1947–48 St. Louis Bombers season
NBA professional basketball team season
1947–48 St. Louis Bombers season | |||
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Division champions | |||
Head coach | Ken Loeffler | ||
Arena | St. Louis Arena | ||
Results | |||
Record | 29–19 (.604) | ||
Place | Division: 1st (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | Lost in BAA Semifinals (eliminated 3-4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Radio | KMOX | ||
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The 1947–48 BAA season was the Bombers' 2nd season in the BAA (which later became the NBA).[1]
Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 7 | Jack Underman | – | ![]() | Ohio State |
– | – | Jack Knopf | – | ![]() | Louisville |
– | – | Bob Kurland | – | ![]() | Oklahoma State |
– | – | Paul Napolitano | G/F | ![]() | San Francisco |
– | – | Jim Pollard | F/C | ![]() | Stanford |
– | – | Bill Strannigan | – | ![]() | Wyoming |
– | – | Herb Wilkinson | – | ![]() | Iowa |
Roster
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Roster |
Regular season
Season standings
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Record vs. opponents
1947–48 BAA records | |||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | NYK | PHI | PRO | STL | WAS | |||
Baltimore | — | 5–1 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | |||
Boston | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 1–7 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | |||
Chicago | 3–5 | 3–3 | — | 6–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–5 | 5–3 | |||
New York | 1–5 | 7–1 | 0–6 | — | 4–4 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | |||
Philadelphia | 4–2 | 4–4 | 2-4 | 1–7 | — | 8–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | |||
Providence | 0–6 | 2–6 | 2–4 | 1–7 | 0–8 | — | 0–6 | 1–5 | |||
St. Louis | 5–3 | 4–2 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | — | 4–4 | |||
Washington | 6–2 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–4 | — |
Game log
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | November 13 | @ Chicago | 70–80 | Red Rocha (17) | 0–1 |
2 | November 15 | @ New York | 67–73 | Red Rocha (26) | 0–2 |
3 | November 18 | @ Boston | 65–50 | Logan, Smawley (14) | 1–2 |
4 | November 20 | Providence | 73–67 | Red Rocha (16) | 2–2 |
5 | November 22 | Washington | 70–62 | Belus Smawley (17) | 3–2 |
6 | November 26 | @ Washington | 64–83 | Johnny Logan (16) | 3–3 |
7 | November 29 | Baltimore | 67–71 | Red Rocha (24) | 3–4 |
8 | December 2 | @ Providence | 86–66 | Don Putman (18) | 4–4 |
9 | December 4 | @ Baltimore | 65–51 | Red Rocha (21) | 5–4 |
10 | December 8 | @ New York | 56–71 | Red Rocha (14) | 5–5 |
11 | December 11 | @ Philadelphia | 74–69 | Belus Smawley (21) | 6–5 |
12 | December 12 | @ Chicago | 85–75 | Bob Doll (18) | 7–5 |
13 | December 18 | @ Baltimore | 67–74 | Johnny Logan (16) | 7–6 |
14 | December 19 | @ Boston | 70–78 | Grady Lewis (13) | 7–7 |
15 | December 20 | @ Washington | 55–52 | Belus Smawley (14) | 8–7 |
16 | December 25 | Washington | 56–73 | Bob Doll (17) | 8–8 |
17 | December 28 | Baltimore | 67–63 | Bob Doll (23) | 9–8 |
18 | January 1 | Boston | 58–48 | Johnny Logan (15) | 10–8 |
19 | January 4 | Philadelphia | 80–66 | Red Rocha (15) | 11–8 |
20 | January 8 | Washington | 76–73 | Don Putman (17) | 12–8 |
21 | January 11 | Baltimore | 69–54 | Red Rocha (14) | 13–8 |
22 | January 15 | New York | 55–59 | Red Rocha (11) | 13–9 |
23 | January 18 | Providence | 70–61 | Johnny Logan (18) | 14–9 |
24 | January 20 | @ Philadelphia | 59–82 | Don Putman (10) | 14–10 |
25 | January 21 | @ Washington | 74–81 | Johnny Logan (19) | 14–11 |
26 | January 22 | @ Baltimore | 71–68 | Doll, Logan, Smawley (11) | 15–11 |
27 | January 25 | Boston | 72–54 | Johnny Logan (15) | 16–11 |
28 | January 27 | @ Providence | 94–61 | Red Rocha (20) | 17–11 |
29 | January 29 | Chicago | 62–60 | Johnny Logan (17) | 18–11 |
30 | January 31 | Philadelphia | 60–66 | Bob Doll (17) | 18–12 |
31 | February 5 | Chicago | 71–77 | Doll, Smawley (13) | 18–13 |
32 | February 7 | Philadelphia | 67–54 | Don Putman (14) | 19–13 |
33 | February 11 | @ Chicago | 80–78 | Irv Rothenberg (23) | 20–13 |
34 | February 12 | Chicago | 74–80 | Irv Rothenberg (24) | 20–14 |
35 | February 15 | Baltimore | 69–63 | Johnny Logan (22) | 21–14 |
36 | February 19 | Providence | 78–69 | Red Rocha (20) | 22–14 |
37 | February 22 | New York | 80–71 | Red Rocha (19) | 23–14 |
38 | February 26 | Boston | 94–92 (2OT) | Belus Smawley (23) | 24–14 |
39 | February 28 | Washington | 82–61 | Logan, Rocha (18) | 25–14 |
40 | March 4 | @ Baltimore | 75–84 | Belus Smawley (17) | 25–15 |
41 | March 5 | @ Boston | 68–71 | Doll, Logan (14) | 25–16 |
42 | March 9 | @ Providence | 75–69 | Red Rocha (19) | 26–16 |
43 | March 10 | @ New York | 82–73 | Belus Smawley (20) | 27–16 |
44 | March 11 | @ Philadelphia | 74–92 | Ariel Maughan (13) | 27–17 |
45 | March 13 | @ Washington | 69–86 | Logan, Rocha, Smawley (13) | 27–18 |
46 | March 18 | New York | 80–91 | Belus Smawley (20) | 27–19 |
47 | March 20 | Chicago | 75–63 | Logan, Smawley (20) | 28–19 |
48 | March 21 | @ Chicago | 82–70 | Red Rocha (19) | 29–19 |
Playoffs
Semifinals
(W1) St. Louis Bombers vs. (E1) Philadelphia Warriors: Warriors win series 4-3
- Game 1 @ St. Louis (March 23): St. Louis 60, Philadelphia 58
- Game 2 @ St. Louis (March 25): Philadelphia 65, St. Louis 64
- Game 3 @ Philadelphia (March 27): Philadelphia 84, St. Louis 56
- Game 4 @ Philadelphia (March 30): St. Louis 56, Philadelphia 51
- Game 5 @ St. Louis (April 1): St. Louis 69, Philadelphia 62
- Game 6 @ Philadelphia (April 3): Philadelphia 84, St. Louis 61
- Game 7 @ St. Louis (April 6): Philadelphia 85, St. Louis 46
References
- ^ "1947-48 St. Louis Bombers Roster and Stats".