1948–49 Providence Steamrollers season

1948–49 Providence Steamrollers season
Head coach Ken Loeffler
Arena Rhode Island Auditorium
Results
Record 1248 (.200)
Place Division: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1948–49 BAA season was the Steamrollers' third and final season in the NBA/BAA.[1] The team would fold after finishing last in the league for a second consecutive season, at 12–48.

Draft picks

Main article: 1948 BAA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 1 Andy Tonkovich G  United States Marshall
Jack Coleman F/C  United States Louisville
Brady Walker F/C  United States BYU

Roster

1948–49 Providence Steamrollers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 11 Brown, Bob 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1923-11-12 Miami (OH)
G 3 Calverley, Ernie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1924-01-30 Rhode Island
G/F Ezersky, Johnny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Rhode Island
C 6 Halbert, Chick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1919-02-27 West Texas State
F/C 10 Hubbard, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1922-12-27 Springfield
G/F 11 Meinhold, Carl 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1926-03-29 Long Island
F/C 6 Nostrand, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1924-01-25 Wyoming
G O'Grady, Buddy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1920-01-19 Georgetown
F Paine, Fred 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1925-12-07 Westminster
F/C 8 Pugh, Les 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1923-09-18 Ohio State
G/F 5 Riebe, Mel 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1916-07-12 Wooster
F 12 Robbins, Lee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922-02-11 Colorado
F/C 12 Roux, Giff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1923-06-28 Kansas
G 4 Sailors, Ken 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1921-01-14 Wyoming
F 15 Scharnus, Ben 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1917-12-11 Seton Hall
G/F 7 Schnellbacher, Otto 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1923-04-15 Kansas
G/F 5 Shannon, Earl 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1921-11-23 Rhode Island
G/F 9 Shannon, Howie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1923-06-10 Kansas State
G 7 Tonkovich, Andy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1922-11-01 Marshall
PF 16 Walker, Brady 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1921-03-15 BYU
Head coach

Ken Loeffler


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

RosterTransactions

Regular season

Season standings

# Eastern Division
Team W L PCT GB
1 x-Washington Capitols 38 22 .633
2 x-New York Knicks 32 28 .533 6
3 x-Baltimore Bullets 29 31 .483 9
4 x-Philadelphia Warriors 28 32 .467 10
5 Boston Celtics 25 35 .417 13
6 Providence Steamrollers 12 48 .200 26

Record vs. opponents

1948–49 BAA records
Team BAL BOS CHI FWP IND MIN NYK PHI PRO ROC STL WAS
Baltimore 4–2 1–4 4–1 5–0 1–4 2–4 4–2 2–4 1–4 2–3 3–3
Boston 2–4 0–5 4–1 3–2 2–3 3–3 3–3 3–3 1–4 3–2 1–5
Chicago 4–1 5–0 4–2 5–1 2–4 3–2 2–3 5–0 2–4 3–3 3–2
Fort Wayne 1–4 1–4 2–4 3–3 2–4 1–4 5–0 4–1 0–6 1–4 2–3
Indianapolis 0–5 2–3 1-5 3–3 0–6 1–4 1–4 4–1 1–5 3–3 2–3
Minneapolis 4–1 3–2 4–2 4–2 6–0 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–2 4–2 2–3
New York 4–2 3–3 2–3 4–1 4–1 1–4 2–4 5–1 1–4 3–2 2–3
Philadelphia 2–4 3–3 3–2 0–5 4–1 1–4 4–2 6–0 0–5 3–2 2–4
Providence 4–2 3–3 0–5 1–4 1–4 0–5 1–5 0–6 2–3 0–5 0–6
Rochester 4–1 4–1 4–2 6–0 5–1 2–4 4–1 5–0 3–2 6–0 2–3
St. Louis 3–2 2–3 3–3 4–1 3–3 2–4 2–3 2–3 5–0 0–6 2–3
Washington 3–3 5–1 2–3 3–2 3–2 3–2 3–2 4–2 6–0 3–2 3–2

Game log

# Date Opponent Score Record
1 November 4 Washington 95–99 (3OT) 0–1
2 November 6 Philadelphia 56–69 0–2
3 November 9 @ Philadelphia 84–92 0–3
4 November 11 Fort Wayne 90–87 1–3
5 November 13 Minneapolis 67–90 1–4
6 November 18 Rochester 74–103 1–5
7 November 20 Indianapolis 107–110 1–6
8 November 24 @ Minneapolis 89–117 1–7
9 November 25 @ St. Louis 82–84 1–8
10 November 27 Baltimore 71–91 1–9
11 November 30 New York 61–88 1–10
12 December 1 @ Washington 63–75 1–11
13 December 2 Washington 61–66 1–12
14 December 4 Boston 63–70 1–13
15 December 7 @ Rochester 90–89 2–13
16 December 8 @ New York 74–83 (OT) 2–14
17 December 9 New York 63–74 2–15
18 December 16 Fort Wayne 61–76 2–16
19 December 18 Philadelphia 90–94 2–17
20 December 22 @ Washington 77–102 2–18
21 December 23 St. Louis 99–109 2–19
22 December 25 Baltimore 83–88 2–20
23 December 29 @ Baltimore 98–88 3–20
24 December 30 Chicago 89–101 3–21
25 December 31 @ Boston 67–69 3–22
26 January 1 Indianapolis 77–78 3–23
27 January 4 Chicago 104–115 3–24
28 January 6 Chicago 78–89 3–25
29 January 8 Boston 87–69 4–25
30 January 11 @ Indianapolis 67–90 4–26
31 January 12 @ Minneapolis 64–98 4–27
32 January 15 @ St. Louis 76–79 4–28
33 January 16 @ Fort Wayne 56–76 4–29
34 January 18 @ Philadelphia 74–86 4–30
35 January 20 Washington 81–88 4–31
36 January 22 Baltimore 89–86 5–31
37 January 25 @ Boston 69–54 6–31
38 January 26 @ New York 77–89 6–32
39 January 27 @ Baltimore 95–89 7–32
40 January 29 Boston 91–85 (OT) 8–32
41 February 1 @ Philadelphia 86–93 8–33
42 February 3 Rochester 88–80 9–33
43 February 5 Chicago 75–91 9–34
44 February 8 @ Rochester 65–97 9–35
45 February 11 @ Boston 77–94 9–36
46 February 12 Indianapolis 91–78 10–36
47 February 17 @ Baltimore 102–100 11–36
48 February 19 Minneapolis 80–94 11–37
49 February 23 @ Washington 88–100 11–38
50 February 24 New York 89–84 12–38
51 February 26 St. Louis 90–93 12–39
52 March 3 @ New York 65–86 12–40
53 March 5 @ Rochester 64–81 12–41
54 March 6 @ Minneapolis 59–68 12–42
55 March 8 @ Chicago 82–110 12–43
56 March 9 @ Fort Wayne 80–84 12–44
57 March 12 Philadelphia 70–92 12–45
58 March 15 @ Indianapolis 84–90 12–46
59 March 16 @ St. Louis 59–81 12–47
60 March 17 vs Fort Wayne 72–74 12–48

Awards and records

References

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