1946–47 Providence Steamrollers season

NBA professional basketball team season

1946–47 Providence Steamrollers season

Head coach| Robert Morris
Arena| Rhode Island Auditorium
Results
Record| 28-32 (.467)
Place| Division: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish| Did not qualify
Radio| WPRO
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The 1946–47 Providence Steamrollers season was the first season of the Providence Steamrollers.[1]

## Roster[edit]

Providence Steam Rollers roster

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F/C | 6 | Beenders, Hank | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | 1916-06-02  | LIU Brooklyn
G | 7 | Callahan, Tom | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | 1921-06-02  | Rockhurst
G | 3 | Calverley, Ernie | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  | 145 lb (66 kg)  | 1924-01-30  | Rhode Island
F | 14 | Cure, Armand | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 198 lb (90 kg)  | 1919-08-01  | Rhode Island
F | 8 | Dehnert, Red | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | 1924-01-24  | Columbia
F/C | 11 | Goodwin, Pop | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 203 lb (92 kg)  | 1920-12-22  | St. John's Prep (NY)
G | 14 | Grimshaw, Woody | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | 1919-09-24  | Brown
G | 9 | Keller, Ken | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | 1922-08-16  | St. John's
G | 4 | Martin, Dino | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)  | 160 lb (73 kg)  | 1920-05-25  | Georgetown
F | 10 | Mearns, George | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | 1922-04-18  | Rhode Island
C | 7 | Morgenthaler, Elmore | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 230 lb (104 kg)  | 1922-08-03  | Boston College
G | 5 | Pastushok, George | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 195 lb (88 kg)  | 1922-07-13  | St. John's
F | 8 | Rosenstein, Hank | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | 1920-06-16  | CCNY
G/F | 12 | Shannon, Earl | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  | 1921-11-23  | Rhode Island
F | 15 | Shea, Bob | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 194 lb (88 kg)  | 1924-09-11  | Rhode Island
F | 5 | Spicer, Lou | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 195 lb (88 kg)  | 1922-11-12  | Syracuse
C | 9 | Weber, Jake | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 225 lb (102 kg)  | 1918-03-18  | Purdue

Head coach

* Robert Morris

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

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Roster
Last transaction: {{{access-date}}}

## Regular season[edit]

### Season standings[edit]

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Eastern Division

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Team  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  GB
1  | x-Washington Capitols | 49 | 11 | .817 | –
2  | x-Philadelphia Warriors | 35 | 25 | .583 | 14
3  | x-New York Knicks | 33 | 27 | .550 | 16
4  | Providence Steamrollers | 28 | 32 | .467 | 21
5  | Boston Celtics | 22 | 38 | .367 | 27
6  | Toronto Huskies | 22 | 38 | .367 | 27

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

1946–47 BAA records

Team  | BOS  | CHI  | CLE  | DET  | NYK  | PHI  | PIT  | PRO  | STL  | TOR  | WAS
Boston | — | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 1–5
Chicago | 6–0 | — | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–5
Cleveland | 4–2 | 1–5 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–0 | 1–5
Detroit | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 1–5
New York | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2-4 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4
Philadelphia | 5–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–5
Pittsburgh | 1–5 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–5
Providence  | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–6
St. Louis | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–4
Toronto | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 1–5
Washington | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | —

### Game log[edit]

# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record

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1 | November 2 | Boston | 59–53 | Dino Martin (18) | 1–0
2 | November 7 | Chicago | 73–65 | Earl Shannon (19) | 2–0
3 | November 9 | Pittsburgh | 76–66 | Ernie Calverley (18) | 3–0
4 | November 11 | @ Pittsburgh | 71–84 | George Mearns (18) | 3–1
5 | November 13 | @ Detroit | 70–68 | Dino Martin (20) | 4–1
6 | November 15 | @ Toronto | 68–85 | Dino Martin (14) | 4–2
7 | November 16 | Detroit | 59–70 | Ernie Calverley (23) | 4–3
8 | November 21 | Washington | 58–66 | George Mearns (16) | 4–4
9 | November 23 | St. Louis | 59–65 | Earl Shannon (19) | 4–5
10 | November 25 | @ Boston | 71–59 | Dino Martin (23) | 5–5
11 | November 28 | New York | 58–60 | Earl Shannon (20) | 5–6
12 | November 30 | Toronto | 79–65 | Earl Shannon (22) | 6–6
13 | December 3 | @ Philadelphia | 68–76 | Earl Shannon (18) | 6–7
14 | December 4 | @ Washington | 62–80 | Hank Beenders (24) | 6–8
15 | December 7 | Toronto | 59–68 | Beenders, Calverley (13) | 6–9
16 | December 11 | @ New York | 68–83 | Dino Martin (22) | 6–10
17 | December 14 | Detroit | 81–66 | Dino Martin (19) | 7–10
18 | December 19 | Chicago | 81–77 | Earl Shannon (21) | 8–10
19 | December 21 | New York | 63–61 | Pop Goodwin (16) | 9–10
20 | December 26 | Washington | 66–78 | Hank Beenders (16) | 9–11
21 | December 28 | Boston | 80–68 | Dino Martin (22) | 10–11
22 | January 2 | @ Philadelphia | 72–84 | Hank Beenders (19) | 10–12
23 | January 4 | Philadelphia | 78–74 | Ernie Calverley (17) | 11–12
24 | January 8 | @ Washington | 69–77 | Beenders, Martin (15) | 11–13
25 | January 9 | Cleveland | 91–68 | Dino Martin (40) | 12–13
26 | January 11 | Boston | 72–73 | Earl Shannon (21) | 12–14
27 | January 14 | @ Cleveland | 78–74 | Ernie Calverley (23) | 13–14
28 | January 15 | @ Pittsburgh | 53–65 | Hank Beenders (15) | 13–15
29 | January 19 | @ St. Louis | 53–69 | Hank Beenders (20) | 13–16
30 | January 23 | @ Chicago | 76–97 | Ernie Calverley (24) | 13–17
31 | January 24 | @ Toronto | 96–93 | Ernie Calverley (29) | 14–17
32 | January 27 | @ Pittsburgh | 63–71 | Earl Shannon (17) | 14–18
33 | January 29 | @ Detroit | 83–73 | Dino Martin (26) | 15–18
34 | January 30 | @ St. Louis | 82–70 | Dino Martin (23) | 16–18
35 | February 1 | Pittsburgh | 89–73 | Earl Shannon (28) | 17–18
36 | February 4 | @ Philadelphia | 68–75 | Hank Rosenstein (25) | 17–19
37 | February 6 | St. Louis | 65–73 | Earl Shannon (18) | 17–20
38 | February 8 | Philadelphia | 67–58 | Ernie Calverley (20) | 18–20
39 | February 11 | @ Cleveland | 76–85 | Beenders, Martin (18) | 18–21
40 | February 12 | @ Detroit | 64–84 | Ernie Calverley (20) | 18–22
41 | February 13 | @ Chicago | 79–81 | Ernie Calverley (20) | 18–23
42 | February 15 | Pittsburgh | 82–72 | Ernie Calverley (31) | 19–23
43 | February 19 | @ New York | 69–62 | Earl Shannon (21) | 20–23
44 | February 20 | Washington | 74–82 | Dino Martin (25) | 20–24
45 | February 22 | Cleveland | 85–77 | Ernie Calverley (21) | 21–24
46 | February 23 | @ Boston | 67–55 | Ernie Calverley (18) | 22–24
47 | February 25 | @ Toronto | 60–83 | Ernie Calverley (10) | 22–25
48 | February 27 | New York | 65–73 | Hank Beenders (16) | 22–26
49 | March 1 | Detroit | 80–74 | Ernie Calverley (26) | 23–26
50 | March 3 | @ St. Louis | 70–71 (OT) | Dino Martin (21) | 23–27
51 | March 4 | @ Cleveland | 76–82 | Hank Beenders (22) | 23–28
52 | March 8 | @ Chicago | 81–107 | Ernie Calverley (18) | 23–29
53 | March 10 | @ Boston | 87–70 | Beenders, Calverley (20) | 24–29
54 | March 13 | Toronto | 71–64 | Calverley, Shannon (17) | 25–29
55 | March 15 | St. Louis | 60–56 | Earl Shannon (18) | 26–29
56 | March 19 | @ Washington | 95–96 (OT) | Dino Martin (22) | 26–30
57 | March 20 | Cleveland | 76–73 | Ernie Calverley (29) | 27–30
58 | March 22 | Philadelphia | 82–103 | Ernie Calverley (22) | 27–31
59 | March 26 | @ New York | 84–91 (2OT) | Dino Martin (24) | 27–32
60 | March 29 | Chicago | 83–79 | Hank Rosenstein (24) | 28–32

## Transactions[edit]

### Purchases[edit]

Player  | Date bought  | Previous team

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Jake Weber[2] | December 2, 1946  | New York Knicks
Ralph Kaplowitz[2] | January 26, 1947  | New York Knicks

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1946-47 Providence Steamrollers Roster and Stats".
2. ^ a b "1946-47 Providence Steam Rollers Transactions". Basketball Reference. Accessed on July 2, 2017.

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1946–47 BAA season by team

* Playoffs
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* Boston
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* Philadelphia
* Providence
* Toronto
* Washington

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* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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