- 1948–49 BAA season
Infobox sports season
title =1948–49 BAA season
league =Basketball Association of America
sport =Basketball
season =Regular season
season_champ =Minneapolis Lakers
top_scorer =flagicon|USAGeorge Mikan (Minneapolis)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1949 BAA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Washington Capitols
conf1_runner-up =New York Knicks
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Minneapolis Lakers
conf2_runner-up =Rochester Royals
finals =Finals
finals_link =1950 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Minneapolis Lakers
finals_runner-up =Washington Capitols
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1947–48 BAA season
prevseason_year =1947–48
nextseason_link =1949–50 NBA season
nextseason_year =1949–50The 1948–49 BAA season was the 3rd season of the
Basketball Association of America , the league that would eventually become theNational Basketball Association . The season ended with theMinneapolis Lakers winning the BAA Championship, beating theWashington Capitols 4 games to 2 in the BAA Finals.Notable occurrences
Four National Basketball League teams (Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Rochester) joined the BAA for the 1948-49 season.
Final standings
Eastern Division
Note: Prior to the 1969-70 season, league leaders in points and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.
BAA awards
*All-BAA First Team:
**Max Zaslofsky ,Chicago Stags
**Bob Davies ,Rochester Royals
**George Mikan ,Minneapolis Lakers
**Jim Pollard , Minneapolis Lakers
**Joe Fulks ,Philadelphia Warriors "Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on [http://www.nba.com NBA.com] "
See also
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