Baltimore Bullets (Original)

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For information on the Baltimore Bullets, who moved to Baltimore from Chicago in 1963, see Washington Wizards.

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The Baltimore Bullets were an American Basketball League (1944-47) team, and later, a Basketball Association of America (1947-49) team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Beginning in 1949, following the BAA's merger with the National Basketball League, the Bullets became a National Basketball Association. The team folded November 27, 1954 with a 3-11 record. Of all the defunct NBA teams, the Bullets were members of the Association for the longest time.

Contents 1 Franchise History 2 BAA/NBA Season-by-Season Records 3 Notable Players 3.1 Coaches 3.2 Basketball Hall of Famers

Franchise History

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

BAA/NBA Season-by-Season Records

Year	League	Record, Place	Division	Playoffs
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
1950-51	NBA	24-42 5th,	Eastern Division
1951-52	NBA	20-46 5th,	Eastern Division
1952-53	NBA	16-54 4th,	Eastern Division	Lost East Div Semis
1953-54	NBA	16-56 5th,	Eastern Division
1954-55	NBA	3-11	Eastern Division	folded during season

Notable Players

• John Abramovic
• Don Barksdale
• Moe Becker
• Walt Budko
• Bill Calhoun
• Ray Ellefson
• Ray Felix
• Paul Gordon
• Paul Hoffman
• Bob Houbregs
• Buddy Jeannette
• Red Klotz
• Jim Luisi
• Ray Lumpp
• John Mandic
• Eddie Miller
• Ken Murray
• Don Rehfeldt
• Chick Reiser
• Red Rocha
• Kenny Sailors
• Fred Scolari
• Paul Seymour
• Sid Tannenbaum
• Dick Triptow
• Mark Workman

Coaches

• Buddy Jeannette
• Walt Budko
• Fred Scolari
• Chick Reiser
• Clair Bee

Basketball Hall of Famers

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