1948-49 Boston Celtics Roster
Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 25-35
Finishing 5th in the BAA's Eastern Division
Coach: Alvin Julian (25-35)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 144,275, Avg. 4,975 in 29 home dates
1948-49 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 25-35
Finishing 5th in the BAA's Eastern Division
Coach: Alvin Julian (25-35)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 144,275, Avg. 4,975 in 29 home dates
1948-49 Boston Celtics Results
The Boston Celtics of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 25 wins and 35 losses, finishing fifth in the BAA's Eastern Division.
The Celtics scored 4,593 points and conceded 4,768. Bulbs Ehlers tossed in a team-best 514 points for Boston, and Jim Seminoff dished out 229 assists for the squad.
Alvin Julian coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bach | F-G | July 10, 1924 | 6'2" | 180 | Fordham | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Hank Beenders | C-F | June 2, 1916 | 6'5" | 185 | LIU | Haarlem, HOL |
| Bob Doll | F-C | August 10, 1919 | 6'4" | 195 | Colorado | Steamboat Springs, CO USA |
| Bulbs Ehlers | F-G | March 10, 1923 | 6'3" | 198 | Purdue | |
| Johnny Ezersky | F-G | 6'3" | 175 | none | New York, NY USA | |
| Phil Farbman | F | April 3, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | CCNY | |
| Jack Garfinkel | G | June 13, 1918 | 6'0" | 190 | St. John's (NY) | Brooklyn, NY |
| Chick Halbert | C | February 27, 1919 | 6'9" | 225 | West Texas State | |
| John Hazen | G | March 2, 1927 | 6'2" | 172 | Indiana State | |
| George Kaftan | F | February 22, 1928 | 6'3" | 190 | Holy Cross | New York, NY USA |
| Tom Kelly | G | March 5, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | NYU | New York, NY USA |
| Bob Kinney | C-F | September 16, 1920 | 6'6" | 215 | Rice | Fort Scott, KS USA |
| Al Lucas | F-G | July 4, 1922 | 6'3" | 195 | Fordham | |
| George Nostrand | C-F | January 25, 1924 | 6'8" | 195 | Wyoming | Uniondale, NY USA |
| Stan Noszka | G | September 9, 1920 | 6'1" | 185 | Duquesne | |
| Dermie O'Connell | G | April 13, 1928 | 6'0" | 174 | Holy Cross | |
| Mel Riebe | G-F | July 12, 1916 | 5'11" | 180 | none | |
| Bill Roberts | C | March 3, 1925 | 6'8" | 195 | Wyoming | Fort Wayne, IN USA |
| Jim Seminoff | G-F | September 1, 1922 | 6'2" | 190 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Earl Shannon | G-F | November 23, 1921 | 5'11" | 170 | Rhode Island | Providence, RI 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 |
