1948-49 Syracuse Nationals Roster
Team Record: 40-23
Finishing 2nd in the NBL's East Division
Lost conference finals
Location: Syracuse, New York
1948-49 Syracuse Nationals Results
The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball League ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 40 wins and 23 losses, finishing second in the NBL's East Division.
The Nationals poured in 4,189 points and conceded 4,017. Dolph Schayes scored a team-best 809 points for Syracuse, and Al Cervi contributed 11 or more per game as well. The 1948-49 Syracuse Nationals lost in the conference finals.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Robert Calihan | F-G-C | August 2, 1918 | 6'3" | 200 | Detroit | Perry, IA USA |
Al Cervi | G-F | February 12, 1917 | 5'11" | 170 | none | Buffalo, NY USA |
John Chaney | F-C-G | February 29, 1920 | 6'3" | 185 | Louisiana State | |
Bill Gabor | G-F | May 13, 1922 | 5'11" | 170 | Syracuse | |
James Homer | F-C-G | 6'5" | 220 | Alabama | Columbus, GA USA | |
Johnny Macknowski | G-F | January 7, 1923 | 6'0" | 180 | Seton Hall | |
Henry O'Keeffe | F | 6'3" | 195 | Canisius | (ht) Malverne, NY USA | |
Ed Peterson | C | June 27, 1924 | 6'9" | 220 | Cornell | |
Jerry Rizzo | G | April 21, 1919 | 5'7" | 150 | Fordham | Astoria, NY USA |
Dolph Schayes | F-C | May 19, 1928 | 6'7" | 195 | NYU | New York, NY USA |
Paul Seymour | G-F | January 30, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA |
Paul Yesawich | F | 6'2" | 190 | Niagara |