1948–49 Providence Steamrollers season

The 1948–49 BAA season was the Steamrollers' third and final season in the NBA/BAA.[1] The team would fold after finishing last in the league for a second consecutive season, at 12–48.

1948–49 Providence Steamrollers season
Head coachKen Loeffler
ArenaRhode Island Auditorium
Results
Record12–48 (.200)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Draft
Main article: 1948 BAA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
11Andy TonkovichG United StatesMarshall
––Al Bennett– United StatesOklahoma State
––Jack ColemanF/C United StatesLouisville
––Ed Faber– United StatesTrinity
––Verl Heap– United StatesArizona State
––Otto Snellbacher– United StatesKansas
––Brady WalkerF/C United StatesBYU

Roster
1948–49 Providence Steamrollers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 11 Brown, Bob 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1923-11-12 Miami (OH)
G 3 Calverley, Ernie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1924-01-30 Rhode Island
G/F Ezersky, Johnny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Rhode Island
C 6 Halbert, Chick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1919-02-27 West Texas A&M
F/C 10 Hubbard, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1922-12-27 Springfield
G/F 11 Meinhold, Carl 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1926-03-29 Long Island
F/C 6 Nostrand, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1924-01-25 Wyoming
G O'Grady, Buddy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1920-01-19 Georgetown
F Paine, Fred 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1925-12-07 Westminster (PA)
F/C 8 Pugh, Les 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1923-09-18 Ohio State
G/F 5 Riebe, Mel 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1916-07-12 Wooster
F 12 Robbins, Lee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922-02-11 Colorado
F/C 12 Roux, Giff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1923-06-28 Kansas
G 4 Sailors, Ken 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1921-01-14 Wyoming
F 15 Scharnus, Ben 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1917-12-11 Seton Hall
G/F 7 Schnellbacher, Otto 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1923-04-15 Kansas
G/F 5 Shannon, Earl 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1921-11-23 Rhode Island
G/F 9 Shannon, Howie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1923-06-10 Kansas State
G 7 Tonkovich, Andy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1922-11-01 Marshall
PF 16 Walker, Brady 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1921-03-15 BYU
Head coach

Ken Loeffler

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Regular season

Season standings
#
Eastern Division
Team W L PCT GB
1 x-Washington Capitols3822.633–
2 x-New York Knicks3228.5336
3 x-Baltimore Bullets2931.4839
4 x-Philadelphia Warriors2832.46710
5 Boston Celtics2535.41713
6 Providence Steamrollers1248.20026

Record vs. opponents
1948–49 BAA records
Team BAL BOS CHI FWP IND MIN NYK PHI PRO ROC STL WAS
Baltimore —4–21–44–15–01–42–44–22–41–42–33–3
Boston 2–4—0–54–13–22–33–33–33–31–43–21–5
Chicago 4–15–0—4–25–12–43–22–35–02–43–33–2
Fort Wayne 1–41–42–4—3–32–41–45–04–10–61–42–3
Indianapolis 0–52–31-53–3—0–61–41–44–11–53–32–3
Minneapolis 4–13–24–24–26–0—4–14–15–04–24–22–3
New York 4–23–32–34–14–11–4—2–45–11–43–22–3
Philadelphia 2–43–33–20–54–11–44–2—6–00–53–22–4
Providence 4–23–30–51–41–40–51–50–6—2–30–50–6
Rochester 4–14–14–26–05–12–44–15–03–2—6–02–3
St. Louis 3–22–33–34–13–32–42–32–35–00–6—2–3
Washington 3–35–12–33–23–23–23–24–26–03–23–2—

Game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1November 4Washington95–99 (3OT)Pugh, Sailors (17)0–1
2November 6Philadelphia56–69Carl Meinhold (10)0–2
3November 9@ Philadelphia84–92Ken Sailors (16)0–3
4November 11Fort Wayne90–87Ken Sailors (26)1–3
5November 13Minneapolis67–90Ken Sailors (25)1–4
6November 18Rochester74–103Howie Shannon (11)1–5
7November 20Indianapolis107–110Ken Sailors (24)1–6
8November 24@ Minneapolis89–117Ken Sailors (17)1–7
9November 25@ St. Louis82–84Howie Shannon (19)1–8
10November 27Baltimore71–91Howie Shannon (17)1–9
11November 30New York61–88Ernie Calverley (14)1–10
12December 1@ Washington63–75Ezersky, Nostrand (13)1–11
13December 2Washington61–66Ken Sailors (24)1–12
14December 4Boston63–70Howie Shannon (18)1–13
15December 7@ Rochester90–89Ken Sailors (20)2–13
16December 8@ New York74–83 (OT)Howie Shannon (21)2–14
17December 9New York63–74Howie Shannon (15)2–15
18December 16Fort Wayne61–76Calverley, Sailors, H. Shannon (14)2–16
19December 18Philadelphia90–94Brady Walker (20)2–17
20December 22@ Washington77–102Brady Walker (17)2–18
21December 23St. Louis99–109Ken Sailors (27)2–19
22December 25Baltimore83–88Howie Shannon (16)2–20
23December 29@ Baltimore98–88Otto Schnellbacher (18)3–20
24December 30Chicago89–101Brady Walker (16)3–21
25December 31@ Boston67–69Ken Sailors (19)3–22
26January 1Indianapolis77–78Howie Shannon (15)3–23
27January 4Chicago104–115Ken Sailors (27)3–24
28January 6Chicago78–89Howie Shannon (25)3–25
29January 8Boston87–69Brady Walker (19)4–25
30January 11@ Indianapolis67–90Carl Meinhold (13)4–26
31January 12@ Minneapolis64–98Carl Meinhold (11)4–27
32January 15@ St. Louis76–79George Nostrand (16)4–28
33January 16@ Fort Wayne56–76Ken Sailors (10)4–29
34January 18@ Philadelphia74–86Chick Halbert (19)4–30
35January 20Washington81–88Chick Halbert (22)4–31
36January 22Baltimore89–86Ken Sailors (24)5–31
37January 25@ Boston69–54Howie Shannon (14)6–31
38January 26@ New York77–89Ken Sailors (26)6–32
39January 27@ Baltimore95–89Chick Halbert (24)7–32
40January 29Boston91–85 (OT)Ernie Calverley (21)8–32
41February 1@ Philadelphia86–93Ken Sailors (23)8–33
42February 3Rochester88–80Ernie Calverley (22)9–33
43February 5Chicago75–91Ken Sailors (25)9–34
44February 8@ Rochester65–97Mel Riebe (15)9–35
45February 11@ Boston77–94Ken Sailors (25)9–36
46February 12Indianapolis91–78Howie Shannon (27)10–36
47February 17@ Baltimore102–100Ken Sailors (37)11–36
48February 19Minneapolis80–94Ken Sailors (20)11–37
49February 23@ Washington88–100Ken Sailors (24)11–38
50February 24New York89–84Les Pugh (22)12–38
51February 26St. Louis90–93Halbert, Pugh (19)12–39
52March 3@ New York65–86Ken Sailors (16)12–40
53March 5@ Rochester64–81Chick Halbert (19)12–41
54March 6@ Minneapolis59–68Brady Walker (16)12–42
55March 8@ Chicago82–110Les Pugh (16)12–43
56March 9@ Fort Wayne80–84Ken Sailors (17)12–44
57March 12Philadelphia70–92Les Pugh (23)12–45
58March 15@ Indianapolis84–90Les Pugh (20)12–46
59March 16@ St. Louis59–81Les Pugh (12)12–47
60March 17vs Fort Wayne72–74Ernie Calverley (17)12–48

Awards and records

References
  1. 1948-49 Providence Steam Rollers
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