Chicago Stags

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The Chicago Stags were a professional basketball team based in Chicago that competed in the late 1940s and early NBA era before folding in 1950.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Basketball Association of America team
National Basketball Association team
defunct basketball team
professional basketball team
city Chicago, Illinois
country United States
dissolved 1950
division Western Division
era BAA–NBA merger period
early NBA era
founded 1946
homeArena Chicago Stadium
league Basketball Association of America
National Basketball Association
location Chicago
lostFinalsTo Philadelphia Warriors
madeFinals 1947 BAA Finals
notableCoach Harold Olsen
Philip Brownstein
notablePlayer Andy Phillip
Kleggie Hermsen
Max Zaslofsky
playedInSeason 1946–47 BAA season
1947–48 BAA season
1948–49 BAA season
1949–50 NBA season
reasonForDissolution financial difficulties
sport basketball
successorTeamCity Chicago Bulls
teamColors blue
red
white


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