1947-48 Chicago Stags Roster

Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 28-20
Finishing 2nd in the BAA's Western Division
Postseason: 3-4 Lost semifinals
Division Tiebreaker - Lost to Baltimore Bullets 1-0
Division Tiebreaker - Defeated Washington Capitols 1-0
Quarterfinals - Defeated Boston Celtics 2-1
Semifinals - Lost to Baltimore Bullets 2-0
Coach: Harold Olsen (28-20)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1947-48 Chicago Stags Statistics
1947-48 Chicago Stags Results

The Chicago Stags of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 28 wins and 20 losses, finishing second in the BAA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

The Stags led the league with 3,640 points. Chicago surrendered 3,513 points. Max Zaslofsky netted a team-leading 1,007 points for the squad, and Stan Miasek scored 12 or more per game, too. Jim Seminoff dished out 89 assists for the team.

Harold Olsen coached the team. The 1947-48 Chicago Stags lost in the semifinals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Chuck GilmurF-CAugust 13, 19226'4"225WashingtonSeattle, WA USA
Chick HalbertCFebruary 27, 19196'9"225West Texas State
Paul HustonFJune 2, 19256'3"175Ohio StateXenia, OH USA
Johnny JorgensenG-FDecember 28, 19216'2"180DePaulChicago, IL USA
Stan MiasekC-FAugust 8, 19246'5"205noneNew York, NY
Andy PhillipG-FMarch 7, 19226'2"195IllinoisGranite City, IL USA
Gene RockGNovember 4, 19215'9"155USC
Mickey RottnerGMarch 23, 19195'10"177Loyola (IL)Chicago, IL USA
Kenny SailorsGJanuary 14, 19225'10"175WyomingHillsdale, WY USA
Ben SchadlerFMarch 9, 19246'0"180Northwestern
Jim SeminoffG-FSeptember 1, 19226'2"190USCLos Angeles, CA USA
Jack ToomayC-FAugust 9, 19226'6"215College of PacificOntario, CA USA
Gene VanceG-FFebruary 25, 19236'3"194IllinoisPeru, IL USA
Max ZaslofskyG-FDecember 7, 19256'2"170St. John's (NY)Brooklyn, NY USA



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