1949–50 Sheboygan Red Skins season

1949–50 Sheboygan Red Skins season
Head coachKen Suesens
ArenaSheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory
Results
Record22–40 (.355)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishDivision semifinals
(eliminated 1–2)

Stats at Basketball Reference
RadioWHBL

The 1949–50 Sheboygan Red Skins season was the only season for the Sheboygan Red Skins in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was also the 12th professional basketball season in Sheboygan's history, including the eleven previous seasons they played in the National Basketball League before this season, and their 17th overall season of play. After this season ended for Sheboygan, the Red Skins would leave the NBA on April 24, 1950 (one day before the 1950 NBA draft began) and join the original Denver Nuggets franchise, the Waterloo Hawks, and the Anderson Packers (who previously withdrew from the NBA themselves weeks earlier) following pressure from other big markets alongside the higher costs of the newly-formed NBA being too much to bare for them by comparison to their previous seasons in the NBL led to them creating the short-lived rivaling National Professional Basketball League as a failed effort to survive beyond the NBA, though unlike the other teams, Sheboygan would manage to survive a few extra years longer than them as an independent team afterward due to their previous long-term history as such.

Roster

1949–50 Sheboygan Red Skins roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F/C 7 Bob Brannum 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan State
G 5 Jack Burmaster 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Illinois
F/C 4 John Chaney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) LSU
G/F 3 Bobby Cook 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Wisconsin
G/F 8 Don Grate 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Ohio State
C 15 Noble Jorgensen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Iowa
G/F 9 Walt Lautenbach 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Wisconsin
F 8 Matt Mazza 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Michigan State
F/C 11 Max Morris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Northwestern
G/F 8 Stan Patrick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Illinois
F 12 Jack Phelan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) DePaul
C 14 Milt Schoon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Valparaiso
G/F 4 Dick Schulz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Wisconsin
G/F 12 Glen Selbo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Wisconsin
G/F 6 Chips Sobek 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Notre Dame
G 5 Danny Wagner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Texas
G 4 Bob Wood 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Northern Illinois
Head coach

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Indianapolis Olympians 39 25 .609 24–7 12–16 3–2 26–9
x-Anderson Packers 37 27 .578 2 22–9 12–18 3–0 25–12
x-Tri-Cities Blackhawks 29 35 .453 10 20–13 6–20 3–2 20–17
x-Sheboygan Red Skins 22 40 .355 17 17–14 5–22 0–4 15–20
Waterloo Hawks 19 43 .306 20 16–15 2–22 1–6 13–22
Denver Nuggets 11 51 .177 28 9–16 1–25 1–10 8–27

Game log

1949–50 game log
Total: 22–40
November
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 1 at Rochester L 75–108 Noble Jorgensen (16) 0–1
2 November 3 Boston W 98–83 Brannum, Cook (16) 1–1
3 November 6 New York W 99–93 Bobby Cook (19) 2–1
4 November 10 Rochester W 97–87 Noble Jorgensen (25) 3–1
5 November 13 Indianapolis W 104–101 Noble Jorgensen (19) 4–1
6 November 16 at Waterloo W 76–73 Noble Jorgensen (21) 5–1
7 November 17 Waterloo W 97–95 Noble Jorgensen (28) 6–1
8 November 20 Baltimore L 92–97 Noble Jorgensen (35) 6–2
9 November 24 Tri-Cities W 120–113 Noble Jorgensen (27) 7–2
10 November 26 at Indianapolis L 59–85 Noble Jorgensen (13) 7–3
11 November 27 Anderson L 91–111 Noble Jorgensen (20) 7–4
December
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance
Record
12 December 1 Chicago L 78–80 Noble Jorgensen (17) 7–5
13 December 3 St. Louis L 72–75 Bobby Cook (18) 7–6
14 December 5 at Anderson L 81–88 Max Morris (16) 7–7
15 December 7 at Waterloo L 67–77 Bobby Cook (22) 7–8
16 December 8 Syracuse L 72–86 Max Morris (18) 7–9
17 December 10 vs. Boston L 78–83 Milt Schoon (24) 7–10
18 December 11 at Syracuse L 72–89 Jack Burmaster (14) 7–11
19 December 15 Tri-Cities W 89–74 Bobby Cook (25) 8–11
20 December 17 Anderson W 110–91 Bobby Cook (27) 9–11
21 December 22 Syracuse L 74–83 Max Morris (19) 9–12
22 December 25 at Denver W 76–72 Max Morris (19) 10–12
23 December 29 Waterloo W 94–92 Bob Brannum (31) 11–12
January
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance
Record
24 January 1 Indianapolis L 75–89 Max Morris (13) 11–13
25 January 3 at Waterloo W 73–69 Milt Schoon (17) 12–13
26 January 5 Minneapolis W 85–82 Max Morris (23) 13–13
27 January 7 at Tri-Cities L 86–98 Bobby Cook (18) 13–14
28 January 8 at Fort Wayne L 69–83 Max Morris (13) 13–15
29 January 9 at Anderson L 89–112 Bobby Cook (21) 13–16
30 January 10 at Indianapolis L 77–107 Walt Lautenbach (15) 13–17
31 January 12 Denver W 115–92 Bobby Cook (44) 14–17
32 January 14 Denver L 80–94 Jack Burmaster (26) 14–18
33 January 15 Anderson W 81–76 Bobby Cook (23) 15–18
34 January 16 vs. Philadelphia L 72–89 Jack Burmaster (16) 15–19
35 January 18 Fort Wayne L 72–73 Max Morris (14) 15–20
36 January 21 at Washington W 88–82 Bob Brannum (29) 16–20
37 January 22 vs. Baltimore L 69–76 Max Morris (19) 16–21
38 January 24 vs. New York L 68–101 Bobby Cook (14) 16–22
39 January 29 at Syracuse L 70–85 Max Morris (14) 16–23
40 January 30 at Anderson L 74–91 Bob Brannum (15) 16–24
February
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance
Record
41 February 2 Washington W 68–65 Bobby Cook (15) 17–24
42 February 5 at Tri-Cities L 71–86 Jack Burmaster (19) 17–25
43 February 8 at Syracuse L 81–106 Chips Sobek (19) 17–26
44 February 9 Tri-Cities W 104–82 Max Morris (30) 18–26
45 February 11 at Denver L 78–108 Noble Jorgensen (17) 18–27
46 February 13 at Denver L 67–79 Noble Jorgensen (15) 18–28
47 February 15 Philadelphia L 61–66 Max Morris (13) 18–29
48 February 19 at St. Louis L 65–72 Jack Burmaster (18) 18–30
49 February 21 at Indianapolis W 83–78 Bob Brannum (19) 19–30
50 February 23 Waterloo L 81–86 Bob Brannum (21) 19–31
51 February 25 at Tri-Cities L 66–74 Brannum, Patrick (15) 19–32
52 February 26 Indianapolis L 86–107 Max Morris (26) 19–33
March
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance
Record
53 March 2 Syracuse W 95–85 Noble Jorgensen (18) 20–33
54 March 5 Indianapolis L 87–92 Noble Jorgensen (21) 20–34
55 March 7 at Minneapolis L 73–90 Noble Jorgensen (23) 20–35
56 March 9 Denver W 115–92 Jack Burmaster (26) 21–35
57 March 10 Denver W 141–104 Bob Brannum (41) 22–35
58 March 11 at Tri-Cities L 79–97 Dick Schulz (16) 22–36
59 March 13 at Anderson L 86–98 Brannum, Schoon, Sobek (14) 22–37
60 March 15 at Waterloo L 69–87 Chips Sobek (15) 22–38
61 March 16 Syracuse L 75–88 Noble Jorgensen (26) 22–39
62 March 18 at Chicago L 63–66 Noble Jorgensen (17) 22–40

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(1) Indianapolis Olympians vs. (4) Sheboygan Red Skins: Olympians win series 2-1

  • Game 1 @ Indianapolis (March 21): Indianapolis 86, Sheboygan 85
  • Game 2 @ Sheboygan (March 23): Sheboygan 95, Indianapolis 85
  • Game 3 @ Indianapolis (March 25): Indianapolis 91, Sheboygan 84

This was the first and only playoff meeting between the Olympians and Red Skins.

References