1947–48 Boston Celtics season

1947–48 Boston Celtics season
Head coach Honey Russell
Owner(s) Walter A. Brown
Arena Boston Arena
Boston Garden
Results
Record 20–28 (.417)
Place Division: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish BAA Quarterfinals
(eliminated 1–2)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Radio WMEX

The 1947–48 Boston Celtics season was the second season of the Boston Celtics in the Basketball Association of America (BAA/NBA).[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1947 BAA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Roster

Boston Celtics 1947–48 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
10 Bloom, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1915-01-14 Temple
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
PG 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
17 Hewson, Jack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1924-09-17 Temple
PG 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 College of Wooster
C 22 Sadowski, Ed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1917-07-11 Seton Hall
10 Simmons, Connie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1925-03-15 Flushing (New York)
F 12 Spector, Art 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1978-03-18 Villanova
G/F 13 Stump, Gene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1923-11-13 DePaul

Regular season

Season standings

# Eastern Division
Team W L PCT GB
1 x-Philadelphia Warriors 27 21 .563 –
2 x-New York Knicks 26 22 .542 1
3 x-Boston Celtics 20 28 .417 7
4 Providence Steamrollers 6 42 .125 21

Playoffs

BAA Quarterfinals

(E3) Boston Celtics vs. (W3) Chicago Stags: Stags win series 2-1

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1947–48 Boston Celtics
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