1948–49 Chicago Stags season

1948–49 Chicago Stags season
Head coach	Harold Olsen (28–21) Philip Brownstein (10–1)
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	38–22 (.633)
Place	Division: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Division Semifinals (eliminated 0-2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WGN

The 1948–49 BAA season was the Stags' 3rd season in the NBA/BAA.

Draft

Main article: 1948 BAA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	5	Ed Mikan	F/C	United States	DePaul
–	–	Hook Dillon	F	United States	North Carolina
–	–	Whitey Kachan	G	United States	DePaul
–	–	Mickey Marty	–	United States	Loras
–	–	Ed Mills	–	United States	Wisconsin
–	–	Don Reagan	–	United States	Murray State
–	–	Joe Shafer	–	United States	Wheaton
–	–	Odie Spears	G	United States	Western Kentucky
–	–	Fred Weber	–	United States	Siena

Roster

1948–49 Chicago Stags roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F/C 11, 13 Bloom, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1915-01-14 Temple C 18 Browne, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1930-01-01 Tilden HS (IL) F/C Eskridge, Jack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1924-01-21 Kansas F/C 17 Gilmur, Chuck 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1918-11-22 Washington F/C 15 Graboski, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1930-01-15 Tuley HS (IL) G 4 Kachan, Whitey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1925-09-15 DePaul G/F 6 Meinhold, Carl 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1926-03-29 Long Island F/C 7 Miasek, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1924-08-08 C 18 Mikan, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1925-10-20 DePaul F 6 Miller, Bill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1924-11-24 North Carolina G/F 19 Phillip, Andy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1922-03-07 Illinois C 11 Roberts, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1925-03-13 Wyoming PG 16 Rollins, Kenny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1923-09-14 Kentucky SF 20 Spears, Odie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1925-06-26 Western Kentucky G/F 12 Vance, Gene 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1923-02-25 Illinois SG 10 Zaslofsky, Max 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1925-12-07 St. John's

Head coach Philip Brownstein Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

#	Western Division
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	x-Rochester Royals	45	15	.750	–
2	x-Minneapolis Lakers	44	16	.733	1
3	x-Chicago Stags	38	22	.633	7
4	x-St. Louis Bombers	29	31	.483	16
5	Fort Wayne Pistons	22	38	.367	23
6	Indianapolis Jets	18	42	.300	27

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	High points	Record
1	November 6	Baltimore	82–69	Max Zaslofsky (24)	1–0
2	November 13	Indianapolis	79–72	Max Zaslofsky (20)	2–0
3	November 19	Minneapolis	81–85	Max Zaslofsky (22)	2–1
4	November 21	@ Fort Wayne	70–69	Max Zaslofsky (15)	3–1
5	November 27	@ Rochester	103–105 (2OT)	Max Zaslofsky (21)	3–2
6	November 30	Philadelphia	74–68	Andy Phillip (19)	4–2
7	December 1	@ St. Louis	61–72	Max Zaslofsky (15)	4–3
8	December 4	Minneapolis	104–100 (OT)	Max Zaslofsky (29)	5–3
9	December 5	@ Fort Wayne	88–79	Kenny Rollins (22)	6–3
10	December 10	Fort Wayne	78–70	Max Zaslofsky (22)	7–3
11	December 13	vs Baltimore	75–70	Andy Phillip (19)	8–3
12	December 14	Rochester	78–85	Max Zaslofsky (20)	8–4
13	December 17	@ Indianapolis	71–67	Max Zaslofsky (21)	9–4
14	December 19	@ Minneapolis	84–94	Max Zaslofsky (35)	9–5
15	December 23	@ Baltimore	89–96	Max Zaslofsky (25)	9–6
16	December 25	@ New York	70–64	Andy Phillip (18)	10–6
17	December 26	Boston	84–73	Max Zaslofsky (22)	11–6
18	December 28	@ Boston	76–74	Max Zaslofsky (22)	12–6
19	December 30	@ Providence	101–89	Max Zaslofsky (24)	13–6
20	January 1	@ Washington	90–92	Andy Phillip (23)	13–7
21	January 2	New York	81–79	Max Zaslofsky (21)	14–7
22	January 4	@ Providence	115–104	Max Zaslofsky (21)	15–7
23	January 6	@ Providence	89–78	Odie Spears (18)	16–7
24	January 8	@ Rochester	91–88	Ed Mikan (21)	17–7
25	January 9	Rochester	75–90	Max Zaslofsky (22)	17–8
26	January 12	@ St. Louis	75–66	Odie Spears (26)	18–8
27	January 14	@ Indianapolis	88–61	Max Zaslofsky (27)	19–8
28	January 15	vs Boston	94–86	Kenny Rollins (21)	20–8
29	January 16	Washington	92–70	Max Zaslofsky (25)	21–8
30	January 19	Fort Wayne	96–104 (2OT)	Max Zaslofsky (24)	21–9
31	January 20	@ Philadelphia	72–92	Max Zaslofsky (24)	21–10
32	January 21	@ Boston	86–76	Max Zaslofsky (24)	22–10
33	January 25	Philadelphia	77–86	Max Zaslofsky (21)	22–11
34	January 26	@ Minneapolis	49–84	Stan Miasek (11)	22–12
35	January 28	St. Louis	83–65	Max Zaslofsky (26)	23–12
36	January 29	vs Indianapolis	87–81 (OT)	Ed Mikan (23)	24–12
37	February 2	Baltimore	77–67	Max Zaslofsky (23)	25–12
38	February 5	@ Providence	91–75	Max Zaslofsky (24)	26–12
39	February 6	@ New York	87–75	Max Zaslofsky (26)	27–12
40	February 8	St. Louis	73–75	Max Zaslofsky (24)	27–13
41	February 11	Minneapolis	105–97	Stan Miasek (28)	28–13
42	February 12	@ Rochester	73–87	Max Zaslofsky (19)	28–14
43	February 15	Fort Wayne	83–69	Max Zaslofsky (17)	29–14
44	February 16	@ Minneapolis	71–90	Mikan, Phillip (14)	29–15
45	February 19	@ St. Louis	59–63	Andy Phillip (14)	29–16
46	February 20	Indianapolis	95–72	Andy Phillip (22)	30–16
47	February 23	@ Philadelphia	102–85	Gene Vance (22)	31–16
48	February 24	@ Baltimore	87–68	Max Zaslofsky (14)	32–16
49	February 26	@ Washington	103–90	Max Zaslofsky (35)	33–16
50	February 28	Washington	57–67	Max Zaslofsky (20)	33–17
51	March 1	@ Indianapolis	69–79	Ed Mikan (20)	33–18
52	March 2	@ New York	79–81	Max Zaslofsky (32)	33–19
53	March 3	@ Philadelphia	75–90	Max Zaslofsky (24)	33–20
54	March 5	@ Washington	106–95	Max Zaslofsky (23)	34–20
55	March 8	Providence	110–82	Max Zaslofsky (25)	35–20
56	March 12	New York	80–85	Max Zaslofsky (19)	35–21
57	March 13	@ Fort Wayne	78–81	Stan Miasek (12)	35–22
58	March 16	vs Boston	107–82	Max Zaslofsky (29)	36–22
59	March 17	St. Louis	85–79	Max Zaslofsky (33)	37–22
60	March 20	Rochester	98–61	Odie Spears (24)	38–22

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Chicago Stags: Lakers win series 2-0

• Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 84, Chicago 77
• Game 2 @ Chicago: Minneapolis 101, Chicago 85

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

Awards and records

• Max Zaslofsky, All-NBA First Team