1951–52 Syracuse Nationals season

1951–52 Syracuse Nationals season
Division champions
Head coachAl Cervi
ArenaOnondaga War Memorial
Results
Record40–26 (.606)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Finals
(eliminated 1–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference

The 1951–52 Syracuse Nationals season was the Nationals' 3rd season in the NBA.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1951 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
7 64 Roy Reardon Forward USA St. Francis (NY)

Roster

1951–52 Syracuse Nationals roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G Gerry Calabrese 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1925-02-04 St. John's
G/F Al Cervi 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1917-02-12 East HS (NY)
G/F Bill Gabor 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1922-05-13 Syracuse
C Noble Jorgensen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1925-05-18 Iowa
G George King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1928-08-16 College of Charleston
F/C Wally Osterkorn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1928-07-06 Illinois
F/C George Ratkovicz 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1922-11-13 Lindblom (IL)
F/C Red Rocha 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1923-09-18 Oregon State
G/F Don Savage 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1928-04-09 Le Moyne
F/C Dolph Schayes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1928-05-19 NYU
G/F Paul Seymour 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1928-01-30 Toledo
Head coach

Al Cervi

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

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Syracuse Nationals 40 26 .606 – 26–7 12–18 2–1 21–15
x-Boston Celtics 39 27 .591 1 22–7 10–19 7–1 22–14
x-New York Knicks 37 29 .561 3 21–4 12–22 4–3 23–13
x-Philadelphia Warriors 33 33 .500 7 24–7 6–25 3–1 14–22
Baltimore Bullets 20 46 .303 20 17–15 2–22 1–9 10–26
x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1951–52 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 1 Fort Wayne W 90–75 Dolph Schayes (18) 1–0
2 November 4 Minneapolis W 98–67 Dolph Schayes (23) 2–0
3 November 10 @ Baltimore L 82–91 Billy Gabor (18) 2–1
4 November 11 Indianapolis W 93–79 Red Rocha (21) 3–1
5 November 15 Boston W 97–95 Osterkorn, Schayes (15) 4–1
6 November 16 @ Philadelphia W 97–90 Dolph Schayes (35) 5–1
7 November 17 @ New York W 79–72 Dolph Schayes (20) 6–1
8 November 18 Baltimore W 71–68 Al Cervi (26) 7–1
9 November 22 @ Fort Wayne W 96–72 Red Rocha (23) 8–1
10 November 23 @ Indianapolis L 68–82 Dolph Schayes (14) 8–2
11 November 25 New York W 100–73 Al Cervi (19) 9–2
12 November 29 Fort Wayne W 82–78 Red Rocha (21) 10–2
13 November 30 @ Philadelphia L 75–82 King, Seymour (15) 10–3
14 December 2 Rochester L 79–81 Dolph Schayes (29) 10–4
15 December 4 @ Indianapolis L 77–83 Al Cervi (16) 10–5
16 December 5 @ Minneapolis W 83–81 (OT) Dolph Schayes (24) 11–5
17 December 6 vs.Milwaukee L 70–73 Paul Seymour (15) 11–6
18 December 8 @ Rochester W 95–75 Dolph Schayes (24) 12–6
19 December 9 Philadelphia W 93–74 Wally Osterkorn (17) 13–6
20 December 11 vs.Fort Wayne W 80–62 Red Rocha (17) 14–6
21 December 13 Milwaukee W 89–82 Billy Gabor (23) 15–6
22 December 16 Indianapolis L 92–96 Dolph Schayes (21) 15–7
23 December 19 @ Boston L 97–103 Wally Osterkorn (19) 15–8
24 December 22 @ New York L 73–92 Dolph Schayes (15) 15–9
25 December 23 New York L 72–75 Noble Jorgensen (18) 15–10
26 December 25 vs.Milwaukee W 70–65 Red Rocha (16) 16–10
27 December 27 Milwaukee 69–68 Ratkovicz, Rocha (13) 16–11
28 December 30 Baltimore 91–108 Red Rocha (20) 17–11
29 January 1 @ Minneapolis 80–82 Red Rocha (18) 17–12
30 January 3 Boston 81–107 George King (17) 18–12
31 January 6 Philadelphia 93–98 Dolph Schayes (26) 19–12
32 January 10 New York 96–110 Billy Gabor (27) 20–12
33 January 12 @ Baltimore 92–88 Dolph Schayes (22) 21–12
34 January 13 Indianapolis 85–103 Billy Gabor (23) 22–12
35 January 17 Minneapolis 105–110 (3OT) Dolph Schayes (41) 23–12
36 January 20 Baltimore 80–99 Billy Gabor (21) 24–12
37 January 22 @ Milwaukee 93–82 Ratkovicz, Rocha, Seymour (17) 25–12
38 January 23 @ Minneapolis 99–97 (OT) George King (22) 26–12
39 January 25 @ Philadelphia 94–95 (OT) Dolph Schayes (27) 26–13
40 January 26 @ Baltimore 78–73 Red Rocha (21) 27–13
41 January 27 Boston 86–91 Dolph Schayes (29) 28–13
42 January 31 Milwaukee 79–88 Jorgensen, Rocha (16) 29–13
43 February 3 Baltimore 73–95 Dolph Schayes (27) 30–13
44 February 6 @ Boston 88–99 Dolph Schayes (20) 30–14
45 February 8 @ Philadelphia 96–87 George King (19) 31–14
46 February 9 @ Baltimore 76–84 Red Rocha (21) 31–15
47 February 10 Philadelphia 84–91 Paul Seymour (21) 32–15
48 February 12 @ New York 69–78 Gerald Calabrese (14) 32–16
49 February 14 Rochester 78–76 Red Rocha (21) 32–17
50 February 16 @ Rochester 84–92 Red Rocha (18) 32–18
51 February 17 New York 61–66 George King (17) 33–18
52 February 21 Minneapolis 80–88 George King (21) 34–18
53 February 23 @ Baltimore 80–81 Red Rocha (21) 34–19
54 February 24 Boston 77–75 George King (17) 34–20
55 February 27 @ Boston 81–88 Wally Osterkorn (19) 34–21
56 February 28 Fort Wayne 83–88 George King (18) 35–21
57 March 1 @ Rochester 83–98 Noble Jorgensen (21) 35–22
58 March 2 Rochester 72–76 George Ratkovicz (15) 36–22
59 March 6 @ Fort Wayne 83–81 (2OT) Red Rocha (20) 37–22
60 March 7 @ Indianapolis 76–81 George King (15) 37–23
61 March 8 @ Philadelphia 83–92 Al Cervi (21) 37–24
62 March 9 Philadelphia 82–99 Paul Seymour (15) 38–24
63 March 12 @ Boston 89–71 George King (25) 39–24
64 March 13 Boston 82–81 Wally Osterkorn (16) 40–24
65 March 15 @ New York 90–97 Noble Jorgensen (16) 40–25
66 March 16 New York 90–84 Rocha, Schayes (19) 40–26

Playoffs

1952 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 20 Philadelphia W 102–83 Dolph Schayes (31) Dolph Schayes (18) Seymour, Osterkorn (4) Onondaga War Memorial 1–0
2 March 22 @ Philadelphia L 95–100 Osterkorn, Seymour (16) Schayes, Ratkovicz (12) Wally Osterkorn (7) Philadelphia Arena 1–1
3 March 23 Philadelphia W 84–73 Red Rocha (20) Wally Osterkorn (12) Paul Seymour (4) Onondaga War Memorial 2–1
Division Finals: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 April 2 New York L 85–87 Dolph Schayes (25) Onondaga War Memorial 0–1
2 April 3 New York W 102–92 Paul Seymour (21) Onondaga War Memorial 1–1
3 April 5 @ New York L 92–99 Red Rocha (22) Madison Square Garden III 1–2
4 April 6 @ New York L 93–100 Dolph Schayes (22) Madison Square Garden III 1–3
1952 schedule

Awards and records

Dolph Schayes, All-NBA First Team

References

See also

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