Providence Steamrollers

The Providence Steamrollers were a Basketball Association of America team based in Providence, Rhode Island.[1] As of 2021, the Steamrollers remain the last professional sports franchise from one of the Big Four leagues to be based in Rhode Island.

This article is about the 1940s basketball team. For the 1920s NFL team, see Providence Steamrollers (National Football League).
Providence Steamrollers
DivisionEastern
Founded1946
Folded1949
HistoryProvidence Steamrollers
1946–1949
ArenaRhode Island Auditorium
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
Team colorsBurgundy, pink, black
     
OwnershipLouis Pieri

Franchise history

The Steamrollers were one of the original eleven NBA franchises (when the league was called the Basketball Association of America). The franchise posted an all-time record of 46–122 (.274) before folding after three seasons.

The Steamrollers still hold the dubious NBA record for the fewest games won in a season with six, in the 1947–48 season. However, the 2011-2012 Charlotte Bobcats hold the record for the lowest winning percentage in NBA history, with .106. During that 1947–48 season, the Steamrollers' coach Nat Hickey activated himself as a player for two games, the second of which was two days before his 46th birthday, setting a still-standing record as the oldest player in NBA history.

Players of note

Draft
Player name College Year
Howie Shannon Kansas State University 1949
Ed Leede Dartmount College 1949
Warren Perkins Tulane University 1949
Ray Corley Georgetown University 1949
Bob Royer Indiana State University 1949
Paul Courtey University of Oklahoma 1949
Carl Schaeffer University of Alabama 1949
Bill Tanzler University of Florida 1949
Jack Theolan DePaul University 1949
Andy Tonkovich Marshall University 1948
Al Bennett Oklahoma State University 1948
Jack Coleman University of Louisville 1948
Ed Faber Trinity University 1948
Verl Heap Arizona State University 1948
Otto Snellbacher University of Kansas 1948
Brady Walker Brigham Young University 1948
Walt Dropo University of Connecticut 1947
Joe Barry 1947
Dick Furey University of St. Thomas 1947
Bob Hubbard Springfield College 1947
Bob Joyce Bates College 1947
Roy Lipscomb St. Mary's College of Maryland 1947
John Mills Hofstra University 1947
Al Nicolas University of Rhode Island 1947

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Coaches and others

Season-by-season records
BAA champions Division champions Playoff berth
Season League Division Finish Wins Losses Win% GB Playoffs Awards
1946–47BAAEastern4th2832.46721
1947–48BAAEastern4th642.12521
1948–49BAAEastern6th1248.20026
Regular season record46122.2741946–1949
Playoff record00.000

References
  1. Providence Steam Rollers Franchise Index
  2. "Providence Steam Rollers Draft Picks | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
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