| Team Link: | Baltimore Bullets (1944–54) |
| Team: | Baltimore Bullets |
| League: | BAA |
| End Year: | 1948 |
| Championship Win: | yes |
| Wins: | 28 |
| Losses: | 20 |
| Division: | Western |
| Division Place: | 2 |
| Coach: | Buddy Jeannette |
| Arena: | Baltimore Coliseum |
| Radio: | WBAL |
| Playoffs: | BAA Champions |
| Bbr Team: | BLB |
| Next Name: | Baltimore Bullets |
The 1947–48 BAA season was the Bullets' first season in the Basketball Association of America (later named the NBA), after playing their first three seasons in the American Basketball League.[1] This was also their second overall championship season after previously winning the 1946 ABL Championship over the Philadelphia Sphas and their only BAA/NBA championship that they won with a 4–2 series win over the defending champion Philadelphia Warriors. With their departure from the NBA during the 1954–55 season, the Baltimore Bullets are currently considered the only defunct NBA team to ever win a championship under the BAA/NBA name.
See main article: article and 1947 BAA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | – | Vermont | |||
| – | – | Robert Bolyard | – | Toledo | ||
| – | – | F/C | DePaul | |||
| – | – | F/C | Northeast Missouri | |||
| – | – | – | West Virginia | |||
| – | – | Hugh Hampton | – | High Point | ||
| – | – | Bob Jake | – | Vermont | ||
| – | – | Charles Raynor | – | Houston | ||
| – | – | G/F | NYU | |||
| – | – | John Rusinko | – | Penn State |
| 1947–48 BAA records | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=100 | Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | NYK | PHI | PRO | STL | WAS | ||
| Baltimore | — | 5–1 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | |||
| 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 1–7 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | ||||
| 3–5 | 3–3 | — | 6–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–5 | 5–3 | ||||
| 1–5 | 7–1 | 0–6 | — | 4–4 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | ||||
| 4–2 | 4–4 | 2-4 | 1–7 | — | 8–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | ||||
| 0–6 | 2–6 | 2–4 | 1–7 | 0–8 | — | 0–6 | 1–5 | ||||
| 5–3 | 4–2 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | — | 4–4 | ||||
| Washington | 6–2 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–4 | — | |||
| Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | ||
| 1 | Wednesday, November 12 | 55–63 | Kleggie Hermsen (18) | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Thursday, November 13 | 85–74 | Chick Reiser (19) | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, November 15 | 67–63 | Paul Hoffman (14) | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Thursday, November 20 | 68–56 | Chick Reiser (19) | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | Friday, November 21 | @ Boston | 89–73 | Buddy Jeannette (17) | 4–1 | |
| 6 | Saturday, November 22 | Chicago | 75–72 | Chick Reiser (19) | 5–1 | |
| 7 | Thursday, November 27 | 76–61 | Jeannette, Meinhold (13) | 6–1 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, November 29 | 71–67 | Kleggie Hermsen (21) | 7–1 | ||
| 9 | Tuesday, December 2 | @ Boston | 77–69 (OT) | Chick Reiser (22) | 8–1 | |
| 10 | Wednesday, December 3 | 73–58 | Buddy Jeannette (15) | 9–1 | ||
| 11 | Thursday, December 4 | St. Louis | 51–65 | Mike Bloom (12) | 9–2 | |
| 12 | Saturday, December 6 | @ Chicago | 65–73 | Buddy Jeannette (17) | 9–3 | |
| 13 | Thursday, December 11 | Washington | 69–71 (OT) | Mike Bloom (18) | 9–4 | |
| 14 | Saturday, December 13 | New York | 66–80 | Kleggie Hermsen (17) | 9–5 | |
| 15 | Wednesday, December 17 | @ Washington | 64–66 | Jeannette, Schulz (16) | 9–6 | |
| 16 | Thursday, December 18 | St. Louis | 74–67 | Chick Reiser (16) | 10–6 | |
| 17 | Sunday, December 21 | @ Chicago | 83–93 | Kleggie Hermsen (23) | 10–7 | |
| 18 | Thursday, December 25 | Chicago | 87–70 | Kleggie Hermsen (21) | 11–7 | |
| 19 | Sunday, December 28 | @ St. Louis | 63–67 | Dick Schulz (16) | 11–8 | |
| 20 | Thursday, January 1 | Philadelphia | 60–72 | Chick Reiser (13) | 11–9 | |
| 21 | Saturday, January 3 | @ New York | 79–70 | Kleggie Hermsen (18) | 12–9 | |
| 22 | Tuesday, January 6 | Providence | 82–64 | Chick Reiser (17) | 13–9 | |
| 23 | Thursday, January 8 | Chicago | 78–75 | Hoffman, Jeannette (15) | 14–9 | |
| 24 | Sunday, January 11 | @ St. Louis | 54–69 | Paul Hoffman (12) | 14–10 | |
| 25 | Thursday, January 15 | @ Providence | 98–78 | Bloom, Hoffman (19) | 15–10 | |
| 26 | Friday, January 16 | @ Philadelphia | 63–72 | Chick Reiser (16) | 15–11 | |
| 27 | Saturday, January 17 | Philadelphia | 77–79 | Mike Bloom (18) | 15–12 | |
| 28 | Thursday, January 22 | St. Louis | 68–71 | Mike Bloom (14) | 15–13 | |
| 29 | Saturday, January 24 | @ New York | 72–58 | Chick Reiser (16) | 16–13 | |
| 30 | Tuesday, January 27 | @ Chicago | 74–78 | Chick Reiser (20) | 16–14 | |
| 31 | Friday, January 30 | Washingtona | 95–71 | Chick Reiser (18) | 17–14 | |
| 32 | Saturday, January 31 | @ Providence | 68–62 | Kleggie Hermsen (22) | 18–14 | |
| 33 | Wednesday, February 4 | @ Washington | 72–77 | Paul Hoffman (18) | 18–15 | |
| 34 | Thursday, February 5 | Providence | 100–74 | Hoffman, Jeannette (19) | 19–15 | |
| 35 | Thursday, February 12 | New York | 96–86 | Kleggie Hermsen (24) | 20–15 | |
| 36 | Sunday, February 15 | @ St. Louis | 63–69 | Paul Hoffman (17) | 20–16 | |
| 37 | Thursday, February 19 | @ Boston | 79–76 (OT) | Paul Hoffman (17) | 21–16 | |
| 38 | Saturday, February 21 | @ Washington | 72–85 | Kleggie Hermsen (14) | 21–17 | |
| 39 | Tuesday, February 24 | @ Philadelphia | 71–83 | Paul Hoffman (16) | 21–18 | |
| 40 | Thursday, February 26 | Washington | 97–70 | Connie Simmons (17) | 22–18 | |
| 41 | Saturday, February 28 | @ New York | 78–56 | Connie Simmons (14) | 23–18 | |
| 42 | Sunday, February 29 | @ Boston | 62–65 | Grady Lewis (12) | 23–19 | |
| 43 | Thursday, March 4 | St. Louis | 84–75 | Carl Meinhold (16) | 24–19 | |
| 44 | Saturday, March 6 | Boston | 81–68 | Connie Simmons (23) | 25–19 | |
| 45 | Thursday, March 11 | Chicago | 86–83 | Carl Meinhold (16) | 26–19 | |
| 46 | Saturday, March 13 | Philadelphia | 64–62 | Chick Reiser (18) | 27–19 | |
| 47 | Thursday, March 18 | Washington | 64–71 | Hermsen, Hoffman (15) | 27–20 | |
| 48 | Saturday, March 20 | Providence | 75–58 | Buddy Jeannette (19) | 28–20 |
Chicago Stags vs. Baltimore Bullets: Bullets win series 1-0
(W2) Baltimore Bullets vs. (E2) New York Knicks: Bullets win series 2-1
(W2) Baltimore Bullets vs. (W3) Chicago Stags: Bullets win series 2-0
See main article: article and 1948 BAA Finals. (E1) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (W2) Baltimore Bullets: Bullets win series 4-2
See main article: article and List of 1947–48 BAA season transactions.
| To Baltimore Bullets Grady Lewis[2] | To St. Louis Bombers Irv Rothenberg | ||
| To Baltimore Bullets Connie Simmons | To Boston Celtics Mike Bloom |