1948 �49 SYRACUSE NATIONALS SEASON

1948–49 Syracuse Nationals season
1948–49 Syracuse Nationals season
Results
Record	40–23 (.635)
Place	Division: 2nd ( Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost Eastern Division Semifinals ( Packers) 3–1
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1947–48	1949–50 >

The 1948–49 Syracuse Nationals season was the third season of the franchise in the National Basketball League. The Nationals finished with the first winning season in team history.

Roster

Robert Calihan
Al Cervi
John Chaney
Bill Gabor
James Homer
Johnny Macknowski
Henry O'Keeffe
Ed Peterson
Jerry Rizzo
Dolph Schayes
Paul Seymour
Paul Yesawich

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Regular season

Eastern Division standings

Team	Wins	Loses	Pct.
Anderson Duffey Packers	49	15	.766
Syracuse Nationals	40	23	.635
Hammond Calumet Buccaneers	21	41	.339
Detroit Vagabond Kings / Dayton Rens	16	43	.271

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Playoffs

Won Opening Round ( Hammond Calumet Buccaneers) 2–0
Lost Division Semifinals ( Anderson Packers) 3–1

Awards and records

Al Cervi – COY, All-NBL First Team
Dolph Schayes – ROY

References

[1] 1948–49 Syracuse Nationals Stats

[2] 1948–49 NBL season summary

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Roster

Regular season

Eastern Division standings

Playoffs

Awards and records

References

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Regular season

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