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.com
< 1950–51 1952–53 >

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

Draft picks

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

Roster

[edit]

Regular season

[edit]

Season standings

[edit]
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

Record vs. opponents

[edit]
1951-52 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS FWP IND MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Baltimore — 1–8 2–4 2–4 4–2 0–6 2–7 4–5 2–4 3–6
Boston 8–1 — 3–3 3–3 5–1 3–3 4–5 6–3 3–3 4–5
Fort Wayne 4–2 3–3 — 5–4 4–5 5–4 3–3 2–4 3–6 0–6
Indianapolis 4–2 3–3 4–5 — 7–2 4–5 3–3 2–4 3–6 4–2
Milwaukee 2–4 1–5 5–4 2–7 — 1–8 2–4 1–5 1–8 2–4
Minneapolis 6–0 3–3 4–5 5–4 8–1 — 4–2 2–4 7–2 1–5
New York 7–2 5–4 3–3 3–3 4–2 2–4 — 6–3 2–4 5–4
Philadelphia 5–4 3–6 4–2 4–2 5–1 4–2 3–6 — 2–4 3–6
Rochester 4–2 3–3 6–3 6–3 8–1 2–7 4–2 4–2 — 4–2
Syracuse 6–3 5–4 6–0 2–4 4–2 5–1 4–5 6–3 2–4 —

Game log

[edit]
1951–52 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 1 Fort Wayne 75–90 Dolph Schayes (18) 1–0
2 November 4 Minneapolis 67–98 Dolph Schayes (23) 2–0
3 November 10 @ Baltimore 82–91 Billy Gabor (18) 2–1
4 November 11 Indianapolis 79–93 Red Rocha (21) 3–1
5 November 15 Boston 95–97 Osterkorn, Schayes (15) 4–1
6 November 16 @ Philadelphia 97–90 Dolph Schayes (35) 5–1
7 November 17 @ New York 79–72 Dolph Schayes (20) 6–1
8 November 18 Baltimore 68–71 Al Cervi (26) 7–1
9 November 22 @ Fort Wayne 96–72 Red Rocha (23) 8–1
10 November 23 @ Indianapolis 68–82 Dolph Schayes (14) 8–2
11 November 25 New York 73–100 Al Cervi (19) 9–2
12 November 29 Fort Wayne 78–82 Red Rocha (21) 10–2
13 November 30 @ Philadelphia 75–82 King, Seymour (15) 10–3
14 December 2 Rochester 81–79 Dolph Schayes (29) 10–4
15 December 4 @ Indianapolis 77–83 Al Cervi (16) 10–5
16 December 5 @ Minneapolis 83–81 (OT) Dolph Schayes (24) 11–5
17 December 6 N Milwaukee 70–73 Paul Seymour (15) 11–6
18 December 8 @ Rochester 95–75 Dolph Schayes (24) 12–6
19 December 9 Philadelphia 74–93 Wally Osterkorn (17) 13–6
20 December 11 N Fort Wayne 80–62 Red Rocha (17) 14–6
21 December 13 Milwaukee 82–89 Billy Gabor (23) 15–6
22 December 16 Indianapolis 96–92 Dolph Schayes (21) 15–7
23 December 19 @ Boston 97–103 Wally Osterkorn (19) 15–8
24 December 22 @ New York 73–92 Dolph Schayes (15) 15–9
25 December 23 New York 75–72 Noble Jorgensen (18) 15–10
26 December 25 N Milwaukee 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

[edit]
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

Player statistics

[edit]
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

[edit]

Playoffs

[edit]

Awards and records

[edit]

Dolph Schayes, All-NBA First Team

Transactions

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ 1951–52 Syracuse Nationals

See also

[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1951–52_Syracuse_Nationals_season&oldid=1172531735"