1950–51 Syracuse Nationals 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.

1950–51 Syracuse Nationals season
Head coachAl Cervi
ArenaState Fair Coliseum
Results
Record32–34 (.485)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Playoff finishEast Division Finals (Eliminated 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWNDR

NBA Draft
Main article: 1950 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
111Don LofgranF/C United StatesSan Francisco
223Gerald CalabreseG United StatesSt. John's

Roster
Syracuse Nationals 1950–51 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.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 College
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) Southern California
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
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia Warriors4026.606–28–411–211–122–14
x-Boston Celtics3930.565125–510–234–221–19
x-New York Knicks3630.545422–510–254–021–15
x-Syracuse Nationals3234.485823–109–24–19–17
Baltimore Bullets2442.3641620–124–240–612–24
Washington Capitols1025.286307–123–120–16–12

Record vs. opponents
1950–51 NBA records
Team BAL BOS FWP IND MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR TCB WAS
Baltimore —3–64–22–42–42–53–61–53–53–31–2
Boston 6–3—5–14–13–34–44–42–42–54–24–3
Fort Wayne 2–41–5—5–35–32–43–33–53–35–53–1
Indianapolis 4–21–43–5—3–75–11–55–43–34–42–2
Minneapolis 4–23–33–57–3—3–34–24–44–210–02–0
New York 5–24–44–21–53–3—5–33–35–54–22–1
Philadelphia 6–34–43–35–12–43–5—4–26–24–23–0
Rochester 5–35–23–33–32–45–52–6—4–25–35–0
Syracuse 5–35–23–33–32–45–52–62–4—3–32–0
Tri-Cities 3–32–45–54–40–102–42–43–53–3—1–1
Washington 2–13–41–32–20–21–20–30–50–21–1—

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)
February: 7–7 (Home: 5–2 ; Road: 2–5)
March: 4–6 (Home: 4–1 ; Road: 0–5)
1950–51 Schedule

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(1) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (4) Syracuse Nationals: Nationals win series 2–0

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Syracuse 91, Philadelphia 89 (OT)
  • Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 90, Philadelphia 78

East Division Finals

(3) New York Knicks vs. (4) Syracuse Nationals: Knicks win series 3–2

  • Game 1 @ New York: New York 103, Syracuse 92
  • Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 102, New York 80
  • Game 3 @ New York: New York 77, Syracuse 75 (OT)
  • Game 4 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 90, New York 83
  • Game 5 @ New York: New York 83, Syracuse 81

Awards and records

References
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