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.

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

< Jun 6, 1946 Back to Calendar Aug 5, 1946 >

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

< Jul 31, 1946 Back to Calendar Aug 12, 1946 >

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

< Aug 5, 1946 Back to Calendar Aug 16, 1946 >

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

< Aug 12, 1946 Back to Calendar Aug 19, 1946 >

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.

< Aug 16, 1946 Back to Calendar Aug 22, 1946 >

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

< Aug 19, 1946 Back to Calendar Sep 5, 1946 >

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

< Aug 22, 1946 Back to Calendar Sep 17, 1946 >

The Warriors signed former Murray State forward Joe Fulks.

< Sep 5, 1946 Back to Calendar Sep 30, 1946 >

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

< Sep 17, 1946 Back to Calendar Oct 8, 1946 >

The Warriors announced their 30-date home schedule to start on November 7 against the 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.

< Sep 30, 1946 Back to Calendar Oct 18, 1946 >

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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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.

< Oct 18, 1946 Back to Calendar Oct 25, 1946 >

The Warriors signed former Stanford and Penn forward Howie Dallmar.

< Oct 22, 1946 Back to Calendar Oct 28, 1946 >

The Warriors signed former Temple guard Jerry Rullo.

< Oct 25, 1946 Back to Calendar Oct 29, 1946 >

The Warriors waived guard Art Campa and center Bill Landis.

< Oct 28, 1946 Back to Calendar Nov 6, 1946 >

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.

< Nov 5, 1946 Back to Calendar Nov 7, 1946 >

In their franchise debut, the Warriors overcame an 11-point deficit to beat the 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.

< Nov 6, 1946 Back to Calendar Nov 8, 1946 >

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

< Nov 10, 1946 Back to Calendar Nov 19, 1946 >

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

< Nov 14, 1946 Back to Calendar Nov 21, 1946 >

The 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.

< Nov 19, 1946 Back to Calendar Nov 25, 1946 >

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.

< Nov 21, 1946 Back to Calendar Nov 26, 1946 >

• Angelo Musi led the Warriors with 16 points in a 66-54 win over the 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 Detroit Falcons took advantage of a poor night of shooting by the Warriors and won, 68-55, at the Philadelphia Arena

• The Warriors went just 3-of-27 from the floor in the third quarter

• Petey Rosenberg and Joe Fulks each got 14 points to lead the Warriors

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• The Warriors overcame an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to cause a tie at the end of regulation, but the Knicks came out 64-60 winners after an overtime period in New York

• It was the first-ever overtime game and first road game for the Warriors

• Joe Fulks led all players with 26 points

< Nov 28, 1946 Back to Calendar Dec 3, 1946 >

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

• The Warriors overcame a 14-point deficit in the second quarter to lead 44-38 at the half and sailed home from there

< Nov 30, 1946 Back to Calendar Dec 5, 1946 >

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

• Angelo Musi led the Warriors with 20 points

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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

• Fulks, who led all players with 18 points, was carried off the court by teammates with a possible pulled groin muscle

• 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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• 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 Gottlieb 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

• Joe Fulks led all scorers with 29 points

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

• The Inquirer said the “floor couldn’t have been slicker if it had been greased” from the condensation caused by the hockey ice underneath

• Joe Fulks scored a game-high 17 points before fouling out in the fourth quarter

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

• Joe Fulks led all players with 28 points

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• In a battle between the league’s top two scorers, Joe Fulks’s Warriors beat Stan Miasek’s Detroit Falcons, 57-49, at the Philadelphia Arena

• Miasek outscored Fulks, 14-13

< Dec 14, 1946 Back to Calendar Dec 19, 1946 >

• The Warriors ended the Cleveland Rebels’ three-game win streak, beating them at the Philadelphia Arena, 58-44

• Joe Fulks scored a game-high 26 points

< Dec 17, 1946 Back to Calendar Dec 21, 1946 >

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

• Joe Fulks led all players with 29 points in the loss

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

• Joe Fulks was the high scorer with 22

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• 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

• Fulks overcame the increasingly common tactic of trying to foul him into submission to get a game-high 25 points, including a 9-of-10 performance at the line

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

• Joe Fulks scored a game-high 29 points before fouling out midway through the fourth quarter

• 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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