1946–47 Washington Capitols season

The 1946–47 Washington Capitols season was the inaugural season of the Washington Capitols in the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The 49–11 record not only set a BAA record for the best record held in the newly created league's history (as well as remain the best record of its existence while operating as the National Basketball Association successor that still has the BAA's history as a part of its official history up until the 1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers season broke that record for the NBA 20 years later), but also held the record for the least amount of losses a BAA/NBA team could have in one season of play until the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls season broke that mark nearly 50 years later (which later got broken by the 2015–16 Golden State Warriors). Despite their fantastic record and being led by a young, legendary head coach named Red Auerbach, the Capitols would be eliminated in the BAA's semifinal round following a quarterfinal bye they had alongside the Western Division champion Chicago Stags with a 4–2 series defeat to the Stags, failing to advance into the league's very first championship series in the 1947 BAA Finals.