# 1948–49 Providence Steamrollers season

The 1948–49 BAA season was the Steamrollers' third and final season in the NBA/BAA. The team would fold after finishing last in the league for a second consecutive season, at 12–48.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 1 | Andy Tonkovich | G | United States | Marshall |
| – | – | Al Bennett | – | United States | Oklahoma State |
| – | – | Jack Coleman | F/C | United States | Louisville |
| – | – | Ed Faber | – | United States | Trinity |
| – | – | Verl Heap | – | United States | Arizona State |
| – | – | Otto Snellbacher | – | United States | Kansas |
| – | – | Brady Walker | F/C | United States | BYU |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| # | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | x-Washington Capitols | 38 | 22 | .633 | – |
| 2 | x-New York Knicks | 32 | 28 | .533 | 6 |
| 3 | x-Baltimore Bullets | 29 | 31 | .483 | 9 |
| 4 | x-Philadelphia Warriors | 28 | 32 | .467 | 10 |
| 5 | Boston Celtics | 25 | 35 | .417 | 13 |
| 6 | Providence Steamrollers | 12 | 48 | .200 | 26 |

### 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 4 | Washington | 95–99 (3OT) | Pugh, Sailors (17) | 0–1 |
| 2 | November 6 | Philadelphia | 56–69 | Carl Meinhold (10) | 0–2 |
| 3 | November 9 | @ Philadelphia | 84–92 | Ken Sailors (16) | 0–3 |
| 4 | November 11 | Fort Wayne | 90–87 | Ken Sailors (26) | 1–3 |
| 5 | November 13 | Minneapolis | 67–90 | Ken Sailors (25) | 1–4 |
| 6 | November 18 | Rochester | 74–103 | Howie Shannon (11) | 1–5 |
| 7 | November 20 | Indianapolis | 107–110 | Ken Sailors (24) | 1–6 |
| 8 | November 24 | @ Minneapolis | 89–117 | Ken Sailors (17) | 1–7 |
| 9 | November 25 | @ St. Louis | 82–84 | Howie Shannon (19) | 1–8 |
| 10 | November 27 | Baltimore | 71–91 | Howie Shannon (17) | 1–9 |
| 11 | November 30 | New York | 61–88 | Ernie Calverley (14) | 1–10 |
| 12 | December 1 | @ Washington | 63–75 | Ezersky, Nostrand (13) | 1–11 |
| 13 | December 2 | Washington | 61–66 | Ken Sailors (24) | 1–12 |
| 14 | December 4 | Boston | 63–70 | Howie Shannon (18) | 1–13 |
| 15 | December 7 | @ Rochester | 90–89 | Ken Sailors (20) | 2–13 |
| 16 | December 8 | @ New York | 74–83 (OT) | Howie Shannon (21) | 2–14 |
| 17 | December 9 | New York | 63–74 | Howie Shannon (15) | 2–15 |
| 18 | December 16 | Fort Wayne | 61–76 | Calverley, Sailors, H. Shannon (14) | 2–16 |
| 19 | December 18 | Philadelphia | 90–94 | Brady Walker (20) | 2–17 |
| 20 | December 22 | @ Washington | 77–102 | Brady Walker (17) | 2–18 |
| 21 | December 23 | St. Louis | 99–109 | Ken Sailors (27) | 2–19 |
| 22 | December 25 | Baltimore | 83–88 | Howie Shannon (16) | 2–20 |
| 23 | December 29 | @ Baltimore | 98–88 | Otto Schnellbacher (18) | 3–20 |
| 24 | December 30 | Chicago | 89–101 | Brady Walker (16) | 3–21 |
| 25 | December 31 | @ Boston | 67–69 | Ken Sailors (19) | 3–22 |
| 26 | January 1 | Indianapolis | 77–78 | Howie Shannon (15) | 3–23 |
| 27 | January 4 | Chicago | 104–115 | Ken Sailors (27) | 3–24 |
| 28 | January 6 | Chicago | 78–89 | Howie Shannon (25) | 3–25 |
| 29 | January 8 | Boston | 87–69 | Brady Walker (19) | 4–25 |
| 30 | January 11 | @ Indianapolis | 67–90 | Carl Meinhold (13) | 4–26 |
| 31 | January 12 | @ Minneapolis | 64–98 | Carl Meinhold (11) | 4–27 |
| 32 | January 15 | @ St. Louis | 76–79 | George Nostrand (16) | 4–28 |
| 33 | January 16 | @ Fort Wayne | 56–76 | Ken Sailors (10) | 4–29 |
| 34 | January 18 | @ Philadelphia | 74–86 | Chick Halbert (19) | 4–30 |
| 35 | January 20 | Washington | 81–88 | Chick Halbert (22) | 4–31 |
| 36 | January 22 | Baltimore | 89–86 | Ken Sailors (24) | 5–31 |
| 37 | January 25 | @ Boston | 69–54 | Howie Shannon (14) | 6–31 |
| 38 | January 26 | @ New York | 77–89 | Ken Sailors (26) | 6–32 |
| 39 | January 27 | @ Baltimore | 95–89 | Chick Halbert (24) | 7–32 |
| 40 | January 29 | Boston | 91–85 (OT) | Ernie Calverley (21) | 8–32 |
| 41 | February 1 | @ Philadelphia | 86–93 | Ken Sailors (23) | 8–33 |
| 42 | February 3 | Rochester | 88–80 | Ernie Calverley (22) | 9–33 |
| 43 | February 5 | Chicago | 75–91 | Ken Sailors (25) | 9–34 |
| 44 | February 8 | @ Rochester | 65–97 | Mel Riebe (15) | 9–35 |
| 45 | February 11 | @ Boston | 77–94 | Ken Sailors (25) | 9–36 |
| 46 | February 12 | Indianapolis | 91–78 | Howie Shannon (27) | 10–36 |
| 47 | February 17 | @ Baltimore | 102–100 | Ken Sailors (37) | 11–36 |
| 48 | February 19 | Minneapolis | 80–94 | Ken Sailors (20) | 11–37 |
| 49 | February 23 | @ Washington | 88–100 | Ken Sailors (24) | 11–38 |
| 50 | February 24 | New York | 89–84 | Les Pugh (22) | 12–38 |
| 51 | February 26 | St. Louis | 90–93 | Halbert, Pugh (19) | 12–39 |
| 52 | March 3 | @ New York | 65–86 | Ken Sailors (16) | 12–40 |
| 53 | March 5 | @ Rochester | 64–81 | Chick Halbert (19) | 12–41 |
| 54 | March 6 | @ Minneapolis | 59–68 | Brady Walker (16) | 12–42 |
| 55 | March 8 | @ Chicago | 82–110 | Les Pugh (16) | 12–43 |
| 56 | March 9 | @ Fort Wayne | 80–84 | Ken Sailors (17) | 12–44 |
| 57 | March 12 | Philadelphia | 70–92 | Les Pugh (23) | 12–45 |
| 58 | March 15 | @ Indianapolis | 84–90 | Les Pugh (20) | 12–46 |
| 59 | March 16 | @ St. Louis | 59–81 | Les Pugh (12) | 12–47 |
| 60 | March 17 | vs Fort Wayne | 72–74 | Ernie Calverley (17) | 12–48 |

## Awards and records

* Ken Sailors, All-NBA Second Team