1947–48 Boston Celtics season

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.

1947–48 Boston Celtics season
Head coachHoney Russell
OwnersWalter A. Brown
ArenaBoston Arena
Boston Garden
Results
Record20–28 (.417)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishBAA Quarterfinals
(lost to Stags 1–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWMEX

Draft picks
Main article: 1947 BAA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
13Bulbs EhlersG/F United StatesPurdue
––Bob Alemeida– United States–
––Hank BiasattiG Italy
 Canada		Long Island
––Johnny EzerskyG/F United StatesRhode Island State
––George Felt– United StatesNorthwestern
––Jack HewsonF/C United StatesTemple
––John Kelly– United StatesNotre Dame
––George Petrovick– United States–
––Gene StumpG/F United StatesDePaul

Roster
1947–48 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F/C 10 Bloom, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1915-01-14 Temple
F/C 11 Connors, Chuck 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1921-04-10 Seton Hall
G/F 14 Ehlers, Bulbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1923-03-10 Purdue
G 15–21 Garfinkel, Jack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1918-06-13 St. John's
G 5 Hankins, Cecil 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922-01-06 Oklahoma State
F/C 17 Hewson, Jack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1924-09-17 Temple
G 3 Hoefer, Charlie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1917-07-12 Queens College
G/F 17 Janisch, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1920-03-15 Valparaiso
G 4 Mariaschin, Saul 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1924-09-01 Harvard
G 6 Munroe, George 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1922-01-05 Dartmouth
G 10–11 Noszka, Stan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1920-09-09 Duquesne
G/F 7–9 Riebe, Mel 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1916-07-12 Wooster
C 22 Sadowski, Ed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1917-07-11 Seton Hall
F 12 Spector, Art 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1918-03-18 Villanova
G/F 13 Stump, Gene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1923-11-13 DePaul
Head coach

Honey Russell

Assistant coach(es)

Danny Silva

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents
1947–48 BAA Records
Team BAL BOS CHI NYK PHI PRO STL WAS
Baltimore —5–15–35–12–46–03–52–6
Boston 1–5—3–31–74–46–22–43–3
Chicago 3–53–3—6–04–24–23–55–3
New York 1–57–10–6—4–47–14–23–3
Philadelphia 4–24–42-41–7—8–03–32–4
Providence 0–62–62–41–70–8—0–61–5
St. Louis 5–34–25–32–43–36–0—4–4
Washington 6–23–33–53–34–25–14–4—

Game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1November 13@ Baltimore74–85Sadowski, Simmons (16)0–1
2November 14Philadelphia74–79 (OT)Ed Sadowski (27)0–2
3November 15@ Washington73–69Ed Sadowski (14)1–2
4November 18St. Louis50–65Ed Sadowski (14)1–3
5November 20@ Philadelphia67–57Ed Sadowski (18)2–3
6November 21Baltimore73–89Ed Sadowski (18)2–4
7November 22@ Providence65–62Cecil Hankins (12)3–4
8November 25New York75–91Ed Sadowski (15)3–5
9November 26@ New York65–63Ed Sadowski (19)4–5
10November 28Washington92–83Ed Sadowski (22)5–5
11December 2Baltimore69–77 (OT)Ed Sadowski (18)5–6
12December 5Providence73–69Ed Sadowski (24)6–6
13December 10New York75–79Ed Sadowski (25)6–7
14December 12Philadelphia69–67Mel Riebe (22)7–7
15December 17Providence67–66Mel Riebe (17)8–7
16December 19St. Louis78–70Ed Sadowski (30)9–7
17December 20@ New York58–70Saul Mariaschin (20)9–8
18December 23Chicago75–83Ed Sadowski (22)9–9
19December 27@ Providence74–63Mel Riebe (15)10–9
20December 30Philadelphia70–64Ed Sadowski (28)11–9
21January 1@ St. Louis48–58Bulbs Ehlers (12)11–10
22January 3@ Washington60–95Connie Simmons (12)11–11
23January 10@ Providence57–70Ed Sadowski (19)11–12
24January 11Washington84–56Mel Riebe (21)12–12
25January 16Chicago75–61Ed Sadowski (23)13–12
26January 18@ Chicago48–72Ed Sadowski (11)13–13
27January 22@ Philadelphia61–54Noszka, Riebe, Sadowski (11)14–13
28January 23New York58–74Mel Riebe (18)14–14
29January 25@ St. Louis54–72Ed Sadowski (18)14–15
30January 27Philadelphia68–77Ed Sadowski (21)14–16
31January 30Providence69–79Ed Sadowski (22)14–17
32January 31@ New York64–66Ed Sadowski (28)14–18
33February 6New York57–68Ed Sadowski (18)14–19
34February 8@ New York68–80Ed Sadowski (30)14–20
35February 12@ Philadelphia60–69Ed Sadowski (20)14–21
36February 13Providence79–73Ed Sadowski (23)15–21
37February 14@ Washington58–72Ed Sadowski (16)15–22
38February 19@ Baltimore76–79 (OT)Ed Sadowski (33)15–23
39February 22Chicago77–97Mel Riebe (20)15–24
40February 26@ St. Louis92–94 (2OT)Ed Sadowski (34)15–25
41February 27@ Chicago83–69Ehlers, Sadowski (22)16–25
42February 29Baltimore65–62Ed Sadowski (20)17–25
43March 4@ Philadelphia62–82Ed Sadowski (16)17–26
44March 5St. Louis71–68Ed Sadowski (32)18–26
45March 6@ Baltimore68–81Mike Bloom (14)18–27
46March 13@ Providence86–64Mel Riebe (22)19–27
47March 16Washington62–76Ed Sadowski (18)19–28
48March 18@ Chicago77–72Ed Sadowski (23)20–28

Playoffs
1948 playoff game log
First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–2; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocationSeries
1 March 28 Chicago L 72–79 Sadowski, Riebe (22) Boston Garden 0–1
2 March 31 Chicago W 81–77 Saul Mariaschin (17) Boston Garden 1–1
3 April 2 Chicago L 74–81 Ed Sadowski (26) Boston Garden 1–2
1948 schedule

Awards and records

Transactions
Main article: 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[3]		 To Baltimore Bullets
Connie Simmons

Additions
Player Signed Former team
John Janisch Detroit Falcons
Saul Mariaschin Harvard Crimson
Stan Noszka Pittsburgh Ironmen
Mel Riebe Cleveland Rebels
Ed Sadowski Cleveland Rebels

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Al Brightman Signed contract Seattle Athletics
Hal Crisler Retired from basketball to pursue career in American football
Bob Duffy
Don Eliason
Warren Fenley
Mel Hirsch
Jerry Kelly Signed contract Providence Steamrollers
Harold Kottman Signed contract St. Paul Saints
Dick Murphy Signed contract Elizabeth Braves
John Simmons Signed contract Kansas City Blues
Virgil Vaughn

References
  1. 1947–48 Boston Celtics
  2. "1946–47 Boston Celtics Transactions". Basketball Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  3. "1947–48 Boston Celtics Transactions". Basketball Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
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