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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1950β51 Syracuse Nationals season was the 5th season of the franchise and the second in the
National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the
Nationals finished in fourth place in the Eastern Division & their 32β34 record gave them an
NBA playoffs berth. Syracuse faced the
Philadelphia Warriors in the 1st round of the Eastern Division playoffs and won the best-of-three series 2β0 to advance to the division finals. In that series, the Nationals lost to the
New York Knicks 2β3 in a best-of-five series.
NBA draft
Roster
Syracuse Nationals 1950β51 roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Ht.
Wt.
From
SG
12
Calabrese, Gerald
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
St. John's
PG
15
Cervi, Al
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
F
11
Chollet, Leroy
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Canisius
SG
7
Gabor, Billy
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Syracuse
PF
10
Hannum, Alex
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
USC
C
13
Jorgensen, Noble
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
Iowa
F/C
11
Lofgran, Don
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
San Francisco
G/F
5
Macknowski, Johnny
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Seton Hall
C
13
Peterson, Ed
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Cornell
PF
6
Ratkovicz, George
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
F/C
4
Schayes, Dolph
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
NYU
PG
14
Scolari, Fred
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
San Francisco
G/F
8
Seymour, Paul
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Toledo
SG
14
Smawley, Belus
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Appalachian State
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Standings
Record vs. opponents
1950β51 NBA records
Team
BAL
BOS
FWP
IND
MIN
NYK
PHI
ROC
SYR
TCB
WAS
Baltimore
β
3β6
4β2
2β4
2β4
2β5
3β6
1β5
3β5
3β3
1β2
Boston
6β3
β
5β1
4β1
3β3
4β4
4β4
2β4
2β5
4β2
4β3
Fort Wayne
2β4
1β5
β
5β3
5β3
2β4
3β3
3β5
3β3
5β5
3β1
Indianapolis
4β2
1β4
3β5
β
3β7
5β1
1β5
5β4
3β3
4β4
2β2
Minneapolis
4β2
3β3
3β5
7β3
β
3β3
4β2
4β4
4β2
10β0
2β0
New York
5β2
4β4
4β2
1β5
3β3
β
5β3
3β3
5β5
4β2
2β1
Philadelphia
6β3
4β4
3β3
5β1
2β4
3β5
β
4β2
6β2
4β2
3β0
Rochester
5β3
5β2
3β3
3β3
2β4
5β5
2β6
β
4β2
5β3
5β0
Syracuse
5β3
5β2
3β3
3β3
2β4
5β5
2β6
2β4
β
3β3
2β0
Tri-Cities
3β3
2β4
5β5
4β4
0β10
2β4
2β4
3β5
3β3
β
1β1
Washington
2β1
3β4
1β3
2β2
0β2
1β2
0β3
0β5
0β2
1β1
β
Game log
1950β51 Game Log Total: 32β34 (Home: 23β10 ; Road: 9β24)
November: 7β7 (Home: 6β2 ; Road: 1β5)
December: 7β7 (Home: 3β3 ; Road: 4β4)
January: 7β7 (Home: 5β3 ; Road: 2β4)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Location
High points
Record
29
January 1
Boston Celtics
106β89
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (21)
15β14
30
January 4
Minneapolis Lakers
77β80
State Fair Coliseum
Billy Gabor (20)
15β15
31
January 6
@ New York Knicks
87β85 (OT)
Madison Square Garden
Dolph Schayes (26)
16β15
32
January 7
Baltimore Bullets
73β65
State Fair Coliseum
George Ratkovicz (18)
17β15
33
January 10
@ Tri-Cities Blackhawks
97β96
Wharton Field House
Ratkovicz ,
Schayes (20)
18β15
34
January 11
@ Fort Wayne Pistons
76β84
North Side High School Gym
Dolph Schayes (16)
18β16
35
January 14
Rochester Royals
92β63
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (17)
19β16
36
January 18
Rochester Royals
87β96
State Fair Coliseum
George Ratkovicz (20)
19β17
37
January 21
Philadelphia Warriors
86β96
State Fair Coliseum
Noble Jorgensen (18)
19β18
38
January 24
@ Baltimore Bullets
82β87
Baltimore Coliseum
George Ratkovicz (23)
19β19
39
January 25
Tri-Cities Blackhawks
113β87
State Fair Coliseum
George Ratkovicz (24)
20β19
40
January 27
@ Rochester Royals
83β85
Edgerton Park Arena
Dolph Schayes (24)
20β20
41
January 28
Boston Celtics
104β83
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (22)
21β20
42
January 30
@ Boston Celtics
87β96
Boston Garden
Dolph Schayes (23)
21β21
February: 7β7 (Home: 5β2 ; Road: 2β5)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Location
High points
Record
43
February 1
New York Knicks
90β93
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (26)
21β22
44
February 2
@ Boston Celtics
90β96 (OT)
Boston Garden
Dolph Schayes (19)
21β23
45
February 5
Philadelphia Warriors
78β75
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (19)
22β23
46
February 7
@ Baltimore Bullets
82β102
Baltimore Coliseum
Johnny Macknowski (20)
22β24
47
February 8
New York Knicks
96β83
State Fair Coliseum
George Ratkovicz (19)
23β24
48
February 11
Baltimore Bullets
80β72
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (18)
24β24
49
February 14
@ Fort Wayne Pistons
75β77
North Side High School Gym
Dolph Schayes (18)
24β25
50
February 15
Boston Celtics
94β80
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (24)
25β25
51
February 17
@ New York Knicks
75β88
Madison Square Garden
Dolph Schayes (26)
25β26
52
February 18
Minneapolis Lakers
91β80
State Fair Coliseum
Billy Gabor (26)
26β26
53
February 20
@ Indianapolis Olympians
81β79
Butler Fieldhouse
Dolph Schayes (18)
27β26
54
February 21
@ Minneapolis Lakers
76β82
Minneapolis Auditorium
Johnny Macknowski (17)
27β27
55
February 25
New York Knicks
98β93
State Fair Coliseum
Fred Scolari (18)
28β27
56
February 27
@ Philadelphia Warriors
72β86
Philadelphia Arena
Dolph Schayes (18)
28β28
March: 4β6 (Home: 4β1 ; Road: 0β5)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Location
High points
Record
57
March 1
Fort Wayne Pistons
108β86
State Fair Coliseum
Gabor ,
Schayes (19)
29β28
58
March 3
@ New York Knicks
78β97
Madison Square Garden
Johnny Macknowski (15)
29β29
59
March 4
Philadelphia Warriors
85β79
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (23)
30β29
60
March 8
Indianapolis Olympians
121β97
State Fair Coliseum
Noble Jorgensen (27)
31β29
61
March 10
@ Rochester Royals
86β107
Edgerton Park Arena
Dolph Schayes (17)
31β30
62
March 11
Philadelphia Warriors
91β95
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (26)
31β31
63
March 13
@ Indianapolis Olympians
93β98
Butler Fieldhouse
Alex Hannum (23)
31β32
64
March 14
@ Minneapolis Lakers
76β100
Minneapolis Auditorium
Dolph Schayes (24)
31β33
65
March 17
@ Philadelphia Warriors
86β100
Philadelphia Arena
George Ratkovicz (20)
31β34
66
March 18
Boston Celtics
97β89
State Fair Coliseum
George Ratkovicz (20)
32β34
1950β51 Schedule
Playoffs
1951 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2β0 (home: 1β0; road: 1β0)
Division Finals: 2β3 (home: 2β0; road: 0β3)
1951 schedule
Awards and records
References
External links
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