Al Cervi
Alfred Nicholas Cervi , "Al, Digger"
Born: February 12, 1917
Buffalo, NY USA
Deceased: November 9, 2009
Coaching Career: 1949-1958
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985.
Al Cervi compiled a record of 326 wins and 241 losses in his coaching career with the Philadelphia Warriors and Syracuse Nationals. He began coaching during the 1949 season and last coached during the 1958 campaign. Cervi was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985.
Coaching Record:
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
| 1949-50 | NBA | Syracuse Nationals | 64 | 51 | 13 | .797 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | ||
| 1950-51 | NBA | Syracuse Nationals | 66 | 32 | 34 | .485 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | ||
| 1951-52 | NBA | Syracuse Nationals | 66 | 40 | 26 | .606 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | ||
| 1952-53 | NBA | Syracuse Nationals | 71 | 47 | 24 | .662 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | ||
| 1953-54 | NBA | Syracuse Nationals | 72 | 42 | 30 | .583 | 13 | 9 | 4 | .692 | ||
| 1954-55 | NBA | Syracuse Nationals | 72 | 43 | 29 | .597 | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | ||
| 1955-56 | NBA | Syracuse Nationals | 72 | 35 | 37 | .486 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | ||
| 1956-57 | NBA | Syracuse Nationals | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | ||||||
| 1958-59 | NBA | Philadelphia Warriors | 72 | 32 | 40 | .444 | ||||||
| Totals | 567 | 326 | 241 | .575 | 59 | 33 | 26 | .559 | ||||
