1958-59 Syracuse Nationals Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 35-37
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 5-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated New York Knicks 2-0
Division Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Coach: Paul Seymour (35-37)
Location: Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 107,455, Avg. 3,466 in 31 home dates

1958-59 Syracuse Nationals Statistics
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals Results

The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1958-59 season with a record of 35 wins and 37 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.

The Nationals racked up 8,146 points and yielded 7,855. Dolph Schayes scored a team-best 1,534 points for Syracuse, and Johnny Kerr contributed 1,008 rebounds. Larry Costello dished out 379 assists for the squad.

Paul Seymour coached the team. The 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals lost in the division finals.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Al Bianchi	G	March 26, 1932	6'3"	185	Bowling Green	Long Island City, NY USA
Ed Conlin	F-G	September 2, 1933	6'5"	200	Fordham
Larry Costello	G	July 2, 1931	6'1"	185	Niagara	Minoa, NY USA
George Dempsey	G	July 19, 1929	6'2"	190	King's (DE)	Philadelphia, PA USA
Connie Dierking	C-F	October 2, 1936	6'9"	222	Cincinnati	Brooklyn, NY USA
Hal Greer	G-F	June 26, 1936	6'2"	175	Marshall	Huntington, WV USA
Bob Hopkins	C-F	November 3, 1934	6'8"	205	Grambling	Jonesboro, LA USA
Tommy Kearns	G	October 6, 1936	5'11"	185	North Carolina	New York, NY USA
Johnny Kerr	C-F	August 17, 1932	6'9"	230	Illinois	Chicago, IL USA
Togo Palazzi	F-G	August 8, 1932	6'4"	205	Holy Cross	Union Hill, NJ 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
George Yardley	F-G	November 3, 1928	6'5"	190	Stanford	Hollywood, CA USA