1946–47 Toronto Huskies season

1946–47 Toronto Huskies season
Head coach Ed Sadowski (3–9)
Lew Hayman (0–1)
Dick Fitzgerald (2–1)
Red Rolfe (17–27)
Arena Maple Leaf Gardens
Results
Record 22–38 (.367)
Place Division: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ

The 1946–47 BAA season was the Toronto Huskies' inaugural season. The NBA's first game was played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto over sixty years ago, on November 1, 1946. The New York Knickerbockers defeated the Toronto Huskies 68–66 at Maple Leaf Gardens. The teams were part of the Basketball Association of America, the forerunner to the NBA.[1] The Huskies finished last in their division and folded after one season. Throughout the season, the Huskies had four head coaches: Ed Sadowski 3–9, Lew Hayman 0–1, Dick Fitzgerald 2–1, and Red Rolfe 17–27.

Contents

1947 BAA Draft

Of the players that the Huskies drafted, Red Rocha was the only one who went on to become an All-Star in the NBA.

Pick Player College
2 Glen Selbo (G/F) University of Wisconsin
N/A Frank Broyles Georgia Institute of Technology
N/A Paul Hoffman Purdue University
N/A Wimpy Quinn University of Oregon
N/A Red Rocha Oregon State University

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Regular season

The attendance for the inaugural match was 7,090 with ticket prices ranging from 75 cents to two dollars and fifty cents. On that night, anyone taller than George Nostrand, the tallest Husky at 6'8", was given free admission.[3]

Attendance quickly dwindled and the Toronto Star published an estimate that team owners Eric Cradock (co-owner of the Montreal Alouettes football team) and Harold Shannon lost $100,000 in one season of operations. The managing director of the Huskies was Lew Hayman, who was also the coach and general manager of the Alouettes. Previously, he had been a star basketball player at Syracuse University. Other key figures included team president Charles Watson, co-founders Ben Newman and Salter Hayden and Annis Stukus.

Season standings

Team W L PCT. GB
Washington Capitols 49 11 .817 -
Philadelphia Warriors C 35 25 .583 14
New York Knicks 33 27 .550 16
Providence Steamrollers 28 32 .467 21
Boston Celtics 22 38 .367 27
Toronto Huskies 22 38 .367 27

C - BAA Champions[4]

Game log

Regular season

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 November 1, 1946 New York Knickerbockers 68–66 Toronto Huskies 0–1
2 November 3, 1946 Toronto Huskies 60–71 Cleveland Rebels 0–2
3 November 8, 1946 Detroit Falcons 71–73 Toronto Huskies 1–2
4 November 9, 1946 Toronto Huskies 54–64 Chicago Stags 1–3
5 November 15, 1946 Providence Steamrollers 68–85 Toronto Huskies 2–3
6 November 16, 1946 Toronto Huskies 49–53 Boston Celtics 2–4
7 November 18, 1946 Toronto Huskies 48–54 Pittsburgh Ironmen 2–5
8 November 19, 1946 Cleveland Rebels 74–72 Toronto Huskies 2–6
9 November 22, 1946 Boston Celtics 82–83 Toronto Huskies 3–6
10 November 23, 1946 Toronto Huskies 50–74 Washington Capitols 3–7
11 November 26, 1946 Washington Capitols 78–68 Toronto Huskies 3–8
12 November 29, 1946 Cleveland Rebels 87–72 Toronto Huskies 3–9
13 November 30, 1946 Toronto Huskies 65–79 Providence Steamrollers 3–10
14 December 5, 1946 Toronto Huskies 65–61 Chicago Stags 4–10
15 December 7, 1946 Toronto Huskies 68–59 Providence Steamrollers 5–10
16 December 10, 1946 Philadelphia Warriors 85–73 Toronto Huskies 5–11
17 December 13, 1946 Pittsburgh Ironmen 62–52 Toronto Huskies 5–12
18 December 15, 1946 Toronto Huskies 50–46 St. Louis Bombers 6–12
19 December 17, 1946 Toronto Huskies 62–78 Cleveland Rebels 6–13
20 December 20, 1946 New York Knickerbockers 70–74 Toronto Huskies 7–13
21 December 27, 1946 Chicago Stags 88–80 Toronto Huskies 7–14
22 December 29, 1946 Toronto Huskies 52–48 Detroit Falcons 8–14
23 December 31, 1946 Chicago Stags 76–87 Toronto Huskies 9–14
24 January 3, 1947 Boston Celtics 58–53 Toronto Huskies 9–15
25 January 6, 1947 Detroit Falcons 61–76 Toronto Huskies 10–15
26 January 8, 1947 Toronto Huskies 76–63 New York Knickerbockers 11–15
27 January 9, 1947 Toronto Huskies 55–74 Philadelphia Warriors 11–16
28 January 11, 1947 Toronto Huskies 66–81 Washington Capitols 11–17
29 January 14, 1947 Philadelphia Warriors 104–74 Toronto Huskies 11–18
30 January 17, 1947 Detroit Falcons 74–64 Toronto Huskies 11–19
31 January 21, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 71–72 Toronto Huskies 12–19
32 January 24, 1947 Providence Steamrollers 96–93 Toronto Huskies 12–20
33 January 27, 1947 Cleveland Rebels 88–82 Toronto Huskies 12–21
34 January 28, 1947 Toronto Huskies 70–80 Cleveland Rebels 12–22
35 January 31, 1947 Washington Capitols 74–83 Toronto Huskies 13–22
36 February 2, 1947 Toronto Huskies 75–90 Chicago Stags 13–23
37 February 5, 1947 Toronto Huskies 58–55 Pittsburgh Ironmen 14–23
38 February 6, 1947 Toronto Huskies 61–79 Philadelphia Warriors 14–24
39 February 8, 1947 Toronto Huskies 46–69 New York Knickerbockers 14–25
40 February 14, 1947 Pittsburgh Ironmen 73–84 Toronto Huskies 15–25
41 February 16, 1947 Toronto Huskies 64–80 St. Louis Bombers 15–26
42 February 18, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 57–65 Toronto Huskies 16–26
43 February 19, 1947 Toronto Huskies 59–69 Washington Capitols 16–27
44 February 21, 1947 Boston Celtics 61–67 Toronto Huskies 17–27
45 February 23, 1947 Toronto Huskies 52–61 Detroit Falcons 17–28
46 February 25, 1947 Providence Steamrollers 60–83 Toronto Huskies 18–28
47 February 28, 1947 Philadelphia Warriors 69–77 Toronto Huskies 19–28
48 March 1, 1947 Toronto Huskies 48–63 New York Knickerbockers 19–29
49 March 3, 1947 Toronto Huskies 66–76 Philadelphia Warriors 19–30
50 March 5, 1947 Toronto Huskies 63–60 Pittsburgh Ironmen 20–30
51 March 7, 1947 Washington Capitols 86–70 Toronto Huskies 20–31
52 March 8, 1947 Toronto Huskies 65–67 Boston Celtics 20–32
53 March 11, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 71–79 Toronto Huskies 21–32
54 March 12, 1947 Toronto Huskies 57–69 Boston Celtics 21–33
55 March 13, 1947 Toronto Huskies 64–71 Providence Steamrollers 21–34
56 March 18, 1947 Pittsburgh Ironmen 70–64 Toronto Huskies 21–35
57 March 21, 1947 Chicago Stags 99–83 Toronto Huskies 21–36
58 March 23, 1947 Toronto Huskies 40–60 St. Louis Bombers 21–37
59 March 28, 1947 New York Knickerbockers 61–71 Toronto Huskies 22–37
60 March 29, 1947 Toronto Huskies 63–66 Detroit Falcons 22–38

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Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; FG= Field Goals; FT= Free Throws; FTA = Free Throws Attempted; AST = Assists; PTS = Points

Player GP FG FT FTA AST PTS
Mike McCarron 60 236 177 288 59 649
Leo Mogus 41 186 172 237 56 544
Red Wallace 37 170 85 148 38 425
Dick Fitzgerald 60 118 41 60 40 277
Kleggie Hermsen 21 95 64 97 15 254
Dick Schulz 41 87 74 107 39 248
Roy Hurley 46 100 39 64 34 239
Bob Mullens 28 98 42 68 36 238
Ed Sadowski 10 73 45 66 8 191
Harry Miller 53 58 36 82 42 152
Charlie Hoefer 23 54 32 46 9 140
Frank Fucarino 28 53 34 60 7 140
Bob Fitzgerald 31 47 45 70 26 139
George Nostrand 13 46 24 61 10 116
Nat Militzok 21 38 24 39 14 100
Ray Wertis 18 38 23 37 18 99
Ralph Siewert 14 5 6 10 4 16
Ed Kasid 8 6 0 6 6 12
Gino Sovran 6 5 1 2 1 11
Hank Biasatti 6 2 2 4 0 6

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Playoffs

See also

References

  1. ^ NBA.com History of Basketball in Canada
  2. ^ 1947 BAA Draft - Basketball-Reference.com
  3. ^ Prince George Citizen - Canada's Sovran remembers a different pro basketball league than today's NBA
  4. ^ http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1947.html
  5. ^ 1946–47 Toronto Huskies Games – Basketball-Reference.com
  6. ^ http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/TRH/1947.html

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