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NBL
Following its third season, 1948–49, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) to create the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1950  
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BAA 1949 Leaders
Points Scored

1
Profile photo of George Mikan

George Mikan

Minneapolis Lakers

1,698

2
Profile photo of Joe Fulks

Joe Fulks

Philadelphia Warriors

1,560

3
Profile photo of Max Zaslofsky

Max Zaslofsky

Chicago Stags

1,197

4
Profile photo of Arnie Risen

Arnie Risen

Rochester Royals

995

5
Profile photo of Ed Sadowski

Ed Sadowski

Philadelphia Warriors

920

6
Profile photo of Belus Smawley

Belus Smawley

St. Louis Bombers

914

7
Profile photo of Bob Davies

Bob Davies

Rochester Royals

904

8
Profile photo of Kenny Sailors

Kenny Sailors

Providence Steamrollers

899

9
Profile photo of Carl Braun

Carl Braun

New York Knicks

810

10
Profile photo of John Logan

John Logan

St. Louis Bombers

803

11
Profile photo of Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard

Minneapolis Lakers

784

12
Profile photo of Connie Simmons

Connie Simmons

Baltimore Bullets

779

13
Profile photo of Ray Lumpp

Ray Lumpp

Indianapolis Jets
New York Knicks

777

14
Profile photo of Bob Feerick

Bob Feerick

Washington Capitols

752

15
Profile photo of Howie Shannon

Howie Shannon

Providence Steamrollers

736

16
Profile photo of Bones McKinney

Bones McKinney

Washington Capitols

723

17
Profile photo of Andy Phillip

Andy Phillip

Chicago Stags

718

18
Profile photo of Bud Palmer

Bud Palmer

New York Knicks

714

19
Profile photo of Kleggie Hermsen

Kleggie Hermsen

Washington Capitols

708

20
Profile photo of Walt Budko

Walt Budko

Baltimore Bullets

692

21
Profile photo of Freddie Lewis

Freddie Lewis

Indianapolis Jets
Baltimore Bullets

682

22
Profile photo of Chick Reiser

Chick Reiser

Baltimore Bullets

626

23
Profile photo of Chick Halbert

Chick Halbert

Boston Celtics
Providence Steamrollers

618

24
Profile photo of Bobby Wanzer

Bobby Wanzer

Rochester Royals

613

25
Profile photo of Red Rocha

Red Rocha

St. Louis Bombers

608

26
Profile photo of Herm Schaefer

Herm Schaefer

Minneapolis Lakers

602

27
Profile photo of Blackie Towery

Blackie Towery

Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Jets

601

28
Profile photo of Jake Pelkington

Jake Pelkington

Fort Wayne Pistons
Baltimore Bullets

597

29
Profile photo of Ariel Maughan

Ariel Maughan

St. Louis Bombers

596

30
Profile photo of Ed Mikan

Ed Mikan

Chicago Stags

594

31
Profile photo of George Nostrand

George Nostrand

Providence Steamrollers
Boston Celtics

589

32
Profile photo of Gene Vance

Gene Vance

Chicago Stags

575

33
Profile photo of Charlie Black

Charlie Black

Indianapolis Jets
Fort Wayne Pistons

567

34
Profile photo of Ernie Calverley

Ernie Calverley

Providence Steamrollers

557

35
Profile photo of Hal Tidrick

Hal Tidrick

Indianapolis Jets
Baltimore Bullets

552

36
Profile photo of Red Holzman

Red Holzman

Rochester Royals

546

37
Profile photo of Bruce Hale

Bruce Hale

Indianapolis Jets
Fort Wayne Pistons

546

38
Profile photo of Fred Scolari

Fred Scolari

Washington Capitols

538

39
Profile photo of John Mahnken

John Mahnken

Baltimore Bullets
Indianapolis Jets
Fort Wayne Pistons

534

40
Profile photo of Odie Spears

Odie Spears

Chicago Stags

531

41
Profile photo of Leo Mogus

Leo Mogus

Baltimore Bullets
Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Jets

521

42
Profile photo of Bulbs Ehlers

Bulbs Ehlers

Boston Celtics

514

43
Profile photo of Arnie Johnson

Arnie Johnson

Rochester Royals

511

44
Profile photo of Don Carlson

Don Carlson

Minneapolis Lakers

508

45
Profile photo of Brady Walker

Brady Walker

Providence Steamrollers

491

46
Profile photo of Gene Stump

Gene Stump

Boston Celtics

478

47
Profile photo of Angelo Musi

Angelo Musi

Philadelphia Warriors

478

48
Profile photo of Gale Bishop

Gale Bishop

Philadelphia Warriors

467

49
Profile photo of Bob Tough

Bob Tough

Fort Wayne Pistons

466

50
Profile photo of Les Pugh

Les Pugh

Providence Steamrollers

461

51
Profile photo of Bob Kinney

Bob Kinney

Fort Wayne Pistons
Boston Celtics

458

52
Profile photo of Jim Seminoff

Jim Seminoff

Boston Celtics

457

53
Profile photo of Stan Miasek

Stan Miasek

Chicago Stags

451

54
Profile photo of Walt Kirk

Walt Kirk

Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Jets

447

55
Profile photo of Johnny Norlander

Johnny Norlander

Washington Capitols

444

56
Profile photo of Lee Knorek

Lee Knorek

New York Knicks

443

57
Profile photo of Sonny Hertzberg

Sonny Hertzberg

Washington Capitols

442

58
Profile photo of Price Brookfield

Price Brookfield

Indianapolis Jets

442

59
Profile photo of Harry Gallatin

Harry Gallatin

New York Knicks

434

60
Profile photo of Mel Riebe

Mel Riebe

Boston Celtics
Providence Steamrollers

423

61
Profile photo of Butch van Breda Kolff

Butch van Breda Kolff

New York Knicks

415

62
Profile photo of Tommy Byrnes

Tommy Byrnes

New York Knicks
Indianapolis Jets

412

63
Profile photo of Andy Duncan

Andy Duncan

Rochester Royals

407

64
Profile photo of Jack Nichols

Jack Nichols

Washington Capitols

398

65
Profile photo of Jack Smiley

Jack Smiley

Fort Wayne Pistons

394

66
Profile photo of Sid Tanenbaum

Sid Tanenbaum

New York Knicks
Baltimore Bullets

391

67
Profile photo of George Senesky

George Senesky

Philadelphia Warriors

387

68
Profile photo of Curly Armstrong

Curly Armstrong

Fort Wayne Pistons

380

69
Profile photo of Stan Stutz

Stan Stutz

Baltimore Bullets

373

70
Profile photo of Bob Doll

Bob Doll

Boston Celtics

370

71
Profile photo of Bill Calhoun

Bill Calhoun

Rochester Royals

367

72
Profile photo of Kenny Rollins

Kenny Rollins

Chicago Stags

365

73
Profile photo of Johnny Ezersky

Johnny Ezersky

Providence Steamrollers
Baltimore Bullets
Boston Celtics

365

74
Profile photo of Richie Niemiera

Richie Niemiera

Fort Wayne Pistons

362

75
Profile photo of Leo Klier

Leo Klier

Fort Wayne Pistons

347

76
Profile photo of Arnie Ferrin

Arnie Ferrin

Minneapolis Lakers

345

77
Profile photo of Easy Parham

Easy Parham

St. Louis Bombers

344

78
Profile photo of Tony Jaros

Tony Jaros

Minneapolis Lakers

343

79
Profile photo of Tex Ritter

Tex Ritter

New York Knicks

337

80
Profile photo of Dick Triptow

Dick Triptow

Fort Wayne Pistons

334

81
Profile photo of Art Spector

Art Spector

Boston Celtics

324

82
Profile photo of Jerry Fleishman

Jerry Fleishman

Philadelphia Warriors

323

83
Profile photo of Mike Novak

Mike Novak

Rochester Royals

320

84
Profile photo of Bill Henry

Bill Henry

Fort Wayne Pistons

317

85
Profile photo of Irv Rothenberg

Irv Rothenberg

New York Knicks

314

86
Profile photo of Buddy Jeannette

Buddy Jeannette

Baltimore Bullets

313

87
Profile photo of George Kaftan

George Kaftan

Boston Celtics

304

88
Profile photo of Howie Dallmar

Howie Dallmar

Philadelphia Warriors

293

89
Profile photo of Ralph Hamilton

Ralph Hamilton

Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Jets

289

90
Profile photo of Chuck Gilmur

Chuck Gilmur

Chicago Stags

286

91
Profile photo of Jack Dwan

Jack Dwan

Minneapolis Lakers

276

92
Profile photo of Otto Schnellbacher

Otto Schnellbacher

Providence Steamrollers
St. Louis Bombers

275

93
Profile photo of Matt Zunic

Matt Zunic

Washington Capitols

273

94
Profile photo of John Mandic

John Mandic

Indianapolis Jets

269

95
Profile photo of Carl Meinhold

Carl Meinhold

Chicago Stags
Providence Steamrollers

263

96
Profile photo of Lionel Malamed

Lionel Malamed

Indianapolis Jets
Rochester Royals

258

97
Profile photo of Fritz Nagy

Fritz Nagy

Indianapolis Jets

253

98
Profile photo of Don Putman

Don Putman

St. Louis Bombers

248

99
Profile photo of Bill Roberts

Bill Roberts

Chicago Stags
Boston Celtics
St. Louis Bombers

222

100
Profile photo of Leo Katkaveck

Leo Katkaveck

Washington Capitols

221

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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