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1947–48 Baltimore Bullets Season
The 1947–48 BAA season was the Bullets' first season in the Basketball Association of America (later named the NBA), after playing their first three seasons in the American Basketball League. This was also their second overall championship season after previously winning the 1946 ABL Championship over the Philadelphia Sphas and their only BAA/NBA championship that they won with a 4–2 series win over the defending champion Philadelphia Warriors. With their departure from the NBA during the 1954–55 season, the Baltimore Bullets are currently considered the only defunct NBA team to ever win a championship under the BAA/NBA name. Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log a: Game Played at Fifth Regiment Armory Playoffs Western Division tiebreaker Chicago Stags vs. Baltimore Bullets: ''Bullets win series 1-0'' *Game 1 @ Chicago (Thursday, March 25): Baltimore 75, Chicago 72 First round (W2) Baltimore Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Jeannette
Harry Edward "Buddy" Jeannette (September 15, 1917 – March 11, 1998) was an American professional basketball player and coach. Biography Jeannette was widely regarded as the premier backcourt player between 1938 and 1948. He was named to the First Team of the National Basketball League (NBL) four times, and won titles with the NBL's Sheboygan Red Skins in 1943 and Fort Wayne Pistons in 1944 and 1945. Jeannette also won a title with the American Basketball League's Baltimore Bullets in 1948. Most of his playing career came prior to the formation of the modern National Basketball Association (NBA) in its predecessor leagues the National Basketball League (NBL) and Basketball Association of America (BAA) including three years as a player-coach for the original Baltimore Bullets of the Basketball Association of America (BAA). In the 1948 BAA playoffs, he became the first player-coach to win a professional championship. After his playing career ended in 1950, he coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Virginia Mountaineers Men's Basketball
The West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents West Virginia University in National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division I (NCAA), Division I college basketball competition. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. WVU has won 13 conference tournament championships, and has 31 appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, NCAA tournament, including two Final Fours, most recently in 2009–10 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team, 2010. The Mountaineers have also appeared in 16 National Invitation Tournaments (NIT), and have won the tournament twice, in 1942 National Invitation Tournament, 1942 and 2007 National Invitation Tournament, 2007. The 1942 NIT Championship is claimed by West Virginia as a National Championship. WVU plays their home games at the WVU Coliseum, their home venue since 1970. History West Virginia men's basketball has competed in three basketball championship final matches: the 1959 NCAA Division I m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947–48 Providence Steamrollers Season
The 1947–48 Providence Steamrollers season was the second season of the Providence Steamrollers. This season is also infamous for the lowest number of wins by a team in BAA/NBA history with only six 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 season, 1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers, the 1998–99 Vancouver Grizzlies season, 1998–99 Vancouver Grizzlies, the 1998–99 Los Angeles Clippers season, 1998–99 Los Angeles Clippers, and the 2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats season, 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 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 2024. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947–48 Philadelphia Warriors Season
The 1947–48 BAA season was the Warriors' 2nd season in the BAA (which later became the NBA). BAA Draft Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , March 23 , @ St. Louis L 58–60, Joe Fulks (18) , Howie Dallmar (3) , St. Louis Arena , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , March 25 , @ St. Louis W 65–64, George Senesky (20) , Howie Dallmar (2) , St. Louis Arena , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , March 27 , St. Louis W 84–56, Joe Fulks (30) , Howie Dallmar (5) , Philadelphia Arena , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , March 30 , St. Louis L 51–56, Joe Fulks (21) , Howie Dallmar (2) , Philadelphia Arena , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , April 1 , @ St. Louis L 62–69, Joe Fulks (17) , Howie Dallmar (2) , St. Louis Arena , 2–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947–48 New York Knicks Season
The 1947–48 New York Knicks season was the second season for the team in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later merged with the National Basketball League to become the National Basketball Association. The Knicks finished in second place in the Eastern Division with a 26–22 record and qualified for the BAA Playoffs. In the first round, New York was eliminated by the Baltimore Bullets in a best-of-three series, two games to one. Carl Braun was the team's scoring leader during the season. At the 1947 BAA draft, the Knicks selected Dick Holub in the first round, with the fifth overall pick. The Knicks also selected Wataru Misaka, who made the team's final roster and became "the first person of color to play in modern professional basketball", just months after the Major League Baseball color line had been broken by the Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson. Misaka was cut after playing only three games with the team. The 1947–48 season was the first as New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947–48 Chicago Stags Season
The 1947–48 BAA season was the Stags' second season in the Basketball Association of America (later known as the NBA). Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs Western Division tiebreaker Chicago Stags vs. Washington Capitols: ''Stags win series 1-0'' *Game 1 @ Chicago (March 23): Chicago 74, Washington 70 Chicago Stags vs. Baltimore Bullets: ''Bullets win series 1-0'' *Game 1 @ Chicago (March 25): Baltimore 75, Chicago 72 First round (E3) Boston Celtics vs. (W3) Chicago Stags: ''Stags win series 2-1'' *Game 1 @ Boston (March 28): Chicago 79, Boston 72 *Game 2 @ Boston (March 31): Boston 81, Chicago 77 *Game 3 @ Boston (April 2): Chicago 81, Boston 74 Semifinals (W2) Baltimore Bullets vs. (W3) Chicago Stags: ''Bullets win series 2-0'' *Game 1 @ Chicago (April 7): Baltimore 73, Chicago 67 *Game 2 @ Baltimore (April 8): Baltimore 89, Chicago 72 Transactions Sales References {{DEFAULTSORT: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947–48 Boston Celtics Season
The 1947–48 Boston Celtics season was the second season of the Boston Celtics in the Basketball Association of America (BAA/NBA). This was the first season in which the Celtics qualified for the playoffs, where they lost in the BAA Quarterfinals to the Chicago Stags. Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 1 , March 28 , Chicago L 72–79, Sadowski, Riebe (22) , Boston Garden , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 2 , March 31 , Chicago W 81–77, Saul Mariaschin (17) , Boston Garden , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 3 , April 2 , Chicago L 74–81, Ed Sadowski (26) , Boston Garden , 1–2 , - Awards and records *Ed Sadowski, All-NBA First Team Transactions Trades Free agency Additions Subtractions References {{DEFAULTSORT:1947-48 Boston Celtics Season Boston Celtics seasons Boston Celtics Boston Cel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flushing High School
Flushing High School is a four-year public high school in Flushing, in the New York City borough of Queens. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education. As of the 2020–21 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,414 students and 92.67 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.26:1. There were 1,173 students (83.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 64 (4.53% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. History Flushing High School was established by the Village of Flushing in 1875 prior to its consolidation with New York City and is the oldest public high school in the city."Lawrence E. Walsh, Prosecutor in Iran-Contra Scandal, Dies at 102" ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco Polytechnic High School
San Francisco Polytechnic High School was a public secondary school in San Francisco, California. Located from 1912 at 701 Frederick Street, across from Kezar Stadium, the school was in operation from 1884 until 1973. History The school opened in 1884 as the Commercial School, on Powell Street between Clay and Sacramento. It subsequently moved to Bush and Stockton Streets. Academic subjects were added to the curriculum in 1890 and art and shop in 1895, when it was renamed San Francisco Polytechnic High School. The building was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake, and replaced in 1911 by a classical revival building on Frederick Street, which opened in 1915; a "manual and shop training" building facing Carl Street opened in 1912. Later additions included a boys' and a girls' gymnasium in art deco style, at opposite ends of the school. During this period the school had 2,000 students, more than any other in the city. The school offered a college preparatory curriculum, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn State Nittany Lions Basketball
The Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team representing the Pennsylvania State University. They play home games at the 15,261-seat Bryce Jordan Center, moving there from Rec Hall during the 1995–96 season. Their student cheering section is known as the Legion of Blue. The team played its first season of basketball in 1897, finishing with a 1–1 record after playing Bucknell twice. They lost the first game 4–24, and won the second 10–7. The team went without a formal head coach until Burke Hermann in 1916. The program has ten NCAA tournament appearances with its best finish coming in 1954, reaching the Final Four. Its most recent appearance was in 2023, when the team beat Texas A&M in the first round. The program also has 11 appearances in the National Invitation Tournament, with the most recent being in 2018, when they beat Utah to win the NIT championship. They also won the NIT championship in 2009. Current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NYU Violets Men's Basketball
The NYU Violets men's basketball team is the college basketball team that represents New York University, located in New York City. The team currently competes in NCAA Division III (NCAA), Division III as a member of the University Athletic Association. NYU previously competed as an NCAA Division I (NCAA), Division I program until 1971, when the team was disbanded due to a budget crisis. The team was reinstated in 1983 as a Division III program. NYU played in two NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by school, NCAA Division I Final Fours, and can lay claim to two national championships predating the creation of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, NCAA tournament (1920 and 1935). NYU has also had success in the Division III NCAA tournament, including a runner-up finish at the 1994 and 2024 tournament. Division I history While a member of Division I, the Violets' basketball team registered a great deal of success. An early member who starred for the team i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
