Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)

This article is about the original 1944–1954 Baltimore Bullets ABL/BAA/NBA team. For the 1963–1973 Baltimore Bullets NBA team, see Washington Wizards.

Baltimore Bullets

Founded	1944
History	Baltimore Bullets 1944–1947, 1947–1949, 1949–1954
Arena	Baltimore Coliseum
Location	Baltimore, Maryland
Team colors	Blue, white and black
Championships	1 (1948)

The Baltimore Bullets were an American Basketball League (1944–47) team, and later, a Basketball Association of America (1947–49), and (beginning in 1949, following the BAA's absorption of the National Basketball League) a National Basketball Association team based in Baltimore. The team folded November 27, 1954 with a 3–11 record, making the Bullets the last NBA franchise to do so, as of 2016. Out of all defunct NBA teams, the Bullets were members of the association for the longest time and the only defunct team to win a championship.

Franchise History

Baltimore Bullets (BAA, 1948–1949) – 1 Championship and 2 Playoff Appearances
Baltimore Bullets (NBA, 1950–1954) – 1 Playoff Appearance

Season-by-season records

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses

Year	Lg	W-L	Regular Season	Playoffs
1944–45	ABL	14–16 4th,		Lost ABL Finals
1945–46	ABL	21–13 1st-T,		Won ABL Finals
1946–47	ABL	31–3 1st,	Southern Division	Forfeited ABL Finals
1947–48	BAA	28–20 2nd,	Western Division	Won BAA Finals
1948–49	BAA	29–31 3rd,	Eastern Division	Lost East Div Semis
1949–50	NBA	25–43 5th,	Eastern Division	Did not qualify
1950–51	NBA	24–42 5th,	Eastern Division	Did not qualify
1951–52	NBA	20–46 5th,	Eastern Division	Did not qualify
1952–53	NBA	16–54 4th,	Eastern Division	Lost East Div Semis
1953–54	NBA	16–56 5th,	Eastern Division	Did not qualify
1954–55	NBA	3–11	Eastern Division	folded during season

List of notable personnel

Hall of Famer Buddy Jeannette was both a player and coach during the Bullets' championship season in 1947–48.

Players

Coaches

Basketball Hall of Famers

Buddy Jeannette (Player, 1947–50/Coach, 1947–51)
Clair Bee (coach, 1952–54)

References

Achievements
Preceded by Philadelphia Warriors 1947	BAA Champions Baltimore Bullets 1948	Succeeded by Minneapolis Lakers 1949 and 1950

Baltimore Bullets 1947–48 BAA Champions

20 Red Klotz 21 Dick Schulz 23 Herm Fuetsch 26 Buddy Jeannette 27 Chick Reiser 29 Kleggie Hermsen 31 Carl Meinhold 32 Paul Hoffman 33 Connie Simmons 35 Grady Lewis Head coach Buddy Jeannette

Defunct National Basketball Association teams

Anderson Packers Baltimore Bullets BAA Buffalo BAA Indianapolis Chicago Stags Cleveland Rebels Denver Nuggets Detroit Falcons Indianapolis Jets Indianapolis Olympians Pittsburgh Ironmen Providence Steamrollers Sheboygan Red Skins St. Louis Bombers Toronto Huskies Washington Capitols Waterloo Hawks

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