The 1949–50 Syracuse Nationals season was the 1st season for the franchise in the

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(NBA). The Nationals played their previous three seasons in the National Basketball League, which merged with the Basketball Association of America to form the NBA. Al Cervi, nicknamed ''"Digger"'' for his superior defensive skills, guided the team with his competitive nature while serving as a

player-coach A player-coach (also playing coach, captain-coach, or player-manager) is a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. A player-coach may be a head coach or an assistant coach. They may make changes to the sq ...

. As the Syracuse Post-Standard describes, "The Nationals shot poorly but succeeded because they played Cervi-style basketball: nasty, with an emphasis on defense."Al Cervi, Hall of Fame N.B.A. Player-Coach, Dies at 92
''New York Times'', November 10, 2009. The Nationals went to the NBA Finals after beating the Philadelphia Warriors and New York Knicks, but lost to the

Minneapolis Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers franchise has a long and storied history, predating the formation of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Founded in 1947, the Lakers are one of the NBA's most famous and successful franchises. As of summer 2012, th ...

in six games.

Draft picks

Roster

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Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

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Game log

, - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 1 , , November 3 , , Denver Nuggets , , 78–58 , , State Fair Coliseum , , Al Cervi (17) , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 2 , , November 5 , , vs Denver Nuggets , , 84–51 , , (Auburn, New York) , ,

Billy Gabor William A. Gabor (May 13, 1922 – June 4, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. A 5'11" guard/ forward known as "Billy the Bullet", Gabor played collegiately at Syracuse University in the 1940s. He averaged 12.1 points per ga ...

(12) , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 3 , , November 6 , , Philadelphia Warriors , , 82–72 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

Dolph Schayes Adolph Schayes (May 19, 1928 – December 10, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A top scorer and rebounder, he was a 12-time NBA All-Star and a 12-time All-NBA selection. ...

(17) , , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 4 , , November 9 , ,

Indianapolis Olympians The Indianapolis Olympians were a founding National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Indianapolis. They were founded in 1949 and folded in 1953. Their home arena was Butler Fieldhouse on the campus of Butler University--now known as H ...

, , 103–73 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(22) , , 4–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 5 , , November 10 , , @

St. Louis Bombers The St. Louis Bombers were a National Basketball Association team based in St. Louis from 1946 to 1950. Franchise history The St. Louis Bombers were originally part of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946. The BAA merged wit ...

, , 67–73 , , St. Louis Arena , , Gabor, Hannum (13) , , 4–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 6 , , November 12 , , @

Anderson Packers The Anderson Packers, also known as the Anderson Duffey Packers and the Chief Anderson Meat Packers, were a professional basketball team based in Anderson, Indiana, in the 1940s and 1950s. The team was founded and owned by brothers Ike W. and Jo ...

, , 84–69 , ,

Anderson High School Wigwam Anderson High School Wigwam is an indoor arena in Anderson, Indiana. The current version hosted home games for the Anderson High School (Anderson, Indiana), Anderson High School Indians and was home to the Indiana Alley Cats of the Continental Bas ...

, , Al Cervi (23) , , 5–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 7 , , November 13 , , New York Knicks , , 80–66 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(20) , , 6–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 8 , , November 15 , , @ New York Knicks , , 77–74 , ,

Madison Square Garden III Madison Square Garden (MSG III) was an indoor arena in New York City, the third bearing that name. Built in 1925 and closed in 1968, it was located on the west side of Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th streets in Manhattan, on the site of ...

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(13) , , 7–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 9 , , November 17 , ,

Tri-Cities Blackhawks Tri-Cities most often refers to: *Tri-Cities, Tennessee, United States *Tri-Cities, Washington, United States Tri-City, Tricity or Tri-Cities may also refer to: Populated places Americas Canada *Tri-Cities (British Columbia), consisting of Co ...

, , 79–76 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(20) , , 8–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 10 , , November 20 , , Denver Nuggets , , 102–76 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(22) , , 9–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 11 , , November 21 , , vs Denver Nuggets , , 77–67 , , (Oneida, New York) , , Andrew Levane (20) , , 10–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 12 , , November 24 , , Anderson Packers , , 125–123 (5OT) , , State Fair Coliseum , , Johnny Macknowski (21) , , 11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 13 , , November 27 , , Waterloo Hawks , , 80–62 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(27) , , 12–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 14 , , November 30 , , @ Boston Celtics , , 87–71 , ,

Boston Garden The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (lat ...

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(16) , , 13–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 15 , , December 4 , , Indianapolis Olympians , , 67–61 , , State Fair Coliseum , , Al Cervi (18) , , 14–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 16 , , December 7 , , @ Tri-Cities Blackhawks , , 77–69 , ,

Wharton Field House Wharton Field House is a historic arena located at 1800 20th Avenue in Moline, Illinois. It opened in 1928 and was home to the NBA's Tri-Cities Blackhawks, today's Atlanta Hawks, from 1946 to 1951. It has hosted professional teams, high school t ...

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(31) , , 15–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 17 , , December 8 , , @

Sheboygan Red Skins The Sheboygan Red Skins (or Redskins) was a professional basketball team based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which was an original National Basketball Association franchise during the 1949–1950 season. History Overview The Redskins played in th ...

, , 86–72 , , Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory , ,

(18) , , 16–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 18 , , December 10 , , @

Rochester Royals The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest ...

, , 63–69 , ,

Edgerton Park Arena Edgerton Park Arena was an indoor arena in Rochester, New York. The building was originally constructed in 1892 as the drill hall for a training school for delinquent boys. When the school moved early in the 20th century, the building was turned ...

, , Peterson, Schayes (15) , , 16–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 19 , , December 11 , , Sheboygan Red Skins , , 89–72 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(23) , , 17–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 20 , , December 14 , ,

Fort Wayne Pistons A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

, , 96–83 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(29) , , 18–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 21 , , December 15 , , @ Anderson Packers , , 88–100 , , Anderson High School Wigwam , , Al Cervi (17) , , 18–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 22 , , December 18 , ,

Chicago Stags The Chicago Stags were a National Basketball Association team based in Chicago from 1946 to 1950. History 1946–47 season In the BAA's inaugural year, the Chicago Stags were placed in the Western Division, and after 60 games were tied with the ...

, , 86–73 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(23) , , 19–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 23 , , December 20 , , @ Waterloo Hawks , , 95–70 , , McElroy Auditorium , , Ratkovicz, Schayes (14) , , 20–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 24 , , December 21 , , @ Tri-Cities Blackhawks , , 96–84 , , Wharton Field House , ,

(23) , , 21–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 25 , , December 22 , , @ Sheboygan Red Skins , , 83–74 , , Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory , ,

Alex Hannum Alexander Murray Hannum (July 19, 1923 – January 18, 2002) was a professional basketball player and coach. Hannum coached two National Basketball Association (NBA) teams and one American Basketball Association (ABA) team to league championships ...

(17) , , 22–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 26 , , December 25 , , Anderson Packers , , 94–88 , , State Fair Coliseum , , Paul Seymour (24) , , 23–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 27 , , December 28 , , @

Washington Capitols The Washington Capitols were a former Basketball Association of America (forerunner of the National Basketball Association) team based in Washington, D.C. from 1946 to 1951. The team was coached from 1946 to 1949 by NBA Hall of Famer Red Auerbac ...

, , 85–87 , ,

Uline Arena The Uline Arena, later renamed the Washington Coliseum, was an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. located at 1132, 1140, and 1146 3rd Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C. It was the site of one of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's inaugural balls ...

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(23) , , 23–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 28 , , December 29 , , vs Philadelphia Warriors , , 64–62 , , (Atlantic City, New Jersey) , ,

(18) , , 24–4 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 29 , , January 1 , , Washington Capitols , , 79–73 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(20) , , 25–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 30 , , January 5 , , Tri-Cities Blackhawks , , 82–73 , , State Fair Coliseum , , Al Cervi (18) , , 26–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 31 , , January 8 , , Waterloo Hawks , , 84–68 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(19) , , 27–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 32 , , January 10 , , @ Waterloo Hawks , , 84–86 (OT) , , McElroy Auditorium , , Paul Seymour (14) , , 27–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 33 , , January 11 , , @

, , 88–98 , ,

Minneapolis Auditorium Minneapolis Auditorium was an indoor arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It hosted the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers from 1947 until they moved to the Minneapolis Armory in 1959. The arena held 10,000 people and was built in 1927. The building fell into ...

, , Al Cervi (19) , , 27–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 34 , , January 12 , , @ Fort Wayne Pistons , , 64–62 , , North Side High School Gym , , Al Cervi (17) , , 28–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 35 , , January 15 , , Indianapolis Olympians , , 82–69 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(23) , , 29–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 36 , , January 19 , , Denver Nuggets , , 107–86 , , State Fair Coliseum , , Johnny Macknowski (19) , , 30–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 37 , , January 22 , , Anderson Packers , , 75–77 (OT) , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

George Ratkovicz George Ratkovicz (November 13, 1922 – November 10, 2008) was an American basketball player who played for five seasons in the National Basketball League and for six seasons in the National Basketball Association. He played center and forward d ...

(15) , , 30–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 38 , , January 26 , , Rochester Royals , , 76–72 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(20) , , 31–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 39 , , January 29 , , Sheboygan Red Skins , , 85–70 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(21) , , 32–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 40 , , January 30 , , vs Indianapolis Olympians , , 91–75 , , (Louisville, Kentucky) , ,

(24) , , 33–7 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 41 , , February 1 , , @ Tri-Cities Blackhawks , , 83–91 , , Wharton Field House , ,

(25) , , 33–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 42 , , February 2 , , @ Indianapolis Olympians , , 73–67 , ,

Butler Fieldhouse Hinkle Fieldhouse (named Butler Fieldhouse from 1928 until 1966) is a basketball arena on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Completed in early 1928, it was the largest basketball arena in the United States until 1950. The ...

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(16) , , 34–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 43 , , February 3 , , Waterloo Hawks , , 103–79 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(32) , , 35–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 44 , , February 5 , , Baltimore Bullets , , 96–87 , , State Fair Coliseum , , Johnny Macknowski (22) , , 36–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 45 , , February 8 , , Sheboygan Red Skins , , 106–81 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(19) , , 37–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 46 , , February 11 , , @ Baltimore Bullets , , 77–76 , ,

Baltimore Coliseum Baltimore Coliseum was an indoor arena in Baltimore, Maryland. It hosted the NBA's original Baltimore Bullets from 1944 until 1954. Prior to that it hosted roller skating events. The Coliseum was built in 1938 on the corner of Monroe Street a ...

, , Al Cervi (18) , , 38–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 47 , , February 12 , , Waterloo Hawks , , 102–98 , , State Fair Coliseum , , Andrew Levane (21) , , 39–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 48 , , February 16 , , Tri-Cities Blackhawks , , 105–74 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(17) , , 40–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 49 , , February 19 , , Indianapolis Olympians , , 82–78 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(29) , , 41–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 50 , , February 21 , , @ Denver Nuggets , , 78–89 , ,

Denver Auditorium Arena Denver Auditorium Arena was an indoor arena located at the corner of 13th and Champa Streets in Denver, Colorado. It was constructed as the Denver Municipal Auditorium in 1908 during the administration of Denver Mayor Robert W. Speer. The build ...

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(31) , , 41–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 51 , , February 23 , , @ Denver Nuggets , , 108–80 , , Denver Auditorium Arena , ,

(25) , , 42–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 52 , , February 24 , , vs Indianapolis Olympians , , 72–67 , , (Chicago) , ,

(19) , , 43–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 53 , , February 26 , , Chicago Stags , , 73–64 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(24) , , 44–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 54 , , February 27 , , @ Anderson Packers , , 73–97 , , Anderson High School Wigwam , ,

(17) , , 44–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 55 , , February 28 , , @ Indianapolis Olympians , , 72–110 , , Butler Fieldhouse , ,

(13) , , 44–11 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 56 , , March 1 , , @ Waterloo Hawks , , 93–72 , , McElroy Auditorium , ,

(24) , , 45–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 57 , , March 2 , , @ Sheboygan Red Skins , , 85–95 , , Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory , ,

(26) , , 45–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 58 , , March 5 , , Minneapolis Lakers , , 84–75 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(28) , , 46–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 59 , , March 9 , , St. Louis Bombers , , 85–74 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(19) , , 47–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 60 , , March 12 , , Boston Celtics , , 96–72 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(21) , , 48–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 61 , , March 14 , , @ Indianapolis Olympians , , 65–68 , , Butler Fieldhouse , ,

(20) , , 48–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 62 , , March 16 , , @ Sheboygan Red Skins , , 88–75 , , Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory , ,

(18) , , 49–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 63 , , March 18 , , @ Tri-Cities Blackhawks , , 89–88 (OT) , , Wharton Field House , , Johnny Macknowski (25) , , 50–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 64 , , March 19 , , Anderson Packers , , 72–67 , , State Fair Coliseum , ,

(20) , , 51–13 , - , -
1949–50 Schedule

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , March 22 ,

W 93–76
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(6) , State Fair Coliseum , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , March 23 , @

W 59–53
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(16) , Al Cervi (2) ,

Philadelphia Arena The Philadelphia Arena was an auditorium used mainly for sporting events located at 46th and Market Streets in West Philadelphia. The address of the building, originally named the Philadelphia Ice Palace and Auditorium, was 4530 Market Street. T ...

, 2–0 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , March 26 , New York
W 91–83 (OT)
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(26) , Andrew Levane (4) , State Fair Coliseum , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , March 30 , @ New York
L 76–80
,

(17) , Al Cervi (4) ,

, 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , April 2 , New York
W 91–80
,

(24) , Schayes, Cervi (3) , State Fair Coliseum , 2–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , April 8 ,

L 66–68
,

(19) , — , State Fair Coliseum
7,552 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , April 9 ,

W 91–85
,

(17) , — , State Fair Coliseum
8,280 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , April 14 , @

L 77–91
, Johnny Macknowski (25) , Paul Seymour (5) , St. Paul Auditorium
10,288 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , April 16 , @

L 69–77
, Schayes, Hannum (18) ,

Bill Gabor William A. Gabor (May 13, 1922 – June 4, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. A 5'11" Guard (basketball), guard/forward (basketball), forward known as "Billy the Bullet", Gabor played collegiately at Syracuse University in the ...

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W 83–76
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(23) , Johnny Macknowski (5) ,

9,812 , 2–4 , - * Nationals had a bye in the NBA Semifinals as the team with the best record amongst teams who advanced past the Division Finals.

Awards and records

* Al Cervi,

All-NBA Second Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sele ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1949-50 Syracuse Nationals Season Philadelphia 76ers seasons Syracuse