1948–49 BAA season

The 1948–49 BAA season was the 3rd season of the Basketball Association of America, the league that would eventually become the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the BAA Championship, beating the Washington Capitols 4 games to 2 in the BAA Finals.

[edit] Notable occurrences

Four National Basketball League teams (Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Rochester) joined the BAA for the 1948-49 season.

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	George Mikan	Minneapolis Lakers	28.3
Assists per game	Bob Davies	Rochester Royals	5.4
FG%	Arnie Risen	Rochester Royals	42.3
FT%	Bob Feerick	Washington Capitols	85.9

All-BAA First Team:
- Max Zaslofsky, Chicago Stags
- Bob Davies, Rochester Royals
- George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers
- Jim Pollard, Minneapolis Lakers
- Joe Fulks, Philadelphia Warriors

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

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