1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors season

The 1946–47 BAA season was the first season of the Philadelphia Warriors in the BAA (which later became the NBA).[1] The Warriors finished the season winning their first Championship.

1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors season
BAA champions
Head coachEdward Gottlieb
ArenaPhiladelphia Arena
Results
Record35–25 (.583)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishBAA champions
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWCAU

Roster
Roster listing
Philadelphia Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 12 Dallmar, Howie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1922-05-24 Stanford
G 6 Fleishman, Jerry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1922-02-14 NYU
F 10 Fulks, Joe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1921-10-26 Murray State
F 14 Guokas, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1915-11-11 Saint Joseph's
C 18 Hillhouse, Art 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1916-06-12 LIU Brooklyn
G/F 9 Kaplowitz, Ralph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1919-05-18 NYU
G 5 Musi, Angelo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1918-07-25 Temple
G 15 Rosenberg, Petey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1918-04-07 Saint Joseph's
G 7 Rullo, Jerry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1923-06-23 Temple
G 8 Senesky, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1922-04-04 Saint Joseph's
Head coach
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 7Pittsburgh81–75Joe Fulks (25)1–0
2November 14Washington68–65Joe Fulks (19)2–0
3November 19St. Louis63–66Joe Fulks (24)2–1
4November 21Chicago63–65Fred Sheffield (14)2–2
5November 26Boston66–54Angelo Musi (16)3–2
6November 28Detroit55–68Fulks, Rosenberg (14)3–3
7November 30@ New York60–64 (OT)Joe Fulks (26)3–4
8December 3Providence76–68Joe Fulks (37)4–4
9December 5New York62–51Angelo Musi (20)5–4
10December 7@ St. Louis57–47Joe Fulks (18)6–4
11December 8@ Cleveland66–72Joe Fulks (25)6–5
12December 10@ Toronto85–73Joe Fulks (29)7–5
13December 12Washington49–64Joe Fulks (17)7–6
14December 14@ Boston65–77Joe Fulks (28)7–7
15December 17Detroit57–49Angelo Musi (14)8–7
16December 19Cleveland58–44Joe Fulks (26)9–7
17December 21@ Washington56–68Joe Fulks (29)9–8
18December 26Pittsburgh53–46Joe Fulks (22)10–8
19December 27@ Boston63–60Joe Fulks (25)11–8
20December 29@ St. Louis68–75Joe Fulks (29)11–9
21December 30@ Pittsburgh62–60Joe Fulks (19)12–9
22January 2Providence84–72Joe Fulks (35)13–9
23January 4@ Providence74–78Joe Fulks (31)13–10
24January 8@ Pittsburgh63–67Joe Fulks (19)13–11
25January 9Toronto74–55Joe Fulks (35)14–11
26January 11@ Detroit56–58Joe Fulks (20)14–12
27January 12@ Chicago72–75Joe Fulks (32)14–13
28January 14@ Toronto104–74Joe Fulks (41)15–13
29January 16Chicago78–84Joe Fulks (36)15–14
30January 21Boston59–43Joe Fulks (22)16–14
31January 22@ Washington55–57Joe Fulks (20)16–15
32January 23Cleveland83–78Joe Fulks (28)17–15
33January 25@ Detroit61–55Joe Fulks (23)18–15
34January 26@ Chicago57–63Joe Fulks (19)18–16
35January 30New York65–58Joe Fulks (18)19–16
36February 1@ New York71–63Joe Fulks (31)20–16
37February 3@ Boston61–55Howie Dallmar (22)21–16
38February 4Providence75–68Joe Fulks (19)22–16
39February 6Toronto79–61Joe Fulks (37)23–16
40February 8@ Providence58–67Howie Dallmar (19)23–17
41February 11St. Louis75–59Joe Fulks (25)24–17
42February 13Cleveland61–48Joe Fulks (19)25–17
43February 15@ Washington60–70Joe Fulks (18)25–18
44February 16@ Cleveland71–75Joe Fulks (23)25–19
45February 20Pittsburgh78–66Joe Fulks (34)26–19
46February 23@ St. Louis66–71Angelo Musi (22)26–20
47February 24@ Pittsburgh69–67Joe Fulks (22)27–20
48February 26St. Louis75–65Joe Fulks (25)28–20
49February 28@ Toronto69–77Joe Fulks (23)28–21
50March 2@ Cleveland69–72Joe Fulks (21)28–22
51March 3Toronto76–66Joe Fulks (25)29–22
52March 6New York59–61Joe Fulks (20)29–23
53March 11Washington77–80Art Hillhouse (20)29–24
54March 13Boston81–57Joe Fulks (25)30–24
55March 14@ Chicago67–70Dallmar, Fulks (18)30–25
56March 16@ Detroit67–61Joe Fulks (16)31–25
57March 20Detroit77–75Joe Fulks (15)32–25
58March 22@ Providence103–82Joe Fulks (24)33–25
59March 27Chicago80–73Joe Fulks (34)34–25
60March 30@ New York76–72Art Hillhouse (18)35–25

Playoffs

First Round

(E2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (W2) St. Louis Bombers: Warriors win series 2-1

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 73, St. Louis 68
  • Game 2 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 73, Philadelphia 51
  • Game 3 @ St. Louis: Philadelphia 75, St. Louis 59

BAA Semifinals

(E2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (E3) New York Knicks: Warriors win series 2-0

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 82, New York 70
  • Game 2 @ New York: Philadelphia 72, New York 53

BAA Finals

Philadelphia Warriors vs. Chicago Stags: Warriors win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 84, Chicago 71
  • Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 85, Chicago 74
  • Game 3 @ Chicago: Philadelphia 75, Chicago 72
  • Game 4 @ Chicago: Chicago 74, Philadelphia 73
  • Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 83, Chicago 80

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

Regular season

Bold – Leaders (Qualified)
* – Recorded statistics when playing for Philadelphia

Golden State Warriors statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Howie Dallmar 60––.280–.640–1.7––8.8
Jerry Fleishman 59––.261–.543–.7––4.5
Joe Fulks 60––.305–.730–.4––23.2
Matt Guokas 47––.269–.553–.2––1.7
Art Hillhouse 60––.291–.723–.7––6.0
Ralph Kaplowitz* 30––.291–.738–.4––7.0
John Murphy* 11––.200–.667–.0––.7
Angelo Musi 60––.281–.829–.4––9.4
Petey Rosenberg 51––.209–.612–.5––2.9
Jerry Rullo 50––.299–.489–.4––2.5
George Senesky 58––.267–.661–.6––6.3
Fred Sheffield* 22––.199–.615–.2––3.4

Playoffs
Golden State Warriors statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Howie Dallmar 10––.250–.750–1.6––8.2
Jerry Fleishman 9––.314–.722–.3––6.3
Joe Fulks 10––.288–.787–.3––22.2
Matt Guokas 8––.111–.400–.0––0.5
Art Hillhouse 10––.264–.848–.8––8.7
Ralph Kaplowitz 10––.224–.815–.6––6.6
Angelo Musi 10––.300–.724–.5––11.7
Petey Rosenberg 9––.083–.000–.3––0.2
Jerry Rullo 7––.231–1.000–.0––1.0
George Senesky 10––.317–.808–.8––10.9

Transactions

Purchases
Player Date bought Previous team
Ralph Kaplowitz[2] January 16, 1947 New York Knicks

Awards and records

References
  1. 1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors
  2. "1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors Transactions". Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 29, 2017.
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