- Washington Capitols
The Washington Capitols were a charter Basketball Association of America (forerunner of the
National Basketball Association ) team based inWashington, D.C. The team was coached from 1947 to 1949 by NBA Hall of FamerRed Auerbach .The team was founded in
1946 as a charter BAA team; it became a charter NBA team in1949 . It folded onJanuary 9 ,1951 (with a 10–25 record). The home arena wasUline Arena in Washington, capacity 7,500. The teams wore green and white.Franchise history
The Capitols' 81.7 win percentage in the BAA's inaugural season is still one of the top 10 winning percentages in NBA history.
The Washington Capitols are also noteworthy for two long win streaks during their short history. In 1946, the Capitols won 17 straight games — a streak that would remain the NBA's longest until
1969 . The 15–0 start of the 1948–49 team is still the best in NBA history (albeit tied in 1993–94 by theHouston Rockets ).*NBA Championships: None
*Divisional Championships: Regular Season: 2 (1946–47 and 1948–49) ; playoffs (1947, 1948, 1949, 1950)Basketball Hall of Fame rs:
*Bill Sharman (leading scorer in the 1951 season)
*Red Auerbach (coach)Leading scorers by season
*1947 –
Bob Feerick – 16.8 ppg
*1948 – Bob Feerick – 16.1 ppg
*1949 – Bob Feerick – 13.0 ppg
*1950 –Don Otten – 14.9 ppg (in 18 games. Jack Nichols scored 13.1 over 49 games, butFred Scolari scored the most points, with 860 in 66 games.)
*1951 –Bill Sharman – 12.2 ppgCoaches and others
*1947–1949 – Red Auerbach
*1950 – Bob Feerick – player-coach
*1951 –Bones McKinney – player-coach
*1950 –Earl Lloyd – first African American to play in the NBAeason-by-season records
-!colspan="6"| Washington Capitols (BAA)
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1946–47||49||11||0.817||2–4||Lost Semifinals
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1947–48||28||20||0.583||0–1||Lost West Div Tie
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1948–49||38||22||0.633||6–5||Lost BAA Finals
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1949–50 ||32||36||0.471||0–2|| Lost East Div Semis
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1950–51 ||10||25||0.286||Did not qualify|ee also
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List of defunct National Basketball Association teams External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WSC/ Team page] at Basketball-reference.com
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