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1947 BAA Finals
The 1947 BAA Finals was the championship round of playoffs following the inaugural Basketball Association of America (BAA)'s 1946–47 season. The Philadelphia Warriors of the Eastern Division faced the Chicago Stags of the Western Division for the inaugural championship, with Philadelphia having home court advantage. Hall of Fame inductee Joe Fulks played for the Warriors in the series. Background Philadelphia was not the Eastern Division champion but advanced to the championship round by winning a four-team playoff among the Eastern and Western Division runners-up. Meanwhile, the Eastern and Western Division champions, Washington Capitols and Cleveland Rebels, played one long series to determine the other finalist, a best-of-seven series that Chicago won 4–2. In the runners-up bracket, Philadelphia and New York from the East had first eliminated St. Louis and Chicago from the West, then faced each other, all in best-of-three series. The format was repeated in 1948, and genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946–47 Chicago Stags Season
The 1946–47 Chicago Stags season was the first season of the now defunct Chicago Stags of the Basketball Association of America (BAA/NBA). Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log 1947 BAA playoffs BAA Semifinals (E1) Washington Capitols vs. (W1) Chicago Stags: ''Stags win series 4-2'' *Game 1 @ Washington (April 2): Chicago 81, Washington 65 *Game 2 @ Washington (April 3): Chicago 69, Washington 53 *Game 3 @ Chicago (April 8): Chicago 67, Washington 55 *Game 4 @ Washington (April 10): Washington 76, Chicago 69 *Game 5 @ Chicago (April 12): Washington 67, Chicago 55 *Game 6 @ Chicago (April 13): Chicago 66, Washington 61 BAA Finals Philadelphia Warriors vs. Chicago Stags: ''Warriors win series 4-1'' *Game 1 @ Philadelphia (April 16): Philadelphia 84, Chicago 71 *Game 2 @ Philadelphia (April 17): Philadelphia 85, Chicago 74 *Game 3 @ Chicago (April 19): Philadelphia 75, Chicago 72 *Game 4 @ Chicago (April 20): Chicago 74, Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chick Halbert
Charles Pinkney "Chick" Halbert IV (February 27, 1919 – March 4, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'9" center from West Texas A&M University, Halbert played five seasons (1946–1951) in the Basketball Association of America (later known as the National Basketball Association). He was a member of the Chicago Stags, the Philadelphia Warriors, the Boston Celtics, the Providence Steamrollers, the Washington Capitols, and the Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 8.8 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per game in his career and earned All-BAA Second Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sele ... honors in 1947. BAA/NBA career statistics Regular season Playoffs References External links Death Notice 1919 births 2013 deaths All-American college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Hillhouse
Arthur Sherwood Hillhouse (June 12, 1916 – October 27, 1980) was an American professional basketball player."Art Hillhouse Stats" Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 26, 2017. A 6'7" from , Hillhouse played two seasons (1946–1948) in the as a member of the |
Jerry Fleishman
Jerome Martin Fleishman (February 14, 1922 – June 20, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'2" shooting guard from New York University, Fleishman played five seasons (1946–1950; 1952–1953) in the Basketball Association of America/National Basketball Association as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors and New York Knicks. He averaged 5.8 points per game Points per game, often abbreviated PPG, is the average number of points scored by a player per game played in a sport, over the course of a series of games, a whole season, or a career. It is calculated by dividing the total number of points by nu ... in his BAA/NBA career and won a league championship in 1947. BAA/NBA career statistics Regular season Playoffs External links All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Jewish men's basketball players New York Knicks players NYU Violets men's basketball players Philadelphia Sphas players Philadelp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Kaplowitz
Ralph Kaplowitz (May 18, 1919 – February 2, 2009) was an American professional basketball player. Kaplowitz played in the first two seasons of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), now known as the National Basketball Association (NBA), and was, at the time of his death, the oldest living person to have played for the New York Knicks. Background Kaplowitz attended DeWitt Clinton High School and led his team to a PSAL championship. After graduating from Clinton, he attended New York University. He joined NYU's varsity team as a sophomore in 1939–40, was the team's second-leading scorer with 183 points, and was named to the ''Collier's Magazine'' All-America first team. In his junior year, Kaplowitz did lead NYU in scoring, and to a winning record of 13-6. At the start of his senior year he was named team captain, but was drafted into the U.S. Army as an aviation cadet. After his basketball career, Ralph went on to thrive in other athletics. He is noted as winning multiple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Seminoff
James Jack Seminoff (September 1, 1922 – June 12, 2001) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard / forward from the University of Southern California, Seminoff earned first-team All-PCC in 1943. He played four seasons (1946–1950) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Chicago Stags and Boston Celtics. He averaged 6.5 points per game Points per game, often abbreviated PPG, is the average number of points scored by a player per game played in a sport, over the course of a series of games, a whole season, or a career. It is calculated by dividing the total number of points by nu ... in his career. BAA/NBA career statistics Regular season Playoffs References External links * 1922 births 2001 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from Los Angeles Boston Celtics players Chicago Stags players College men's basketball referees in the United States USC Trojans men's basketball players Forwards (basket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbert Kautz
Wilbert "Wibs" Kautz (September 7, 1915 – May 1979) was an American professional basketball player. He spent three seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL) and one season in the Basketball Association of America (BAA). His career in the NBL began during the 1939–40 season through the 1941–42 season all spent as a member of the Chicago Bruins. His one season in the BAA was spent on the Chicago Stags 1946–47 roster. He attended Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Chicago (Loyola or LUC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1870 by the Society of Jesus, Loyola is one of the largest Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Cathol .... BAA career statistics Regular season Playoffs External links 1915 births 1979 deaths All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from Chicago Chicago Bruins players Chicago Stags players Forwards ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Gilmur
Charles E. Gilmur Jr. (August 13, 1922 – January 14, 2011) was an American basketball player, enthusiast, and high school teacher. A 6'4" forward/center from the University of Washington, Gilmur earned first-team All-PCC honors in 1943. He played in the National Basketball Association from 1946 to 1951 as a member of the Chicago Stags and Washington Capitols The Washington Capitols were a former Basketball Association of America (forerunner of the National Basketball Association) team based in Washington, D.C. from 1946 to 1951. The team was coached from 1946 to 1949 by NBA Hall of Famer Red Auerbac .... He averaged 5.8 points per game in his career and led the league in personal fouls (231) during the 1947–48 season. Gilmur later worked as a teacher and basketball coach in Washington state. Gilmur died on January 14, 2011.John McGrath.Local NBA vet dies at 88. ''Tacoma News Tribune''. January 21, 2011. Retrieved on January 22, 2011. BAA/NBA career statistics Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chet Carlisle
Chester Gray Carlisle (November 2, 1916 – August 3, 1988) was an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately for the California Golden Bears. Carlisle played for the Chicago Stags of the Basketball Association of America The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946. Following its third season, 1948–49, the BAA absorbed most of National Basketball League (NBL) and rebranded as the National Ba ... (BAA) for 51 games during the 1946–47 season. BAA career statistics Regular season Playoffs External links * 1916 births 1988 deaths Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players American men's basketball players California Golden Bears men's basketball players Chicago Stags players Centers (basketball) Forwards (basketball) {{1910s-US-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temple University
Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Baptist Temple. On May 12, 1888, it was renamed the Temple College of Philadelphia. By 1907, the institution revised its institutional status and was incorporated as a research university. As of 2020, about 37,289 undergraduate, graduate and professional students were enrolled at the university. Temple is among the world's largest providers of professional education (law, medicine, podiatry, pharmacy, dentistry, engineering and architecture), preparing the largest body of professional practitioners in Pennsylvania. History Temple University was founded in 1884 by Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia and its pastor Russell Conwell, a Yale-educated Boston lawyer, orator, and ordained Baptist minister, who had served in the Union Army d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelo Musi
Angelo Musi, Jr. (July 25, 1918 – October 19, 2009) was an American professional basketball player. A 5'9" guard from Temple University, Musi played three seasons (1946–1949) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors. He averaged 8.4 points per game in his BAA career and won a league championship in 1947. Musi died on October 19, 2009, at his home in Philadelphia. He was 91 years old. Retrieved January 1, 2011. BAA career statistics Regular season Playoffs See also * |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
