1947-48 Syracuse Nationals Statistics
National Basketball League (NBL)
Team Record: 24-36
Finishing 4th in the NBL's East Division
Lost conference semifinals
Location: Syracuse, New York
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals RosterTeam Record: 24-36
Finishing 4th in the NBL's East Division
Lost conference semifinals
Location: Syracuse, New York
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals Results
The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball League ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 24 wins and 36 losses, finishing fourth in the NBL's East Division.
The Nationals netted 3,558 points and gave up 3,749. James Homer scored a team-best 698 points for Syracuse, and Mike Novak contributed 9 or more per game, too. The 1947-48 Syracuse Nationals lost in the conference semifinals.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Homer | F-C-G | 56 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 324 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 698 | ||
| Mike Novak | C-F | 60 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 201 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 546 | ||
| Jerry Rizzo | G | 60 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 303 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 537 | ||
| John Chaney | F-C-G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 103 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 292 | ||
| Stephen Sharkey | G-F | 60 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 110 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 280 | ||
| Robert Kitterman | G-F | 54 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 53 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 272 | ||
| Paul Seymour | G-F | 30 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 64 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 205 | ||
| George Nelmark | G | 52 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 85 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 203 | ||
| John Abramovic | F | 35 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 54 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 186 | ||
| Edwin Oram | F-G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 44 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | ||
| Bob O'Shaughnessy | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | ||
| Virgil Vaughn | F-C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | ||
| John Meehan | F-G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| William DeVenzio | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Garland O'Shields | G-F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Roy Hurley | F-G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ken Walters | G | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Sebastian | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Fitzgerald | F-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 547 | 0 | 1 | 1311 | 0 | 0 | 1416 | 936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1095 | 3558 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Homer | F-C-G | 56 | 0.0 | 61.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 12.5 | ||
| Mike Novak | C-F | 60 | 0.0 | 61.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 9.1 | ||
| Jerry Rizzo | G | 60 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 9.0 | ||
| John Chaney | F-C-G | 40 | 0.0 | 75.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 7.3 | ||
| Stephen Sharkey | G-F | 60 | 0.0 | 58.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 4.7 | ||
| Robert Kitterman | G-F | 54 | 0.0 | 71.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 5.0 | ||
| Paul Seymour | G-F | 30 | 0.0 | 73.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 6.8 | ||
| George Nelmark | G | 52 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.9 | ||
| John Abramovic | F | 35 | 0.0 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 5.3 | ||
| Edwin Oram | F-G | 24 | 0.0 | 65.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Bob O'Shaughnessy | G | 25 | 0.0 | 61.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Virgil Vaughn | F-C | 11 | 0.0 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | ||
| John Meehan | F-G | 22 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | ||
| William DeVenzio | G | 6 | 0.0 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Garland O'Shields | G-F | 5 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Roy Hurley | F-G | 4 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Ken Walters | G | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| John Sebastian | G | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Bob Fitzgerald | F-C | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 547 | 0.0 | 131100.0 | 66.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Homer | F-C-G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Paul Seymour | G-F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
| Jerry Rizzo | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| Mike Novak | C-F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| John Chaney | F-C-G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| Robert Kitterman | G-F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| John Abramovic | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Virgil Vaughn | F-C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Stephen Sharkey | G-F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| George Nelmark | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Homer | F-C-G | 3 | 0.0 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | ||
| Paul Seymour | G-F | 3 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | ||
| Jerry Rizzo | G | 3 | 0.0 | 88.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | ||
| Mike Novak | C-F | 3 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | ||
| John Chaney | F-C-G | 3 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | ||
| Robert Kitterman | G-F | 3 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | ||
| John Abramovic | F | 3 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Virgil Vaughn | F-C | 3 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | ||
| Stephen Sharkey | G-F | 3 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | ||
| George Nelmark | G | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Averages | 547 | 0.0 | 70.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 |
