1950-51 Syracuse Nationals Roster
Team Record: 32-34
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 4-3 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Philadelphia Warriors 2-0
Division Finals - Lost to New York Knicks 3-2
Coach: Al Cervi (32-34)
Location: Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 174,094, Avg. 5,276 in 33 home dates
1950-51 Syracuse Nationals Results
The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1950-51 season with a record of 32 wins and 34 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-3.
Syracuse scored 5,680 points and yielded 5,645. Dolph Schayes scored a team-best 1,121 points for the Nationals and contributed 1,080 rebounds. Dolph Schayes dished out 251 assists for the squad.
Al Cervi coached the team. The 1950-51 Syracuse Nationals lost in the division finals.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Gerry Calabrese | G | February 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | St. John's (NY) | |
Al Cervi | G-F | February 12, 1917 | 5'11" | 170 | none | Buffalo, NY USA |
Leroy Chollet | F | March 5, 1924 | 6'2" | 190 | Canisius | New Orleans, LA USA |
Bill Gabor | G-F | May 13, 1922 | 5'11" | 170 | Syracuse | |
Alex Hannum | F-C | July 19, 1923 | 6'6" | 210 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Noble Jorgensen | C | May 18, 1925 | 6'9" | 228 | Iowa | |
Don Lofgran | F-C | November 8, 1929 | 6'5" | 200 | San Francisco | Oakland, CA USA |
Johnny Macknowski | G-F | January 7, 1923 | 6'0" | 180 | Seton Hall | |
Ed Peterson | C | June 27, 1924 | 6'9" | 220 | Cornell | |
George Ratkovicz | C-F | November 13, 1922 | 6'6" | 220 | none | Chicago, IL USA |
Dolph Schayes | F-C | May 19, 1928 | 6'7" | 195 | NYU | New York, NY USA |
Fred Scolari | G | March 1, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA |
Paul Seymour | G-F | January 30, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA |
Belus Smawley | G-F | March 20, 1918 | 6'1" | 195 | Applachian State | Golden Valley, NC USA |