1949-50 Waterloo Hawks Roster
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 19-43
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Western Division
Coach: Charley Shipp (8-27)
Coach: Jack Smiley (11-16)
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
1949-50 Waterloo Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 19-43
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Western Division
Coach: Charley Shipp (8-27)
Coach: Jack Smiley (11-16)
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
1949-50 Waterloo Hawks Results
The Waterloo Hawks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1949-50 season with a record of 19 wins and 43 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Western Division.
The Hawks scored 4,921 points and yielded 5,265. Dick Mehen tossed in a team-leading 892 points for Waterloo, while Leo Kubiak dished out 201 assists for the squad.
Charley Shipp and Jack Smiley coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Boven | F-G-C | March 6, 1925 | 6'4" | 210 | Western Michigan | Kalamazoo, MI USA |
| Harry Boykoff | C | July 24, 1922 | 6'9" | 225 | St. John's (NY) | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Paul Cloyd | G-F | June 13, 1920 | 6'2" | 180 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA |
| Elmer Gainer | F-C | 6'6" | 195 | DePaul | ||
| Hoot Gibson | F-C | December 5, 1921 | 6'5" | 198 | Creighton | Des Moines, IA |
| Dale Hamilton | G-F | August 16, 1919 | 6'0" | 180 | Franklin (IN) | |
| Leo Kubiak | G | December 25, 1927 | 5'11" | 160 | Bowling Green | , OH |
| Dick Mehen | F-C-G | May 20, 1922 | 6'5" | 195 | Tennessee | Wheeling, WV USA |
| Ken Menke | G | October 2, 1922 | 6'0" | 168 | Illinois | |
| Al Miksis | C | July 7, 1924 | 6'7" | 210 | Western Illinois | Chicago, IL USA |
| Gene Ollrich | G | June 30, 1922 | 5'11" | 160 | Drake | Whiting, IN USA |
| Johnny Orr | F | June 10, 1927 | 6'3" | 190 | Beloit | Yale, KS USA |
| Stan Patrick | F-G | May 5, 1922 | 6'2" | 185 | Illinois | Chicago, IL |
| Johnny Payak | G-F | November 20, 1926 | 6'4" | 174 | Bowling Green | Rossford, OH USA |
| Jack Phelan | F | November 6, 1925 | 6'5" | 195 | DePaul | Chicago, IL USA |
| John Pritchard | C | January 23, 1927 | 6'9" | 220 | Drake | (ht) Minneapolis, MN USA |
| Wayne See | G | November 3, 1923 | 6'3" | 190 | Northern Arizona | Clemenceau, AZ USA |
| Charley Shipp | G-F | December 3, 1913 | 6'1" | 200 | Catholic | Indianapolis, IN USA |
| Jack Smiley | F-G | December 22, 1922 | 6'3" | 190 | Illinois | Sandwich, IL |
| Gene Stump | F-G | November 13, 1923 | 6'2" | 185 | DePaul | |
| Bob Tough | G-F | August 28, 1920 | 6'0" | 185 | St. John's (NY) | New York, NY |
