The 1947–48 Providence Steamrollers season was the second season of the
Providence Steamrollers
The Providence Steamrollers were a Basketball Association of America team based in Providence, Rhode Island. As of 2022, the Steamrollers were the last professional sports franchise from one of the Big Four leagues to be based in Rhode Island.
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This season is also infamous for the lowest amount of wins by a team in BAA/NBA history with only 6 total wins recorded by the Steamrollers throughout this entire season. The only other NBA teams to end their seasons with single-digit victories as of 2023 are the
1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers, the
1998–99 Vancouver Grizzlies, the
1998–99 Los Angeles Clippers, and the
2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats, who hold the worst win percentage in NBA history. This season is also noteworthy for featuring the oldest player in BAA/NBA history, with head coach
Nat Hickey
Nicholas J. "Nat" Hickey (born Nicola Zarnecich; January 30, 1902 – September 16, 1979) was a Croatian-American professional basketball coach/player and baseball player. He turned to coaching basketball after his retirement from playing full-tim ...
suiting up for two games with the Steamrollers near his 46th birthday, making him the oldest player in league history at 45 years, 363 days old. That record still stands as of 2023.
Draft picks
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Player statistics
Transactions
Trades
Purchases
Sales
Free agency
Subtractions
References
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