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Chicago Stags




  • 1946
  • Chicago Stags 1946

    Stags Team Formation

    In the BAA’s inaugural year, there were 11 teams split into two divisions. The Chicago Stags were placed in the Western Division, and after 60 games were even with the St. Louis Bombers at 38-22 each. A tiebreaker game between the two teams on March 31st resulted in the Stags defeating the Bombers in overtime, 73-66, to clinch the division ...
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History of the Stags

The Chicago Stags were an American professional basketball team that played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1946 to 1950. The team was based in Chicago, Illinois, and was one of the original eight franchises that formed when the NBA first began play. Despite having some talented players on their roster, such as Max Zaslofsky and Andy Phillip, they never managed to win a championship or even make it into a playoff series during their four-year stint in the league.

The Stags started out strong with a winning record of 19–17 during their inaugural season but quickly fell off after losing two key players due to military service commitments at midseason. They continued to struggle throughout 1947–48 and 1948–49 before finally making it back above .500 for 1949–50 with an impressive mark of 37 wins against 25 losses under new coach Neil Johnston – good enough for third place in what would be its final year as part of the NBA before ceasing operations shortly thereafter due to financial difficulties caused by poor attendance figures at home games over those four seasons combined.

Despite not being able to achieve much success while playing within this elite professional basketball organization, there are still many fond memories associated with this now-defunct franchise which included historical moments like becoming one of only five teams ever invited by New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia’s office back then; hosting exhibition matches between international teams; participating twice (1947 & 1949) on All-Star Weekend events held annually since 1951; plus other memorable achievements including setting records for most points scored per game average (96), highest field goal percentage (.450), fewest turnovers committed per contest ratio (.056). Although no longer active today these accomplishments will forever remain etched into history books as a part testament towards how far competitive sports have come since their humble beginnings decades ago!





Established
1946

City
Chicago

League History
1949 - 1950 / National Basketball Association
1946 - 1949 / Basketball Association of America

Team History
1946 - 1950 / Chicago Stags

Nickname
Stags - Unknown

Championship
NBA Championships 0
BAA Championship 0

Arena
1946 - 1950 / Chicago Stadium

Owner
1946 – 1950 / Unknown

Retired Number

*Blue is this team’s history

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