1947-48 Baltimore Bullets Roster
Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 28-20
Finishing 2nd in the BAA's Western Division
Postseason: 9-3 Won NBA championship
Division Tiebreaker - Defeated Chicago Stags 1-0
Quarterfinals - Defeated New York Knicks 2-1
Semifinals - Defeated Chicago Stags 2-0
Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Warriors 4-2
Coach: Buddy Jeannette (28-20)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1947-48 Baltimore Bullets StatisticsTeam Record: 28-20
Finishing 2nd in the BAA's Western Division
Postseason: 9-3 Won NBA championship
Division Tiebreaker - Defeated Chicago Stags 1-0
Quarterfinals - Defeated New York Knicks 2-1
Semifinals - Defeated Chicago Stags 2-0
Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Warriors 4-2
Coach: Buddy Jeannette (28-20)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1947-48 Baltimore Bullets Results
The Baltimore Bullets of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 28 wins and 20 losses, finishing second in the BAA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-3.
The Bullets scored 3,570 points and yielded 3,385. Kleggie Hermsen scored a team-best 575 points for Baltimore, while Buddy Jeannette dished out 70 assists for the squad.
Buddy Jeannette coached the team. The 1947-48 Baltimore Bullets won the NBA championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Abramovic | F | February 9, 1919 | 6'3" | 195 | Salem | Etna, PA USA |
| Mike Bloom | F-C | January 14, 1915 | 6'6" | 190 | Temple | New York, NY USA |
| Herm Fuetsch | G | July 6, 1918 | 6'0" | 170 | none | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Elmer Gainer | F-C | 6'6" | 195 | DePaul | ||
| Kleggie Hermsen | C-F | March 12, 1923 | 6'8" | 225 | Minnesota | Hill City, MN USA |
| Paul Hoffman | G-F | April 12, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | Purdue | Jasper, IN USA |
| Buddy Jeannette | G | September 15, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | Washington & Jefferson | New Kensington, PA USA |
| Johnny Jorgensen | G-F | December 28, 1921 | 6'2" | 180 | DePaul | Chicago, IL USA |
| Herm Klotz | G | October 21, 1921 | 5'7" | 150 | Villanova | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Grady Lewis | F-C | March 25, 1917 | 6'7" | 215 | Oklahoma | Boyd, TX USA |
| Chet McNabb | F | September 19, 1920 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona State | |
| Carl Meinhold | G-F | March 29, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | LIU | |
| Chick Reiser | G-F | December 17, 1914 | 5'11" | 165 | NYU | |
| Irv Rothenberg | C | December 31, 1921 | 6'7" | 215 | LIU | The Bronx, NY USA |
| Jerry Rullo | G | June 23, 1922 | 5'10" | 165 | Temple | |
| Dick Schulz | F-G | January 3, 1917 | 6'2" | 192 | Wisconsin (freshman) | (ht) Racine, WI USA |
| Paul Seymour | G-F | January 30, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA |
| Connie Simmons | C-F | March 15, 1925 | 6'8" | 222 | none | Newark, NJ USA |
