1946–47 BAA season

1946–47 BAA season

Infobox sports season
title =1946–47 BAA season
league =Basketball Association of America
sport =Basketball
season =Regular season
season_champ =Philadelphia Warriors
top_scorer =flagicon|USA Joe Fulks (Philadelphia)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1947 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Philadelphia Warriors
conf1_runner-up =New York Knicks
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Chicago Stags
conf2_runner-up =Washington Capitols
finals =Finals
finals_link =1947 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Philadelphia Warriors
finals_runner-up =Chicago Stags
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =
prevseason_year =None
nextseason_link =1947–48 BAA season
nextseason_year =1947–48

The 1946–47 BAA Season was the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America, the league that would eventually become the National Basketball Association. The league launched with 11 franchises playing a 60 game schedule. The season ended with the Philadelphia Warriors becoming the BAA's first champions, beating the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1 in the BAA Finals.

Notable events

*On November 1, 1946, in the inaugural game of the new league, the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Huskies 68-66 in front of 7,090 spectators at Maple Leaf Gardens.

tandings

Eastern Division

Note: Prior to the 1969-70 season, league leaders in points and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

League awards

*All-BAA First Team
**G Max Zaslofsky, Chicago Stags
**F Bones McKinney, Washington Capitols
**F Joe Fulks, Philadelphia Warriors
**C Stan Miasek, Detroit Falcons
**F Bob Feerick, Washington Capitols
*All-BAA Second Team
**G John Logan, St. Louis Bombers
**G Ernie Calverley, Providence Steamrollers
**C Chick Halbert, Chicago Stags
**G Frankie Baumholtz, Cleveland Rebels
**G Fred Scolari, Washington Capitols

External links

* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/BAA_1947.html Basketball-reference season page]


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