1947–48 Boston Celtics season

1947–48 Boston Celtics season
Head coachHoney Russell
OwnersWalter A. Brown
ArenaBoston Arena
Boston Garden
Results
Record20–28 (.417)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishBAA Quarterfinals
(lost to Stags 1–2)
Stats at Basketball Reference
RadioWMEX

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. Player Height Weight DOB From
F/C 10 Mike Bloom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1915-01-14 Temple
F/C 11 Chuck Connors 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1921-04-10 Seton Hall
G/F 14 Bulbs Ehlers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1923-03-10 Purdue
G 15–21 Jack Garfinkel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1918-06-13 St. John's
G 5 Cecil Hankins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922-01-06 Oklahoma State
F/C 17 Jack Hewson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1924-09-17 Temple
G 3 Charlie Hoefer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1917-07-12 Queens College
G/F 17 John Janisch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1920-03-15 Valparaiso
G 4 Saul Mariaschin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1924-09-01 Harvard
G 6 George Munroe 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1922-01-05 Dartmouth
G 10–11 Stan Noszka 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1920-09-09 Duquesne
G/F 7–9 Mel Riebe 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1916-07-12 Wooster
C 22 Ed Sadowski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1917-07-11 Seton Hall
F 12 Art Spector 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1918-03-18 Villanova
G/F 13 Gene Stump 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1923-11-13 DePaul
Head coach

Honey Russell

Assistant(s)

Danny Silva

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

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 13 @ Baltimore L 74–85 Sadowski, Simmons (16) 0–1
2 November 14 Philadelphia L 74–79 (OT) Ed Sadowski (27) 0–2
3 November 15 @ Washington W 73–69 Ed Sadowski (14) 1–2
4 November 18 St. Louis L 50–65 Ed Sadowski (14) 1–3
5 November 20 @ Philadelphia W 67–57 Ed Sadowski (18) 2–3
6 November 21 Baltimore L 73–89 Ed Sadowski (18) 2–4
7 November 22 @ Providence W 65–62 Cecil Hankins (12) 3–4
8 November 25 New York L 75–91 Ed Sadowski (15) 3–5
9 November 26 @ New York W 65–63 Ed Sadowski (19) 4–5
10 November 28 Washington W 92–83 Ed Sadowski (22) 5–5
11 December 2 Baltimore L 69–77 (OT) Ed Sadowski (18) 5–6
12 December 5 Providence W 73–69 Ed Sadowski (24) 6–6
13 December 10 New York L 75–79 Ed Sadowski (25) 6–7
14 December 12 Philadelphia W 69–67 Mel Riebe (22) 7–7
15 December 17 Providence W 67–66 Mel Riebe (17) 8–7
16 December 19 St. Louis W 78–70 Ed Sadowski (30) 9–7
17 December 20 @ New York L 58–70 Saul Mariaschin (20) 9–8
18 December 23 Chicago L 75–83 Ed Sadowski (22) 9–9
19 December 27 @ Providence W 74–63 Mel Riebe (15) 10–9
20 December 30 Philadelphia W 70–64 Ed Sadowski (28) 11–9
21 January 1 @ St. Louis L 48–58 Bulbs Ehlers (12) 11–10
22 January 3 @ Washington L 60–95 Connie Simmons (12) 11–11
23 January 10 @ Providence L 57–70 Ed Sadowski (19) 11–12
24 January 11 Washington W 84–56 Mel Riebe (21) 12–12
25 January 16 Chicago W 75–61 Ed Sadowski (23) 13–12
26 January 18 @ Chicago L 48–72 Ed Sadowski (11) 13–13
27 January 22 @ Philadelphia W 61–54 Noszka, Riebe, Sadowski (11) 14–13
28 January 23 New York L 58–74 Mel Riebe (18) 14–14
29 January 25 @ St. Louis L 54–72 Ed Sadowski (18) 14–15
30 January 27 Philadelphia L 68–77 Ed Sadowski (21) 14–16
31 January 30 Providence 69–79 Ed Sadowski (22) 14–17
32 January 31 @ New York L 64–66 Ed Sadowski (28) 14–18
33 February 6 New York L 57–68 Ed Sadowski (18) 14–19
34 February 8 @ New York L 68–80 Ed Sadowski (30) 14–20
35 February 12 @ Philadelphia L 60–69 Ed Sadowski (20) 14–21
36 February 13 Providence W 79–73 Ed Sadowski (23) 15–21
37 February 14 @ Washington L 58–72 Ed Sadowski (16) 15–22
38 February 19 @ Baltimore L 76–79 (OT) Ed Sadowski (33) 15–23
39 February 22 Chicago L 77–97 Mel Riebe (20) 15–24
40 February 26 @ St. Louis L 92–94 (2OT) Ed Sadowski (34) 15–25
41 February 27 @ Chicago W 83–69 Ehlers, Sadowski (22) 16–25
42 February 29 Baltimore W 65–62 Ed Sadowski (20) 17–25
43 March 4 @ Philadelphia L 62–82 Ed Sadowski (16) 17–26
44 March 5 St. Louis W 71–68 Ed Sadowski (32) 18–26
45 March 6 @ Baltimore L 68–81 Mike Bloom (14) 18–27
46 March 13 @ Providence W 86–64 Mel Riebe (22) 19–27
47 March 16 Washington L 62–76 Ed Sadowski (18) 19–28
48 March 18 @ Chicago W 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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