1947–48 Boston Celtics season explained

Team:Boston Celtics
League:BAA
End Year:1948
Wins:20
Losses:28
Division:Eastern
Division Place:3
Coach:Honey Russell
Owners:Walter A. Brown
Arena:Boston Arena
Boston Garden
Radio:WMEX
Playoffs:BAA Quarterfinals
(lost to Stags 1–2)
Bbr Team:BOS

The 1947–48 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.

Draft picks

See main article: article and 1947 BAA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
1 3 G/F Purdue
Bob Alemeida
G
Long Island
G/F Rhode Island State
George Felt Northwestern
F/C Temple
John Kelly Notre Dame
George Petrovick
G/F DePaul

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

1947–48 BAA Records
width=100TeamBALBOSCHINYKPHIPROSTLWAS
Baltimore5–1 5–3 5–1 2–4 6–0 3–5 2–6
Boston 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
Washington6–2 3–3 3–5 3–3 4–2 5–1 4–4

Game log

Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 13 74–85 Sadowski, Simmons (16) 0–1
2 November 14 74–79 (OT) Ed Sadowski (27) 0–2
3 November 15 73–69 Ed Sadowski (14) 1–2
4 November 18 50–65 Ed Sadowski (14) 1–3
5 November 20 @ Philadelphia 67–57 Ed Sadowski (18) 2–3
6 November 21 Baltimore 73–89 Ed Sadowski (18) 2–4
7 November 22 65–62 Cecil Hankins (12) 3–4
8 November 25 75–91 Ed Sadowski (15) 3–5
9 November 26 @ New York 65–63 Ed Sadowski (19) 4–5
10 November 28 Washington 92–83 Ed Sadowski (22) 5–5
11 December 2 Baltimore 69–77 (OT) Ed Sadowski (18) 5–6
12 December 5 Providence 73–69 Ed Sadowski (24) 6–6
13 December 10 New York 75–79 Ed Sadowski (25) 6–7
14 December 12 Philadelphia 69–67 Mel Riebe (22) 7–7
15 December 17 Providence 67–66 Mel Riebe (17) 8–7
16 December 19 St. Louis 78–70 Ed Sadowski (30) 9–7
17 December 20 @ New York 58–70 Saul Mariaschin (20) 9–8
18 December 23 75–83 Ed Sadowski (22) 9–9
19 December 27 @ Providence 74–63 Mel Riebe (15) 10–9
20 December 30 Philadelphia 70–64 Ed Sadowski (28) 11–9
21 January 1 @ St. Louis 48–58 Bulbs Ehlers (12) 11–10
22 January 3 @ Washington 60–95 Connie Simmons (12) 11–11
23 January 10 @ Providence 57–70 Ed Sadowski (19) 11–12
24 January 11 Washington 84–56 Mel Riebe (21) 12–12
25 January 16 Chicago 75–61 Ed Sadowski (23) 13–12
26 January 18 @ Chicago 48–72 Ed Sadowski (11) 13–13
27 January 22 @ Philadelphia 61–54 Noszka, Riebe, Sadowski (11) 14–13
28 January 23 New York 58–74 Mel Riebe (18) 14–14
29 January 25 @ St. Louis 54–72 Ed Sadowski (18) 14–15
30 January 27 Philadelphia 68–77 Ed Sadowski (21) 14–16
31 January 30 Providence 69–79 Ed Sadowski (22) 14–17
32 January 31 @ New York 64–66 Ed Sadowski (28) 14–18
33 February 6 New York 57–68 Ed Sadowski (18) 14–19
34 February 8 @ New York 68–80 Ed Sadowski (30) 14–20
35 February 12 @ Philadelphia 60–69 Ed Sadowski (20) 14–21
36 February 13 Providence 79–73 Ed Sadowski (23) 15–21
37 February 14 @ Washington 58–72 Ed Sadowski (16) 15–22
38 February 19 @ Baltimore 76–79 (OT) Ed Sadowski (33) 15–23
39 February 22 Chicago 77–97 Mel Riebe (20) 15–24
40 February 26 @ St. Louis 92–94 (2OT) Ed Sadowski (34) 15–25
41 February 27 @ Chicago 83–69 Ehlers, Sadowski (22) 16–25
42 February 29 Baltimore 65–62 Ed Sadowski (20) 17–25
43 March 4 @ Philadelphia 62–82 Ed Sadowski (16) 17–26
44 March 5 St. Louis 71–68 Ed Sadowski (32) 18–26
45 March 6 @ Baltimore 68–81 Mike Bloom (14) 18–27
46 March 13 @ Providence 86–64 Mel Riebe (22) 19–27
47 March 16 Washington 62–76 Ed Sadowski (18) 19–28
48 March 18 @ Chicago 77–72 Ed Sadowski (23) 20–28

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"| 1| March 28| Chicago| L 72–79| Sadowski, Riebe (22)| Boston Garden| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| 2| March 31| Chicago| W 81–77| Saul Mariaschin (17)| Boston Garden| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"| 3| April 2| Chicago| L 74–81| Ed Sadowski (26)| Boston Garden| 1–2|-

Awards and records

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 1947–48 BAA season transactions.

Trades

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
To Baltimore Bullets
Connie Simmons

Free agency

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
John JanischDetroit Falcons
Saul MariaschinHarvard Crimson
Stan NoszkaPittsburgh Ironmen
Cleveland Rebels
Ed SadowskiCleveland Rebels

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team
Al BrightmanSigned contractSeattle Athletics
Hal CrislerRetired from basketball to pursue career in American football
Bob Duffy
Don Eliason
Warren Fenley
Mel Hirsch
Jerry KellySigned contractProvidence Steamrollers
Harold KottmanSigned contractSt. Paul Saints
Dick MurphySigned contractElizabeth Braves
John SimmonsSigned contractKansas City Blues
Virgil Vaughn

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1948.html 1947–48 Boston Celtics
  2. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1947_transactions.html "1946–47 Boston Celtics Transactions"
  3. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1948_transactions.html "1947–48 Boston Celtics Transactions"