1946–47 Washington Capitols season

The 1946–47 Washington Capitols season was the inaugural season of the Washington Capitols in the Basketball Association of America (BAA). Their record was 49–11, owning the best overall record in the league.[1]

1946–47 Washington Capitols season
Division champions
Head coachRed Auerbach
ArenaUline Arena
Results
Record49–11 (.817)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost BAA Semifinals
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWTOP

Roster
Roster listing
Washington Capitols roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 10 Feerick, Bob 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1920-01-02 Santa Clara
F/C 19 Gantt, Bob 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1922-06-22 Duke
C 12 Mahnken, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1922-06-16 Georgetown
SF 17 McKinney, Bones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1919-01-01 North Carolina
F 16 Norlander, Johnny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1921-03-05 Hamline
G 6–21 O'Grady, Buddy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1920-01-19 Georgetown
G 4 Passaglia, Marty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1919-04-22 Santa Clara
PG 14–23 Scolari, Fred 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1922-03-01 San Francisco
F 15–22 Torgoff, Irv 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1917-03-06 Long Island
Head coach

Red Auerbach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
# Eastern Division
Team W L PCT GB
1 x-Washington Capitols4911.817–
2 x-Philadelphia Warriors3525.58314
3 x-New York Knicks3327.55016
4 Providence Steamrollers2832.46721
5 Boston Celtics2238.36727
6 Toronto Huskies2238.36727

Record vs. opponents
1946–47 BAA records
Team BOS CHI CLE DET NYK PHI PIT PRO STL TOR WAS
Boston —0–62–43–34–21–55–11–51–54–21–5
Chicago 6–0—5–13–33–35–16–03–33–44–21–5
Cleveland 4–21–5—4–24–23–34–22–41–56–01–5
Detroit 3–33–32–4—1–52–43–32–40–63–31–5
New York 2–43–32-45–1—2–46–04–24–23–32–4
Philadelphia 5–11–53–34–24–2—5–14–23–35–11–5
Pittsburgh 1–50–62–43–30–61–5—3–31–53–31–5
Providence 5–13–34–24–22–42–43–3—2–43–30–6
St. Louis 5–14–35–16–02–43–35–14–2—2–42–4
Toronto 2–42–40–63–33–31–53–33–34–2—1–5
Washington 5–15–15–15–14–25–15–16–04–25–1—

Game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1November 2@ Detroit50–33Feerick, Scolari (14)1–0
2November 4@ Pittsburgh71–56Bob Feerick (14)2–0
3November 9@ St. Louis69–70Johnny Norlander (22)2–1
4November 10@ Cleveland68–92Johnny Norlander (21)2–2
5November 14@ Philadelphia65–68Bones McKinney (26)2–3
6November 16@ Chicago73–65Johnny Norlander (18)3–3
7November 20St. Louis54–51John Mahnken (14)4–3
8November 21@ Providence66–58Irv Torgoff (16)5–3
9November 23Toronto74–50Bob Feerick (20)6–3
10November 26@ Toronto78–68John Mahnken (21)7–3
11November 27Chicago75–67Bob Feerick (21)8–3
12November 30Pittsburgh49–40Bob Feerick (14)9–3
13December 4Providence80–62Fred Scolari (16)10–3
14December 7Detroit75–64John Mahnken (18)11–3
15December 11Detroit81–66Johnny Norlander (17)12–3
16December 12@ Philadelphia64–49Fred Scolari (15)13–3
17December 14Cleveland72–52Fred Scolari (16)14–3
18December 18St. Louis68–47Bones McKinney (15)15–3
19December 21Philadelphia68–56Fred Scolari (20)16–3
20December 26@ Providence78–66Bob Feerick (21)17–3
21December 28New York70–49Bob Feerick (17)18–3
22December 30@ Boston70–60 (OT)Bones McKinney (22)19–3
23January 1@ Detroit57–62Fred Scolari (19)19–4
24January 2@ St. Louis57–66Bones McKinney (13)19–5
25January 4Cleveland78–64Bones McKinney (21)20–5
26January 6@ Pittsburgh63–49Bob Feerick (21)21–5
27January 8Providence77–69Bob Feerick (22)22–5
28January 11Toronto81–66Bob Feerick (24)23–5
29January 15@ New York65–63Bob Feerick (18)24–5
30January 16@ Boston38–47Fred Scolari (17)24–6
31January 18Chicago87–72Feerick, Scolari (22)25–6
32January 22Philadelphia57–55Feerick, McKinney (19)26–6
33January 25Pittsburgh84–71Bob Feerick (17)27–6
34January 27@ Boston80–57Bones McKinney (13)28–6
35January 29Boston69–57Bones McKinney (22)29–6
36January 31@ Toronto74–83Fred Scolari (16)29–7
37February 2@ Cleveland107–81Bob Feerick (22)30–7
38February 5@ Detroit67–46Bob Feerick (16)31–7
39February 8@ St. Louis68–65Feerick, Norlander (14)32–7
40February 9@ Chicago67–85Fred Scolari (22)32–8
41February 10@ Pittsburgh69–75Fred Scolari (17)32–9
42February 12@ New York72–76Bob Feerick (21)32–10
43February 15Philadelphia70–60Bob Feerick (16)33–10
44February 19Toronto69–59Feerick, McKinney (15)34–10
45February 20@ Providence82–74Bones McKinney (25)35–10
46February 22Pittsburgh93–61Fred Scolari (29)36–10
47February 23@ Cleveland91–83Bob Feerick (20)37–10
48February 24Boston83–59Bob Feerick (24)38–10
49February 26@ New York84–60Irv Torgoff (16)39–10
50March 1Boston75–52Bob Feerick (30)40–10
51March 5Detroit99–67Feerick, Scolari (22)41–10
52March 7@ Toronto86–70Bob Feerick (19)42–10
53March 8St. Louis74–73Fred Scolari (19)43–10
54March 11@ Philadelphia80–77Bob Feerick (24)44–10
55March 13@ Chicago86–69Bob Feerick (16)45–10
56March 15New York78–63Bob Feerick (26)46–10
57March 19Providence96–95 (OT)Bob Feerick (35)47–10
58March 22New York63–68Fred Scolari (21)47–11
59March 26Chicago105–77Bones McKinney (18)48–11
60March 29Cleveland79–69Bob Feerick (22)49–11

Playoffs

Semifinals

(E1) Washington Capitols vs. (W1) Chicago Stags: 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

References
  1. 1946-47 Washington Capitols
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