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Washington Capitols

Index Washington Capitols

The Washington Capitols were a charter Basketball Association of America (forerunner of the National Basketball Association) team based in Washington, D.C. The team was coached from 1946 to 1949 by NBA Hall of Famer Red Auerbach. [1]

46 relations: American Basketball League (1925–55), Athletic conference, Basketball Association of America, Bill Sharman, Bob Feerick, Bones McKinney, Chicago Stags, Division (sport), Don Otten, Earl Lloyd, Eastern Conference (NBA), Fred Scolari, Games behind, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Jack Nichols (basketball), List of National Basketball Association awards, List of National Basketball Association longest winning streaks, Los Angeles Lakers, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, National Basketball Association, NBA playoffs, New York Knicks, Red Auerbach, Uline Arena, Washington Wizards, Washington, D.C., Western Conference (NBA), Winning percentage, 1946–47 BAA season, 1946–47 Washington Capitols season, 1947 BAA playoffs, 1947–48 BAA season, 1947–48 Washington Capitols season, 1948 BAA playoffs, 1948–49 BAA season, 1948–49 Washington Capitols season, 1949 BAA Finals, 1949 BAA playoffs, 1949–50 NBA season, 1949–50 Washington Capitols season, 1950 NBA Playoffs, 1950–51 Washington Capitols season, 1973–74 NBA season, 1993–94 NBA season, 2015–16 NBA season.

American Basketball League (1925–55)

The American Basketball League (ABL) was an early professional basketball league.

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Athletic conference

An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other at the professional, collegiate, or high school level.

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Basketball Association of America

The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946.

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Bill Sharman

William Walton Sharman (May 25, 1926 – October 25, 2013) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

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Bob Feerick

Robert Joseph Feerick (January 2, 1920 – June 8, 1976) was an American professional basketball player, coach and general manager.

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Bones McKinney

Horace Albert "Bones" McKinney (January 1, 1919 – May 16, 1997) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

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Chicago Stags

The Chicago Stags were a National Basketball Association team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Division (sport)

In sports, a division is a group of teams who compete against each other for a championship.

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Don Otten

Donald F. Otten (April 18, 1921–September 18, 1985) was an American professional basketball player.

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Earl Lloyd

Earl Francis Lloyd (April 3, 1928 – February 26, 2015) was an American professional basketball player.

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Eastern Conference (NBA)

The Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Fred Scolari

Fred Joseph Scolari (March 1, 1922 – October 17, 2002) was an American professional basketball player.

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Games behind

In most North American sports, the phrase games behind or games back (often abbreviated GB), is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division.

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Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in the San Francisco Bay Area in Oakland, California.

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Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas.

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Jack Nichols (basketball)

Jack Edward Nichols (April 9, 1926 – December 24, 1992) was an American professional basketball player.

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List of National Basketball Association awards

The National Basketball Association (NBA) presents 12 annual awards to recognize its teams, players, and coaches for their accomplishments.

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List of National Basketball Association longest winning streaks

This is a list of the longest winning streaks in National Basketball Association (NBA) history.

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Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America; composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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NBA playoffs

The NBA playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament annually held after the National Basketball Association's regular season to determine the league's champion.

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New York Knicks

The New York Knickerbockers, commonly referred to as the Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City.

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Red Auerbach

Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was an American basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Boston Celtics.

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Uline Arena

The Uline Arena also known as the Washington Coliseum was an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. located at 1132, 1140, and 1146 3rd Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C. It was the site of the first concert by The Beatles in the United States.

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Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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Western Conference (NBA)

The Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of two conferences that makes up the league, the other being the Eastern Conference.

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Winning percentage

In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won.

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1946–47 BAA season

The 1946–47 BAA season was the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America.

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1946–47 Washington Capitols season

The 1946–47 Washington Capitols season was the inaugural season of the Washington Capitols in the Basketball Association of America (BAA).

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1947 BAA playoffs

The 1947 BAA Playoffs was the postseason tournament that followed the inaugural Basketball Association of America 1946–47 season.

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1947–48 BAA season

The 1947–48 BAA season was the second season of the Basketball Association of America.

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1947–48 Washington Capitols season

The 1947–48 BAA season was the Capitols' 2nd season in the BAA (which later became the NBA).

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1948 BAA playoffs

The 1948 BAA Playoffs was the postseason tournament following the Basketball Association of America 1947–48 season.

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1948–49 BAA season

The 1948–49 BAA season was the third and final season of the Basketball Association of America.

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1948–49 Washington Capitols season

The 1948–49 BAA season was the Capitols' 3rd season in the NBA/BAA.

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1949 BAA Finals

The 1949 BAA Finals was the championship round following the Basketball Association of America 1948–49 season, its third and last.

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1949 BAA playoffs

The 1949 BAA Playoffs was the postseason tournament following the Basketball Association of America 1948–49 season, its third and last.

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1949–50 NBA season

The 1949–50 NBA season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball Association, which was created in 1949 by merger of the 3-year-old BAA and 12-year-old NBL.

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1949–50 Washington Capitols season

The 1949–50 NBA season was the fourth season of the Washington Capitols in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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1950 NBA Playoffs

The 1950 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the inaugural National Basketball Association 1949–50 season.

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1950–51 Washington Capitols season

The 1950–51 NBA season was the Capitols' fifth and final season in the NBA.

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1973–74 NBA season

The 1973–74 NBA season was the 28th season of the National Basketball Association.

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1993–94 NBA season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the 48th season of the National Basketball Association.

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2015–16 NBA season

The 2015–16 NBA season was the 70th season of the National Basketball Association.

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Redirects here:

Washington Capitols (NBA), Washington Capitols (basketball).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Capitols

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