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32-28, Finished 2nd in BAA Eastern Division (Game Results)
BAA Season Summary
Scored 79.2 points per game, Allowed 77.7 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 34-26)
Coached by Joe Lapchick (32-28)
Arena: Madison Square Garden (III) / Attendance: NA
SRS: 1.25 (5th of 12)
Playoffs:
Lost BAA Eastern Division Finals (2-1) versus Washington Capitols
Won BAA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-1) versus Baltimore Bullets
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1948-49 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 60 | 1688 | 5237 | .322 | 1376 | 1959 | .702 | 1017 | 1559 | 4752 | 79.2 | ||||||||||
| Opponent | 60 | 4663 | 77.7 |
Click on the Player for career statistics and
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 | 21 | 57 | 299 | 906 | .330 | 212 | 279 | .760 | 173 | 144 | 810 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Bud Palmer | F-C | 6-4 | 180 | 27 | 58 | 240 | 685 | .350 | 234 | 307 | .762 | 108 | 206 | 714 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Lee Knorek | C | 6-7 | 215 | 27 | 60 | 156 | 457 | .341 | 131 | 183 | .716 | 135 | 258 | 443 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Harry Gallatin | F-C | 6-6 | 210 | 21 | 52 | 157 | 479 | .328 | 120 | 169 | .710 | 63 | 127 | 434 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Butch Van Breda Kolff | G-F | 6-3 | 185 | 26 | 59 | 127 | 401 | .317 | 161 | 240 | .671 | 143 | 148 | 415 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Tex Ritter | G-F | 6-2 | 185 | 24 | 55 | 123 | 353 | .348 | 91 | 146 | .623 | 57 | 71 | 337 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Ray Lumpp | G | 6-1 | 178 | 25 | 24 | 117 | 311 | .376 | 90 | 112 | .804 | 34 | 74 | 324 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Irv Rothenberg | C | 6-7 | 215 | 27 | 53 | 101 | 367 | .275 | 112 | 174 | .644 | 68 | 174 | 314 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Sid Tanenbaum | G | 6-0 | 160 | 23 | 32 | 96 | 339 | .283 | 65 | 77 | .844 | 71 | 53 | 257 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Tommy Byrnes | F-G | 6-3 | 175 | 25 | 35 | 77 | 270 | .285 | 46 | 81 | .568 | 54 | 53 | 200 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Paul Noel | F | 6-4 | 185 | 24 | 47 | 70 | 277 | .253 | 37 | 60 | .617 | 33 | 84 | 177 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Mel McGaha | G | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | 51 | 62 | 195 | .318 | 52 | 88 | .591 | 51 | 104 | 176 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Joe Colone | F | 6-5 | 210 | 23 | 15 | 35 | 113 | .310 | 13 | 19 | .684 | 9 | 25 | 83 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Gene James | F | 6-4 | 180 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 48 | .375 | 6 | 12 | .500 | 5 | 20 | 42 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Ray Kuka | F | 6-3 | 200 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 36 | .278 | 5 | 9 | .556 | 11 | 16 | 25 | |||||||||||
| 16 | Dick Shrider | G | 6-2 | 190 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 21 | 57 | 5.2 | 15.9 | .330 | 3.7 | 4.9 | .760 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 14.2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Ray Lumpp | G | 6-1 | 178 | 25 | 24 | 4.9 | 13.0 | .376 | 3.8 | 4.7 | .804 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 13.5 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Bud Palmer | F-C | 6-4 | 180 | 27 | 58 | 4.1 | 11.8 | .350 | 4.0 | 5.3 | .762 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 12.3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Harry Gallatin | F-C | 6-6 | 210 | 21 | 52 | 3.0 | 9.2 | .328 | 2.3 | 3.3 | .710 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 8.3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Sid Tanenbaum | G | 6-0 | 160 | 23 | 32 | 3.0 | 10.6 | .283 | 2.0 | 2.4 | .844 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 8.0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Lee Knorek | C | 6-7 | 215 | 27 | 60 | 2.6 | 7.6 | .341 | 2.2 | 3.1 | .716 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 7.4 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Butch Van Breda Kolff | G-F | 6-3 | 185 | 26 | 59 | 2.2 | 6.8 | .317 | 2.7 | 4.1 | .671 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 7.0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Tex Ritter | G-F | 6-2 | 185 | 24 | 55 | 2.2 | 6.4 | .348 | 1.7 | 2.7 | .623 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 6.1 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Irv Rothenberg | C | 6-7 | 215 | 27 | 53 | 1.9 | 6.9 | .275 | 2.1 | 3.3 | .644 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 5.9 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Tommy Byrnes | F-G | 6-3 | 175 | 25 | 35 | 2.2 | 7.7 | .285 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .568 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5.7 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Joe Colone | F | 6-5 | 210 | 23 | 15 | 2.3 | 7.5 | .310 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .684 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 5.5 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Gene James | F | 6-4 | 180 | 23 | 11 | 1.6 | 4.4 | .375 | 0.5 | 1.1 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.8 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Paul Noel | F | 6-4 | 185 | 24 | 47 | 1.5 | 5.9 | .253 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .617 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.8 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Mel McGaha | G | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | 51 | 1.2 | 3.8 | .318 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .591 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Ray Kuka | F | 6-3 | 200 | 26 | 8 | 1.3 | 4.5 | .278 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .556 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | |||||||||||
| 16 | Dick Shrider | G | 6-2 | 190 | 25 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .333 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 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 | 21 | 57 | .330 | .760 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sid Tanenbaum | G | 6-0 | 160 | 23 | 32 | .283 | .844 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dick Shrider | G | 6-2 | 190 | 25 | 4 | .333 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Irv Rothenberg | C | 6-7 | 215 | 27 | 53 | .275 | .644 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tex Ritter | G-F | 6-2 | 185 | 24 | 55 | .348 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bud Palmer | F-C | 6-4 | 180 | 27 | 58 | .350 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Paul Noel | F | 6-4 | 185 | 24 | 47 | .253 | .617 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mel McGaha | G | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | 51 | .318 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ray Lumpp | G | 6-1 | 178 | 25 | 24 | .376 | .804 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ray Kuka | F | 6-3 | 200 | 26 | 8 | .278 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Lee Knorek | C | 6-7 | 215 | 27 | 60 | .341 | .716 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Gene James | F | 6-4 | 180 | 23 | 11 | .375 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Harry Gallatin | F-C | 6-6 | 210 | 21 | 52 | .328 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Joe Colone | F | 6-5 | 210 | 23 | 15 | .310 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Tommy Byrnes | F-G | 6-3 | 175 | 25 | 35 | .285 | .568 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Butch Van Breda Kolff | G-F | 6-3 | 185 | 26 | 59 | .317 | .671 |
| 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 | 21 | 57 | .394 | .330 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sid Tanenbaum | G | 6-0 | 160 | 23 | 32 | .345 | .283 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dick Shrider | G | 6-2 | 190 | 25 | 4 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Irv Rothenberg | C | 6-7 | 215 | 27 | 53 | .354 | .275 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tex Ritter | G-F | 6-2 | 185 | 24 | 55 | .404 | .348 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bud Palmer | F-C | 6-4 | 180 | 27 | 58 | .435 | .350 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Paul Noel | F | 6-4 | 185 | 24 | 47 | .292 | .253 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mel McGaha | G | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | 51 | .377 | .318 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ray Lumpp | G | 6-1 | 178 | 25 | 24 | .450 | .376 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ray Kuka | F | 6-3 | 200 | 26 | 8 | .313 | .278 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Lee Knorek | C | 6-7 | 215 | 27 | 60 | .412 | .341 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Gene James | F | 6-4 | 180 | 23 | 11 | .394 | .375 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Harry Gallatin | F-C | 6-6 | 210 | 21 | 52 | .392 | .328 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Joe Colone | F | 6-5 | 210 | 23 | 15 | .342 | .310 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Tommy Byrnes | F-G | 6-3 | 175 | 25 | 35 | .327 | .285 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Butch Van Breda Kolff | G-F | 6-3 | 185 | 26 | 59 | .410 | .317 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Carl Braun | G-F | 6-5 | 180 | 21 | 6 | 33 | 102 | 50 | 62 | 19 | 22 | 116 | .324 | .806 | 19.3 | 3.2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Bud Palmer | F-C | 6-4 | 180 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 64 | 27 | 35 | 10 | 31 | 81 | .422 | .771 | 13.5 | 1.7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Harry Gallatin | F-C | 6-6 | 210 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 56 | 32 | 39 | 10 | 31 | 72 | .357 | .821 | 12.0 | 1.7 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Ray Lumpp | G | 6-1 | 178 | 25 | 6 | 21 | 73 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 26 | 69 | .288 | .771 | 11.5 | 1.8 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Butch Van Breda Kolff | G-F | 6-3 | 185 | 26 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 49 | .375 | .826 | 8.2 | 1.2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Lee Knorek | C | 6-7 | 215 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 39 | .405 | .563 | 6.5 | 1.7 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Tex Ritter | G-F | 6-2 | 185 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 31 | .303 | .550 | 6.2 | 0.4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Joe Colone | F | 6-5 | 210 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 17 | .233 | .500 | 4.3 | 0.8 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Paul Noel | F | 6-4 | 185 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | .417 | .800 | 4.7 | 0.7 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Irv Rothenberg | C | 6-7 | 215 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 10 | .211 | .200 | 1.7 | 0.3 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Gene James | F | 6-4 | 180 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .000 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Mel McGaha | G | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .000 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |||||||||||