1947-48 Washington Capitols Statistics

Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 28-20
Finishing 2nd in the BAA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost division tie
Division Tiebreaker - Lost to Chicago Stags 1-0
Coach: Red Auerbach (28-20)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

1947-48 Washington Capitols Roster
1947-48 Washington Capitols Results

The Washington Capitols 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 0-1.

The Capitols racked up 3,537 points and yielded 3,415. Bob Feerick scored a team-best 775 points for Washington, and Fred Scolari averaged 12 or more per game, too. Fred Scolari dished out 58 assists for the squad.

Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1947-48 Washington Capitols lost in the division tie.

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Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Ast	PF	Pts
Bob Feerick	F-G	48	861	293			240	189	56	139	775
Fred Scolari	G	47	780	229			179	131	58	153	589
Horace McKinney	F-C	43	680	182			188	121	36	176	485
Johnny Norlander	F	48	543	167			182	135	44	102	469
Irv Torgoff	F	47	541	111			144	117	32	153	339
John Mahnken	C	48	526	131			88	54	31	151	316
Sonny Hertzberg	G	37	400	109			69	55	22	58	273
Dick O'Keefe	G-F	37	257	63			59	30	18	85	156
Jack Tingle	F	37	137	36			33	17	7	45	89
Irv Rothenberg	C	11	60	15			21	16	1	22	46
Totals		403	4785	1336	0	0	1203	865	305	1084	3537

Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	FG%	FT%	Ast	PF	Pts
Bob Feerick	F-G	48	34.0	78.8	1.2	2.9	16.1
Fred Scolari	G	47	29.4	73.2	1.2	3.3	12.5
Horace McKinney	F-C	43	26.8	64.4	0.8	4.1	11.3
Johnny Norlander	F	48	30.8	74.2	0.9	2.1	9.8
Irv Torgoff	F	47	20.5	81.3	0.7	3.3	7.2
John Mahnken	C	48	24.9	61.4	0.6	3.1	6.6
Sonny Hertzberg	G	37	27.3	79.7	0.6	1.6	7.4
Dick O'Keefe	G-F	37	24.5	50.8	0.5	2.3	4.2
Jack Tingle	F	37	26.3	51.5	0.2	1.2	2.4
Irv Rothenberg	C	11	25.0	76.2	0.1	2.0	4.2
Averages		403	27.9	71.9	0.8	2.7	8.8

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	Min	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Off	Def	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Pts
Totals		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Postseason Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	Off	Def	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Pts
Averages		403