The
1949–50 NBA season
The 1949–50 NBA season was the fourth season of the National Basketball Association. It was the first season after the merger of the 3-year-old BAA and 12-year-old NBL. The 1950 NBA playoffs ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA ...
was the only season for the
Anderson Packers in the
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...
(NBA), as well as their fourth professional season of existence when including the seasons they played in the preceding
National Basketball League. Following the conclusion of this season, they would withdraw their operations from participating in the NBA altogether due to pressure against big-market areas like
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
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* ...
,
Boston
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, and
Philadelphia
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voicing their dismay against playing in places like Anderson during the season, which led to the Packers,
Sheboygan Red Skins
The Sheboygan Red Skins (or Redskins) were a professional basketball team based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which was an original National Basketball Association franchise during the 1949–50 NBA season, 1949–50 season.
History
Overview
The Re ...
,
Waterloo Hawks, and the
original Denver Nuggets (who would later rebrand themselves as the Denver Refiners at first) creating the short-lived rivaling
National Professional Basketball League as a failed effort to survive beyond the NBA.
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
''Neutral Games:''
November 8 vs St. Louis was played in
Richmond, Indiana
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November 9 vs Tri-Cities was played in
Chicago, Illinois
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March 11 vs New York was played in Chicago, Illinois
Playoffs
Western Division Semifinals
(2)
Anderson Packers vs. (3)
Tri-Cities Blackhawks: ''Packers win series 2-1''
*Game 1 @ Anderson (March 21): Anderson 89, Tri-Cities 77
*Game 2 @ Tri-Cities (March 23): Tri-Cities 76, Anderson 75
*Game 3 @ Anderson (March 24): Anderson 94, Tri-Cities 71
This was the and only first playoff meeting between the Packers and Blackhawks.
Western Division Finals
(1)
Indianapolis Olympians vs. (2)
Anderson Packers: ''Packers win series 2-1''
*Game 1 @ Indianapolis (March 28): Indianapolis 77, Anderson 74
*Game 2 @ Anderson (March 30): Anderson 84, Indianapolis 67
*Game 3 @ Indianapolis (April 1): Anderson 67, Indianapolis 65
This was the first and only playoff meeting between the Olympians and Packers.
NBA Semifinals
(1)
Minneapolis Lakers
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vs. (2)
Anderson Packers: ''Lakers win series 2-0''
*Game 1 @ Minneapolis (April 5): Minneapolis 75, Anderson 50
*Game 2 @ Anderson (April 6): Minneapolis 90, Anderson 71
This was the first and only playoff meeting between the Lakers and Packers.
Dispersal Draft
After the Packers withdrew their operations from the NBA on April 10, 1950 in order to later create the short-lived rivaling
National Professional Basketball League alongside the
Sheboygan Red Skins
The Sheboygan Red Skins (or Redskins) were a professional basketball team based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which was an original National Basketball Association franchise during the 1949–50 NBA season, 1949–50 season.
History
Overview
The Re ...
,
Waterloo Hawks, and
original Denver Nuggets franchise, only Anderson from the original four teams that withdrew from the NBA into the newly-formed NPBL would officially have their players enter a dispersal draft for NBA teams to acquire their players from. The former Packers players would also be drafted alongside players that previously played for the
St. Louis Bombers, who officially disbanded as a franchise two weeks after the Packers withdrew as a franchise in the NBA on April 24 that same year (which coincidentally was also the same day the other former NBA teams left to help create the NPBL), with the dispersal draft involving former Packers and Bombers players being the first official dispersal draft of the
1950–51 NBA season
The 1950–51 NBA season was the fifth season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Rochester Royals winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the 1951 NBA Finals, NBA Finals.
Notable ...
period occurring on August 25, 1950. The following teams acquired these players from the Packers during the dispersal draft period.
*
Baltimore Bullets:
Red Owens
*
Boston Celtics
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:
Ed Stanczak
*
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 originally meant to start out as the ''Chicago Atomics'', to the point ...
:
Frank Brian
*
Fort Wayne Pistons:
John Hargis
*
Philadelphia Warriors
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:
Bill Closs,
Frank Gates, &
Milo Komenich
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Collegiate career
Born in Gary, Indiana, he was the son of Serbia ...
*
Rochester Royals
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:
Charles B. Black
*
Tri-Cities Blackhawks:
Richie Niemiera
References
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