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This article is for the old NBA team from the 1940s and 1950s. For the current NHL team see Washington Capitals. For the old ABA team that was named Washington Capitals (Caps) see Virginia Squires. The Washington Capitols were a charter Basketball Association of America (forerunner of the National Basketball Association) team based in Washington, D.C.. The team was coached from 1947 to 1949 by NBA Hall of Famer Red Auerbach. The team was founded in 1946 as a charter BAA team; it became a charter NBA team in 1949. It folded on January 9, 1951 (with a 10-25 record). The home arena was Uline Arena in Washington, capacity 7,500. The teams wore green and white. NBA Championships: None Divisional Championships: Regular Season: 2 (1947 and 1949)playoffs (1949)
Franchise history Basketball Hall of Famers: Leading scorers by season Coaches and others Season-by-season records |- !colspan="6"| Washington Capitols (BAA) |- |1946-47|| || || || || |- |1947-48|| || || |||| |- |1948-49|| || || |||| |- !colspan="6"| Washington Capitols (NBA) |- |1949-50 || || || || || |- |1950-51 || || || || || see also | ||||||||
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