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26-22, Finished 2nd in BAA Eastern Division (Game Results)
BAA Season Summary
Scored 74.5 points per game, Allowed 71.4 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 31-17)
Coached by Joe Lapchick (26-22)
Arena: Madison Square Garden (III) / Attendance: NA
SRS: 2.30 (4th of 8)
Playoffs:
Lost BAA Quarterfinals (2-1) versus Baltimore Bullets
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1947-48 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 48 | 1355 | 4724 | .287 | 868 | 1291 | .672 | 376 | 1076 | 3578 | 74.5 | ||||||||||
| Opponent | 48 | 3427 | 71.4 |
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accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Braun | G-F | 6-5 | 180 | 20 | 47 | 276 | 854 | .323 | 119 | 183 | .650 | 61 | 102 | 671 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Bud Palmer | F-C | 6-4 | 180 | 26 | 48 | 224 | 710 | .315 | 174 | 234 | .744 | 45 | 149 | 622 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Dick Holub | C | 6-6 | 205 | 26 | 48 | 195 | 662 | .295 | 114 | 180 | .633 | 37 | 159 | 504 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Stan Stutz | G-F | 5-10 | 170 | 27 | 47 | 109 | 501 | .218 | 113 | 135 | .837 | 57 | 121 | 331 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Tommy Byrnes | F-G | 6-3 | 175 | 24 | 47 | 117 | 410 | .285 | 65 | 103 | .631 | 17 | 56 | 299 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Lee Knorek | C | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 48 | 99 | 369 | .268 | 61 | 120 | .508 | 50 | 171 | 259 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Sid Tanenbaum | G | 6-0 | 160 | 22 | 24 | 90 | 360 | .250 | 62 | 74 | .838 | 37 | 33 | 242 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Ray Kuka | F | 6-3 | 200 | 25 | 44 | 89 | 273 | .326 | 50 | 84 | .595 | 27 | 117 | 228 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Butch Van Breda Kolff | G-F | 6-3 | 185 | 25 | 44 | 53 | 192 | .276 | 74 | 120 | .617 | 29 | 81 | 180 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Leo Gottlieb | G | 5-11 | 180 | 27 | 27 | 59 | 288 | .205 | 13 | 21 | .619 | 12 | 36 | 131 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Paul Noel | F | 6-4 | 185 | 23 | 29 | 40 | 138 | .290 | 19 | 30 | .633 | 3 | 41 | 99 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Wat Misaka | G | 5-7 | 150 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 13 | .231 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Sonny Hertzberg | G | 5-10 | 175 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 14 | .071 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Braun | G-F | 6-5 | 180 | 20 | 47 | 5.9 | 18.2 | .323 | 2.5 | 3.9 | .650 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 14.3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Bud Palmer | F-C | 6-4 | 180 | 26 | 48 | 4.7 | 14.8 | .315 | 3.6 | 4.9 | .744 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 13.0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Dick Holub | C | 6-6 | 205 | 26 | 48 | 4.1 | 13.8 | .295 | 2.4 | 3.8 | .633 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 10.5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Sid Tanenbaum | G | 6-0 | 160 | 22 | 24 | 3.8 | 15.0 | .250 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .838 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 10.1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Stan Stutz | G-F | 5-10 | 170 | 27 | 47 | 2.3 | 10.7 | .218 | 2.4 | 2.9 | .837 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 7.0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Tommy Byrnes | F-G | 6-3 | 175 | 24 | 47 | 2.5 | 8.7 | .285 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .631 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 6.4 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Lee Knorek | C | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 48 | 2.1 | 7.7 | .268 | 1.3 | 2.5 | .508 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 5.4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Ray Kuka | F | 6-3 | 200 | 25 | 44 | 2.0 | 6.2 | .326 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .595 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 5.2 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Leo Gottlieb | G | 5-11 | 180 | 27 | 27 | 2.2 | 10.7 | .205 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .619 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 4.9 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Butch Van Breda Kolff | G-F | 6-3 | 185 | 25 | 44 | 1.2 | 4.4 | .276 | 1.7 | 2.7 | .617 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 4.1 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Paul Noel | F | 6-4 | 185 | 23 | 29 | 1.4 | 4.8 | .290 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .633 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 3.4 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Wat Misaka | G | 5-7 | 150 | 24 | 3 | 1.0 | 4.3 | .231 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .333 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Sonny Hertzberg | G | 5-10 | 175 | 25 | 4 | 0.3 | 3.5 | .071 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .750 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Braun | G-F | 6-5 | 180 | 20 | 47 | .323 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sid Tanenbaum | G | 6-0 | 160 | 22 | 24 | .250 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stan Stutz | G-F | 5-10 | 170 | 27 | 47 | .218 | .837 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bud Palmer | F-C | 6-4 | 180 | 26 | 48 | .315 | .744 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Paul Noel | F | 6-4 | 185 | 23 | 29 | .290 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wat Misaka | G | 5-7 | 150 | 24 | 3 | .231 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ray Kuka | F | 6-3 | 200 | 25 | 44 | .326 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lee Knorek | C | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 48 | .268 | .508 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Dick Holub | C | 6-6 | 205 | 26 | 48 | .295 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Sonny Hertzberg | G | 5-10 | 175 | 25 | 4 | .071 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Leo Gottlieb | G | 5-11 | 180 | 27 | 27 | .205 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Tommy Byrnes | F-G | 6-3 | 175 | 24 | 47 | .285 | .631 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Butch Van Breda Kolff | G-F | 6-3 | 185 | 25 | 44 | .276 | .617 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Braun | G-F | 6-5 | 180 | 20 | 47 | .359 | .323 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sid Tanenbaum | G | 6-0 | 160 | 22 | 24 | .308 | .250 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stan Stutz | G-F | 5-10 | 170 | 27 | 47 | .295 | .218 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bud Palmer | F-C | 6-4 | 180 | 26 | 48 | .383 | .315 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Paul Noel | F | 6-4 | 185 | 23 | 29 | .327 | .290 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wat Misaka | G | 5-7 | 150 | 24 | 3 | .244 | .231 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ray Kuka | F | 6-3 | 200 | 25 | 44 | .368 | .326 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lee Knorek | C | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 48 | .307 | .268 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Dick Holub | C | 6-6 | 205 | 26 | 48 | .340 | .295 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Sonny Hertzberg | G | 5-10 | 175 | 25 | 4 | .159 | .071 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Leo Gottlieb | G | 5-11 | 180 | 27 | 27 | .220 | .205 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Tommy Byrnes | F-G | 6-3 | 175 | 24 | 47 | .328 | .285 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Butch Van Breda Kolff | G-F | 6-3 | 185 | 25 | 44 | .368 | .276 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Bud Palmer | F-C | 6-4 | 180 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 42 | .421 | .769 | 14.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Lee Knorek | C | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 38 | .412 | .769 | 12.7 | 1.7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Carl Braun | G-F | 6-5 | 180 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 30 | .293 | .600 | 10.0 | 0.7 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Sid Tanenbaum | G | 6-0 | 160 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 30 | .333 | .727 | 10.0 | 1.3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Tommy Byrnes | F-G | 6-3 | 175 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 26 | .407 | .333 | 8.7 | 0.7 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Dick Holub | C | 6-6 | 205 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 26 | .250 | .571 | 8.7 | 0.0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Butch Van Breda Kolff | G-F | 6-3 | 185 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 22 | .375 | .714 | 7.3 | 0.7 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Stan Stutz | G-F | 5-10 | 170 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 15 | .273 | .818 | 5.0 | 0.3 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Ray Kuka | F | 6-3 | 200 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | .300 | 1.000 | 2.7 | 0.0 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Paul Noel | F | 6-4 | 185 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||