The 1946–47 Washington Capitols season was the inaugural season of the
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 Auerb ...
in 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 merged with the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball Lea ...
(BAA). Their record was 49–11, owning the best overall record in the league.
1946-47 Washington Capitols
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Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Playoffs
Semifinals
(E1) 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 Auerb ...
vs. (W1) Chicago Stags
The Chicago Stags were a National Basketball Association team based in Chicago from 1946 to 1950.
History
1946–47 season
In the BAA's inaugural year, the Chicago Stags were originally meant to start out as the ''Chicago Atomics'', to the point ...
: ''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
Awards and records
Awards
*Bob Feerick
Robert Joseph Feerick (January 2, 1920 – June 8, 1976) was an American professional basketball player, coach and general manager. He was born in San Francisco, California at the old French Hospital, attended Star of the Sea Catholic school and ...
, All-BAA First Team
*Bones McKinney
Horace Albert "Bones" McKinney (January 1, 1919 – May 16, 1997) was an American professional basketball player and coach.
A 6'6" small forward who played at both North Carolina State University (2 seasons) and the University of North Carolina ...
, All-BAA First Team
*Fred Scolari
Fred Joseph Scolari (March 1, 1922 – October 17, 2002) was an American professional basketball player. At 5'10", he played the point guard position.
Biography
Though he was blind in one eye, deaf in one ear and often overweight, "Fat Freddi ...
, 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 sel ...
References
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Washington
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* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
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Washington Capitols seasons
Washington
Washington most commonly refers to:
* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A ...
Washington
Washington most commonly refers to:
* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A ...