NBA professional basketball team season
The 1948–49 BAA season was the Jets' 1st and only season in the NBA/BAA and 8th and final season as a franchise.[1] After the season, the NBL would merge with the BAA to form the NBA. As a result, the Jets ceased operations and were subsequently replaced by the Indianapolis Olympians .
Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F/C 44 B. Black, Charles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1921-06-15 Kansas G/F 66 Brookfield, Price 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1920-05-11 West Texas A&M G/F 22 Byrnes, Tommy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1923-02-19 Seton Hall F/C 30, 70 Eskridge, Jack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1924-01-21 Kansas F/C 99 Glamack, George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1918-06-07 North Carolina G/F 22 Hale, Bruce 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1918-08-30 Santa Clara G/F 55 Hamilton, Ralph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1921-06-10 Indiana PG 60 Kirk, Walt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1924-09-03 Illinois F 70 Kostecka, Andy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1921-02-10 Georgetown G/F 20 Lewis, Fred 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1921-01-06 Eastern Kentucky G 40 Lumpp, Ray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1923-07-11 NYU G/F Maddox, Jack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1919-12-10 West Texas A&M C 77 Mahnken, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1922-06-16 Georgetown G 20 Malamed, Lionel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1924-11-15 CCNY F/C 50 Mandic, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1919-10-03 Oregon State F/C 44 Mogus, Leo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1921-04-13 Youngstown State G/F 33 Nagy, Fritz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1924-01-03 Akron G/F Napolitano, Paul 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1923-02-03 San Francisco G 55 Passaglia, Marty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1919-04-22 Santa Clara F/C Pugh, Roy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1922-10-16 SMU C Springer, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1926-06-17 G Spruill, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1923-02-26 Rice G/F 20 Tidrick, Hal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1915-08-04 Washington & Jefferson F/C 77 Towery, Blackie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1920-06-20 Western Kentucky F 60 Wehr, Dick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1925-12-09 Rice
Head coach Burl Friddle
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Regular season [ edit ] Season standings [ edit ] Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 1948–49 BAA records Team BAL BOS CHI FWP IND MIN NYK PHI PRO ROC STL WAS Baltimore — 4–2 1–4 4–1 5–0 1–4 2–4 4–2 2–4 1–4 2–3 3–3 Boston 2–4 — 0–5 4–1 3–2 2–3 3–3 3–3 3–3 1–4 3–2 1–5 Chicago 4–1 5–0 — 4–2 5–1 2–4 3–2 2–3 5–0 2–4 3–3 3–2 Fort Wayne 1–4 1–4 2–4 — 3–3 2–4 1–4 5–0 4–1 0–6 1–4 2–3 Indianapolis 0–5 2–3 1-5 3–3 — 0–6 1–4 1–4 4–1 1–5 3–3 2–3 Minneapolis 4–1 3–2 4–2 4–2 6–0 — 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–2 4–2 2–3 New York 4–2 3–3 2–3 4–1 4–1 1–4 — 2–4 5–1 1–4 3–2 2–3 Philadelphia 2–4 3–3 3–2 0–5 4–1 1–4 4–2 — 6–0 0–5 3–2 2–4 Providence 4–2 3–3 0–5 1–4 1–4 0–5 1–5 0–6 — 2–3 0–5 0–6 Rochester 4–1 4–1 4–2 6–0 5–1 2–4 4–1 5–0 3–2 — 6–0 2–3 St. Louis 3–2 2–3 3–3 4–1 3–3 2–4 2–3 2–3 5–0 0–6 — 2–3 Washington 3–3 5–1 2–3 3–2 3–2 3–2 3–2 4–2 6–0 3–2 3–2 —
Game log [ edit ] References [ edit ]