1946-47 Basketball Association of America season

Seasons

Inaugural season

1946-47

1947-48

Teams and Alignment

Division	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Eastern Division	Boston Celtics	Boston Garden	Boston
	New York Knickerbockers	69th Regiment Armory	Manhattan, New York
	Philadelphia Warriors	Philadelphia Arena	Philadelphia
	Providence Steamrollers	Rhode Island Auditorium	Providence, Rhode Island
	Toronto Huskies	Maple Leaf Gardens	Old Toronto, Toronto
	Washington Capitols	Uline Arena	Washington
Western Division	Chicago Stags	Chicago Stadium	Chicago
	Cleveland Rebels	Cleveland Arena	Cleveland
	Detroit Falcons	Olympia Stadium	Detroit
	Pittsburgh Ironmen	Duquesne Garden	Pittsburgh
	St. Louis Bombers	St. Louis Arena	St. Louis

Changes

• League established and aligned into Eastern Division and Western Division.
• Boston Celtics enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Boston Garden in Boston.
• Chicago Stags enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Chicago Stadium in Chicago.
• Cleveland Rebels enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Cleveland Arena in Cleveland.
• Detroit Falcons enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Olympia Stadium in Detroit.
• New York Knickerbockers enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan, New York.
• Philadelphia Warriors enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia.
• Pittsburgh Ironmen enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Duquesne Garden in Pittsburgh.
• Providence Steamrollers enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Rhode Island Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island.
• St. Louis Bombers enfranchised in Western Division, playing at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis.
• Toronto Huskies enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Maple Leaf Gardens in Old Toronto, Toronto.
• Washington Capitols enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Uline Arena in Washington.

Regular Season Results

Regular Season Results

Division	Team	W	L	GB
Eastern Division	Washington Capitols	49	11
	Philadelphia Warriors	35	25	14
	New York Knickerbockers	33	27	16
	Providence Steamrollers	28	32	21
	Boston Celtics	22	38	27
	Toronto Huskies	22	38	27
Western Division	Chicago Stags	39*	22
	St. Louis Bombers	38	23*	1
	Cleveland Rebels	30	30	8.5
	Detroit Falcons	20	40	18.5
	Pittsburgh Ironmen	15	45	23.5

*Includes seeding tiebreaker included in regular season records.

Seeding Tiebreaker Results

Team (Single-Game)		Seed Winner
Chicago Stags	73	Chicago Stags
St. Louis Bombers	66

This game was included in regular season records.

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Seven)				Team (Best-of-Seven)		Champions
Washington Capitols			2	Chicago Stags	1	Philadelphia Warriors
Chicago Stags			4
Team (Best-of-Three)		Team (Best-of-Three)		Philadelphia Warriors	4
St. Louis Bombers	1	Philadelphia Warriors	2
Philadelphia Warriors	2
New York Knickerbockers	2	New York Knickerbockers	0
Cleveland Rebels	1

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	Boston, MA Metropolitan Division	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	Boston	Boston Garden	Boston Celtics	23		23
					Matthews Arena	Boston Cetlics	Seven		Seven
	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Providence County, Rhode Island	Providence, Rhode Island	Rhode Island Auditorium	Providence Steamrollers	30		30
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division	Cook County, Illinois	Chicago	Chicago Stadium	Chicago Stags	30 + one tiebreaker	Five	36
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area	Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Cleveland	Cleveland Arena	Cleveland Rebels	30	One	31
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division	Wayne County, Michigan	Detroit	Olympia Stadium	Detroit Falcons	30		30
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	New York County, New York	Manhattan, New York	69th Regiment Armory	New York Knickerbockers	26	Two	28
					Madison Square Garden (1925)	New York Knickerbockers	Four	One	Five
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Philadelphia Arena	Philadelphia Warriors	26	Five	31
					Philadelphia Convention Hall	Philadelphia Warriors	Four		Four
Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	Duquesne Garden	Pittsburgh Ironmen	30		30
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area		St. Louis		St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Bombers	30	Two	32
Toronto Census Metropolitan Area				Old Toronto, Toronto	Maple Leaf Gardens	Toronto Huskies	30		30
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division	District of Columbia		Uline Arena	Washington Capitols	30	Three	33
Total							330 + one tiebreaker	19	350