Балтиморские пули (1944–1954)

Балтиморские пули
Балтиморские пули
Основан	1944
Сложен	1954
История	Балтиморские пули (ABL) ; 1944–1947 ; Балтиморские пули (BAA) ; 1947–1949 ; Балтиморские пули (НБА) ; 1949–1954
Арена	Балтимор Колизей
Расположение	Балтимор, Мэриленд
Командные цвета
Championships	2; ABL: 1946 ; BAA/NBA: 1948

Балтиморские пули были профессиональной баскетбольной командой, базирующейся в Балтиморе . Пули соревновались в Американской баскетбольной лиге (1944–1947), Американской баскетбольной ассоциации (1947–1949) и (после слияния BAA с Национальной баскетбольной лигой ) Национальная баскетбольная ассоциация (1949–1954). 27 ноября 1954 года команда сложилась с рекордом 3–11 в сезоне, ^{[ 1 ]} Сделать пули последней франшизой НБА, чтобы сложить. ^{[ 2 ]} Из всех несуществующих команд НБА пули были членами ассоциации в течение самого долгого времени и единственной несуществующей командой, которая выиграла чемпионат. ^{[ 3 ]}

Имя пули было возрождено в 1963 году, когда бывшие Чикагские Зефиры переехали в Балтимор; Даже после того, как эти пули переехали в Вашингтон в 1973 году, они сохранили свое имя еще на 24 года, пока не были переименованы в волшебников .

Franchise history

ABL (1944–1947)

The Baltimore Bullets began play in 1944 as an American Basketball Association (ABL) team. The Bullets acquired their name in reference to the Phoenix Shot Tower.^[4]^[5] In the ABL, Baltimore reached the championship round all three seasons, winning the ABL title in 1946. The Bullets won a division title in 1947, but forfeited that season's championship in favor of playing in the World Professional Basketball Tournament (the Bullets' second appearance in the tournament).

BAA/NBA (1947–1954)

The Bullets moved to the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1947, and won the 1948 championship over the Philadelphia Warriors (now Golden State Warriors). In 1949, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League (NBL), and became the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[6] The Bullets struggled on the court after their championship season, and never posted another winning record. In 1954, Ray Felix won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award and became the second African-American to be named an All-Star. Felix was traded to the Knicks on September 17, 1954, and on November 27, the Bullets became the last NBA franchise to fold.

Season-by-season records

ABL champions	BAA/NBA champions	Division champions	Playoff berth

Season	League	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	GB	Playoffs	Awards
1944–45	ABL	—	4th	14	16	.467	8	Won First Round (Tigers) 2–1 Lost ABL Championship (SPHAs) 1–2
1945–46	ABL	—	T-1st	21	13	.618	—	Won Tiebreaker (SPHAs) 1–0 Won First Round (Gothams) 2–0 Won ABL Championship (SPHAs) 3–1
1946–47	ABL	South	1st	31	3	.912	—	Won First Round (Gothams) 2–1 Forfeited^[a] ABL Championship (Tigers)
1947–48	BAA	Western	2nd	28	20	.583	1	Won Division Tiebreaker (Stags) 1–0 Won First Round (Knicks) 2–1 Won BAA Semifinals (Stags) 2–0 Won BAA Finals (Warriors) 4–2
1948–49	BAA	Eastern	3rd	29	31	.483	9	Lost Division Semifinals (Knicks) 1–2
1949–50	NBA	Eastern	5th	25	43	.368	26
1950–51	NBA	Eastern	5th	24	42	.364	16
1951–52	NBA	Eastern	5th	20	46	.303	20
1952–53	NBA	Eastern	4th	16	54	.229	31	Lost Division Semifinals (Knicks) 0–2
1953–54	NBA	Eastern	5th	16	56	.222	28		Ray Felix (ROY)
1954–55	NBA	Eastern	N/A^[b]	3	11	.214	N/A

Notes

^ After delays, the Bullets refused to wait for the ABL Championship to get underway and decided to play in the World Basketball Tournament; the ABL declared Trenton the champions, but Baltimore claimed the title as its own on the basis of its overwhelming regular season record.^[7]
^ The Bullets folded during the season on November 27, 1954. Official records for the 1954–55 NBA season do not include the Bullets' games and team statistics, nor do they include the statistics of opposing players and teams in games played against the Bullets.^[8]

List of notable personnel

Players

Coaches

Basketball Hall of Fame members

Baltimore Bullets Hall of Famers
Players
No.	Name	Position	Tenure	Inducted
26 6 14	Buddy Jeannette¹	G	1947–1950	1994
Coaches
Name		Position	Tenure	Inducted
Clair Bee		Head coach	1952–1954	1968

Notes:

¹ He also coached the team in 1947–1951

Draft

Year	Lg	Player	College
1954	NBA	Frank Selvy	Furman University
1954	NBA	Slick Leonard	Indiana University
1954	NBA	Werner Killen	Lawrence Institute of Technology
1954	NBA	Burt Spice	University of Toledo
1954	NBA	Lou Scott	Indiana University
1954	NBA	Bob Heim	Xavier University
1954	NBA	Joe Pehanick	Seattle University
1954	NBA	Harry Brooks	Seton Hall University
1954	NBA	Ron Goerrs	Concord College
1954	NBA	Gary Shivers	University of Houston
1954	NBA	Elliot Karver	George Washington University
1953	NBA	Ray Felix	Long Island University
1953	NBA	Jack Carby	Kansas State University
1953	NBA	Bob Emmercik	Clarion University of Pennsylvania
1953	NBA	Russ Johnson
1953	NBA	Bob Kraback
1953	NBA	Dennis Murphy	Georgetown University
1953	NBA	Paul Nolen	Texas Tech University
1953	NBA	Bob Peterson	University of Oregon
1953	NBA	Joe Piorkowski
1953	NBA	Connie Rea	Centenary College of Louisiana
1953	NBA	Bill Schyman	DePaul University
1953	NBA	Herman Sledzik	Pennsylvania State University
1953	NBA	Bob Speight	North Carolina State University
1953	NBA	Don Stemmerich
1953	NBA	Elmer Tolson	Eastern Kentucky University
1953	NBA	Edward Walsh
1952	NBA	Jim Baechtold	Eastern Kentucky University
1952	NBA	Blaine Denning	Lawrence Institute of Technology
1952	NBA	Chuck Grigsby	University of Dayton
1952	NBA	Frank Guisness	University of Washington
1952	NBA	Bill Lea	Missouri State University
1952	NBA	Mike Magula	Youngstown State University
1952	NBA	Bud Penwell	Oklahoma City University
1952	NBA	Bob Peterson	University of Oregon
1952	NBA	Art Press	Western Maryland College
1952	NBA	Bob Priddy	New Mexico State University
1952	NBA	Benny Purcell	Murray State University
1952	NBA	Jim Walsh	Stanford University
1951	NBA	Gene Melchiorre	Bradley University
1951	NBA	Jack Stone	Kansas State University
1951	NBA	Bill Mann	Bradley University
1951	NBA	Bill Hagler	University of California
1951	NBA	Leroy Ishman	American University
1951	NBA	Glen Duggins	University of Utah
1951	NBA	Tom Riach	University of Southern California
1951	NBA	Bill Harper	Oregon State University
1951	NBA	Bob Crowe	San Jose State University
1951	NBA	Dan Torrey	Oregon State University
1951	NBA	Clem Pavilonis	DePaul University
1951	NBA	John Burke	Springfield College
1950	NBA	Don Rehfeldt	University of Wisconsin
1950	NBA	John Pilch	University of Wyoming
1950	NBA	Dick Dickey	North Carolina State University
1950	NBA	Jerry Reed	University of Wyoming
1950	NBA	Norm Mager	City College of New York
1950	NBA	Rick Harman	Kansas State University
1950	NBA	Frank Comerford	La Salle University
1950	NBA	George Bush	University of Toledo
1950	NBA	Jack Laub	University of Cincinnati
1950	NBA	Mike Zedalis	Loyola College in Maryland
1949	BAA	Ron Livingstone	University of Wyoming
1949	BAA	Paul Gordon	University of Notre Dame
1949	BAA	Bill Evans	Drake University
1949	BAA	Tom Gallagher	St. Francis College
1949	BAA	Jim McMullen	Xavier University
1949	BAA	Eppa Rixey	Kenyon College
1949	BAA	Roger Wiley	University of Oregon
1949	BAA	Bill Zipple	Lafayette College
1948	BAA	Walt Budko	Columbia University
1948	BAA	Jim Black	Occidental College
1948	BAA	Darrell Brown	Humboldt State University
1948	BAA	Robert Carroll	West Virginia University
1948	BAA	Jake Carter	East Texas State University
1948	BAA	Marvin English	Newberry College
1948	BAA	Gene Fellmoth	Wittenberg University
1948	BAA	J.W. Fullerton	Arkansas State University
1948	BAA	Marshall Gemberling	Lebanon Valley College
1948	BAA	Vince Hansen	Washington State University
1948	BAA	Joe Holland	University of Kentucky
1948	BAA	Wayne Jones	American International College
1948	BAA	Dan Kraus	Georgetown University
1948	BAA	Herb Krautblatt	Rider University
1948	BAA	Paul Marcincin	Moravian College
1947	BAA	Larry Killick	University of Vermont
1947	BAA	Robert Bolyard	University of Toledo
1947	BAA	Elmer Gainer	DePaul University
1947	BAA	Harry Gallatin	Truman State University
1947	BAA	Scotty Hamilton	West Virginia University
1947	BAA	Hugh Hampton	High Point University
1947	BAA	Bob Jake	University of Vermont
1947	BAA	Charles Raynor	University of Houston
1947	BAA	Chick Reiser	New York University
1947	BAA	John Rusinko	Pennsylvania State University

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References

^ "Bullets Fold For Season". The Daily Chronicle. Centralia, Washington. November 27, 1954. p. 5. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
^ NBA Teams that don’t Exist anymore All About Basketball
^ NBA & ABA team index at Basketball Reference
^ Vecsey, George (November 12, 1995). "Sports of The Times;Say Goodbye To 'Bullets' As Nickname". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
^ Lee, Michael (December 24, 2011). "Former Wizards owner Irene Pollin wouldn't have a problem with name changing back to Bullets". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
^ "NBL, BAA merge, end pro net war". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. UP. August 4, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 1946–47 Baltimore Bullets (ABL) Peach Basket Society
^ 1954–55 Baltimore Bullets Roster and Stats Basketball Reference
^ «Шечаты, побежденные Балтимором в выставочном тесте». Чикаго Трибьюн . 22 декабря 1946 г. с. 28
^ "Говард Розан, баскетбол профессионал" . Филадельфийский запросчик . 5 сентября 1976 г. с. 34 Получено 26 марта 2018 года .
^ «Балтиморские выборы Bullets | Basketball-Reference.com» . Баскетбол-reference.com . Получено 17 ноября 2018 года .

Достижения
Предшествует Филадельфийские воины 1947	BAA Champions Балтиморские пули 1948	Преуспевает Миннеаполис Лейкерс 1949 и 1950

[8] After delays, the Bullets refused to wait for the ABL Championship to get underway and decided to play in the World Basketball Tournament; the ABL declared Trenton the champions, but Baltimore claimed the title as its own on the basis of its overwhelming regular season record.^[7]

[10] The Bullets folded during the season on November 27, 1954. Official records for the 1954–55 NBA season do not include the Bullets' games and team statistics, nor do they include the statistics of opposing players and teams in games played against the Bullets.^[8]

[1] "Bullets Fold For Season". The Daily Chronicle. Centralia, Washington. November 27, 1954. p. 5. Retrieved May 27, 2018.

[2] NBA Teams that don’t Exist anymore All About Basketball

[3] NBA & ABA team index at Basketball Reference

[4] Vecsey, George (November 12, 1995). "Sports of The Times;Say Goodbye To 'Bullets' As Nickname". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2018.

[5] Lee, Michael (December 24, 2011). "Former Wizards owner Irene Pollin wouldn't have a problem with name changing back to Bullets". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

[6] "NBL, BAA merge, end pro net war". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. UP. August 4, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] 1946–47 Baltimore Bullets (ABL) Peach Basket Society

[9] 1954–55 Baltimore Bullets Roster and Stats Basketball Reference

[11] «Шечаты, побежденные Балтимором в выставочном тесте». Чикаго Трибьюн . 22 декабря 1946 г. с. 28

[12] "Говард Розан, баскетбол профессионал" . Филадельфийский запросчик . 5 сентября 1976 г. с. 34 Получено 26 марта 2018 года .

[13] «Балтиморские выборы Bullets | Basketball-Reference.com» . Баскетбол-reference.com . Получено 17 ноября 2018 года .

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