1947-48 Boston Celtics Roster

Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 20-28
Finishing 3rd in the BAA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost first round
Quarterfinals - Lost to Chicago Stags 2-1
Coach: John Russell (20-28)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 90,264, Avg. 3,761 in 24 home dates

1947-48 Boston Celtics Statistics
1947-48 Boston Celtics Results

The Boston Celtics of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 20 wins and 28 losses, finishing third in the BAA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

Boston scored 3,303 points, worst in the league and allowed 3,491. Ed Sadowski tossed in a team-best 910 points for the Celtics, while Ed Sadowski dished out 74 assists for the squad.

John Russell coached the team. The 1947-48 Boston Celtics lost in the first round.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Mike Bloom	F-C	January 14, 1915	6'6"	190	Temple	New York, NY USA
Chuck Connors	F-C	April 10, 1921	6'5"	190	Seton Hall	Brooklyn, NY USA
Bulbs Ehlers	F-G	March 10, 1923	6'3"	198	Purdue
Jack Garfinkel	G	June 13, 1918	6'0"	190	St. John's (NY)	Brooklyn, NY
Cecil Hankins	G	January 6, 1922	6'1"	175	Oklahoma A&M
Jack Hewson	F-C	September 7, 1924	6'6"	195	Temple	(ht) Waldwick, NJ USA
Charlie Hoefer	G	July 12, 1917	5'9"	158	Queens
John Janisch	F-G	March 15, 1920	6'3"	200	Valparaiso
Saul Mariaschin	G	September 1, 1924	5'11"	165	Harvard	(ht) Brooklyn, NY USA
George Munroe	G	January 5, 1922	5'11"	160	Dartmouth	Joliet, IL USA
Stan Noszka	G	September 9, 1920	6'1"	185	Duquesne
Mel Riebe	G-F	July 12, 1916	5'11"	180	none
Ed Sadowski	C	July 11, 1915	6'5"	240	Seton Hall	Bloomfield, NJ USA
Connie Simmons	C-F	March 15, 1925	6'8"	222	none	Newark, NJ USA
Art Spector	F	October 17, 1920	6'4"	200	Villanova	Philadelphia, PA USA
Gene Stump	F-G	November 13, 1923	6'2"	185	DePaul