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1947–48  Boston Celtics season
Head coach Honey Russell
Owners Walter A. Brown
Arena Boston Arena
Boston Garden
Results
Record20–28 (.417)
PlaceDivision: 3rd ( Eastern)
Playoff finish BAA Quarterfinals
(lost to Stags 1–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Radio WMEX
< 1946–47 1948–49 >

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

Main article: 1947 BAA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 3 Bulbs Ehlers G/F   United States Purdue
– – Bob Alemeida –   United States –
– – Hank Biasatti G  Italy
 Canada		 Long Island
– – Johnny Ezersky G/F   United States Rhode Island State
– – George Felt –   United States Northwestern
– – Jack Hewson F/C   United States Temple
– – John Kelly –   United States Notre Dame
– – George Petrovick –   United States –
– – Gene Stump G/F   United States DePaul

Roster

1947–48 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
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 — 5–1 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

# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 13 @ Baltimore 74–85 Sadowski, Simmons (16) 0–1
2 November 14 Philadelphia 74–79 (OT) Ed Sadowski (27) 0–2
3 November 15 @ Washington 73–69 Ed Sadowski (14) 1–2
4 November 18 St. Louis 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 @ Providence 65–62 Cecil Hankins (12) 3–4
8 November 25 New York 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 Chicago 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

1948 playoff game log
First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–2; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
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

Free agency

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. ^ a b "1947–48 Boston Celtics Transactions". Basketball Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
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