1948–49 St. Louis Bombers (NBA) season

1948–49 St. Louis Bombers (NBA) season
Head coach	Grady Lewis
Arena	St. Louis Arena
Results
Record	29–31 (.483)
Place	Division: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	West Division Semifinals (eliminated 0-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1948–49 NBA season was the Bombers' 3rd season in the NBA/BAA.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Regular season

Season standings

# 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

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(1) Rochester Royals vs. (4) St. Louis Bombers: Royals win series 2-0

• Game 1 @ Rochester: Rochester 93, St. Louis 64
• Game 2 @ St. Louis: Rochester 66, St. Louis 64

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Royals and Bombers.

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and records

• John Logan, All-NBA Second Team

References

1. 1948-49 St. Louis Bombers