1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors season

1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors season
NBA Champions
Inaugural BAA/NBA Champions
First BAA/NBA Championship
Head coach Edward Gottlieb
Arena Philadelphia Arena
Results
Record 35–25 (.583)
Place Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish BAA Champions

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1946–47 BAA season was the Warriors' 1st season in the BAA (which later became the NBA).[1]

Roster

Philadelphia Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 12 Dallmar, Howie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 24, 1922 Stanford
G 6 Fleishman, Jerry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) February 14, 1922 New York
F 10 Fulks, Joe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) October 26, 1921 Murray State
F 14 Guokas, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) November 11, 1915 Saint Joseph's
C 18 Hillhouse, Art 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) June 12, 1916 LIU Brooklyn
G/F 9 Kaplowitz, Ralph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 18, 1919 New York
F 9 Murphy, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) September 13, 1924
G 5 Musi, Angelo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) July 25, 1918 Temple
G 15 Rosenberg, Petey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) April 7, 1918 Saint Joseph's
G 7 Rullo, Jerry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) June 23, 1923 Temple
G 8 Senesky, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) April 4, 1922 Saint Joseph's
F 4 Sheffield, Fred 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) November 5, 1923 Utah
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

# Eastern Division
Team W L PCT GB
1 x-Washington Capitols 49 11 .817 –
2 x-Philadelphia Warriors 35 25 .583 14
3 x-New York Knicks 33 27 .550 16
4 Providence Steamrollers 28 32 .467 21
5 Boston Celtics 22 38 .367 27
6 Toronto Huskies 22 38 .367 27

Record vs. opponents

1946-47 BAA Records
Team BOS CHI CLE DET NYK PHI PIT PRO STL TOR WAS
Boston — 0–6 2–4 3–3 4–2 1–5 5–1 1–5 1–5 4–2 1–5
Chicago 6–0 — 5–1 3–3 3–3 5–1 6–0 3–3 3–4 4–2 1–5
Cleveland 4–2 1–5 — 4–2 4–2 3–3 4–2 2–4 1–5 6–0 1–5
Detroit 3–3 3–3 2–4 — 1–5 2–4 3–3 2–4 0–6 3–3 1–5
New York 2–4 3–3 2-4 5–1 — 2–4 6–0 4–2 4–2 3–3 2–4
Philadelphia 5–1 1–5 3–3 4–2 4–2 — 5–1 4–2 3–3 5–1 1–5
Pittsburgh 1–5 0–6 2–4 3–3 0–6 1–5 — 3–3 1–5 3–3 1–5
Providence 5–1 3–3 4–2 4–2 2–4 2–4 3–3 — 2–4 3–3 0–6
St. Louis 5–1 4–3 5–1 6–0 2–4 3–3 5–1 4–2 — 2–4 2–4
Toronto 2–4 2–4 0–6 3–3 3–3 1–5 3–3 3–3 4–2 — 1–5
Washington 5–1 5–1 5–1 5–1 4–2 5–1 5–1 6–0 4–2 5–1 —

Game log

# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 7 Pittsburgh 81–75 Joe Fulks (25) 1–0
2 November 14 Washington 68–65 Joe Fulks (19) 2–0
3 November 19 St. Louis 63–66 Joe Fulks (24) 2–1
4 November 21 Chicago 63–65 Fred Sheffield (14) 2–2
5 November 26 Boston 66–54 Angelo Musi (16) 3–2
6 November 28 Detroit 55–68 Fulks, Rosenberg (14) 3–3
7 November 30 @ New York 60–64 (OT) Joe Fulks (26) 3–4
8 December 3 Providence 76–68 Joe Fulks (37) 4–4
9 December 5 New York 62–51 Angelo Musi (20) 5–4
10 December 7 @ St. Louis 57–47 Joe Fulks (18) 6–4
11 December 8 @ Cleveland 66–72 Joe Fulks (25) 6–5
12 December 10 @ Toronto 85–73 Joe Fulks (29) 7–5
13 December 12 Washington 49–64 Joe Fulks (17) 7–6
14 December 14 @ Boston 65–77 Joe Fulks (28) 7–7
15 December 17 Detroit 57–49 Angelo Musi (14) 8–7
16 December 19 Cleveland 58–44 Joe Fulks (26) 9–7
17 December 21 @ Washington 56–68 Joe Fulks (29) 9–8
18 December 26 Pittsburgh 53–46 Joe Fulks (22) 10–8
19 December 27 @ Boston 63–60 Joe Fulks (25) 11–8
20 December 29 @ St. Louis 68–75 Joe Fulks (29) 11–9
21 December 30 @ Pittsburgh 62–60 Joe Fulks (19) 12–9
22 January 2 Providence 84–72 Joe Fulks (35) 13–9
23 January 4 @ Providence 74–78 Joe Fulks (31) 13–10
24 January 8 @ Pittsburgh 63–67 Joe Fulks (19) 13–11
25 January 9 Toronto 74–55 Joe Fulks (35) 14–11
26 January 11 @ Detroit 56–58 Joe Fulks (20) 14–12
27 January 12 @ Chicago 72–75 Joe Fulks (32) 14–13
28 January 14 @ Toronto 104–74 Joe Fulks (41) 15–13
29 January 16 Chicago 78–84 Joe Fulks (36) 15–14
30 January 21 Boston 59–43 Joe Fulks (22) 16–14
31 January 22 @ Washington 55–57 Joe Fulks (20) 16–15
32 January 23 Cleveland 83–78 Joe Fulks (28) 17–15
33 January 25 @ Detroit 61–55 Joe Fulks (23) 18–15
34 January 26 @ Chicago 57–63 Joe Fulks (19) 18–16
35 January 30 New York 65–58 Joe Fulks (18) 19–16
36 February 1 @ New York 71–63 Joe Fulks (31) 20–16
37 February 3 @ Boston 61–55 Howie Dallmar (22) 21–16
38 February 4 Providence 75–68 Joe Fulks (19) 22–16
39 February 6 Toronto 79–61 Joe Fulks (37) 23–16
40 February 8 @ Providence 58–67 Howie Dallmar (19) 23–17
41 February 11 St. Louis 75–59 Joe Fulks (25) 24–17
42 February 13 Cleveland 61–48 Joe Fulks (19) 25–17
43 February 15 @ Washington 60–70 Joe Fulks (18) 25–18
44 February 16 @ Cleveland 71–75 Joe Fulks (23) 25–19
45 February 20 Pittsburgh 78–66 Joe Fulks (34) 26–19
46 February 23 @ St. Louis 66–71 Angelo Musi (22) 26–20
47 February 24 @ Pittsburgh 69–67 Joe Fulks (22) 27–20
48 February 26 St. Louis 75–65 Joe Fulks (25) 28–20
49 February 28 @ Toronto 69–77 Joe Fulks (23) 28–21
50 March 2 @ Cleveland 69–72 Joe Fulks (21) 28–22
51 March 3 Toronto 76–66 Joe Fulks (25) 29–22
52 March 6 New York 59–61 Joe Fulks (20) 29–23
53 March 11 Washington 77–80 Art Hillhouse (20) 29–24
54 March 13 Boston 81–57 Joe Fulks (25) 30–24
55 March 14 @ Chicago 67–70 Dallmar, Fulks (18) 30–25
56 March 16 @ Detroit 67–61 Joe Fulks (16) 31–25
57 March 20 Detroit 77–75 Joe Fulks (15) 32–25
58 March 22 @ Providence 103–82 Joe Fulks (24) 33–25
59 March 27 Chicago 80–73 Joe Fulks (34) 34–25
60 March 30 @ New York 76–72 Art Hillhouse (18) 35–25

Playoffs

First Round

(E2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (W2) St. Louis Bombers: Warriors win series 2-1

BAA Semifinals

(E2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (E3) New York Knicks: Warriors win series 2-0

BAA Finals

Philadelphia Warriors vs. Chicago Stags: Warriors win series 4-1

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors
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