1947–48 Boston Celtics season

1947–48 Boston Celtics season
Head coach	Honey Russell
Owner(s)	Walter A. Brown
Arena	Boston Arena Boston Garden
Results
Record	20–28 (.417)
Place	Division: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	BAA Quarterfinals (eliminated 1–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WMEX

The 1947–48 Boston Celtics season was the second season of the Boston Celtics in the Basketball Association of America (BAA/NBA).^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Roster

Boston Celtics 1947–48 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 10 Bloom, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1915-01-14 Temple 11 Connors, Chuck 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1921-04-10 Seton Hall G/F 14 Ehlers, Bulbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1923-03-10 Purdue PG 15–21 Garfinkel, Jack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1918-06-13 St. John's G 5 Hankins, Cecil 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922-01-06 Oklahoma State 17 Hewson, Jack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1924-09-17 Temple PG 3 Hoefer, Charlie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1917-07-12 Queens College G/F 17 Janisch, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1920-03-15 Valparaiso G 4 Mariaschin, Saul 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1924-09-01 Harvard G 6 Munroe, George 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1922-01-05 Dartmouth G 10–11 Noszka, Stan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1920-09-09 Duquesne G/F 7–9 Riebe, Mel 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1916-07-12 College of Wooster C 22 Sadowski, Ed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1917-07-11 Seton Hall 10 Simmons, Connie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1925-03-15 Flushing (New York) F 12 Spector, Art 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1978-03-18 Villanova G/F 13 Stump, Gene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1923-11-13 DePaul

Regular season

Season standings

# Eastern Division Team W L PCT GB 1 x-Philadelphia Warriors 27 21 .563 – 2 x-New York Knicks 26 22 .542 1 3 x-Boston Celtics 20 28 .417 7 4 Providence Steamrollers 6 42 .125 21

Playoffs

BAA Quarterfinals

(E3) Boston Celtics vs. (W3) Chicago Stags: Stags win series 2-1

• Game 1 @ Boston: Chicago 79, Boston 72
• Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 81, Chicago 77
• Game 3 @ Boston: Chicago 81, Boston 74

Awards and records

• Ed Sadowski, All-NBA First Team

References

1. 1947–48 Boston Celtics