NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1950–51 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 32–34 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 2–0 to advance to the division finals. In that series, the Nationals lost to the New York Knicks 2–3 in a best-of-five series.
NBA draft
Roster
Syracuse Nationals 1950–51 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
1950–51 NBA records
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 Total: 32–34 (Home: 23–10 ; Road: 9–24)
November: 7–7 (Home: 6–2 ; Road: 1–5)
December: 7–7 (Home: 3–3 ; Road: 4–4)
January: 7–7 (Home: 5–3 ; Road: 2–4)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Location
High points
Record
29
January 1
Boston Celtics
106–89
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (21)
15–14
30
January 4
Minneapolis Lakers
77–80
State Fair Coliseum
Billy Gabor (20)
15–15
31
January 6
@ New York Knicks
87–85 (OT)
Madison Square Garden
Dolph Schayes (26)
16–15
32
January 7
Baltimore Bullets
73–65
State Fair Coliseum
George Ratkovicz (18)
17–15
33
January 10
@ Tri-Cities Blackhawks
97–96
Wharton Field House
Ratkovicz , Schayes (20)
18–15
34
January 11
@ Fort Wayne Pistons
76–84
North Side High School Gym
Dolph Schayes (16)
18–16
35
January 14
Rochester Royals
92–63
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (17)
19–16
36
January 18
Rochester Royals
87–96
State Fair Coliseum
George Ratkovicz (20)
19–17
37
January 21
Philadelphia Warriors
86–96
State Fair Coliseum
Noble Jorgensen (18)
19–18
38
January 24
@ Baltimore Bullets
82–87
Baltimore Coliseum
George Ratkovicz (23)
19–19
39
January 25
Tri-Cities Blackhawks
113–87
State Fair Coliseum
George Ratkovicz (24)
20–19
40
January 27
@ Rochester Royals
83–85
Edgerton Park Arena
Dolph Schayes (24)
20–20
41
January 28
Boston Celtics
104–83
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (22)
21–20
42
January 30
@ Boston Celtics
87–96
Boston Garden
Dolph Schayes (23)
21–21
February: 7–7 (Home: 5–2 ; Road: 2–5)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Location
High points
Record
43
February 1
New York Knicks
90–93
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (26)
21–22
44
February 2
@ Boston Celtics
90–96 (OT)
Boston Garden
Dolph Schayes (19)
21–23
45
February 5
Philadelphia Warriors
78–75
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (19)
22–23
46
February 7
@ Baltimore Bullets
82–102
Baltimore Coliseum
Johnny Macknowski (20)
22–24
47
February 8
New York Knicks
96–83
State Fair Coliseum
George Ratkovicz (19)
23–24
48
February 11
Baltimore Bullets
80–72
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (18)
24–24
49
February 14
@ Fort Wayne Pistons
75–77
North Side High School Gym
Dolph Schayes (18)
24–25
50
February 15
Boston Celtics
94–80
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (24)
25–25
51
February 17
@ New York Knicks
75–88
Madison Square Garden
Dolph Schayes (26)
25–26
52
February 18
Minneapolis Lakers
91–80
State Fair Coliseum
Billy Gabor (26)
26–26
53
February 20
@ Indianapolis Olympians
81–79
Butler Fieldhouse
Dolph Schayes (18)
27–26
54
February 21
@ Minneapolis Lakers
76–82
Minneapolis Auditorium
Johnny Macknowski (17)
27–27
55
February 25
New York Knicks
98–93
State Fair Coliseum
Fred Scolari (18)
28–27
56
February 27
@ Philadelphia Warriors
72–86
Philadelphia Arena
Dolph Schayes (18)
28–28
March: 4–6 (Home: 4–1 ; Road: 0–5)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Location
High points
Record
57
March 1
Fort Wayne Pistons
108–86
State Fair Coliseum
Gabor , Schayes (19)
29–28
58
March 3
@ New York Knicks
78–97
Madison Square Garden
Johnny Macknowski (15)
29–29
59
March 4
Philadelphia Warriors
85–79
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (23)
30–29
60
March 8
Indianapolis Olympians
121–97
State Fair Coliseum
Noble Jorgensen (27)
31–29
61
March 10
@ Rochester Royals
86–107
Edgerton Park Arena
Dolph Schayes (17)
31–30
62
March 11
Philadelphia Warriors
91–95
State Fair Coliseum
Dolph Schayes (26)
31–31
63
March 13
@ Indianapolis Olympians
93–98
Butler Fieldhouse
Alex Hannum (23)
31–32
64
March 14
@ Minneapolis Lakers
76–100
Minneapolis Auditorium
Dolph Schayes (24)
31–33
65
March 17
@ Philadelphia Warriors
86–100
Philadelphia Arena
George Ratkovicz (20)
31–34
66
March 18
Boston Celtics
97–89
State Fair Coliseum
George Ratkovicz (20)
32–34
1950–51 Schedule
Playoffs
1951 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Division Finals: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3)
1951 schedule
Awards and records
References
External links
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