1948–49 Washington Capitols season

1948–49 Washington Capitols season
Head coach	Red Auerbach
Arena	Washington Coliseum
Results
Record	38–22 (.633)
Place	Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	BAA Finals (eliminated 2-4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 1948–49 BAA season was the Capitols' 3rd season in the NBA/BAA.

Draft picks

Main article: 1948 BAA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	12	Jack Nichols	F/C	United States	Washington
–	–	Leo Katkaveck	G	United States	NC State
–	–	Jack Parkinson	G	United States	Kentucky

Roster

1948–49 Washington Capitols roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 10 Feerick, Bob 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1920-01-02 Santa Clara F/C 11 Hermsen, Kleggie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1923-03-12 Minnesota G 29 Hertzberg, Sonny 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922-07-29 CCNY G 23 Katkaveck, Leo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1923-04-17 NC State SF 17 McKinney, Bones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1919-01-01 North Carolina PF 15 Nichols, Jack 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1926-04-09 Washington F 16 Norlander, Johnny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1921-03-05 Hamline G/F 13 O'Keefe, Dick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1923-09-29 Santa Clara G/F 22 Schulz, Dick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1917-01-03 Wisconsin PG 20 Scolari, Fred 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1922-03-01 San Francisco F/C 15 Toomay, Jack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1922-08-09 Pacific G/F 18 Zunic, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1919-12-19 George Washington

Head coach Red Auerbach Legend (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	38	22	.633	–
2	x-New York Knicks	32	28	.533	6
3	x-Baltimore Bullets	29	31	.483	9
4	x-Philadelphia Warriors	28	32	.467	10
5	Boston Celtics	25	35	.417	13
6	Providence Steamrollers	12	48	.200	26

Record vs. opponents

1948–49 BAA records
Team	BAL	BOS	CHI	FWP	IND	MIN	NYK	PHI	PRO	ROC	STL	WAS
Baltimore	—	4–2	1–4	4–1	5–0	1–4	2–4	4–2	2–4	1–4	2–3	3–3
Boston	2–4	—	0–5	4–1	3–2	2–3	3–3	3–3	3–3	1–4	3–2	1–5
Chicago	4–1	5–0	—	4–2	5–1	2–4	3–2	2–3	5–0	2–4	3–3	3–2
Fort Wayne	1–4	1–4	2–4	—	3–3	2–4	1–4	5–0	4–1	0–6	1–4	2–3
Indianapolis	0–5	2–3	1-5	3–3	—	0–6	1–4	1–4	4–1	1–5	3–3	2–3
Minneapolis	4–1	3–2	4–2	4–2	6–0	—	4–1	4–1	5–0	4–2	4–2	2–3
New York	4–2	3–3	2–3	4–1	4–1	1–4	—	2–4	5–1	1–4	3–2	2–3
Philadelphia	2–4	3–3	3–2	0–5	4–1	1–4	4–2	—	6–0	0–5	3–2	2–4
Providence	4–2	3–3	0–5	1–4	1–4	0–5	1–5	0–6	—	2–3	0–5	0–6
Rochester	4–1	4–1	4–2	6–0	5–1	2–4	4–1	5–0	3–2	—	6–0	2–3
St. Louis	3–2	2–3	3–3	4–1	3–3	2–4	2–3	2–3	5–0	0–6	—	2–3
Washington	3–3	5–1	2–3	3–2	3–2	3–2	3–2	4–2	6–0	3–2	3–2	—

Game log

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
1	November 3	Philadelphia	77–70	1–0
2	November 4	@ Providence	99–95 (3OT)	2–0
3	November 6	Minneapolis	67–62	3–0
4	November 10	Rochester	73–66	4–0
5	November 11	@ Baltimore	70–68	5–0
6	November 13	Fort Wayne	80–71	6–0
7	November 17	@ New York	73–62	7–0
8	November 20	Boston	90–75	8–0
9	November 21	@ Rochester	80–77	9–0
10	November 23	@ Boston	71–68	10–0
11	November 25	@ Philadelphia	81–73	11–0
12	November 27	Indianapolis	94–76	12–0
13	December 1	Providence	75–63	13–0
14	December 2	@ Providence	66–61	14–0
15	December 4	Baltimore	83–82	15–0
16	December 7	@ Indianapolis	78–94	15–1
17	December 8	@ Minneapolis	94–83	16–1
18	December 10	vs St. Louis	83–88 (OT)	16–2
19	December 11	St. Louis	87–63	17–2
20	December 15	Philadelphia	92–81	18–2
21	December 18	Boston	69–60	19–2
22	December 22	Providence	102–77	20–2
23	December 25	Fort Wayne	88–74	21–2
24	December 26	@ Fort Wayne	73–91	21–3
25	December 29	@ Minneapolis	68–91	21–4
26	December 30	@ St. Louis	81–68	22–4
27	January 1	Chicago	92–90	23–4
28	January 4	@ Philadelphia	84–78	24–4
29	January 5	Baltimore	68–88	24–5
30	January 8	Indianapolis	89–81	25–5
31	January 10	@ Boston	94–83	26–5
32	January 12	@ Baltimore	92–106	26–6
33	January 15	New York	75–73	27–6
34	January 16	@ Chicago	70–92	27–7
35	January 20	@ Providence	88–81	28–7
36	January 22	Boston	95–64	29–7
37	January 23	@ New York	97–93	30–7
38	January 26	@ Baltimore	86–96	30–8
39	January 28	@ Boston	90–91	30–9
40	January 30	@ Minneapolis	79–84	30–10
41	February 1	@ Indianapolis	69–83	30–11
42	February 2	Indianapolis	83–57	31–11
43	February 3	@ St. Louis	74–65	32–11
44	February 5	New York	73–83	32–12
45	February 6	@ Fort Wayne	72–82	32–13
46	February 9	Rochester	99–94 (2OT)	33–13
47	February 12	Philadelphia	88–91	33–14
48	February 15	@ Rochester	79–91	33–15
49	February 19	Baltimore	92–88	34–15
50	February 23	Providence	100–88	35–15
51	February 26	Chicago	90–103	35–16
52	February 28	@ Chicago	67–57	36–16
53	March 1	@ Rochester	64–67	36–17
54	March 2	St. Louis	75–82	36–18
55	March 5	Chicago	95–106	36–19
56	March 9	@ New York	74–90	36–20
57	March 12	Fort Wayne	87–60	37–20
58	March 16	Minneapolis	85–72	38–20
59	March 17	@ Philadelphia	81–84	38–21
60	March 19	New York	70–82	38–22

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(1) Washington Capitols vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriors: Capitols win series 2-0

• Game 1 @ Washington: Washington 92, Philadelphia 70
• Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Washington 80, Philadelphia 78

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Warriors.

East Division Finals

(1) Washington Capitols vs. (2) New York Knicks: Capitols win series 2-1

• Game 1 @ Washington: Washington 77, New York 71
• Game 2 @ New York: New York 86, Washington 84 (OT)
• Game 3 @ Washington: Washington 84, New York 76

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Knicks.

BAA Finals

Main article: 1949 BAA Finals

(E1) Washington Capitols vs. (W2) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 88, Washington 84
• Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 76, Washington 62
• Game 3 @ Washington: Minneapolis 94, Washington 74
• Game 4 @ Washington: Washington 83, Minneapolis 71
• Game 5 @ Washington: Washington 74, Minneapolis 65
• Game 6 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 77, Washington 56

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Lakers.

Awards and records

• Bob Feerick, All-NBA Second Team
• Bones McKinney, All-NBA Second Team