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===== News =====

The Basketball Association of America was formed with teams to play in 13 cities: Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, St Louis, Toronto, and Washington.

The Philadelphia franchise was awarded to the Philadelphia Arena corporation with [[Peter Tyrrell]] as general manager. The team would call themselves the Warriors, adopting a name well-known in local basketball lore. Tyrrell announced that Philadelphia Sphas coach [[Eddie Gottlieb]] would be the team’s head coach. Gottlieb would continue coaching the Sphas while also coaching in the BAA.

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=====News=====

The Warriors signed former St. Joseph’s guard [[Matt Guokas]].

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The Warriors signed two players: former Wilmington Bombers forward [[John Murphy]] and former Temple guard [[Angelo Musi]].

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The Warriors signed two players: ex-Long Island University center [[Art Hillhouse]] and former St. Joseph’s guard [[Petey Rosenberg]].

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=====News=====

The American Basketball League’s Philadelphia Sphas announced that head coach [[Eddie Gottlieb]] had resigned to focus his efforts on his BAA job.

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=====News=====

The BAA announced a number of the league's operational details. The Buffalo and Indianapolis franchises would be inactive during the league’s first season. The league was to be divided into two geographical divisions with Philadelphia assigned to the Eastern Division. Rosters would be limited to 20 players until the season opened, at which time they needed to be cut to 12 players. A further cutdown to 10 players would be required by February 10. Teams would be allowed no more than 10 players and no fewer than 8 players in uniform during games. Each team would play a 54-game schedule (27 home, 27 away) scheduled to start November 2. Teams would not be permitted to play any exhibitions.

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=====News=====

The Warriors signed former St. Joseph’s star forward [[George Senesky]].

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=====News=====

The Warriors signed two players: NYU forward [[Jerry Fleishman]] and Utah forward [[Fred Sheffield]].

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=====News=====

The Warriors signed former Murray State forward [[Joe Fulks]].

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=====News=====

The Warriors signed two players: Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy (now UTEP) guard [[Art Campa]] and Albright College center [[Bill 
Landis]].

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=====News=====

The Warriors announced their 30-date home schedule to start on November 7 against the [[Ironmen|Pittsburgh Ironmen]]. All games would be played at the Philadelphia Arena except for a four game stretch over the New Year holiday season because of a conflict with the Ice Follies. Those games would be played at Convention Hall.

The BAA had revised the number of games for each team from 54 to 60.

The team began their practice schedule sometime around this date.

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The BAA announced that collegiate rules would be used with the following signification exceptions: games would consist of four 12-minute quarters, unlimited substitution was allowed, coaching from the bench was allowed, and free throws would be awarded after all fouls.

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=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Gottlieb]]’s current favorite starting lineup was: guard [[Angelo Musi]], guard [[George Senesky]], forward [[Jerry Fleishman]], forward [[Joe Fulks]], and center [[Art Hillhouse]].

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The Warriors signed former Stanford and Penn forward [[Howie Dallmar]].

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The Warriors signed former Temple guard [[Jerry Rullo]].

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The Warriors waived guard [[Art Campa]] and center [[Bill Landis]].

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Guard [[Jerry Rullo]] injured his shoulder in practice and was expected to be out for up to three weeks. [[Angelo Musi]] would take his place in the starting lineup.

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In their franchise debut, the Warriors overcame an 11-point deficit to beat the [[Ironmen|Pittsburgh Ironmen]], 81-75, at the Philadelphia Arena. It was a vicious, physical struggle with five Pittsburgh players fouling out, leaving just four players eligible to play. Rather than accept a forfeit, Warriors coach [[Eddie Gottlieb]] agreed to play four-on-four basketball for the last three minutes.

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The Warriors led the [[Capitols|Washington Capitols]] by as much as 19 points, then held off a late charge to win, 68-65, at the Philadelphia Arena.

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The [[Bombers|St Louis Bombers]] handed the Warriors their first loss in a 66-63 contest at the Philadelphia Arena.

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The [[Stags|Chicago Stags]] went on a 13-point run in the fourth quarter to take the lead and beat the Warriors, 65-63, at the Philadelphia Arena. [[Joe Fulks]] played, but was held out of the starting lineup with a cold.

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The Warriors played an exhibition at the 111th Infantry Armory in Philadelphia, but the story in the //Inquirer// mentioned neither the opponent nor the score. The game was part of an effort to drum up new recruits for the Pennsylvania National Guard.

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[[Angelo Musi]] led the Warriors with 16 points in a 66-54 win over the [[Celtics|Boston Celtics]] at the Philadelphia Arena. [[Joe Fulks]] had recovered from his cold and returned to the starting lineup. Warriors forward [[Howie Dallmar]] left the game early with an elbow injury. The Arena surface was slick because of condensation caused by the hockey surface under the hardwood and led to Dallmar’s fall and injury.

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The [[Falcons|Detroit Falcons]] took advantage of a poor night of shooting by the Warriors and won, 68-55, at the Philadelphia Arena.

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The Warriors overcame an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the game at the end of regulation, but the [[Knicks]] came out 64-60 winners in overtime in New York. It was the first overtime game and first road game for the Warriors franchise.

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[[Joe Fulks]] set a new league mark with 37 points as the Warriors beat the [[Steamrollers|Providence Steamrollers]], 79-68, at the Philadelphia Arena.

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The Warriors put a stop to the [[Knicks|New York Knicks]]’ nine-game winning streak, beating them 62-51 at the Philadelphia Arena.

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The Warriors beat the [[Bombers]], 57-47, in St Louis, despite losing scoring wizard [[Joe Fulks]] to injury in the third quarter. As was common in league arenas, the court was slick with condensation from the hockey ice underneath the surface and a number of players, including Fulks, took spills. He was carried off the court by teammates with a possible groin pull.

Play was stopped for a time in the second quarter to clean up “oranges and other debris” St Louis fans hurled at referee Pat Kennedy after a particularly irksome call

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=====News=====

[[Joe Fulks]] returned from last night’s injury scare to score 25 points, but it wasn’t enough as the [[Rebels]] beat the Warriors, 72-66, in Cleveland.

Referee William Solodare issued a warning to head coach [[Eddie Gottlieb]] for “umpiring from the bench” after the Warriors coach had spent the first two quarters complaining about his work.

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The Warriors set a new league scoring mark as they beat the [[Huskies]], 85-73, in Toronto

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The [[Capitols|Washington Capitols]] beat the Warriors, 64-49, at the Philadelphia Arena to win their 11th straight game.

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•	The Warriors scored just seven fourth-quarter points as they fell to the [[Celtics]], 77-65, in Boston.

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=====News=====

In a battle between the league’s top two scorers, [[Joe Fulks]]’s Warriors beat Stan Miasek’s [[Falcons|Detroit Falcons]], 57-49, at the 
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The Warriors ended the [[Rebels|Cleveland Rebels]]’ three-game win streak, beating them at the Philadelphia Arena, 58-44.

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The [[Capitols]] extended their winning streak to 14 games by beating the Warriors, 68-56, in Washington.

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The Warriors jumped out to a 29-13 halftime lead over the [[Ironmen|Pittsburgh Ironmen]], then held off a late charge to win, 53-46, at Convention Hall.

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=====News=====

[[Joe Fulks]] sank a pair of free throws late to put the Warriors on top for good in a 63-60 win over the [[Celtics]] in Boston.

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=====News=====

In a contentious, whistle-filled contest, the [[Bombers]] beat the Warriors, 75-68, in St Louis.

According to the //Inquirer//, a number of travel delays, including a pair of flights that were canceled or re-routed, contributed to the team’s subpar performance.

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======December 30, 1946======

=====News=====

Clutch free throws from [[Joe Fulks]] and [[George Senesky]] gave the Warriors a 62-60 win over the [[Ironmen]] in Pittsburgh.

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