1950–51 Baltimore Bullets season | |
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Head coach | Buddy Jeannette (14–23) Walt Budko (10–19) |
Arena | Baltimore Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 24–42 (.364) |
Place | Division: 5th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WBAL |
The 1950–51 NBA season was the Bullets' 4th season in the NBA and seventh overall season of existence.[1]
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 2 | Don Rehfeldt | F | ![]() |
Wisconsin |
2 | 13 | John Pilch | F | ![]() |
Wyoming |
3 | 25 | Dick Dickey | G | ![]() |
NC State |
5 | 49 | Norm Mager | F | ![]() |
CCNY |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Philadelphia Warriors | 40 | 26 | .606 | – | 28–4 | 11–21 | 1–1 | 22–14 |
x-Boston Celtics | 39 | 30 | .565 | 1 | 25–5 | 10–23 | 4–2 | 21–19 |
x-New York Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 4 | 22–5 | 10–25 | 4–0 | 21–15 |
x-Syracuse Nationals | 32 | 34 | .485 | 8 | 23–10 | 9–24 | – | 19–17 |
Baltimore Bullets | 24 | 42 | .364 | 16 | 20–12 | 4–24 | 0–6 | 12–24 |
Washington Capitols | 10 | 25 | .286 | 30 | 7–12 | 3–12 | 0–1 | 6–12 |
Record vs. opponents
1950–51 NBA records | |||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR | TCB | WAS |
Baltimore | — | 3–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
Boston | 6–3 | — | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 |
Fort Wayne | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 5–3 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 3–1 |
Indianapolis | 4–2 | 1–4 | 3–5 | — | 3–7 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 |
Minneapolis | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 7–3 | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 10–0 | 2–0 |
New York | 5–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 5–3 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
Philadelphia | 6–3 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–5 | — | 4–2 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 |
Rochester | 5–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 2–6 | — | 4–2 | 5–3 | 5–0 |
Syracuse | 5–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 2–6 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Tri-Cities | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 4–4 | 0–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–5 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 |
Washington | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Game log
1950–51 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | November 1 | Minneapolis | 81–71 | Paul Hoffman (15) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | November 4 | Indianapolis | 102–86 | Dick Mehen (20) | 2–0 | |||||
3 | November 7 | vs Boston | 64–83 | Ken Murray (22) | 2–1 | |||||
4 | November 8 | at Washington | 81–86 | Don Rehfeldt (23) | 2–2 | |||||
5 | November 11 | Fort Wayne | 85–77 | Mehen, Murray (16) | 3–2 | |||||
6 | November 12 | at Syracuse | 57–83 | Ken Murray (16) | 3–3 | |||||
7 | November 14 | at Philadelphia | 72–84 | Dick Mehen (18) | 3–4 | |||||
8 | November 15 | Philadelphia | 80–72 | Ken Murray (19) | 4–4 | |||||
9 | November 16 | at Boston | 73–82 | Ken Murray (22) | 4–5 | |||||
10 | November 18 | Boston | 76–80 | Dick Mehen (15) | 4–6 | |||||
11 | November 19 | at Fort Wayne | 80–84 | Red Rocha (14) | 4–7 | |||||
12 | November 21 | vs Tri-Cities | 65–76 | Walt Budko (13) | 4–8 | |||||
13 | November 22 | New York | 73–87 | Red Rocha (21) | 4–9 | |||||
14 | November 25 | at Indianapolis | 81–92 | Ken Murray (25) | 4–10 | |||||
15 | November 26 | at Minneapolis | 71–85 | Ken Murray (20) | 4–11 | |||||
16 | November 28 | at Tri-Cities | 73–65 | Walt Budko (20) | 5–11 | |||||
17 | December 2 | Syracuse | 96–99 (OT) | Red Rocha (21) | 5–12 | |||||
18 | December 3 | at Boston | 85–97 | Brady Walker (17) | 5–13 | |||||
19 | December 6 | Rochester | 70–74 | Rocha, Sailors (14) | 5–14 | |||||
20 | December 9 | Philadelphia | 76–75 | Walt Budko (21) | 6–14 | |||||
21 | December 10 | at Syracuse | 86–76 | Red Rocha (18) | 7–14 | |||||
22 | December 12 | at Rochester | 87–102 | Red Rocha (21) | 7–15 | |||||
23 | December 13 | Tri-Cities | 83–55 | Ken Murray (22) | 8–15 | |||||
24 | December 16 | Boston | 119–88 | Belus Smawley (28) | 9–15 | |||||
25 | December 20 | Minneapolis | 91–84 | Belus Smawley (18) | 10–15 | |||||
26 | December 25 | at Tri-Cities | 72–87 | Ken Murray (18) | 10–16 | |||||
27 | December 27 | at Minneapolis | 63–81 | Red Rocha (11) | 10–17 | |||||
28 | December 30 | Syracuse | 80–90 (OT) | Ken Murray (21) | 10–18 | |||||
29 | January 1 | Washington | 83–71 | Hoffman, Murray, Rocha (15) | 11–18 | |||||
30 | January 3 | at Washington | 82–92 | Walt Budko (14) | 11–19 | |||||
31 | January 4 | at Philadelphia | 69–92 | Brady Walker (14) | 11–20 | |||||
32 | January 6 | Philadelphia | 64–57 | Walt Budko (18) | 12–20 | |||||
33 | January 7 | at Syracuse | 65–73 | Walt Budko (16) | 12–21 | |||||
34 | January 10 | Rochester | 78–80 (OT) | Ken Murray (23) | 12–22 | |||||
35 | January 13 | at New York | 79–92 | Belus Smawley (23) | 12–23 | |||||
36 | January 14 | New York | 93–91 (2OT) | Belus Smawley (30) | 13–23 | |||||
37 | January 17 | Tri-Cities | 81–70 | Red Rocha (17) | 14–23 | |||||
38 | January 20 | Indianapolis | 102–63 | Red Rocha (20) | 15–23 | |||||
39 | January 23 | vs Minneapolis | 79–89 | Ken Murray (15) | 15–24 | |||||
40 | January 24 | Syracuse | 87–82 | Ken Murray (19) | 16–24 | |||||
41 | January 27 | Fort Wayne | 97–91 | Red Rocha (26) | 17–24 | |||||
42 | January 30 | at Rochester | 90–95 | Belus Smawley (19) | 17–25 | |||||
43 | January 31 | at New York | 77–89 | Red Rocha (14) | 17–26 | |||||
44 | February 3 | New York | 72–83 | Ken Murray (22) | 17–27 | |||||
45 | February 4 | at Fort Wayne | 108–95 | Paul Hoffman (20) | 18–27 | |||||
46 | February 6 | vs New York | 82–91 | Ken Murray (19) | 18–28 | |||||
47 | February 7 | Syracuse | 102–82 | Murray, Smawley (20) | 19–28 | |||||
48 | February 8 | at Philadelphia | 75–86 | Red Rocha (21) | 19–29 | |||||
49 | February 10 | Boston | 81–76 | Sailors, Smawley (22) | 20–29 | |||||
50 | February 11 | at Syracuse | 72–80 | Red Rocha (17) | 20–30 | |||||
51 | February 14 | at Minneapolis | 71–99 | Paul Hoffman (14) | 20–31 | |||||
52 | February 15 | vs Indianapolis | 60–69 | Red Rocha (15) | 20–32 | |||||
53 | February 17 | Fort Wayne | 112–91 | Hoffman, Smawley (19) | 21–32 | |||||
54 | February 20 | at Rochester | 89–105 | Belus Smawley (21) | 21–33 | |||||
55 | February 21 | Philadelphia | 81–83 | Belus Smawley (18) | 21–34 | |||||
56 | February 22 | vs Boston | 69–72 | Hoffman, Rocha (14) | 21–35 | |||||
57 | February 24 | Boston | 84–75 | Red Rocha (17) | 22–35 | |||||
58 | February 25 | at Fort Wayne | 92–102 | Don Rehfeldt (16) | 22–36 | |||||
59 | February 27 | at Indianapolis | 74–96 | Don Rehfeldt (21) | 22–37 | |||||
60 | February 28 | at Tri-Cities | 85–100 | Ken Sailors (20) | 22–38 | |||||
61 | March 3 | Boston | 87–95 | Ken Sailors (19) | 22–39 | |||||
62 | March 7 | Philadelphia | 84–95 | Belus Smawley (15) | 22–40 | |||||
63 | March 8 | at Philadelphia | 90–94 (2OT) | Belus Smawley (23) | 22–41 | |||||
64 | March 11 | New York | 112–89 | Belus Smawley (23) | 23–41 | |||||
65 | March 15 | Rochester | 93–87 | Brady Walker (19) | 24–41 | |||||
66 | March 17 | Indianapolis | 91–92 | Belus Smawley (21) | 24–42 |