# 1946–47 Cleveland Rebels season

The 1946–47 Cleveland Rebels season was the first and only season of the Cleveland Rebels of the Basketball Association of America (BAA/NBA). Their record was 30-30. Head coach Dutch Dehnert was fired by the team on February 12, 1947, and replaced by Roy Clifford.

## Regular season
### Season standings

| # | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | x-Chicago Stags | 39 | 22 | .639 | – |
| 2 | x-St. Louis Bombers | 38 | 23 | .623 | 1 |
| 3 | x-Cleveland Rebels | 30 | 30 | .500 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Detroit Falcons | 20 | 40 | .333 | 18.5 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Ironmen | 15 | 45 | .250 | 23.5 |

### Record vs. opponents

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

| # | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
| 1 | November 3 | Toronto | 71–60 | Frankie Baumholtz (25) | 1–0 |
| 2 | November 10 | Washington | 92–68 | Frankie Baumholtz (19) | 2–0 |
| 3 | November 16 | @ St. Louis | 74–83 (OT) | Leo Mogus (16) | 2–1 |
| 4 | November 17 | Chicago | 76–78 | Mel Riebe (31) | 2–2 |
| 5 | November 19 | @ Toronto | 74–72 | Leo Mogus (33) | 3–2 |
| 6 | November 23 | @ New York | 76–82 (OT) | Mel Riebe (27) | 3–3 |
| 7 | November 24 | Pittsburgh | 62–60 | Mel Riebe (20) | 4–3 |
| 8 | November 26 | @ Detroit | 46–66 | Mel Riebe (13) | 4–4 |
| 9 | November 27 | @ Pittsburgh | 60–62 | Nick Shaback (14) | 4–5 |
| 10 | November 29 | @ Toronto | 87–72 | Leo Mogus (20) | 5–5 |
| 11 | December 1 | Detroit | 49–47 | Dick Schulz (12) | 6–5 |
| 12 | December 7 | @ Chicago | 78–86 | Mel Riebe (20) | 6–6 |
| 13 | December 8 | Philadelphia | 72–66 | Frankie Baumholtz (23) | 7–6 |
| 14 | December 10 | St. Louis | 61–62 (OT) | Leo Mogus (22) | 7–7 |
| 15 | December 11 | @ Chicago | 79–88 | Frankie Baumholtz (23) | 7–8 |
| 16 | December 14 | @ Washington | 52–72 | Frankie Baumholtz (14) | 7–9 |
| 17 | December 15 | New York | 70–52 | Frankie Baumholtz (18) | 8–9 |
| 18 | December 17 | Toronto | 78–62 | Baumholtz, Sadowski (18) | 9–9 |
| 19 | December 18 | @ New York | 56–53 | Kenny Sailors (19) | 10–9 |
| 20 | December 19 | @ Philadelphia | 44–58 | Frankie Baumholtz (11) | 10–10 |
| 21 | December 22 | Pittsburgh | 74–78 (OT) | Frankie Baumholtz (19) | 10–11 |
| 22 | December 29 | Chicago | 79–87 (OT) | Frankie Baumholtz (27) | 10–12 |
| 23 | December 31 | St. Louis | 59–68 | Frankie Baumholtz (21) | 10–13 |
| 24 | January 1 | @ Pittsburgh | 61–48 | George Nostrand (16) | 11–13 |
| 25 | January 4 | @ Washington | 64–78 | Mel Riebe (13) | 11–14 |
| 26 | January 6 | @ Boston | 64–53 | Frankie Baumholtz (14) | 12–14 |
| 27 | January 9 | @ Providence | 68–91 | Frankie Baumholtz (20) | 12–15 |
| 28 | January 14 | Providence | 74–78 | Ed Sadowski (21) | 12–16 |
| 29 | January 16 | @ St. Louis | 63–59 | Frankie Baumholtz (24) | 13–16 |
| 30 | January 19 | New York | 79–72 | Frankie Baumholtz (22) | 14–16 |
| 31 | January 22 | @ Detroit | 61–47 | Frankie Baumholtz (19) | 15–16 |
| 32 | January 23 | @ Philadelphia | 78–83 | Mel Riebe (17) | 15–17 |
| 33 | January 27 | @ Toronto | 88–82 | Frankie Baumholtz (24) | 16–17 |
| 34 | January 28 | Toronto | 80–70 | Bob Faught (17) | 17–17 |
| 35 | February 1 | @ St. Louis | 48–70 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 17–18 |
| 36 | February 2 | Washington | 81–107 | Baumholtz, Sailors (18) | 17–19 |
| 37 | February 9 | Detroit | 69–74 | Frankie Baumholtz (21) | 17–20 |
| 38 | February 11 | Providence | 85–76 | Ed Sadowski (22) | 18–20 |
| 39 | February 13 | @ Philadelphia | 48–61 | Ed Sadowski (17) | 18–21 |
| 40 | February 15 | @ New York | 90–84 | Frankie Baumholtz (24) | 19–21 |
| 41 | February 16 | Philadelphia | 75–71 | Frankie Baumholtz (20) | 20–21 |
| 42 | February 18 | Boston | 84–73 | Frankie Baumholtz (20) | 21–21 |
| 43 | February 22 | @ Providence | 77–85 | Ed Sadowski (19) | 21–22 |
| 44 | February 23 | Washington | 83–91 | Kenny Sailors (15) | 21–23 |
| 45 | February 25 | St. Louis | 76–96 | Riebe, Sadowski (19) | 21–24 |
| 46 | February 26 | @ Pittsburgh | 74–53 | Kenny Sailors (17) | 22–24 |
| 47 | February 28 | @ Boston | 62–69 | Kenny Sailors (16) | 22–25 |
| 48 | March 2 | Philadelphia | 72–69 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 23–25 |
| 49 | March 4 | Providence | 82–76 | Kenny Sailors (26) | 24–25 |
| 50 | March 9 | Chicago | 78–107 | Ed Sadowski (27) | 24–26 |
| 51 | March 11 | Pittsburgh | 78–72 | George Nostrand (18) | 25–26 |
| 52 | March 12 | @ Detroit | 89–81 | Ed Sadowski (35) | 26–26 |
| 53 | March 16 | New York | 69–81 | Ed Sadowski (25) | 26–27 |
| 54 | March 18 | @ Boston | 67–58 | Ed Sadowski (27) | 27–27 |
| 55 | March 20 | @ Providence | 73–76 | Ed Sadowski (29) | 27–28 |
| 56 | March 22 | @ Chicago | 67–58 | Ed Sadowski (20) | 28–28 |
| 57 | March 23 | Detroit | 69–63 | Sadowski, Sailors (24) | 29–28 |
| 58 | March 25 | Boston | 72–64 | Kenny Sailors (21) | 30–28 |
| 59 | March 29 | @ Washington | 69–79 | Ed Sadowski (21) | 30–29 |
| 60 | March 30 | Boston | 66–71 | Faught, Sadowski (19) | 30–30 |

## Playoffs
### First round

(E3) New York Knicks vs. (W3) Cleveland Rebels: Knicks win series 2-1
* Game 1 @ Cleveland (April 2): Cleveland 77, New York 51
* Game 2 @ New York (April 5): New York 86, Cleveland 74
* Game 3 @ New York (April 9): New York 93, Cleveland 71

## Transactions
### Trades

| December 4, 1946 | To Cleveland RebelsGeorge Nostrand | To Toronto HuskiesKleggie Hermsen |
| December 16, 1946 | To Cleveland RebelsEd Sadowski Ray Wertis | To Toronto HuskiesLeo Mogus Dick Schulz Cash |