1948–49 BAA season

1948–49 BAA season
League Basketball Association of America
Sport Basketball
Number of games 60
Number of teams 12
Regular season
Top scorer George Mikan (Minneapolis)
Playoffs
Eastern champions Washington Capitols
  Eastern runners-up New York Knicks
Western champions Minneapolis Lakers
  Western runners-up Rochester Royals
Finals
Champions Minneapolis Lakers
  Runners-up Washington Capitols

The 1948–49 BAA season was the third and final season of the Basketball Association of America. (Later that year the BAA and National Basketball League merged to create the National Basketball Association or NBA.) The postseason tournament at its conclusion, the 1949 BAA Playoffs, ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the BAA Championship, beating the Washington Capitols 4 games to 2 in the BAA Finals.

The NBA recognizes the three BAA seasons as part of its own history, sometimes without comment,[1] so BAA 1948–49 is sometimes considered the third NBA season.

Notable occurrences

Four National Basketball League teams (Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Rochester) joined the BAA for the 1948–49 season.

Final standings

Eastern Division

# Eastern Division
Team W L PCT GB
1 x-Washington Capitols 38 22 .633 –
2 x-New York Knicks 32 28 .533 6
3 x-Baltimore Bullets 29 31 .483 9
4 x-Philadelphia Warriors 28 32 .467 10
5 Boston Celtics 25 35 .417 13
6 Providence Steamrollers 12 48 .200 26

Western Division

# Western Division
Team W L PCT GB
1 x-Rochester Royals 45 15 .750 –
2 x-Minneapolis Lakers 44 16 .733 1
3 x-Chicago Stags 38 22 .633 7
4 x-St. Louis Bombers 29 31 .483 16
5 Fort Wayne Pistons 22 38 .367 23
6 Indianapolis Jets 18 42 .300 27

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points George Mikan Minneapolis Lakers 1,698
Assists Bob Davies Rochester Royals 321
FG% Arnie Risen Rochester Royals .423
FT% Bob Feerick Washington Capitols .859

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

BAA awards

References

  1. ↑ "NBA Season Recaps". NBA History (nba.com/history). July 1, 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-04.

External links

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