St. Louis Bombers

founding

1946

resolution

1950

Stadion

St. Louis Arena

Location

St. Louis , Missouri

Club colors

Red White

league

BAA (1946-1949)
NBA (1949-1950)

division

Western Division (1946–1949)
Central Division (1949–1950)

Head coach

Ken Loeffler (1946–1948)
Grady Lewis (1948–1950)

St. Louis Bombers was the name of a US basketball franchise in St. Louis , Missouri , which played in the BAA , later the NBA , from 1946 to 1950 .

history

The Bombers were a founding member of the BAA in 1946. During the three seasons in the BAA, the Bombers won the conference title once and always reached the play-offs. In the 1947-1948 season they lost in the semifinals only in the seventh game against the Philadelphia Warriors . In the first season under the name NBA, the Bombers played the first game of the season against the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and won 72-51. After this season, the club stopped playing.

Season after season

season	Victories: defeats	percent	Play-offs
1946/47	38:23	62.3	(Defeat in the quarterfinals)
1947/48	29:19	60.4	(Defeat in the semifinals)
1948/49	29:31	48.3	(Defeat in the semifinals)
1949/50	26:42	38.2	(not in the play-offs)
total	122: 115	51.2	three playoff appearances

Web links

St. Louis Bombers - team profile on basketball-reference.com