. Eastern and Western leaders, or perhaps champions, Washington and Chicago played off to determine one finalist while four runners-up played off to determine the other finalist.
        The listed teams were BAA playoff finalists and semifinalists, as Eastern and Western champions and runners-up in the NBA have been playoff finalists and semifinalists from 1951 to present.
  • ^ Chicago may reasonably be called Eastern champion.

    • References[edit]

    1. ^ "NBA is born". History. November 16, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  • ^ a b "NBA Season Recaps: 1946–2019". NBA.com. July 24, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  • ^ For instance: "Do you know who scored THE FIRST BASKET in the NBA?" Archived 2003-06-25 at the Wayback Machine. The First Basket: A Jewish Basketball Documentary (thefirstbasket.com). Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  • ^ Goldaper, Sam. "The First Game". NBA.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  • ^ "First NBA Game in NBA history". NBA Hoops Online. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  • ^ "1946–47 BAA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
      Select "Next Season" from the heading for 1947–48, and so on. Select "Finals" from League Playoffs for the daily schedule of the final series, and so on.

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