1948-49 Philadelphia Warriors Roster

Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 28-32
Finishing 4th in the BAA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Washington Capitols 2-0
Coach: Eddie Gottlieb (28-32)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 94,847, Avg. 3,271 in 29 home dates
1948-49 Philadelphia Warriors Statistics
1948-49 Philadelphia Warriors Results

The Philadelphia Warriors of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 28 wins and 32 losses, finishing fourth in the BAA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

The Warriors scored 5,022 points and allowed 5,001. Joe Fulks netted a team-best 1,560 points for Philadelphia, while Ed Sadowski averaged 13 or more per game, too. George Senesky dished out 233 assists for the squad.

Eddie Gottlieb coached the team. The 1948-49 Philadelphia Warriors lost in the division semifinals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Gale BishopFJune 4, 19226'3"195Washington StateBellingham, WA USA
Jake BornheimerF-CJune 29, 19276'5"200MuhlenbergNew Brunswick, NJ USA
Chink CrossinGJuly 4, 19245'11"165PennsylvaniaLuzerne, PA USA
Howie DallmarFMay 24, 19226'4"200StanfordSan Francisco, CA USA
Phil FarbmanFApril 3, 19246'1"185CCNY
Jerry FleishmanG-FFebruary 14, 19226'2"190NYUBrooklyn, NY USA
Joe FulksF-COctober 26, 19216'5"190Murray StateBirmingham, KY USA
Elmore MorgenthalerCAugust 3, 19226'9"230New Mexico Mines(ht) Amarillo, TX USA
Angelo MusiGJuly 25, 19185'9"145TemplePhiladelphia, PA USA
Bob O'BrienF-CJanuary 26, 19276'4"190Kansas
Roy PughC-FOctober 16, 19226'6"210SMUJacksonville, TX USA
Jerry RulloGJune 23, 19225'10"165Temple
Ed SadowskiCJuly 11, 19156'5"240Seton HallBloomfield, NJ USA
George SeneskyGApril 4, 19226'2"179St. Joseph's (PA)Mahanoy City, PA USA
Irv TorgoffFMarch 6, 19176'1"192LIU



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