American player and bench coach in the NBA. Notable alumni Gene Gallette (1946–1947) Jack Nichols (1949–1950) Don Otten (1949–1951) Fred Scolari (1946–1951) Leading scorers by season 1947 – Bob Feerick – 16.8 ppg 1948 – Bob Feerick – 16.1 ppg 1949 – Bob Feerick – 13.0 ppg 1950 – Don Otten – 14.9 ppg (in 18 games. Jack Nichols scored 13.1 over 49 games, but Fred Scolari scored the most points, with 860 in 66 games.) 1951 – Bill Sharman – 12.2 ppg Coaches and others 1947–1949 – Red Auerbach 1950 – Bob Feerick – player-coach 1951 – Bones McKinney – player-coach 1950 – Earl Lloyd – first African American to play in the NBA Season-by-season records The inaugural 1947 BAA Playoffs did not establish Eastern and Western champions and generated one finalist from the East, one from the West, only by coincidence. Washington and Chicago won the Eastern and Western Divisions and met in a best-of-seven series to determine one league championship finalist. (Washington lost the first two games, both at home, by 16 points each and lost the series four games to two; every game but the last was decided by at least 10 points.) Meanwhile, four runners-up played best-of-three matches to determine the other finalist. Philadelphia, second in the East, won that runners-up bracket and defeated Chicago in a best-of-seven series to win the BAA championship. The Capitols folded midway during the season on January 9, 1951. References External links Washington Capitols history Team page at Basketball-reference.com Defunct National Basketball Association teams Basketball Association of America teams Basketball teams in Washington, D.C. Basketball teams established in 1946 Basketball teams disestablished in 1951 1946 establishments in Washington, D.C. 1951 disestablishments in Washington, D.C.