NBA professional basketball team season
The 1948–49 BAA season was the Bullets' 2nd season in the NBA/BAA and their fifth overall season including the time they spent in the American Basketball League.[1]
Draft picks
Roster
Players
|
Coaches
|
Pos.
|
No.
|
Name
|
Height
|
Weight
|
DOB
|
From
|
F
|
4
|
Brown, Darrell
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
1923-03-14
|
Cal Poly Humboldt
|
F/C
|
12
|
Budko, Walt
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
220 lb (100 kg)
|
1925-07-30
|
Columbia
|
G/F
|
8
|
Ezersky, Johnny
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
|
Rhode Island
|
F
|
|
Holcomb, Doug
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
200 lb (91 kg)
|
1925-02-09
|
Wisconsin
|
G
|
6
|
Jeannette, Buddy
|
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
1917-09-15
|
Washington & Jefferson
|
G
|
15
|
Kraus, Dan
|
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
|
195 lb (88 kg)
|
1923-02-13
|
Georgetown
|
G
|
9
|
Krautblatt, Herb
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1926-11-19
|
Rider
|
G/F
|
5
|
Lewis, Fred
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
195 lb (88 kg)
|
1921-01-06
|
Eastern Kentucky
|
C
|
7
|
Mahnken, John
|
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
|
220 lb (100 kg)
|
1922-06-16
|
Georgetown
|
F/C
|
|
Martin, Don
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
210 lb (95 kg)
|
1920-02-07
|
Central Missouri
|
F/C
|
14
|
Mogus, Leo
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1921-04-13
|
Youngstown State
|
F/C
|
10
|
Pelkington, Jake
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
220 lb (100 kg)
|
1916-01-03
|
Manhattan
|
G/F
|
8
|
Rader, Howie
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1921-03-29
|
Long Island
|
G/F
|
14
|
Ramsey, Ray
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
165 lb (75 kg)
|
1921-07-18
|
Bradley
|
G/F
|
3
|
Reiser, Chick
|
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
|
165 lb (75 kg)
|
1914-12-17
|
NYU
|
F/C
|
11
|
Simmons, Connie
|
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
|
222 lb (101 kg)
|
1925-03-15
|
Flushing HS (NY)
|
G/F
|
5
|
Stutz, Stan
|
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
|
170 lb (77 kg)
|
1920-04-14
|
Rhode Island
|
G
|
9
|
Tanenbaum, Sid
|
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
|
160 lb (73 kg)
|
1925-10-08
|
NYU
|
G/F
|
4
|
Tidrick, Hal
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1915-08-04
|
Washington & Jefferson
|
F/C
|
15
|
Toomay, Jack
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
215 lb (98 kg)
|
1922-08-09
|
Pacific
|
F
|
9
|
Torgoff, Irv
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
192 lb (87 kg)
|
1917-03-06
|
Long Island
|
|
- Head coach
Buddy Jeannette
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
Roster
|
Regular season
Season standings
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
Playoffs
East Division Semifinals
(2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets: Knicks win series 2-1
- Game 1 @ New York: Baltimore 82, New York 81
- Game 2 @ Baltimore: New York 84, Baltimore 74
- Game 3 @ New York: New York 103, Baltimore 99 (OT)
Last Playoff Meeting: 1948 BAA Quarterfinals (Baltimore won 2-1)
Player statistics
References