Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)

This article is about the original 1944–1954 Baltimore Bullets ABL/BAA/NBA team. For the 1963–1973 Baltimore Bullets NBA team, see Washington Wizards.

Baltimore Bullets
Founded	1944
History	Baltimore Bullets 1944–1947, 1947–1949, 1949–1954
Arena	Baltimore Coliseum
Location	Baltimore, Maryland
Team colors	Blue, White and Black
Championships	1 (1948)

The Baltimore Bullets were an American Basketball League (1944–47) team, and later, a Basketball Association of America (1947–49), and (beginning in 1949, following the BAA's absorption of the National Basketball League) a National Basketball Association team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The team folded November 27, 1954 with a 3–11 record, making the Bullets the last NBA franchise to do so, as of 2016. Out of all defunct NBA teams, the Bullets were members of the association for the longest time and the only defunct team to win a championship.

Franchise History

• Baltimore Bullets (NBA, 1950–1954) – 1 Playoff Appearance
• Baltimore Bullets (BAA, 1948–1949) – 1 Championship and 2 Playoff Appearances

Season-by-season records

Template:Start NBABAA SBS |- |1944–45 || ABL || 14–16 4th, || || Lost ABL Finals |- |1945–46 || ABL || 21–13 1st-T, || || Won ABL Finals |- |1946–47 || ABL || 31–3 1st, || Southern Division || Forfeited ABL Finals |- |1947–48 || BAA || 28–20 2nd, || Western Division || Won BAA Finals |- |1948–49 || BAA || 29–31 3rd, || Eastern Division || Lost East Div Semis |- |1949–50 || NBA || 25–43 5th, || Eastern Division || Did not qualify |- |1950–51 || NBA || 24–42 5th, || Eastern Division || Did not qualify |- |1951–52 || NBA || 20–46 5th, || Eastern Division || Did not qualify |- |1952–53 || NBA || 16–54 4th, || Eastern Division || Lost East Div Semis |- |1953–54 || NBA || 16–56 5th, || Eastern Division || Did not qualify |- |1954–55 || NBA || 3–11 || Eastern Division || folded during season |}

List of notable personnel

File:Buddy Jeannette.jpg

Hall of Famer Buddy Jeannette was both a player and coach during the Bullets' championship season in 1947–48.

Players

John Abramovic Don Barksdale Walt Budko Bill Calhoun Ray Ellefson Ray Felix Paul Gordon Paul Hoffman Bob Houbregs

Buddy Jeannette Herman Klotz Jim Luisi Ray Lumpp John Mandic Eddie Miller Ken Murray Bob Peterson Don Rehfeldt

Chick Reiser Red Rocha Kenny Sailors Fred Scolari Paul Seymour Dick Triptow Hal Uplinger Mark Workman

Coaches

• Buddy Jeannette
• Walt Budko
• Fred Scolari
• Chick Reiser
• Clair Bee
• Albert Barthelme

Basketball Hall of Famers

• Buddy Jeannette (Player, 1947–50/Coach, 1947–51)
• Clair Bee (coach, 1952–54)