DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1948-49 Boston Celtics
25–35 · #9 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotBOS
Boston Celtics went 25–35 in the regular season, good for the #9 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#9
Net rating
—
Home floor
Boston Garden
Roster
22 players
Record
25–35
41.7% win rate
League rank
#9
Regular season
Net rating
—
SRS -2.8
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulbs Ehlers | F-G | — | 59 | — | 8.7 | — | 2.3 |
| Art Spector | F | — | 59 | — | 5.5 | — | 1.3 |
| Jim Seminoff | G-F | — | 58 | — | 7.9 | — | 3.9 |
| Gene Stump | F-G | — | 56 | — | 8.5 | — | 1.0 |
| Bob Doll | F-C | — | 47 | — | 7.9 | — | 2.5 |
| Johnny Bach | F-G | — | 34 | — | 3.5 | — | 0.7 |
| Mel Riebe | G-F | — | 33 | — | 11.0 | — | 2.9 |
| Chick Halbert | C | — | 33 | — | 9.4 | — | 1.8 |
| Stan Noszka | G | — | 30 | — | 2.5 | — | 0.8 |
| George Nostrand | C-F | — | 27 | — | 9.8 | — | 1.4 |
| Tom Kelly | G | — | 27 | — | 7.1 | — | 1.4 |
| Bill Roberts | C | — | 26 | — | 3.1 | — | 0.5 |
| George Kaftan | F | — | 21 | — | 14.5 | — | 2.9 |
| Bob Kinney | C-F | — | 21 | — | 9.7 | — | 1.2 |
| Dermie O'Connell | G | — | 21 | — | 9.7 | — | 3.1 |
| Phil Farbman | F | — | 21 | — | 3.4 | — | 0.9 |
| Johnny Ezersky | F-G | — | 18 | — | 10.3 | — | 1.6 |
| Jack Garfinkel | G | — | 9 | — | 3.8 | — | 1.9 |
| Hank Beenders | C-F | — | 8 | — | 2.4 | — | 0.4 |
| John Hazen | G | — | 6 | — | 3.0 | — | 0.5 |
| Earl Shannon | G-F | — | 5 | — | 1.0 | — | 0.8 |
| Al Lucas | F-G | — | 2 | — | 1.0 | — | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
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ORtg
—
DRtg
—
Pace
-2.8
SRS
-2.9
MOV
36.5%
TS%
31.1%
eFG%
—
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Alvin Julian
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Boston Garden
4,864 average attendance
Then and now
Boston Celtics
BOS
22 players