1948–49 BAA season

Infobox sports season
title =1948–49 BAA season
league =Basketball Association of America
sport =Basketball
season =Regular season
season_champ =Minneapolis Lakers
top_scorer =flagicon|USA George Mikan (Minneapolis)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1949 BAA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Washington Capitols
conf1_runner-up =New York Knicks
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Minneapolis Lakers
conf2_runner-up =Rochester Royals
finals =Finals
finals_link =1950 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Minneapolis Lakers
finals_runner-up =Washington Capitols
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1947–48 BAA season
prevseason_year =1947–48
nextseason_link =1949–50 NBA season
nextseason_year =1949–50

The 1948–49 BAA season was the 3rd season of the Basketball Association of America, the league that would eventually become the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the BAA Championship, beating the Washington Capitols 4 games to 2 in the BAA Finals.

Notable occurrences

Four National Basketball League teams (Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Rochester) joined the BAA for the 1948-49 season.

Final standings

Eastern Division

Note: Prior to the 1969-70 season, league leaders in points and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

BAA awards

*All-BAA First Team:
**Max Zaslofsky, Chicago Stags
**Bob Davies, Rochester Royals
**George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers
**Jim Pollard, Minneapolis Lakers
**Joe Fulks, Philadelphia Warriors

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See also