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1947–48 Boston Celtics season

NBA basketball team season

NBA basketball team season

FieldValue
teamBoston Celtics
leagueBAA
end_year1948
wins20
losses28
divisionEastern
division_place3
coachHoney Russell
ownersWalter A. Brown
arenaBoston Arena
Boston Garden
radioWMEX
playoffs[BAA Quarterfinals](1948-nba-playoffs-bracket)
(lost to [Stags](1947-48-chicago-stags-season) 1–2)
bbr_teamBOS

Boston Garden (lost to Stags 1–2) The 1947–48 Boston Celtics season was the second season of the Boston Celtics in the Basketball Association of America (BAA/NBA). 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

Main article: 1947 BAA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
13Bulbs EhlersG/FPurdue
––Bob Alemeida––
––Hank BiasattiGItaly
CanadaLong Island
––Johnny EzerskyG/FRhode Island State
––George Felt–Northwestern
––Jack HewsonF/CTemple
––John Kelly–Notre Dame
––George Petrovick––
––Gene StumpG/FDePaul

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

48March 18@ Chicago77–72Ed 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

  • Ed Sadowski, All-NBA First Team

Transactions

Main article: List of 1947–48 BAA season transactions

Trades

February 9, 1948
To **Boston Celtics**Mike BloomTo **Baltimore Bullets**Connie Simmons

Free agency

Additions

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John JanischDetroit Falcons
Saul MariaschinHarvard Crimson
Stan NoszkaPittsburgh Ironmen
Mel RiebeCleveland Rebels
Ed SadowskiCleveland Rebels

Subtractions

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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

References

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"]. Basketball Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  3. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1948_transactions.html "1947–48 Boston Celtics Transactions"]. Basketball Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
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