# 1948–49 Chicago Stags season

The 1948–49 BAA season was the Stags' 3rd season in the NBA/BAA.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 5 | Ed Mikan | F/C | United States | DePaul |
| – | – | Hook Dillon | F | United States | North Carolina |
| – | – | Whitey Kachan | G | United States | DePaul |
| – | – | Mickey Marty | – | United States | Loras |
| – | – | Ed Mills | – | United States | Wisconsin |
| – | – | Don Reagan | – | United States | Murray State |
| – | – | Joe Shafer | – | United States | Wheaton |
| – | – | Odie Spears | G | United States | Western Kentucky |
| – | – | Fred Weber | – | United States | Siena |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| # | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | x-Rochester Royals | 45 | 15 | .750 | – |
| 2 | x-Minneapolis Lakers | 44 | 16 | .733 | 1 |
| 3 | x-Chicago Stags | 38 | 22 | .633 | 7 |
| 4 | x-St. Louis Bombers | 29 | 31 | .483 | 16 |
| 5 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 22 | 38 | .367 | 23 |
| 6 | Indianapolis Jets | 18 | 42 | .300 | 27 |

### Record vs. opponents

1948–49 BAA records :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | PRO | ROC | STL | WAS |
| Baltimore | — | 4–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 |
| Boston | 2–4 | — | 0–5 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–5 |
| Chicago | 4–1 | 5–0 | — | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 |
| Fort Wayne | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 2–3 |
| Indianapolis | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1-5 | 3–3 | — | 0–6 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–3 |
| Minneapolis | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 6–0 | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 |
| New York | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 |
| Philadelphia | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | — | 6–0 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 2–4 |
| Providence | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 0–6 | — | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–6 |
| Rochester | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | — | 6–0 | 2–3 |
| St. Louis | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–6 | — | 2–3 |
| Washington | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — |

### Game log

| # | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
| 1 | November 6 | Baltimore | 82–69 | Max Zaslofsky (24) | 1–0 |
| 2 | November 13 | Indianapolis | 79–72 | Max Zaslofsky (20) | 2–0 |
| 3 | November 19 | Minneapolis | 81–85 | Max Zaslofsky (22) | 2–1 |
| 4 | November 21 | @ Fort Wayne | 70–69 | Max Zaslofsky (15) | 3–1 |
| 5 | November 27 | @ Rochester | 103–105 (2OT) | Max Zaslofsky (21) | 3–2 |
| 6 | November 30 | Philadelphia | 74–68 | Andy Phillip (19) | 4–2 |
| 7 | December 1 | @ St. Louis | 61–72 | Max Zaslofsky (15) | 4–3 |
| 8 | December 4 | Minneapolis | 104–100 (OT) | Max Zaslofsky (29) | 5–3 |
| 9 | December 5 | @ Fort Wayne | 88–79 | Kenny Rollins (22) | 6–3 |
| 10 | December 10 | Fort Wayne | 78–70 | Max Zaslofsky (22) | 7–3 |
| 11 | December 13 | vs Baltimore | 75–70 | Andy Phillip (19) | 8–3 |
| 12 | December 14 | Rochester | 78–85 | Max Zaslofsky (20) | 8–4 |
| 13 | December 17 | @ Indianapolis | 71–67 | Max Zaslofsky (21) | 9–4 |
| 14 | December 19 | @ Minneapolis | 84–94 | Max Zaslofsky (35) | 9–5 |
| 15 | December 23 | @ Baltimore | 89–96 | Max Zaslofsky (25) | 9–6 |
| 16 | December 25 | @ New York | 70–64 | Andy Phillip (18) | 10–6 |
| 17 | December 26 | Boston | 84–73 | Max Zaslofsky (22) | 11–6 |
| 18 | December 28 | @ Boston | 76–74 | Max Zaslofsky (22) | 12–6 |
| 19 | December 30 | @ Providence | 101–89 | Max Zaslofsky (24) | 13–6 |
| 20 | January 1 | @ Washington | 90–92 | Andy Phillip (23) | 13–7 |
| 21 | January 2 | New York | 81–79 | Max Zaslofsky (21) | 14–7 |
| 22 | January 4 | @ Providence | 115–104 | Max Zaslofsky (21) | 15–7 |
| 23 | January 6 | @ Providence | 89–78 | Odie Spears (18) | 16–7 |
| 24 | January 8 | @ Rochester | 91–88 | Ed Mikan (21) | 17–7 |
| 25 | January 9 | Rochester | 75–90 | Max Zaslofsky (22) | 17–8 |
| 26 | January 12 | @ St. Louis | 75–66 | Odie Spears (26) | 18–8 |
| 27 | January 14 | @ Indianapolis | 88–61 | Max Zaslofsky (27) | 19–8 |
| 28 | January 15 | vs Boston | 94–86 | Kenny Rollins (21) | 20–8 |
| 29 | January 16 | Washington | 92–70 | Max Zaslofsky (25) | 21–8 |
| 30 | January 19 | Fort Wayne | 96–104 (2OT) | Max Zaslofsky (24) | 21–9 |
| 31 | January 20 | @ Philadelphia | 72–92 | Max Zaslofsky (24) | 21–10 |
| 32 | January 21 | @ Boston | 86–76 | Max Zaslofsky (24) | 22–10 |
| 33 | January 25 | Philadelphia | 77–86 | Max Zaslofsky (21) | 22–11 |
| 34 | January 26 | @ Minneapolis | 49–84 | Stan Miasek (11) | 22–12 |
| 35 | January 28 | St. Louis | 83–65 | Max Zaslofsky (26) | 23–12 |
| 36 | January 29 | vs Indianapolis | 87–81 (OT) | Ed Mikan (23) | 24–12 |
| 37 | February 2 | Baltimore | 77–67 | Max Zaslofsky (23) | 25–12 |
| 38 | February 5 | @ Providence | 91–75 | Max Zaslofsky (24) | 26–12 |
| 39 | February 6 | @ New York | 87–75 | Max Zaslofsky (26) | 27–12 |
| 40 | February 8 | St. Louis | 73–75 | Max Zaslofsky (24) | 27–13 |
| 41 | February 11 | Minneapolis | 105–97 | Stan Miasek (28) | 28–13 |
| 42 | February 12 | @ Rochester | 73–87 | Max Zaslofsky (19) | 28–14 |
| 43 | February 15 | Fort Wayne | 83–69 | Max Zaslofsky (17) | 29–14 |
| 44 | February 16 | @ Minneapolis | 71–90 | Mikan, Phillip (14) | 29–15 |
| 45 | February 19 | @ St. Louis | 59–63 | Andy Phillip (14) | 29–16 |
| 46 | February 20 | Indianapolis | 95–72 | Andy Phillip (22) | 30–16 |
| 47 | February 23 | @ Philadelphia | 102–85 | Gene Vance (22) | 31–16 |
| 48 | February 24 | @ Baltimore | 87–68 | Max Zaslofsky (14) | 32–16 |
| 49 | February 26 | @ Washington | 103–90 | Max Zaslofsky (35) | 33–16 |
| 50 | February 28 | Washington | 57–67 | Max Zaslofsky (20) | 33–17 |
| 51 | March 1 | @ Indianapolis | 69–79 | Ed Mikan (20) | 33–18 |
| 52 | March 2 | @ New York | 79–81 | Max Zaslofsky (32) | 33–19 |
| 53 | March 3 | @ Philadelphia | 75–90 | Max Zaslofsky (24) | 33–20 |
| 54 | March 5 | @ Washington | 106–95 | Max Zaslofsky (23) | 34–20 |
| 55 | March 8 | Providence | 110–82 | Max Zaslofsky (25) | 35–20 |
| 56 | March 12 | New York | 80–85 | Max Zaslofsky (19) | 35–21 |
| 57 | March 13 | @ Fort Wayne | 78–81 | Stan Miasek (12) | 35–22 |
| 58 | March 16 | vs Boston | 107–82 | Max Zaslofsky (29) | 36–22 |
| 59 | March 17 | St. Louis | 85–79 | Max Zaslofsky (33) | 37–22 |
| 60 | March 20 | Rochester | 98–61 | Odie Spears (24) | 38–22 |

## Playoffs
### West Division Semifinals

(2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Chicago Stags: Lakers win series 2-0
* Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 84, Chicago 77
* Game 2 @ Chicago: Minneapolis 101, Chicago 85
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Lakers and Stags.

## Awards and records

* Max Zaslofsky, All-NBA First Team