DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1950-51 Syracuse Nationals
32–34 · #6 in the league · Division Finals
Season snapshotSYR
Syracuse Nationals went 32–34 in the regular season, good for the #6 record in the league, and finished as division finals.
League rank
#6
Net rating
+0.5
Home floor
State Fair Coliseum
Roster
14 players
Record
32–34
48.5% win rate
League rank
#6
Playoff team
Net rating
+0.5
SRS +0.6
Finish
Division Finals
Reached the Division Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | F-C | 4 | 66 | — | 17.0 | 16.4 | 3.8 |
| George Ratkovicz | C-F | 6 | 66 | — | 12.9 | 8.3 | 2.9 |
| Alex Hannum | F-C | 10 | 63 | — | 7.5 | 4.8 | 1.9 |
| Bill Gabor | G-F | 7 | 61 | — | 11.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Johnny Macknowski | G-F | 5 | 58 | — | 6.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Al Cervi | G-F | 15 | 53 | — | 8.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| Paul Seymour | G-F | 8 | 51 | — | 7.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Don Lofgran | F-C | — | 47 | — | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| Gerry Calabrese | G | — | 46 | — | 4.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Noble Jorgensen | C | — | 41 | — | 9.3 | 5.5 | 1.6 |
| Fred Scolari | G | — | 31 | — | 11.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Ed Peterson | C | 13 | 17 | — | 4.7 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| Belus Smawley | G-F | — | 16 | — | 7.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
| Leroy Chollet | F | 11 | 14 | — | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
Team stats
Season profile
86.4
ORtg
85.9
DRtg
98.1
Pace
+0.6
SRS
+0.5
MOV
43.5%
TS%
35.1%
eFG%
—
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Al Cervi
head_coach
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Division Finals
Reached the Division Finals.
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State Fair Coliseum
666 average attendance
Then and now
Syracuse Nationals
SYR · Now: Philadelphia 76ers
14 players