1946-47 Toronto Huskies season

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1946-47 Toronto Huskies season
Head Coach	Dick Fitzgerald, Ed Sadowski, Lew Hayman, Red Rolfe
Arena	Maple Leaf Gardens
Results
Record	22–38 (.367)
Place	Division: 6th Conference: 6th
Playoff Finish	Did Not Qualify

The 1946-47 BAA season was the Huskies inaugural season. The NBA's first game was played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto over fifty years ago, on November 1, 1946. The New York Knickerbockers defeated the Toronto Huskies 68-66 at Maple Leaf Gardens. The teams were part of the Basketball Association of America, the forerunner to the NBA.^[1] The Huskies finished last in their division and folded after one season. Throughout the season, the Huskies had four head coaches: Dick Fitzgerald 2 – 1, Ed Sadowski 3 – 9, Lew Hayman 0 – 1, and Red Rolfe 17 – 27.

Contents 1 BAA Draft 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 3 Game log 3.1 Regular Season 4 Player stats 5 Playoffs 6 See also 7 References

[edit] BAA Draft

Of the players that the Huskies drafted, Red Rocha would go on to become a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Pick	Player	College
2	Glen Selbo (G/F)	Wisconsin
N/A	Frank Broyles	Georgia Institute of Technology
N/A	Paul Hoffman	Purdue University
N/A	Wimpy Quinn	University of Oregon
N/A	Red Rocha	Oregon State University

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[edit] Regular season

The attendance for the inaugural match was 7,090 with ticket prices ranging from 75 cents to two dollars and fifty cents. On that night, anyone taller than George Nostrand, the tallest Husky at 6'8", was given free admission.^[3]

Attendance quickly dwindled and the Toronto Star published an estimate that team owners Eric Cradock (co-owner of the Montreal Alouettes football team) and Harold Shannon lost $100,000 in one season of operations. The managing director of the Huskies was Lew Hayman, who was also the coach and general manager of the Alouettes. Previously, he had been a star basketball player at Syracuse University. Other key figures included team president Charles Watson, co-founders Ben Newman and Salter Hayden and Annis Stukus.

[edit] Season standings

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Washington Capitols	49	11	.817	-
Philadelphia Warriors C	35	25	.583	14
New York Knicks	33	27	.550	16
Providence Steamrollers	28	32	.467	21
Boston Celtics	22	38	.367	27
Toronto Huskies	22	38	.367	27

C - BAA Champions^[4]

[edit] Game log

[edit] Regular Season

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	November 1, 1946	New York Knickerbockers	68-66	Toronto Huskies	0–1
2	November 3, 1946	Toronto Huskies	60-71	Cleveland Rebels	0–2
3	November 8, 1946	Detroit Falcons	71-73	Toronto Huskies	1–2
4	November 9, 1946	Toronto Huskies	54-64	Chicago Stags	1–3
5	November 15, 1946	Providence Steamrollers	68-85	Toronto Huskies	2–3
6	November 16, 1946	Toronto Huskies	49-53	Boston Celtics	2–4
7	November 18, 1946	Toronto Huskies	48-54	Pittsburgh Ironmen	2–5
8	November 19, 1946	Cleveland Rebels	74-72	Toronto Huskies	2–6
9	November 22, 1946	Boston Celtics	82-83	Toronto Huskies	3–6
10	November 23, 1946	Toronto Huskies	50-74	Washington Capitols	3–7
11	November 26, 1946	Washington Capitols	78-68	Toronto Huskies	3–8
12	November 29, 1946	Cleveland Rebels	87-72	Toronto Huskies	3–9
13	November 30, 1946	Toronto Huskies	65-79	Providence Steam Rollers	3–10
14	December 5, 1946	Toronto Huskies	65-61	Chicago Stags	4–10
15	December 7, 1946	Toronto Huskies	68-59	Providence Steam Rollers	5–10
16	December 10, 1946	Philadelphia Warriors	85-73	Toronto Huskies	5–11
17	December 13, 1946	Pittsburgh Ironmen	62-52	Toronto Huskies	5–12
18	December 15, 1946	Toronto Huskies	50-46	St. Louis Bombers	6–12
19	December 17, 1946	Toronto Huskies	62-78	Cleveland Rebels	6–13
20	December 20, 1946	New York Knickerbockers	70-74	Toronto Huskies	7–13
21	December 27, 1946	Chicago Stags	88-80	Toronto Huskies	7–14
22	December 29, 1946	Toronto Huskies	52-48	Detroit Falcons	8–14
23	December 31, 1946	Chicago Stags	76-87	Toronto Huskies	9–14
24	January 3, 1947	Boston Celtics	58-53	Toronto Huskies	9–15
25	January 6, 1947	Detroit Falcons	61-76	Toronto Huskies	10–15
26	January 8, 1947	Toronto Huskies	76-63	New York Knickerbockers	11–15
27	January 9, 1947	Toronto Huskies	55-74	Philadelphia Warriors	11–16
28	January 11, 1947	Toronto Huskies	66-81	Washington Capitols	11–17
29	January 14, 1947	Philadelphia Warriors	104-74	Toronto Huskies	11–18
30	January 17, 1947	Detroit Falcons	74-64	Toronto Huskies	11–19
31	January 21, 1947	St. Louis Bombers	71-72	Toronto Huskies	12–19
32	January 24, 1947	Providence Steam Rollers	96-93	Toronto Huskies	12–20
33	January 27, 1947	Cleveland Rebels	88-82	Toronto Huskies	12–21
34	January 28, 1947	Toronto Huskies	70-80	Cleveland Rebels	12–22
35	January 31, 1947	Washington Capitols	74-83	Toronto Huskies	13–22
36	February 2, 1947	Toronto Huskies	75-90	Chicago Stags	13–23
37	February 5, 1947	Toronto Huskies	58-55	Pittsburgh Ironmen	14–23
38	February 6, 1947	Toronto Huskies	61-79	Philadelphia Warriors	14-24
39	February 8, 1947	Toronto Huskies	46-69	New York Knickerbockers	14–25
40	February 14, 1947	Pittsburgh Ironmen	73-84	Toronto Huskies	15–25
41	February 16, 1947	Toronto Huskies	64-80	St. Louis Bombers	15–26
42	February 18, 1947	St. Louis Bombers	57-65	Toronto Huskies	16–26
43	February 19, 1947	Toronto Huskies	59-69	Washington Capitols	16–27
44	February 21, 1947	Boston Celtics	61-67	Toronto Huskies	17–27
45	February 23, 1947	Toronto Huskies	52-61	Detroit Falcons	17–28
46	February 25, 1947	Providence Steam Rollers	60-83	Toronto Huskies	18–28
47	February 28, 1947	Philadelphia Warriors	69-77	Toronto Huskies	19–28
48	March 1, 1947	Toronto Huskies	48-63	New York Knickerbockers	19–29
49	March 3, 1947	Toronto Huskies	66-76	Philadelphia Warriors	19–30
50	March 5, 1947	Toronto Huskies	63-60	Pittsburgh Ironmen	20–30
51	March 7, 1947	Washington Capitols	86-70	Toronto Huskies	20–31
52	March 8, 1947	Toronto Huskies	65-67	Boston Celtics	20–32
53	March 11, 1947	St. Louis Bombers	71-79	Toronto Huskies	21–32
54	March 12, 1947	Toronto Huskies	57-69	Boston Celtics	21–33
55	March 13, 1947	Toronto Huskies	64-71	Providence Steam Rollers	21–34
56	March 18, 1947	Pittsburgh Ironmen	70-64	Toronto Huskies	21–35
57	March 21, 1947	Chicago Stags	99-83	Toronto Huskies	21–36
58	March 23, 1947	Toronto Huskies	40-60	St. Louis Bombers	21–37
59	March 28, 1947	New York Knickerbockers	61-71	Toronto Huskies	22–37
60	March 29, 1947	Toronto Huskies	63-66	Detroit Falcons	22–38

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[edit] Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	AVG

[edit] Playoffs

• The Huskies did not qualify for the postseason.

[edit] See also

• List of defunct National Basketball Association teams

[edit] References

• Huskies on Database Basketball
• Huskies on Basketball Reference

v • d • e 1946–47 BAA season by team Playoffs • Finals • Transactions Eastern Boston • New York • Philadelphia • Providence • Toronto • Washington Western Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

v • d • e Toronto Huskies Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Franchise Franchise • Notable players • 1946-47 season Arena Maple Leaf Gardens Head Coaches Sadowski • Hayman • Fitzgerald • Rolfe