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The 1948–49 Boston Celtics season was the third season of the Boston Celtics in the Basketball Association of America (BAA/NBA).[1]
Players
|
Coaches
|
Pos.
|
No.
|
Name
|
Height
|
Weight
|
DOB
|
From
|
G/F
|
17
|
Bach, Johnny
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
1924-07-10
|
Fordham
|
F/C
|
6
|
Beenders, Hank
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
1916-06-02
|
Long Island
|
F/C
|
19
|
Doll, Bob
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
195 lb (88 kg)
|
1919-08-10
|
Colorado
|
G/F
|
14
|
Ehlers, Bulbs
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
198 lb (90 kg)
|
1923-03-10
|
Purdue
|
G/F
|
10
|
Ezersky, Johnny
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
1922-03-21
|
Rhode Island
|
F
|
8
|
Farbman, Phil
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
1924-04-03
|
CCNY
|
G
|
21
|
Garfinkel, Jack
|
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1918-06-13
|
St. John's
|
G
|
3−10
|
Hazen, John
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
172 lb (78 kg)
|
1927-03-02
|
Indiana State
|
SF
|
9
|
Kaftan, George
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1928-02-22
|
Holy Cross
|
G
|
6
|
Kelly, Tom
|
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
|
170 lb (77 kg)
|
1924-03-05
|
NYU
|
F/C
|
22
|
Kinney, Bob
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
215 lb (98 kg)
|
1920-09-16
|
Rice
|
G/F
|
20
|
Lucas, Al
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
195 lb (88 kg)
|
1922-07-04
|
Fordham
|
F/C
|
3
|
Nostrand, George
|
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
|
195 lb (88 kg)
|
1924-01-25
|
Wyoming
|
G
|
10
|
Noszka, Stan
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
1920-09-09
|
Duquesne
|
G
|
7
|
O'Connell, Dermie
|
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
|
174 lb (79 kg)
|
1928-04-13
|
Holy Cross
|
G/F
|
15
|
Seminoff, Jim
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1922-09-01
|
USC
|
G/F
|
20
|
Shannon, Earl
|
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
|
170 lb (77 kg)
|
1921-11-23
|
Rhode Island
|
F
|
12
|
Spector, Art
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
200 lb (91 kg)
|
1920-10-17
|
Villanova
|
G/F
|
13
|
Stump, Gene
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
1923-11-13
|
DePaul
|
|
- Head coach
Doggie Julian
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
Roster
|
Record vs. opponents
[edit]
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 |
—
|
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
|
1 |
November 4 |
@ Philadelphia |
73–94 |
Gene Stump (23) |
0–1
|
2 |
November 7 |
Philadelphia |
85–77 |
Halbert, Stump (19) |
1–1
|
3 |
November 9 |
Minneapolis |
77–55 |
Gene Stump (23) |
2–1
|
4 |
November 12 |
Fort Wayne |
84–75 |
Bulbs Ehlers (22) |
3–1
|
5 |
November 13 |
@ Rochester |
63–95 |
Gene Stump (14) |
3–2
|
6 |
November 16 |
@ St. Louis |
74–79 (OT) |
Ehlers, Stump (18) |
3–3
|
7 |
November 17 |
@ Minneapolis |
74–72 |
Gene Stump (24) |
4–3
|
8 |
November 19 |
Indianapolis |
75–70 |
Gene Stump (24) |
5–3
|
9 |
November 20 |
@ Washington |
75–90 |
Ehlers, Halbert (13) |
5–4
|
10 |
November 23 |
Washington |
68–71 |
Bulbs Ehlers (24) |
5–5
|
11 |
November 25 |
@ Indianapolis |
66–81 |
Chick Halbert (15) |
5–6
|
12 |
November 28 |
@ Fort Wayne |
74–80 |
Chick Halbert (18) |
5–7
|
13 |
November 30 |
vs Minneapolis |
84–94 |
Mel Riebe (23) |
5–8
|
14 |
December 2 |
@ Philadelphia |
88–87 |
Mel Riebe (25) |
6–8
|
15 |
December 4 |
@ Providence |
70–63 |
Bulbs Ehlers (18) |
7–8
|
16 |
December 6 |
Rochester |
79–87 |
Bulbs Ehlers (24) |
7–9
|
17 |
December 13 |
St. Louis |
83–79 (OT) |
Gene Stump (25) |
8–9
|
18 |
December 17 |
Baltimore |
63–74 |
Tom Kelly (18) |
8–10
|
19 |
December 18 |
@ Washington |
60–69 |
Tom Kelly (12) |
8–11
|
20 |
December 19 |
New York |
77–75 |
Bob Doll (14) |
9–11
|
21 |
December 25 |
@ Philadelphia |
77–80 |
Gene Stump (20) |
9–12
|
22 |
December 26 |
@ Chicago |
73–84 |
Bulbs Ehlers (17) |
9–13
|
23 |
December 28 |
Chicago |
74–76 |
Tom Kelly (15) |
9–14
|
24 |
December 31 |
Providence |
69–67 |
Gene Stump (14) |
10–14
|
25 |
January 1 |
@ Baltimore |
67–72 |
Chick Halbert (23) |
10–15
|
26 |
January 2 |
@ Fort Wayne |
90–69 |
Tom Kelly (26) |
11–15
|
27 |
January 4 |
Baltimore |
75–69 |
Bob Doll (25) |
12–15
|
28 |
January 7 |
New York |
67–69 |
Mel Riebe (14) |
12–16
|
29 |
January 8 |
@ Providence |
69–87 |
Chick Halbert (14) |
12–17
|
30 |
January 10 |
Washington |
83–94 |
Bulbs Ehlers (14) |
12–18
|
31 |
January 12 |
@ New York |
64–81 |
Art Spector (19) |
12–19
|
32 |
January 14 |
Philadelphia |
79–104 |
Jim Seminoff (21) |
12–20
|
33 |
January 15 |
vs Chicago |
86–94 |
Bob Doll (18) |
12–21
|
34 |
January 18 |
St. Louis |
83–89 |
Bulbs Ehlers (20) |
12–22
|
35 |
January 21 |
Chicago |
76–86 |
Bulbs Ehlers (22) |
12–23
|
36 |
January 22 |
@ Washington |
64–95 |
Roberts, Seminoff (14) |
12–24
|
37 |
January 25 |
Providence |
54–69 |
George Nostrand (9) |
12–25
|
38 |
January 28 |
Washington |
91–90 |
Farbman, Spector (18) |
13–25
|
39 |
January 29 |
@ Providence |
85–91 (OT) |
Gene Stump (28) |
13–26
|
40 |
February 1 |
Rochester |
68–76 |
Bob Kinney (13) |
13–27
|
41 |
February 3 |
@ Baltimore |
76–84 |
George Kaftan (21) |
13–28
|
42 |
February 4 |
Indianapolis |
75–64 |
George Kaftan (16) |
14–28
|
43 |
February 7 |
Baltimore |
95–83 |
Dermie O'Connell (19) |
15–28
|
44 |
February 11 |
Providence |
94–77 |
George Kaftan (18) |
16–28
|
45 |
February 18 |
Minneapolis |
71–85 |
George Kaftan (19) |
16–29
|
46 |
February 19 |
@ New York |
87–77 |
Ezersky, Kaftan (15) |
17–29
|
47 |
February 22 |
@ Indianapolis |
68–74 |
Kaftan, O'Connell (12) |
17–30
|
48 |
February 23 |
@ St. Louis |
83–77 |
George Kaftan (21) |
18–30
|
49 |
February 25 |
St. Louis |
102–83 |
George Nostrand (19) |
19–30
|
50 |
February 26 |
@ Rochester |
59–64 |
George Kaftan (10) |
19–31
|
51 |
March 4 |
Fort Wayne |
76–70 |
George Kaftan (14) |
20–31
|
52 |
March 5 |
@ New York |
61–66 |
Nostrand, Seminoff (13) |
20–32
|
53 |
March 7 |
@ Indianapolis |
107–86 |
Doll, O'Connell (17) |
21–32
|
54 |
March 8 |
vs Fort Wayne |
63–60 |
Kinney, O'Connell (14) |
22–32
|
55 |
March 9 |
@ Minneapolis |
67–74 |
George Nostrand (17) |
22–33
|
56 |
March 11 |
Philadelphia |
108–100 |
Bulbs Ehlers (22) |
23–33
|
57 |
March 12 |
@ Baltimore |
77–89 |
Johnny Ezersky (14) |
23–34
|
58 |
March 15 |
Rochester |
86–83 |
George Kaftan (24) |
24–34
|
59 |
March 16 |
vs Chicago |
82–107 |
Johnny Ezersky (21) |
24–35
|
60 |
March 18 |
New York |
70–56 |
George Kaftan (25) |
25–35
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