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1 30–30 .500 1 0 [35] Detroit Falcons: Detroit, Michigan: 1946–47 1 20–40 .333 0 0 [36] Fort Wayne Pistons^ Fort Wayne, Indiana: 1948–49 1 22–38 .367 0 0 [37] Indianapolis Jets Indianapolis, Indiana: 1948–49 1 18–42 .300 0 0 [38] Minneapolis Lakers^ Minneapolis, Minnesota: 1948–49 1 44–16 .733 1 1 [39] New York Knickerbockers^
The league was formed as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 and took its current name in 1949. The histories of NBA franchises that were also members of the American Basketball League (ABL), National Basketball League (NBL), National Pro Basketball League (NPBL), and American Basketball Association (ABA) are also included.
The 1949–50 NBA season was the fourth season of the National Basketball Association.It was the first season after the merger of the 3-year-old BAA and 12-year-old NBL. [1] [2] The 1950 NBA playoffs ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Syracuse Nationals in 6 games in the NBA Finals.
It adopted the name National Basketball Association at the start of the 1949–50 season when it absorbed the National Basketball League (NBL). [1] The NBA is an active member of USA Basketball , which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as the National Governing Body (NGB) for basketball in the country. [ 2 ]
The St. Louis Bombers were originally part of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946. Ken Loeffler , head coach at the University of Denver , was the team's first head coach. He left the team in 1948 due to a disagreement with team president C. D. Hamilton Jr. over a bonus.
The 1949 BAA Finals was the championship round following the Basketball Association of America (BAA)'s 1948–49 season, its third and last. Later that year, the BAA and National Basketball League merged to create the National Basketball Association (NBA). 6'10" George Mikan and the Minneapolis Lakers proved dominant.
The team was founded in 1946 as a charter BAA team; it became a charter NBA team in 1949. It folded on January 9, 1951 (with a 10–25 record). The Capitols were one of seven teams that quickly left the NBA: The NBA contracted after the 1949–1950 season, losing six teams: The Anderson Packers , Sheboygan Red Skins and Waterloo Hawks jumped to ...
It was the first BAA or NBA Finals (spanning 1947 to 1951) [a] that extended to a seventh-game conclusion, a 4-point win by Rochester at home on Saturday, April 21. The seven games were played in fifteen days, beginning Saturday and Sunday, April 7 and 8, in Rochester and incorporating one game in Rochester on each following weekend.