1946–47 BAA season

The 1946–47 BAA Season was the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America, the league that would eventually become the National Basketball Association. The league launched with 11 franchises playing a 60 game schedule. The season ended with the Philadelphia Warriors becoming the BAA's first champions, beating the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1 in the BAA Finals.

On November 1, 1946, in the inaugural game of the new league, the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Huskies 68–66 in front of 7,090 spectators at Maple Leaf Gardens.

[edit] Standings

C - BAA Champions

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Joe Fulks	Philadelphia Warriors	23.2
Assists per game	Ernie Calverley	Providence Steamrollers	3.4
FG%	Bob Feerick	Washington Capitols	40.1%
FT%	Fred Scolari	Washington Capitols	81.1%

All-BAA First Team
- G Max Zaslofsky, Chicago Stags
- F Bones McKinney, Washington Capitols
- F Joe Fulks, Philadelphia Warriors
- C Stan Miasek, Detroit Falcons
- F Bob Feerick, Washington Capitols
All-BAA Second Team
- G John Logan, St. Louis Bombers
- G Ernie Calverley, Providence Steamrollers
- C Chick Halbert, Chicago Stags
- G Frankie Baumholtz, Cleveland Rebels
- G Fred Scolari, Washington Capitols

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