1947–48 BAA season
| 1947–48 BAA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Basketball Association of America |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of games | 48 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| Top scorer | Max Zaslofsky (Chicago) |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | Philadelphia Warriors |
| Eastern runners-up | St. Louis Bombers |
| Western champions | Baltimore Bullets |
| Western runners-up | Chicago Stags |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Baltimore Bullets |
| Runners-up | Philadelphia Warriors |
The 1947–48 BAA season was the second season of the Basketball Association of America. (Following its third, 1948–49 season, the BAA and National Basketball League merged to create the National Basketball Association or NBA.) The postseason tournament at its conclusion, the 1948 BAA Playoffs, ended with the Baltimore Bullets winning the BAA Championship, beating the Philadelphia Warriors 4 games to 2 in the BAA Finals.
The NBA recognizes the three BAA seasons as part of its own history, sometimes without comment, so BAA 1947–48 is sometimes considered the second NBA season.
Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Toronto folded before the season started, leaving the BAA with only seven teams. The Baltimore Bullets were brought into the league from the American Basketball League to provide a more convenient number, eight.
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.
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