1950-51 Syracuse Nationals Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
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 Statistics
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
Gerry CalabreseGFebruary 4, 19256'1"175St. John's (NY)
Al CerviG-FFebruary 12, 19175'11"170noneBuffalo, NY USA
Leroy CholletFMarch 5, 19246'2"190CanisiusNew Orleans, LA USA
Bill GaborG-FMay 13, 19225'11"170Syracuse
Alex HannumF-CJuly 19, 19236'6"210USCLos Angeles, CA USA
Noble JorgensenCMay 18, 19256'9"228Iowa
Don LofgranF-CNovember 8, 19296'5"200San FranciscoOakland, CA USA
Johnny MacknowskiG-FJanuary 7, 19236'0"180Seton Hall
Ed PetersonCJune 27, 19246'9"220Cornell
George RatkoviczC-FNovember 13, 19226'6"220noneChicago, IL USA
Dolph SchayesF-CMay 19, 19286'7"195NYUNew York, NY USA
Fred ScolariGMarch 1, 19225'10"175San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA USA
Paul SeymourG-FJanuary 30, 19286'1"180ToledoToledo, OH USA
Belus SmawleyG-FMarch 20, 19186'1"195Applachian StateGolden Valley, NC USA



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