1947-48 Providence Steamrollers Game-by-Game Results
Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 6-42
Finishing 4th in the BAA's Eastern Division
Coach: Nat Hickey (4-25)
Coach: Albert Soar (2-17)
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
1947-48 Providence Steamrollers StatisticsTeam Record: 6-42
Finishing 4th in the BAA's Eastern Division
Coach: Nat Hickey (4-25)
Coach: Albert Soar (2-17)
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
1947-48 Providence Steamrollers Roster
The Providence Steamrollers of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 6 wins and 42 losses, finishing fourth in the BAA's Eastern Division.
Providence netted 3,318 points and surrendered 3,873, most in the league. Ernie Calverley tossed in a team-high 559 points for the Steamrollers, while Kenny Sailors and George Nostrand scored 11 or more per game, too. Ernie Calverley dished out 119 assists for the squad.
Nat Hickey and Albert Soar coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 3318
Regular Season Points Against: 3873
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 13, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers 64 at Philadelphia Warriors 79 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| November 15, 1947 | Philadelphia Warriors 80 at Providence Steamrollers 78 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| November 18, 1947 | New York Knicks 87 at Providence Steamrollers 69 | L | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | ||
| November 20, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers 67 at St. Louis Bombers 73 | L | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-4 | ||
| November 22, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers 62 at Boston Celtics 65 | L | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-5 | ||
| November 27, 1947 | Baltimore Bullets 76 at Providence Steamrollers 61 | L | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-6 | ||
| November 29, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers 85 at Washington Capitols 78 | W | 0-3 | 1-3 | 1-6 | ||
| December 2, 1947 | St. Louis Bombers 86 at Providence Steamrollers 66 | L | 0-4 | 1-3 | 1-7 | ||
| December 5, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers 69 at Boston Celtics 73 | L | 0-4 | 1-4 | 1-8 | ||
| December 6, 1947 | New York Knicks 114 at Providence Steamrollers 85 | L | 0-5 | 1-4 | 1-9 | ||
| December 9, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers 74 at Philadelphia Warriors 78 | L | 0-5 | 1-5 | 1-10 | OT | |
| December 13, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers 72 at Washington Capitols 88 | L | 0-5 | 1-6 | 1-11 | ||
| December 17, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers 66 at Boston Celtics 67 | L | 0-5 | 1-7 | 1-12 | ||
| December 20, 1947 | Philadelphia Warriors 80 at Providence Steamrollers 74 | L | 0-6 | 1-7 | 1-13 | ||
| December 23, 1947 | New York Knicks 58 at Providence Steamrollers 66 | W | 1-6 | 1-7 | 2-13 | ||
| December 25, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers 75 at New York Knicks 89 | L | 1-6 | 1-8 | 2-14 | ||
| December 26, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers 61 at Philadelphia Warriors 89 | L | 1-6 | 1-9 | 2-15 | ||
| December 27, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers 63 at Boston Celtics 74 | L | 1-6 | 1-10 | 2-16 | ||
| December 30, 1947 | Chicago Stags 85 at Providence Steamrollers 73 | L | 1-7 | 1-10 | 2-17 | ||
| January 3, 1948 | Chicago Stags 79 at Providence Steamrollers 76 | L | 1-8 | 1-10 | 2-18 | ||
| January 6, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 64 at Baltimore Bullets 82 | L | 1-8 | 1-11 | 2-19 | ||
| January 10, 1948 | Boston Celtics 57 at Providence Steamrollers 70 | W | 2-8 | 1-11 | 3-19 | ||
| January 15, 1948 | Baltimore Bullets 98 at Providence Steamrollers 78 | L | 2-9 | 1-11 | 3-20 | ||
| January 18, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 61 at St. Louis Bombers 70 | L | 2-9 | 1-12 | 3-21 | ||
| January 22, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 56 at Chicago Stags 50 | W | 2-9 | 2-12 | 4-21 | ||
| January 24, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 60 at Washington Capitols 69 | L | 2-9 | 2-13 | 4-22 | ||
| January 27, 1948 | St. Louis Bombers 94 at Providence Steamrollers 61 | L | 2-10 | 2-13 | 4-23 | ||
| January 28, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 73 at New York Knicks 75 | L | 2-10 | 2-14 | 4-24 | ||
| January 30, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 79 at Boston Celtics 69 | W | 2-10 | 3-14 | 5-24 | ||
| January 31, 1948 | Baltimore Bullets 68 at Providence Steamrollers 62 | L | 2-11 | 3-14 | 5-25 | ||
| February 3, 1948 | New York Knicks 78 at Providence Steamrollers 62 | L | 2-12 | 3-14 | 5-26 | ||
| February 4, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 69 at New York Knicks 108 | L | 2-12 | 3-15 | 5-27 | ||
| February 5, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 74 at Baltimore Bullets 100 | L | 2-12 | 3-16 | 5-28 | ||
| February 7, 1948 | Washington Capitols 86 at Providence Steamrollers 64 | L | 2-13 | 3-16 | 5-29 | ||
| February 10, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 60 at Washington Capitols 79 | L | 2-13 | 3-17 | 5-30 | ||
| February 11, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 63 at New York Knicks 86 | L | 2-13 | 3-18 | 5-31 | ||
| February 13, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 73 at Boston Celtics 79 | L | 2-13 | 3-19 | 5-32 | ||
| February 15, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 85 at Chicago Stags 79 | W | 2-13 | 4-19 | 6-32 | ||
| February 19, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 69 at St. Louis Bombers 78 | L | 2-13 | 4-20 | 6-33 | ||
| February 21, 1948 | Chicago Stags 92 at Providence Steamrollers 73 | L | 2-14 | 4-20 | 6-34 | ||
| February 28, 1948 | Philadelphia Warriors 83 at Providence Steamrollers 82 | L | 2-15 | 4-20 | 6-35 | ||
| March 7, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 81 at Chicago Stags 89 | L | 2-15 | 4-21 | 6-36 | ||
| March 9, 1948 | St. Louis Bombers 75 at Providence Steamrollers 69 | L | 2-16 | 4-21 | 6-37 | ||
| March 13, 1948 | Boston Celtics 86 at Providence Steamrollers 64 | L | 2-17 | 4-21 | 6-38 | ||
| March 16, 1948 | Philadelphia Warriors 100 at Providence Steamrollers 78 | L | 2-18 | 4-21 | 6-39 | ||
| March 17, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 67 at Washington Capitols 82 | L | 2-18 | 4-22 | 6-40 | ||
| March 18, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 57 at Philadelphia Warriors 88 | L | 2-18 | 4-23 | 6-41 | ||
| March 20, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 58 at Baltimore Bullets 75 | L | 2-18 | 4-24 | 6-42 |
