1948–49 Washington Capitols season

1948–49 Washington Capitols season
Eastern Division Champions
Head coach Red Auerbach
Arena Washington Coliseum
Results
Record 38–22 (.633)
Place Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish BAA Finals
(eliminated 2-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1948–49 BAA season was the Capitols' 3rd season in the NBA/BAA.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1948 BAA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 12 Jack Nichols F/C  United States Washington
– – Leo Katkaveck G  United States NC State
– – Jack Parkinson G  United States Kentucky

Roster

1948–49 Washington Capitols roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 10 Feerick, Bob 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1920-01-02 Santa Clara
F/C 11 Hermsen, Kleggie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1923-03-12 Minnesota
G 29 Hertzberg, Sonny 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922-07-29 CCNY
G 23 Katkaveck, Leo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1923-04-17 NC State
SF 17 McKinney, Bones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1919-01-01 North Carolina
PF 15 Nichols, Jack 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1926-04-09 Washington
F 16 Norlander, Johnny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1921-03-05 Hamline
G/F 13 O'Keefe, Dick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1923-09-29 Santa Clara
G/F 22 Schulz, Dick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1917-01-03 Wisconsin
PG 20 Scolari, Fred 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1922-03-01 San Francisco
F/C 15 Toomay, Jack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1922-08-09 Pacific
G/F 18 Zunic, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1919-12-19 George Washington
Head coach

Red Auerbach

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 38 22 .633 –
2 x-New York Knicks 32 28 .533 6
3 x-Baltimore Bullets 29 31 .483 9
4 x-Philadelphia Warriors 28 32 .467 10
5 Boston Celtics 25 35 .417 13
6 Providence Steamrollers 12 48 .200 26

Record vs. opponents

1948–49 BAA records
Team BAL BOS CHI FWP IND MIN NYK PHI PRO ROC STL WAS
Baltimore — 4–2 1–4 4–1 5–0 1–4 2–4 4–2 2–4 1–4 2–3 3–3
Boston 2–4 — 0–5 4–1 3–2 2–3 3–3 3–3 3–3 1–4 3–2 1–5
Chicago 4–1 5–0 — 4–2 5–1 2–4 3–2 2–3 5–0 2–4 3–3 3–2
Fort Wayne 1–4 1–4 2–4 — 3–3 2–4 1–4 5–0 4–1 0–6 1–4 2–3
Indianapolis 0–5 2–3 1-5 3–3 — 0–6 1–4 1–4 4–1 1–5 3–3 2–3
Minneapolis 4–1 3–2 4–2 4–2 6–0 — 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–2 4–2 2–3
New York 4–2 3–3 2–3 4–1 4–1 1–4 — 2–4 5–1 1–4 3–2 2–3
Philadelphia 2–4 3–3 3–2 0–5 4–1 1–4 4–2 — 6–0 0–5 3–2 2–4
Providence 4–2 3–3 0–5 1–4 1–4 0–5 1–5 0–6 — 2–3 0–5 0–6
Rochester 4–1 4–1 4–2 6–0 5–1 2–4 4–1 5–0 3–2 — 6–0 2–3
St. Louis 3–2 2–3 3–3 4–1 3–3 2–4 2–3 2–3 5–0 0–6 — 2–3
Washington 3–3 5–1 2–3 3–2 3–2 3–2 3–2 4–2 6–0 3–2 3–2 —

Game log

# Date Opponent Score Record
1 November 3 Philadelphia 77–70 1–0
2 November 4 @ Providence 99–95 (3OT) 2–0
3 November 6 Minneapolis 67–62 3–0
4 November 10 Rochester 73–66 4–0
5 November 11 @ Baltimore 70–68 5–0
6 November 13 Fort Wayne 80–71 6–0
7 November 17 @ New York 73–62 7–0
8 November 20 Boston 90–75 8–0
9 November 21 @ Rochester 80–77 9–0
10 November 23 @ Boston 71–68 10–0
11 November 25 @ Philadelphia 81–73 11–0
12 November 27 Indianapolis 94–76 12–0
13 December 1 Providence 75–63 13–0
14 December 2 @ Providence 66–61 14–0
15 December 4 Baltimore 83–82 15–0
16 December 7 @ Indianapolis 78–94 15–1
17 December 8 @ Minneapolis 94–83 16–1
18 December 10 vs St. Louis 83–88 (OT) 16–2
19 December 11 St. Louis 87–63 17–2
20 December 15 Philadelphia 92–81 18–2
21 December 18 Boston 69–60 19–2
22 December 22 Providence 102–77 20–2
23 December 25 Fort Wayne 88–74 21–2
24 December 26 @ Fort Wayne 73–91 21–3
25 December 29 @ Minneapolis 68–91 21–4
26 December 30 @ St. Louis 81–68 22–4
27 January 1 Chicago 92–90 23–4
28 January 4 @ Philadelphia 84–78 24–4
29 January 5 Baltimore 68–88 24–5
30 January 8 Indianapolis 89–81 25–5
31 January 10 @ Boston 94–83 26–5
32 January 12 @ Baltimore 92–106 26–6
33 January 15 New York 75–73 27–6
34 January 16 @ Chicago 70–92 27–7
35 January 20 @ Providence 88–81 28–7
36 January 22 Boston 95–64 29–7
37 January 23 @ New York 97–93 30–7
38 January 26 @ Baltimore 86–96 30–8
39 January 28 @ Boston 90–91 30–9
40 January 30 @ Minneapolis 79–84 30–10
41 February 1 @ Indianapolis 69–83 30–11
42 February 2 Indianapolis 83–57 31–11
43 February 3 @ St. Louis 74–65 32–11
44 February 5 New York 73–83 32–12
45 February 6 @ Fort Wayne 72–82 32–13
46 February 9 Rochester 99–94 (2OT) 33–13
47 February 12 Philadelphia 88–91 33–14
48 February 15 @ Rochester 79–91 33–15
49 February 19 Baltimore 92–88 34–15
50 February 23 Providence 100–88 35–15
51 February 26 Chicago 90–103 35–16
52 February 28 @ Chicago 67–57 36–16
53 March 1 @ Rochester 64–67 36–17
54 March 2 St. Louis 75–82 36–18
55 March 5 Chicago 95–106 36–19
56 March 9 @ New York 74–90 36–20
57 March 12 Fort Wayne 87–60 37–20
58 March 16 Minneapolis 85–72 38–20
59 March 17 @ Philadelphia 81–84 38–21
60 March 19 New York 70–82 38–22

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(1) Washington Capitols vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriors: Capitols win series 2-0

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Warriors.

East Division Finals

(1) Washington Capitols vs. (2) New York Knicks: Capitols win series 2-1

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Knicks.

BAA Finals

Main article: 1949 BAA Finals

(E1) Washington Capitols vs. (W2) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 4-2

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Lakers.

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1948-49 Washington Capitols
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