1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors season

The 1946–47 BAA season was the first season of the Philadelphia Warriors in the BAA (which later became the NBA).[1] The Warriors finished the season winning their first Championship.

1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors season
BAA champions
Head coach	Edward Gottlieb
Arena	Philadelphia Arena
Results
Record	35–25 (.583)
Place	Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	BAA champions
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WCAU

Roster

Roster listing

Philadelphia Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From F 12 Dallmar, Howie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1922-05-24 Stanford G 6 Fleishman, Jerry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1922-02-14 NYU F 10 Fulks, Joe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1921-10-26 Murray State F 14 Guokas, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1915-11-11 Saint Joseph's C 18 Hillhouse, Art 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1916-06-12 LIU Brooklyn G/F 9 Kaplowitz, Ralph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1919-05-18 NYU G 5 Musi, Angelo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1918-07-25 Temple G 15 Rosenberg, Petey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1918-04-07 Saint Joseph's G 7 Rullo, Jerry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1923-06-23 Temple G 8 Senesky, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1922-04-04 Saint Joseph's	Head coach Eddie Gottlieb Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

#	Eastern Division
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	x-Washington Capitols	49	11	.817	–
2	x-Philadelphia Warriors	35	25	.583	14
3	x-New York Knicks	33	27	.550	16
4	Providence Steamrollers	28	32	.467	21
5	Boston Celtics	22	38	.367	27
6	Toronto Huskies	22	38	.367	27

Record vs. opponents

1946-47 BAA Records
Team	BOS	CHI	CLE	DET	NYK	PHI	PIT	PRO	STL	TOR	WAS
Boston	—	0–6	2–4	3–3	4–2	1–5	5–1	1–5	1–5	4–2	1–5
Chicago	6–0	—	5–1	3–3	3–3	5–1	6–0	3–3	3–4	4–2	1–5
Cleveland	4–2	1–5	—	4–2	4–2	3–3	4–2	2–4	1–5	6–0	1–5
Detroit	3–3	3–3	2–4	—	1–5	2–4	3–3	2–4	0–6	3–3	1–5
New York	2–4	3–3	2-4	5–1	—	2–4	6–0	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–4
Philadelphia	5–1	1–5	3–3	4–2	4–2	—	5–1	4–2	3–3	5–1	1–5
Pittsburgh	1–5	0–6	2–4	3–3	0–6	1–5	—	3–3	1–5	3–3	1–5
Providence	5–1	3–3	4–2	4–2	2–4	2–4	3–3	—	2–4	3–3	0–6
St. Louis	5–1	4–3	5–1	6–0	2–4	3–3	5–1	4–2	—	2–4	2–4
Toronto	2–4	2–4	0–6	3–3	3–3	1–5	3–3	3–3	4–2	—	1–5
Washington	5–1	5–1	5–1	5–1	4–2	5–1	5–1	6–0	4–2	5–1	—

Game log

#	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Record
1	November 7	Pittsburgh	81–75	Joe Fulks (25)	1–0
2	November 14	Washington	68–65	Joe Fulks (19)	2–0
3	November 19	St. Louis	63–66	Joe Fulks (24)	2–1
4	November 21	Chicago	63–65	Fred Sheffield (14)	2–2
5	November 26	Boston	66–54	Angelo Musi (16)	3–2
6	November 28	Detroit	55–68	Fulks, Rosenberg (14)	3–3
7	November 30	@ New York	60–64 (OT)	Joe Fulks (26)	3–4
8	December 3	Providence	76–68	Joe Fulks (37)	4–4
9	December 5	New York	62–51	Angelo Musi (20)	5–4
10	December 7	@ St. Louis	57–47	Joe Fulks (18)	6–4
11	December 8	@ Cleveland	66–72	Joe Fulks (25)	6–5
12	December 10	@ Toronto	85–73	Joe Fulks (29)	7–5
13	December 12	Washington	49–64	Joe Fulks (17)	7–6
14	December 14	@ Boston	65–77	Joe Fulks (28)	7–7
15	December 17	Detroit	57–49	Angelo Musi (14)	8–7
16	December 19	Cleveland	58–44	Joe Fulks (26)	9–7
17	December 21	@ Washington	56–68	Joe Fulks (29)	9–8
18	December 26	Pittsburgh	53–46	Joe Fulks (22)	10–8
19	December 27	@ Boston	63–60	Joe Fulks (25)	11–8
20	December 29	@ St. Louis	68–75	Joe Fulks (29)	11–9
21	December 30	@ Pittsburgh	62–60	Joe Fulks (19)	12–9
22	January 2	Providence	84–72	Joe Fulks (35)	13–9
23	January 4	@ Providence	74–78	Joe Fulks (31)	13–10
24	January 8	@ Pittsburgh	63–67	Joe Fulks (19)	13–11
25	January 9	Toronto	74–55	Joe Fulks (35)	14–11
26	January 11	@ Detroit	56–58	Joe Fulks (20)	14–12
27	January 12	@ Chicago	72–75	Joe Fulks (32)	14–13
28	January 14	@ Toronto	104–74	Joe Fulks (41)	15–13
29	January 16	Chicago	78–84	Joe Fulks (36)	15–14
30	January 21	Boston	59–43	Joe Fulks (22)	16–14
31	January 22	@ Washington	55–57	Joe Fulks (20)	16–15
32	January 23	Cleveland	83–78	Joe Fulks (28)	17–15
33	January 25	@ Detroit	61–55	Joe Fulks (23)	18–15
34	January 26	@ Chicago	57–63	Joe Fulks (19)	18–16
35	January 30	New York	65–58	Joe Fulks (18)	19–16
36	February 1	@ New York	71–63	Joe Fulks (31)	20–16
37	February 3	@ Boston	61–55	Howie Dallmar (22)	21–16
38	February 4	Providence	75–68	Joe Fulks (19)	22–16
39	February 6	Toronto	79–61	Joe Fulks (37)	23–16
40	February 8	@ Providence	58–67	Howie Dallmar (19)	23–17
41	February 11	St. Louis	75–59	Joe Fulks (25)	24–17
42	February 13	Cleveland	61–48	Joe Fulks (19)	25–17
43	February 15	@ Washington	60–70	Joe Fulks (18)	25–18
44	February 16	@ Cleveland	71–75	Joe Fulks (23)	25–19
45	February 20	Pittsburgh	78–66	Joe Fulks (34)	26–19
46	February 23	@ St. Louis	66–71	Angelo Musi (22)	26–20
47	February 24	@ Pittsburgh	69–67	Joe Fulks (22)	27–20
48	February 26	St. Louis	75–65	Joe Fulks (25)	28–20
49	February 28	@ Toronto	69–77	Joe Fulks (23)	28–21
50	March 2	@ Cleveland	69–72	Joe Fulks (21)	28–22
51	March 3	Toronto	76–66	Joe Fulks (25)	29–22
52	March 6	New York	59–61	Joe Fulks (20)	29–23
53	March 11	Washington	77–80	Art Hillhouse (20)	29–24
54	March 13	Boston	81–57	Joe Fulks (25)	30–24
55	March 14	@ Chicago	67–70	Dallmar, Fulks (18)	30–25
56	March 16	@ Detroit	67–61	Joe Fulks (16)	31–25
57	March 20	Detroit	77–75	Joe Fulks (15)	32–25
58	March 22	@ Providence	103–82	Joe Fulks (24)	33–25
59	March 27	Chicago	80–73	Joe Fulks (34)	34–25
60	March 30	@ New York	76–72	Art Hillhouse (18)	35–25

Playoffs

First Round

(E2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (W2) St. Louis Bombers: Warriors win series 2-1

• Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 73, St. Louis 68
• Game 2 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 73, Philadelphia 51
• Game 3 @ St. Louis: Philadelphia 75, St. Louis 59

BAA Semifinals

(E2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (E3) New York Knicks: Warriors win series 2-0

• Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 82, New York 70
• Game 2 @ New York: Philadelphia 72, New York 53

BAA Finals

Philadelphia Warriors vs. Chicago Stags: Warriors win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 84, Chicago 71
• Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 85, Chicago 74
• Game 3 @ Chicago: Philadelphia 75, Chicago 72
• Game 4 @ Chicago: Chicago 74, Philadelphia 73
• Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 83, Chicago 80

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Bold – Leaders (Qualified)
* – Recorded statistics when playing for Philadelphia

NBA roster statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Howie Dallmar	60	–	–	.280	–	.640	–	1.7	–	–	8.8
Jerry Fleishman	59	–	–	.261	–	.543	–	.7	–	–	4.5
Joe Fulks	60	–	–	.305	–	.730	–	.4	–	–	23.2
Matt Guokas	47	–	–	.269	–	.553	–	.2	–	–	1.7
Art Hillhouse	60	–	–	.291	–	.723	–	.7	–	–	6.0
Ralph Kaplowitz*	30	–	–	.291	–	.738	–	.4	–	–	7.0
John Murphy*	11	–	–	.200	–	.667	–	.0	–	–	.7
Angelo Musi	60	–	–	.281	–	.829	–	.4	–	–	9.4
Petey Rosenberg	51	–	–	.209	–	.612	–	.5	–	–	2.9
Jerry Rullo	50	–	–	.299	–	.489	–	.4	–	–	2.5
George Senesky	58	–	–	.267	–	.661	–	.6	–	–	6.3
Fred Sheffield*	22	–	–	.199	–	.615	–	.2	–	–	3.4

Playoffs

NBA roster statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Howie Dallmar	10	–	–	.250	–	.750	–	1.6	–	–	8.2
Jerry Fleishman	9	–	–	.314	–	.722	–	.3	–	–	6.3
Joe Fulks	10	–	–	.288	–	.787	–	.3	–	–	22.2
Matt Guokas	8	–	–	.111	–	.400	–	.0	–	–	0.5
Art Hillhouse	10	–	–	.264	–	.848	–	.8	–	–	8.7
Ralph Kaplowitz	10	–	–	.224	–	.815	–	.6	–	–	6.6
Angelo Musi	10	–	–	.300	–	.724	–	.5	–	–	11.7
Petey Rosenberg	9	–	–	.083	–	.000	–	.3	–	–	0.2
Jerry Rullo	7	–	–	.231	–	1.000	–	.0	–	–	1.0
George Senesky	10	–	–	.317	–	.808	–	.8	–	–	10.9

Transactions

Purchases

Player	Date bought	Previous team
Ralph Kaplowitz[2]	January 16, 1947	New York Knicks

Awards and records

• Joe Fulks, NBA Scoring Champion
• Joe Fulks, All-NBA First Team

References

1. 1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors
2. "1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors Transactions". Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 29, 2017.