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NBA professional basketball team season
The
1949β50 season was the Tri-Cities Blackhawks' fourth season of play and first in the
National Basketball Association (NBA).
Roster
1949β50 Tri-Cities Blackhawks roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Pos.
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No.
|
Name
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Height
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Weight
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DOB
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From
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G/F
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Berce, Gene
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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175 lb (79 kg)
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Marquette
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F/C
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13
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Chaney, John
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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185 lb (84 kg)
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LSU
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SF
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11
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Eddleman, Dike
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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189 lb (86 kg)
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Illinois
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F/C
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12
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Englund, Gene
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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205 lb (93 kg)
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Wisconsin
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G/F
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18
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Gibson, Dee
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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175 lb (79 kg)
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Western Kentucky
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G
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8
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Hassett, Billy
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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180 lb (82 kg)
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Notre Dame
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C
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20
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Henry, Bill
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6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
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215 lb (98 kg)
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Rice
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PF
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12
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Kerris, Jack
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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215 lb (98 kg)
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Loyola Chicago
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PG
|
4
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Kirk, Walt
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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173 lb (78 kg)
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Illinois
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C
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12
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Mahnken, John
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6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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220 lb (100 kg)
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Georgetown
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PF
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15
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Nichols, Jack
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6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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222 lb (101 kg)
|
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Washington
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F/C
|
9
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Nostrand, George
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6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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195 lb (88 kg)
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Wyoming
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C
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15
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Otten, Don
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6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
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240 lb (109 kg)
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Bowling Green
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F/C
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20
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Otten, Mac
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6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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220 lb (100 kg)
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Bowling Green
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SG
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Owens, Red
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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185 lb (84 kg)
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Baylor
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G/F
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7
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Perkins, Warren
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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190 lb (86 kg)
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Tulane
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F/C
|
96
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Ray, Don
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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190 lb (86 kg)
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Western Kentucky
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G/F
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Schulz, Dick
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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192 lb (87 kg)
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Wisconsin
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F/C
|
21
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Todorovich, Mike
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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220 lb (100 kg)
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Wyoming
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G/F
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8
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Vance, Gene
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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195 lb (88 kg)
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Illinois
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G/F
|
6
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Von Nieda, Whitey
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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170 lb (77 kg)
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Penn State
|
G
|
17
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Wier, Murray
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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155 lb (70 kg)
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Iowa
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- Head coach
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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Regular season
On October 29, the Blackhawks defeated the
Denver Nuggets in the first ever NBA game following the
NBLβ
BAA merger.
[1]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
1949β50 NBA records
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Team
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AND
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BAL
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BOS
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CHI
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DEN
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FWP
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IND
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MIN
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NYK
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PHI
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ROC
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SHE
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STL
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SYR
|
TCB
|
WAS
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WAT
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Anderson
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β |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
4β3 |
1β1 |
2β5 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
5β2 |
2β0 |
3β4 |
7β2 |
1β1 |
7β0
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Baltimore
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1β1 |
β |
2β4 |
1β5 |
1β1 |
3β3 |
1β1 |
1β5 |
1β5 |
3β3 |
3β3 |
2β0 |
3β3 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
2β4 |
1β1
|
Boston
|
2β0 |
4β2 |
β |
0β6 |
1β1 |
2β4 |
1β1 |
1β5 |
1β5 |
3β3 |
0β6 |
1β1 |
2β4 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
3β3 |
1β1
|
Chicago
|
1β1 |
5β1 |
6β0 |
β |
2β0 |
2β4 |
1β1 |
2β4 |
2β4 |
4β2 |
2β4 |
2β0 |
5β1 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
3β3 |
2β0
|
Denver
|
3β4 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
β |
0β2 |
0β7 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
3β4 |
0β2 |
1β6 |
0β7 |
0β2 |
2β5
|
Fort Wayne
|
1β1 |
3β3 |
4β2 |
4β2 |
2β0 |
β |
1β1 |
2β4 |
4β2 |
4β2 |
3β3 |
2β0 |
5β1 |
0β2 |
2β0 |
2β4 |
1β1
|
Indianapolis
|
5β2 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
7β0 |
1β1 |
β |
1β1 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
5β2 |
1β1 |
2β7 |
4β3 |
1β1 |
5β2
|
Minneapolis
|
1β1 |
5β1 |
5β1 |
4β2 |
2β0 |
4β2 |
1β1 |
β |
5β1 |
4β2 |
3β3 |
1β1 |
5β1 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
6β0 |
2β0
|
New York
|
1β1 |
5β1 |
5β1 |
4β2 |
2β0 |
2β4 |
1β1 |
1β5 |
β |
1β5 |
1β5 |
1β1 |
4β2 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
5β1 |
2β0
|
Philadelphia
|
1β1 |
3β3 |
3β3 |
2β4 |
2β0 |
2β4 |
0β2 |
2β4 |
1β5 |
β |
1β5 |
2β0 |
2β4 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
2β4 |
2β0
|
Rochester
|
2β0 |
3β3 |
6β0 |
4β2 |
2β0 |
3β3 |
1β1 |
3β3 |
5β1 |
5β1 |
β |
1β1 |
5β1 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
6β0 |
2β0
|
Sheboygan
|
2β5 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
4β3 |
0β2 |
2β5 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
β |
0β2 |
1β6 |
3β4 |
2β0 |
4β3
|
St. Louis
|
0β2 |
3β3 |
4β2 |
1β5 |
2β0 |
1β5 |
1β1 |
1β5 |
2β4 |
4β2 |
1β5 |
2β0 |
β |
1β1 |
2β0 |
0β6 |
1β1
|
Syracuse
|
4β3 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
6β1 |
2β0 |
7β2 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
6β1 |
1β1 |
β |
6β1 |
1β1 |
6β1
|
Tri-Cities
|
2β7 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
7β0 |
0β2 |
3β4 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
4β3 |
0β2 |
1β6 |
β |
1β1 |
4β3
|
Washington
|
1β1 |
4β2 |
3β3 |
3β3 |
2β0 |
4β2 |
1β1 |
0β6 |
1β5 |
4β2 |
0β6 |
0β2 |
6β0 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
β |
1β1
|
Waterloo
|
0β7 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
5β2 |
1β1 |
2β5 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
3β4 |
1β1 |
1β6 |
3β4 |
1β1 |
β
|
Game log
1949β50 Game log
|
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
|
1 |
October 29 |
Denver |
93β85 |
Billy Hassett (15) |
1β0
|
2 |
November 1 |
St. Louis |
51β72 |
Dwight Eddleman (14) |
1β1
|
3 |
November 3 |
@
Anderson |
87β110 |
Don Otten (22) |
1β2
|
4 |
November 5 |
New York |
72β76 |
Otten,
Perkins (13) |
1β3
|
5 |
November 9 |
Anderson |
99β102 (3OT) |
Otten,
Owens (19) |
1β4
|
6 |
November 12 |
Waterloo |
99β89 |
Billy Hassett (15) |
2β4
|
7 |
November 15 |
@
Rochester |
81β93 |
Murray Wier (19) |
2β5
|
8 |
November 17 |
@
Syracuse |
76β79 |
Don Ray (16) |
2β6
|
9 |
November 19 |
Fort Wayne |
85β88 |
Billy Hassett (17) |
2β7
|
10 |
November 20 |
@ Waterloo |
62β75 |
John Mahnken (15) |
2β8
|
11 |
November 22 |
Boston |
80β72 |
Eddleman,
Wier (19) |
3β8
|
12 |
November 24 |
@
Sheboygan |
113β120 |
Dwight Eddleman (23) |
3β9
|
13 |
November 27 |
Indianapolis |
104β88 |
Red Owens (21) |
4β9
|
14 |
November 29 |
@ Indianapolis |
76β92 |
Eddleman,
Mahnken,
Perkins,
Ray (11) |
4β10
|
15 |
November 30 |
St. Louis |
82β89 |
Murray Wier (14) |
4β11
|
16 |
December 1 |
@ Anderson |
72β81 |
Mike Todorovich (17) |
4β12
|
17 |
December 3 |
Boston |
87β82 |
Don Otten (22) |
5β12
|
18 |
December 7 |
Syracuse |
69β77 |
Mike Todorovich (15) |
5β13
|
19 |
December 11 |
Denver |
98β66 |
Don Otten (19) |
6β13
|
20 |
December 13 |
@ Indianapolis |
63β84 |
Mike Todorovich (20) |
6β14
|
21 |
December 14 |
Chicago |
73β68 |
Don Otten (16) |
7β14
|
22 |
December 15 |
@ Sheboygan |
74β89 |
Dwight Eddleman (11) |
7β15
|
23 |
December 18 |
Anderson |
69β78 |
Don Ray (15) |
7β16
|
24 |
December 21 |
Syracuse |
84β96 |
Mahnken,
Todorovich,
Wier (12) |
7β17
|
25 |
December 26 |
Minneapolis |
76β78 |
Dwight Eddleman (14) |
7β18
|
26 |
December 28 |
@ Fort Wayne |
75β81 (OT) |
Mike Todorovich (16) |
7β19
|
27 |
December 30 |
@ Denver |
85β83 |
Mike Todorovich (16) |
8β19
|
28 |
January 1 |
Baltimore |
79β66 |
Don Otten (15) |
9β19
|
29 |
January 3 |
@ Indianapolis |
76β78 |
Dwight Eddleman (18) |
9β20
|
30 |
January 5 |
@ Syracuse |
73β82 |
Mike Todorovich (17) |
9β21
|
31 |
January 7 |
Sheboygan |
98β86 |
Dwight Eddleman (24) |
10β21
|
32 |
January 11 |
Anderson |
88β81 |
Walt Kirk (19) |
11β21
|
33 |
January 15 |
Waterloo |
84β80 |
Don Otten (24) |
12β21
|
34 |
January 18 |
Rochester |
65β70 |
Don Otten (15) |
12β22
|
35 |
January 19 |
@ Chicago |
68β83 |
Mike Todorovich (16) |
12β23
|
36 |
January 22 |
Denver |
111β97 |
Murray Wier (17) |
13β23
|
37 |
January 23 |
@ Anderson |
99β96 |
Dwight Eddleman (22) |
14β23
|
38 |
January 25 |
Washington |
62β65 |
Don Otten (11) |
14β24
|
39 |
January 28 |
Indianapolis |
97β81 |
Mike Todorovich (18) |
15β24
|
40 |
January 29 |
@ Waterloo |
85β79 |
Mike Todorovich (25) |
16β24
|
41 |
January 31 |
New York |
83β77 |
Mike Todorovich (17) |
17β24
|
42 |
February 1 |
Syracuse |
91β83 |
Walt Kirk (16) |
18β24
|
43 |
February 3 |
@
Philadelphia |
72β83 |
Mike Todorovich (15) |
18β25
|
44 |
February 5 |
Sheboygan |
86β71 |
Mike Todorovich (22) |
19β25
|
45 |
February 8 |
Philadelphia |
99β94 (OT) |
Warren Perkins (16) |
20β25
|
46 |
February 9 |
@ Sheboygan |
82β104 |
Gene Englund (22) |
20β26
|
47 |
February 12 |
Indianapolis |
89β95 |
Nichols,
Todorovich (18) |
20β27
|
48 |
February 15 |
@ Washington |
85β81 |
Dwight Eddleman (27) |
21β27
|
49 |
February 16 |
@ Syracuse |
74β105 |
Dwight Eddleman (17) |
21β28
|
50 |
February 18 |
@ Waterloo |
116β93 |
Mike Todorovich (17) |
22β28
|
51 |
February 19 |
@ Waterloo |
63β84 |
Walt Kirk (13) |
22β29
|
52 |
February 20 |
Baltimore |
82β73 |
Gene Vance (14) |
23β29
|
53 |
February 22 |
Anderson |
81β90 |
Gene Englund (18) |
23β30
|
54 |
February 25 |
Sheboygan |
74β66 |
Dwight Eddleman (20) |
24β30
|
55 |
February 26 |
@ Minneapolis |
66β80 |
Murray Wier (13) |
24β31
|
56 |
February 27 |
Denver |
110β75 |
Dwight Eddleman (22) |
25β31
|
57 |
March 1 |
Denver |
97β80 |
Todorovich,
Wier (17) |
26β31
|
58 |
March 3 |
@ Indianapolis |
96β83 |
Dwight Eddleman (23) |
27β31
|
59 |
March 5 |
Denver |
91β80 |
Jack Nichols (23) |
28β31
|
60 |
March 6 |
@ Anderson |
77β88 |
Gene Vance (13) |
28β32
|
61 |
March 8 |
Anderson |
67β82 |
Dwight Eddleman (15) |
28β33
|
62 |
March 11 |
Sheboygan |
97β79 |
Dwight Eddleman (19) |
29β33
|
63 |
March 18 |
Syracuse |
88β89 (OT) |
Jack Nichols (19) |
29β34
|
64 |
March 19 |
@ Waterloo |
77β79 |
Jack Nichols (22) |
29β35
|
Playoffs
1950 playoff game log
|
Division Semifinals: 1β2 (home: 1β0; road: 0β2)
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1950 schedule
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