1947–48 Washington Capitols season

1947–48 Washington Capitols season
Head coachRed Auerbach
ArenaUline Arena
Results
Record28–20 (.583)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishLost Division tiebreaker
Stats at Basketball Reference
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The 1947–48 BAA season was the Capitols' 2nd season in the BAA (which later became the NBA).[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1947 BAA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 9 Dick O'Keefe G/F  United States Santa Clara
– – Bill Burke –  United States St. Mary's College (MD)
– – Paul Cloyd G/F  United States Wisconsin
– – John Mandic F/C  United States Oregon State
– – Saul Mariaschin G  United States Harvard
– – Abel Rodriguez –  United States San Francisco
– – Irv Rothenberg C  United States Long Island
– – Jack Tingle F  United States Kentucky
– – Matt Zunic G/F  United States George Washington

Roster

1947–48 Washington Capitols roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G/F 10 Bob Feerick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1920-01-02 Santa Clara
G 14 Sonny Hertzberg 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922-07-29 CCNY
C 12 John Mahnken 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1922-06-16 Georgetown
SF 17 Bones McKinney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1919-01-01 North Carolina
F 16 Johnny Norlander 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1921-03-05 Hamline
G/F 15 Dick O'Keefe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1923-09-29 Santa Clara
C 18 Irv Rothenberg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1921-12-31 Long Island
PG 20 Fred Scolari 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1922-03-01 San Francisco
F 19 Jack Tingle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1924-12-30 Kentucky
F 4 Irv Torgoff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1917-03-06 Long Island
Head coach

Red Auerbach

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

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

#
Western Division
Team W L PCT GB
1 x-St. Louis Bombers 29 19 .604 –
2 x-Baltimore Bullets 28 20 .583 1
3 x-Chicago Stags 28 20 .583 1
4 x- 28 20 .583 1

Record vs. opponents

1947–48 BAA records
Team BAL BOS CHI NYK PHI PRO STL WAS
Baltimore — 5–1 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
Chicago 3–5 3–3 — 6–0 4–2 4–2 3–5 5–3
New York 1–5 7–1 0–6 — 4–4 7–1 4–2 3–3
Philadelphia 4–2 4–4 2-4 1–7 — 8–0 3–3 2–4
Providence 0–6 2–6 2–4 1–7 0–8 — 0–6 1–5
St. Louis 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 —

Game log

1947–48 game log
Total: 28–20
November
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 12 Baltimore W 63–55 Fred Scolari (17) 1–0
2 November 13 @ New York L 65–80 Feerick, Scolari (15) 1–1
3 November 15 @ Boston L 69–73 Feerick, McKinney (16) 1–2
4 November 19 Philadelphia W 74–67 Irv Rothenberg (14) 2–2
5 November 20 @ Chicago L 77–81 Fred Scolari (19) 2–3
6 November 22 @ St. Louis L 62–70 Johnny Norlander (14) 2–4
7 November 26 St. Louis W 83–64 Johnny Norlander (17) 3–4
8 November 28 @ Boston L 83–92 Fred Scolari (22) 3–5
9 November 29 @ Providence L 78–85 Fred Scolari (21) 3–6
December
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
10 December 1 @ New York W 70–62 Feerick, McKinney (13) 4–6
11 December 3 @ Chicago L 73–81 Feerick, McKinney (18) 4–7
12 December 11 @ Baltimore W 71–69 (OT) Bob Feerick (19) 5–7
13 December 13 @ Providence W 88–72 Bones McKinney (18) 6–7
14 December 17 Baltimore W 66–64 Bones McKinney (16) 7–7
15 December 18 @ Chicago W 70–64 Bob Feerick (17) 8–7
16 December 20 St. Louis L 52–55 Bones McKinney (19) 8–8
17 December 25 @ St. Louis W 73–56 Bob Feerick (23) 9–8
18 December 27 Philadelphia W 72–70 Fred Scolari (18) 10–8
January
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
19 January 2 @ Philadelphia L 60–69 Bob Feerick (22) 10–9
20 January 3 Boston W 95–60 Bones McKinney (17) 11–9
21 January 8 @ St. Louis L 73–76 Bob Feerick (18) 11–10
22 January 10 Philadelphia W 106–99 (OT) Bob Feerick (21) 12–10
23 January 11 @ Boston L 56–84 Bob Feerick (16) 12–11
24 January 14 Chicago W 75–67 Bones McKinney (20) 13–11
25 January 17 New York W 78–62 Fred Scolari (15) 14–11
26 January 21 St. Louis W 81–74 Bob Feerick (18) 15–11
27 January 24 Providence W 69–60 Fred Scolari (14) 16–11
28 January 30 @ Baltimore L 71–95 Bob Feerick (13) 16–12
29 January 31 Chicago W 54–48 Bob Feerick (21) 17–12
February
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
30 February 4 Baltimore W 77–72 Bob Feerick (20) 18–12
31 February 5 @ Philadelphia W 72–60 Johnny Norlander (18) 19–12
32 February 7 Providence W 86–64 Johnny Norlander (20) 20–12
33 February 10 @ Providence W 79–60 Bob Feerick (25) 21–12
34 February 14 Boston W 72–58 Bob Feerick (16) 22–12
35 February 18 New York L 75–79 Bones McKinney (18) 22–13
36 February 19 @ Philadelphia L 76–84 Bob Feerick (24) 22–14
37 February 21 Baltimore W 85–72 Fred Scolari (26) 23–14
38 February 25 Chicago L 66–73 Bob Feerick (27) 23–15
39 February 26 @ Baltimore L 70–97 Bob Feerick (26) 23–16
40 February 28 @ St. Louis L 61–82 Irv Torgoff (14) 23–17
41 February 29 @ Chicago L 75–76 (OT) Bob Feerick (21) 23–18
March
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
42 March 6 @ New York L 64–69 (OT) Bob Feerick (18) 23–19
43 March 10 Chicago L 54–71 Bob Feerick (12) 23–20
44 March 13 St. Louis W 86–69 Bob Feerick (19) 24–20
45 March 16 @ Boston W 76–62 Bob Feerick (12) 25–20
46 March 17 Providence W 82–67 Fred Scolari (16) 26–20
47 March 18 @ Baltimore W 71–64 Bob Feerick (24) 27–20
48 March 20 New York W 103–82 Bob Feerick (22) 28–20

Playoffs

Western Division tiebreaker

Chicago Stags vs. Washington Capitols: Stags win series 1-0

  • Game 1 @ Chicago (March 23): Chicago 74, Washington 70

References

  1. ^ "1947-48 Washington Capitols Roster and Stats".
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