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1948-49 Boston Celtics Roster and Stats

Record: 25-35, Finished 5th in BAA Eastern Division

Coach: Alvin Julian (25-35)

PTS/G: 76.5 (9th of 12) Opp PTS/G: 79.5 (8th of 12)

SRS: -2.76 (8th of 12) Pace:

Off Rtg: Def Rtg: Net Rtg:

Expected W-L: 22-38 (8th of 12)

Arena: Boston Garden Attendance: 144,275 (1st of 1)

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Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date		Exp	College
17	Johnny Bach	F-G	6-2	180	July 10, 1924	us	R	Fordham
6	Hank Beenders	C-F	6-6	185	June 2, 1916	nl	2	Long Island University
19	Bob Doll	F-C	6-5	195	August 10, 1919	us	2	Colorado
14	Bulbs Ehlers	F-G	6-3	198	March 10, 1923	us	1	Purdue
10	Johnny Ezersky	F-G	6-3	175	March 21, 1922	us	1	Rhode Island
8	Phil Farbman	F	6-1	185	April 3, 1924	us	R	City College of New York
21	Jack Garfinkel	G	6-0	190	June 13, 1918		2	St. John's
11	Chick Halbert	C	6-9	225	February 27, 1919	us	2	West Texas A&M University
3, 10	John Hazen	G	6-2	172	March 2, 1927	us	R	Indiana State University
9	George Kaftan	SF	6-3	190	February 22, 1928	us	R	Holy Cross
6	Tom Kelly	G	6-0	170	March 5, 1924	us	R	NYU
22	Bob Kinney	C-F	6-6	215	September 16, 1920	us	R	Rice University
20	Al Lucas	F-G	6-3	195	July 4, 1922		R	Fordham
3	George Nostrand	C-F	6-8	195	January 25, 1924	us	2	Wyoming
10	Stan Noszka	G	6-1	185	September 9, 1920	us	2	Duquesne
7	Dermie O'Connell	G	6-0	174	April 13, 1928	us	R	Holy Cross
7, 9	Mel Riebe	G-F	5-11	180	July 12, 1916	us	2	College of Wooster
5	Bill Roberts	C	6-9	210	March 13, 1925	us	R	Wyoming
15	Jim Seminoff	G-F	6-2	190	September 1, 1922	us	2	USC
20	Earl Shannon	G-F	5-11	170	November 23, 1921	us	2	Rhode Island
12	Art Spector	F	6-4	200	October 17, 1920	us	2	Villanova
13	Gene Stump	F-G	6-2	185	August 9, 1925	us	1	DePaul

Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	AST	PF	PTS
1	Bob Kinney	28	21	3.6	10.7	.335	3.6	10.7	.335	.335	2.6	4.3	.593	1.2	4.2	9.7
2	Gene Stump	23	56	3.4	10.4	.333	3.4	10.4	.333	.333	1.6	2.3	.713	1.0	1.8	8.5
3	Art Spector	28	59	2.2	7.4	.300	2.2	7.4	.300	.300	1.1	2.0	.552	1.3	1.9	5.5
4	Earl Shannon	27	5	0.4	2.2	.182	0.4	2.2	.182	.182	0.2	0.8	.250	0.8	0.4	1.0
5	Jim Seminoff	26	58	2.6	8.4	.314	2.6	8.4	.314	.314	2.6	3.8	.689	3.9	3.4	7.9
6	Bill Roberts	23	26	1.4	4.2	.330	1.4	4.2	.330	.330	0.3	0.7	.474	0.5	1.3	3.1
7	Mel Riebe	32	33	4.4	15.2	.291	4.4	15.2	.291	.291	2.1	3.5	.603	2.9	2.9	11.0
8	Dermie O'Connell	20	21	4.1	15.0	.276	4.1	15.0	.276	.276	1.4	2.7	.536	3.1	1.9	9.7
9	Stan Noszka	28	30	1.0	4.1	.244	1.0	4.1	.244	.244	0.5	1.0	.500	0.8	1.9	2.5
10	George Nostrand	25	27	3.4	9.9	.341	3.4	9.9	.341	.341	3.1	5.0	.615	1.4	2.7	9.8
11	Al Lucas	26	2	0.5	1.5	.333	0.5	1.5	.333	.333	0.0	0.0		1.0	0.0	1.0
12	Johnny Bach	24	34	1.0	3.5	.286	1.0	3.5	.286	.286	1.5	2.2	.680	0.7	0.7	3.5
13	Tom Kelly	24	27	2.7	8.1	.335	2.7	8.1	.335	.335	1.7	2.7	.616	1.4	2.7	7.1
14	George Kaftan	20	21	5.5	15.0	.368	5.5	15.0	.368	.368	3.4	5.5	.626	2.9	1.3	14.5
15	John Hazen	21	6	1.0	2.8	.353	1.0	2.8	.353	.353	1.0	1.2	.857	0.5	1.7	3.0
16	Chick Halbert	29	33	3.0	10.2	.293	3.0	10.2	.293	.293	3.4	5.7	.596	1.8	2.9	9.4
17	Jack Garfinkel	30	9	1.3	7.8	.171	1.3	7.8	.171	.171	1.1	1.6	.714	1.9	2.1	3.8
18	Phil Farbman	24	21	1.0	3.7	.269	1.0	3.7	.269	.269	1.4	1.8	.789	0.9	1.7	3.4
19	Johnny Ezersky	26	18	3.8	10.3	.368	3.8	10.3	.368	.368	2.7	4.4	.613	1.6	2.7	10.3
20	Bulbs Ehlers	25	59	3.1	9.9	.312	3.1	9.9	.312	.312	2.5	3.8	.667	2.3	2.0	8.7
21	Bob Doll	29	47	3.1	9.3	.331	3.1	9.3	.331	.331	1.7	2.5	.684	2.5	2.5	7.9
22	Hank Beenders	32	8	0.8	3.5	.214	0.8	3.5	.214	.214	0.9	1.1	.778	0.4	1.1	2.4

Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	AST	PF	PTS
1	Bob Kinney	28	21	75	224	.335	75	224	.335	.335	54	91	.593	26	89	204
2	Gene Stump	23	56	193	580	.333	193	580	.333	.333	92	129	.713	56	102	478
3	Art Spector	28	59	130	434	.300	130	434	.300	.300	64	116	.552	77	111	324
4	Earl Shannon	27	5	2	11	.182	2	11	.182	.182	1	4	.250	4	2	5
5	Jim Seminoff	26	58	153	487	.314	153	487	.314	.314	151	219	.689	229	195	457
6	Bill Roberts	23	26	36	109	.330	36	109	.330	.330	9	19	.474	13	34	81
7	Mel Riebe	32	33	146	501	.291	146	501	.291	.291	70	116	.603	95	97	362
8	Dermie O'Connell	20	21	87	315	.276	87	315	.276	.276	30	56	.536	65	40	204
9	Stan Noszka	28	30	30	123	.244	30	123	.244	.244	15	30	.500	25	56	75
10	George Nostrand	25	27	91	267	.341	91	267	.341	.341	83	135	.615	38	74	265
11	Al Lucas	26	2	1	3	.333	1	3	.333	.333	0	0		2	0	2
12	Johnny Bach	24	34	34	119	.286	34	119	.286	.286	51	75	.680	25	24	119
13	Tom Kelly	24	27	73	218	.335	73	218	.335	.335	45	73	.616	38	73	191
14	George Kaftan	20	21	116	315	.368	116	315	.368	.368	72	115	.626	61	28	304
15	John Hazen	21	6	6	17	.353	6	17	.353	.353	6	7	.857	3	10	18
16	Chick Halbert	29	33	99	338	.293	99	338	.293	.293	112	188	.596	61	97	310
17	Jack Garfinkel	30	9	12	70	.171	12	70	.171	.171	10	14	.714	17	19	34
18	Phil Farbman	24	21	21	78	.269	21	78	.269	.269	30	38	.789	18	36	72
19	Johnny Ezersky	26	18	68	185	.368	68	185	.368	.368	49	80	.613	29	49	185
20	Bulbs Ehlers	25	59	182	583	.312	182	583	.312	.312	150	225	.667	133	119	514
21	Bob Doll	29	47	145	438	.331	145	438	.331	.331	80	117	.684	117	118	370
22	Hank Beenders	32	8	6	28	.214	6	28	.214	.214	7	9	.778	3	9	19
			60	1706	5483	.311	1706	5483	.311	.311	1181	1856	.636	1135	1382	4593

Qualified players in the top 20 · Includes full-season stats for all players who saw court time during the regular season or playoffs.