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Syracuse Nationals


1946-63

Moved to Philadelphia and renamed the 76ers.

All-Time Record:

715 wins, 575 losses for 55.4% win percentage.

At home: 436 wins, 132 losses

Away: 186 wins, 359 losses

Neutral courts: 93 wins, 84 losses

The Nationals were in the playoffs in each of their 17 years of existence.

ALL-TIME ROSTER:


Forest Able

Forest Edward Able (Frosty)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-3 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: July 27, 1932
High School: Fairdale in Louisville, KY
College: Western Kentucky University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST STL PF PTS PPG
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals NBA 1 1 0 2 .000 0 0
1 1.0 1
1 0 0.0
Career
NBA 1 1 0 2 .000 0 0
1 1.0 1
1 0 0.0

John Abramovic

John Abramovic Jr. (Brooms)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: February 9, 1919 in Etna, PA
Died:
June 9, 2000
High School: Etna in Etna, Pennsylvania
College: Winston-Salem International University

SeasonTeamLeagueGMPFGFGAFG%FTFTAFT%TRB RPG ASTSTLPFPTS PPG
1946-47 Pittsburgh Ironmen
BAA 47 202 834 .242
123
178
.691


35


527
11.2
1947-48 Baltimore Bullets
BAA 5 1 10 .100
2
3
.667


1


2
0.4
1947-48 St Louis Bombers
BAA 4 0 11 .000
2
4
.500


1


4
1.0
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals NBL 35
72


42
54
.778




96
186
5.3
Career
NBL/BAA 91
275


169
239
.707





719
7.9

Dick Barnett

Richard Barnett (Dick, Skull, Fall Back Baby)

Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: October 2, 1936 in Gary, Indiana
High School: Roosevelt in Gary, Indiana
College: Tennessee State University

Season Team        
League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 57 1235 289 701 .412 128 180 .711 155 2.7 160 98 706 12.4
1960-61 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 78 2070 540 1194 .452 240 337 .712 283 3.6 218 169 1320 16.9
1962-63 Los Angeles Lakers
NBA 80 2544 547 1162 .471 343 421 .815 242 3.0 224 189 1437 18.0
1963-64 Los Angeles Lakers
NBA 78 2620 541 1197 .452 351 454 .773 250 3.2 238 233 1433 18.4
1964-65 Los Angeles Lakers
NBA 74 2026 375 908 .413 270 338 .799 200 2.7 159 209 1020 13.8
1965-66 New York Knicks
NBA 75 2589 631 1344 .469 467 605 .772 310 4.1 259 235 1729 23.1
1966-67 New York Knicks
NBA 67 1969 454 949 .478 231 295 .783 226 3.4 161 185 1139 17.0
1967-68 New York Knicks
NBA 81 2488 559 1159 .482 343 440 .780 238 2.9 242 222 1461 18.0
1968-69 New York Knicks
NBA 82 2953 565 1220 .463 312 403 .774 251 3.1 291 239 1442 17.6
1969-70 New York Knicks
NBA 82 2772 494 1039 .475 232 325 .714 221 2.7 298 220 1220 14.9
1970-71 New York Knicks
NBA 82 2843 540 1184 .456 193 278 .694 238 2.9 225 232 1273 15.5
1971-72 New York Knicks
NBA 79 2256 401 918 .437 162 215 .753 153 1.9 198 229 964 12.2
1972-73 New York Knicks
NBA 51 514 88 226 .389 16 30 .533 41 0.8 50 52 192 3.8
1973-74 New York Knicks
NBA 5 58 10 26 .385 2 3 .667 4 0.8 6 2 22 4.4
Career NBA 971 28937 6034 13227 .456 3290 4324 .761 2812 2.9 2729 2514 15358 15.8
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Ernie Beck

Ernest Joseph Beck (Ernie)

Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: December 11, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
High School: West Catholic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
College: University of Pennsylvania

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1953-54 Philadelphia Warriors NBA 15 422 39 142 .275 34 43 .791 50 3.3 34 29 112 7.5
1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors NBA 67 1007 136 351 .387 76 106 .717 196 2.9 79 86 348 5.2
1956-57 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 72 1743 195 508 .384 111 157 .707 312 4.3 190 155 501 7.0
1957-58 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 71 1974 272 683 .398 170 203 .837 307 4.3 190 173 714 10.1
1958-59 Philadelphia Warriors NBA 70 1017 163 418 .390 43 65 .662 176 2.5 89 124 369 5.3
1959-60 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 66 809 114 294 .388 27 32 .844 127 1.9 72 90 255 3.9
1960-61 St Louis Hawks
NBA 7 62 7 21 .333 5 5 1.000 12 1.7 13 6 19 2.7
1960-61 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 3 20 3 8 .375 1 2 .500 11 3.7 2 1 7 2.3
Career
NBA 371 7054 929 2425 .383 467 613 .762 1191 3.2 669 664 2325 6.3

Al Bianchi

Alfred A. Bianchi (Al)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: March 26, 1932 in Long Island City, New York
High School: Long Island City in Long Island, New York
College: Bowling Green State University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals NBA 68 1577 199 567 .351 165 239 .690 227 3.3 106 198 563 8.3
1957-58 Syracuse Nationals NBA 69 1421 215 625 .344 140 205 .683 221 3.2 114 188 570 8.3
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 1779 285 756 .377 149 206 .723 199 2.8 159 260 719 10.0
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals NBA 69 1256 211 576 .366 109 155 .703 179 2.6 169 231 531 7.7
1960-61 Syracuse Nationals NBA 52 667 118 342 .345 60 87 .690 105 2.0 93 137 296 5.7
1961-62 Syracuse Nationals NBA 80 1925 336 847 .397 154 221 .697 281 3.5 263 232 826 10.3
1962-63 Syracuse Nationals NBA 61 1159 202 476 .424 120 164 .732 134 2.2 170 165 524 8.6
1963-64 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 78 1437 257 684 .376 109 141 .773 147 1.9 149 248 623 8.0
1964-65 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 60 1116 175 486 .360 54 76 .711 95 1.6 140 178 404 6.7
1965-66 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 78 1312 214 560 .382 66 98 .673 134 1.7 134 232 494 6.3
Career
NBA 687 13649 2212 5919 .374 1126 1592 .707 1722 2.5 1497 2069 5550 8.1

Jim Brasco

James J. Brasco (Jim)
Position: G
Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: February 3, 1931
High School: Lincoln High in Brooklyn, NY
College: New York University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1952-53 Syracuse Nationals NBA 10 111 11 48 .229 11 14 .786 15 1.5 12 18 33 3.3
1952-53 Milwaukee Hawks NBA 20 248 25 94 .266 27 34 .794 24 1.2 21 30 77 3.9
Career
NBA 30 359 36 142 .254 38 48 .792 39 1.3 33 48 110 3.7

Charlie Butler

Charles J. Butler (Charlie)
Position: F
Height: 6-3 Weight:  000 lbs.
Born: August 15, 1920 in Chicago, IL
High School: Mount Carmel in Chicago, IL
College: University of Notre Dame

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1945-46 Chicago Gears
NBL 10
8
7

23
2.3
1946-47 Youngstown Bears
NBL 32
85 88 144 .611
258
8.1
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 3
2
1 1 1.00
5
1.7
Career
NBL
45

95
96
286
6.4

Barney Cable

Byrum William Cable (Barney)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-7 Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: July 29, 1935
High School: Rochester in Rochester, Pennsylvania
College: Bradley University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1958-59 Detroit Pistons
NBA 31 271 43 126 .341 23 29 .793 88 2.8 12 30 109 3.5
1959-60 Detroit Pistons
NBA 7 116 22 60 .367 4 10 .400 48 6.9 6 19 48 6.9
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 50 599 87 230 .378 40 57 .702 177 3.5 33 74 214 4.3
1960-61 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 75 1642 266 574 .463 73 108 .676 469 6.3 85 246 605 8.1
1961-62 Chicago Packers
NBA 15 498 82 217 .378 42 59 .712 83 5.5 31 55 206 13.7
1961-62 St Louis Hawks
NBA 52 1363 223 532 .419 76 122 .623 480 9.2 84 156 522 10.0
1962-63 St Louis Hawks
NBA 42 662 107 216 .495 41 63 .651 129 3.1 42 86 255 6.1
1962-63 Chicago Zephyrs
NBA 19 541 66 164 .402 21 33 .636 109 5.7 41 49 153 8.1
1963-64 Baltimore Bullets
NBA 71 1125 116 290 .400 28 42 .667 301 4.2 47 166 260 3.7
Career
NBA 362 6817 1012 2409 .420 348 523 .665 1884 5.2 381 881 2372 6.6

Gerry Calabrese

Gerald A. Calabrese (Gerry)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: February 4, 1925
High School: Cliffside Park in Cliffside Park, New Jersey
College: St. John's University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1950-51 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 46
70 197 .355 61 88 .693 65 1.4 65 80 201 4.4
1951-52 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 58 937 109 317 .344 73 103 .709 84 1.4 83 107 291 5.0
Career
NBA 104 937 179 514 .348 134 191 .702 149 1.4 148 187 492 4.7

Bob Calihan

Robert Calihan (Bob)

Position:  Forward-Center
Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born:  August 2, 1918
Died:
September 22, 1989
High School: St. George High in Chicago, IL
College: University of Detroit Mercy

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% RPG TRB PF PTS PPG
1940-41 Detroit Eagles NBL 23
69 43 68 .632
40 181 7.9
1945-46 Chicago Gears NBL 31
109 52 77 .675
88 270 8.7
1946-47 Chicago Gears NBL 44
196 92 132 .697 124 484 11.0
1947-48 Flint Dow A.C.'s
NBL 56 273 260 371 .701 145 806 14.4
1948-49 Syracuse Nationals NBL 11
28 13 21 .619 33 69 6.3
Career
TOT 165
675 460 669 .687 430 1810 10.9

Al Cervi

Alfred Nicholas Cervi (Al, Digger)

Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: February 12, 1917 in Buffalo, New York               
Died: November 9, 2009
High School: East in Buffalo, New York

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1937-38 Buffalo Bisons NBL 9 19 6 44 4.9
1945-46 Rochester Royals NBL 28 112 76 108 .704 21 300 10.7
1946-47 Rochester Royals NBL 44 228 176 236 .746 127 632 14.4
1947-48 Rochester Royals NBL 49 234 187 242 .773 118 655 13.4
1948-49 Syracuse Nationals NBL 57 204 287 382 .751 170 695 12.2
1949-50 Syracuse Nationals NBA 56
143 431 .332 287 346 .829
264 223 573 10.2
1950-51 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 53
132 346 .382 194 237 .819 152 2.9 208 180 458 8.6
1951-52 Syracuse Nationals NBA 55 850 99 280 .354 219 248 .883 87 1.6 148 176 417 7.6
1952-53 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 38 301 31 71 .437 81 100 .810 22 0.6 28 90 143 3.8
Career
NBA 202 1151 405 1128 .359 781 931 .839 261 1.8 648
669 1591 7.9

John Chaney

John Louie Chaney

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: February 29, 1920
Died:
August 9, 2004
College: Louisiana State University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals NBL 42 138 86 119 .723 119 362 8.6
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals NBL 40 107 78 103 .757 112 292 7.3
1948-49 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 59
82


59
88
.670


84
223
3.8
1949-50 Tri-Cities Blackhawks
NBA 6
10 37 .270 8 12 .667
15 13 28 4.7
1949-50 Sheboygan Redskins
NBA 10
15 49 .306 12 17 .706
5 10 42 4.2
Career
NBA 157

352
243 339 .717
338 947 6.0

Len Chappell

Leonard R. Chappell (Len, Lennie)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-8 Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: January 31, 1941 in Portage, Pennsylvania
High School: Portage in Portage, Pennsylvania
College: Wake Forest University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1962-63 Syracuse Nationals NBA 80 1241 281 604 .465 148 238 .622 461 5.8 56 171 710 8.9
1963-64 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 1 16 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 4 4.0 0 2 1 1.0
1963-64 New York Knicks NBA 78 2489 531 1183 .449 287 401 .716 767 9.8 83 212 1349 17.3
1964-65 New York Knicks NBA 43 655 145 367 .395 68 100 .680 140 3.3 15 73 358 8.3
1965-66 New York Knicks NBA 46 545 100 238 .420 46 78 .590 127 2.8 26 64 246 5.3
1966-67 Chicago Bulls NBA 19 179 40 89 .449 14 21 .667 38 2.0 12 31 94 4.9
1966-67 Cincinnati Royals NBA 54 529 92 224 .411 39 60 .650 151 2.8 21 73 223 4.1
1967-68 Cincinnati Royals NBA 10 65 15 30 .500 8 10 .800 15 1.5 5 6 38 3.8
1967-68 Detroit Pistons NBA 57 999 220 428 .514 130 184 .707 346 6.1 48 113 570 10.0
1968-69 Milwaukee Bucks NBA 80 2207 459 1011 .454 250 339 .737 637 8.0 95 247 1168 14.6
1969-70 Milwaukee Bucks NBA 75 1134 243 523 .465 135 211 .640 276 3.7 56 127 621 8.3
1970-71 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA 6 86 15 38 .395 11 14 .786 18 3.0 1 9 41 6.8
1970-71 Atlanta Hawks NBA 42 451 71 161 .441 60 74 .811 133 3.2 16 63 202 4.8
Career
TOT 670 11999 2443 5409 .452 1341 1925 .697 3431 5.1 503 1349 6227 9.3

Leroy Chollet

Leroy Patrick Chollet

Position: Forward
Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: March 5, 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana
Died:
June 10, 1998
High School: Holy Cross in New Orleans, Louisiana
College: Canisius College

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1949-50 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 49
61 179 .341 35 56 .625
37 52 157 3.2
1950-51 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 14
6 51 .118 12 19 .632 15 1.1 12 29 24 1.7
Career
NBA 63
67 230 .291 47 75 .627 15 1.1 49 81 181 2.9

Ed Conlin

Edward James Conlin (Ed)

Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6-5 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: September 2, 1933
High School: Saint Michael's in Brooklyn, New York
College: Fordham University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1955-56 Syracuse Nationals NBA 66 1423 211 574 .368 121 178 .680 326 4.9 145 121 543 8.2
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals NBA 71 2250 335 896 .374 283 368 .769 430 6.1 205 170 953 13.4
1957-58 Syracuse Nationals NBA 60 1871 343 877 .391 215 270 .796 436 7.3 133 168 901 15.0
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals NBA 57 1601 261 716 .365 156 211 .739 303 5.3 115 156 678 11.9
1958-59 Detroit Pistons NBA 15 354 68 175 .389 41 63 .651 91 6.1 17 32 177 11.8
1959-60 Detroit Pistons NBA 70 1636 300 831 .361 181 238 .761 346 4.9 126 158 781 11.2
1960-61 Philadelphia Warriors NBA 77 1294 216 599 .361 104 139 .748 262 3.4 123 153 536 7.0
1961-62 Philadelphia Warriors NBA 70 963 128 371 .345 66 89 .742 155 2.2 85 118 322 4.6
Career
NBA 486 11392 1862 5039 .370 1167 1556 .750 2349 4.8 949 1076 4891 10.1

Ray Corley

Raymond Charles Corley (Ray)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: January 14, 1928
Died: February 5, 2007
High School: Saint Peters in New York, New York
College: Georgetown University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1949-50 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 60
117 370 .316 75 122 .615
109 81 309 5.2
1950-51 Tri-Cities Blackhawks
NBA 18
29 85 .341 16 29 .552 43 2.4 38 26 74 4.1
1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons
NBA 8 65 3 24 .125 5 6 .833 5 0.6 5 18 11 1.4
Career
NBA 86 65 149 479 .311 96 157 .611 48 152 125 394 4.6

Larry Costello

Lawrence Ronald Costello (Larry, Ronnie)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1 Weight: 186 lbs.
Born: July 2, 1931 in Minoa, New York
Died: December 13, 2001
High School: Minoa in Minoa, New York
College: Niagara University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1954-55 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 19 463 46 139 .331 26 32 .813 49 2.6 78 37 118 6.2
1956-57 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 72 2111 186 497 .374 175 222 .788 323 4.5 236 182 547 7.6
1957-58 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 72 2746 378 888 .426 320 378 .847 378 5.3 317 246 1076 14.9
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 70 2750 414 948 .437 280 349 .802 365 5.2 379 263 1108 15.8
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 71 2469 372 822 .453 249 289 .862 388 5.5 449 234 993 14.0
1960-61 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 75 2167 407 844 .482 270 338 .799 292 3.9 413 286 1084 14.5
1961-62 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 63 1854 310 726 .427 247 295 .837 245 3.9 359 220 867 13.8
1962-63 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 78 2066 285 660 .432 288 327 .881 237 3.0 334 263 858 11.0
1963-64 Philadelphia 76ers
NBA 45 1137 191 408 .468 147 170 .865 105 2.3 167 150 529 11.8
1964-65 Philadelphia 76ers
NBA 64 1967 309 695 .445 243 277 .877 169 2.6 275 242 861 13.5
1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers
NBA 49 976 130 293 .444 120 133 .902 103 2.1 140 141 380 7.8
1967-68 Philadelphia 76ers
NBA 28 492 67 148 .453 67 81 .827 51 1.8 68 62 201 7.2
Career
NBA 706 21198 3095 7068 .438 2432 2891 .841 2705 3.8 3215 2326 8622 12.2

George Dempsey

George P. Dempsey

Position: Guard
Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: July 19, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
High School: Merchantville in Merchantville, New Jersey
College: King's College

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1954-55 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 48 1387 127 360 .353 98 141 .695 236 4.9 174 141 352 7.3
1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 72 1444 126 265 .475 88 139 .633 264 3.7 205 146 340 4.7
1956-57 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 71 1147 134 302 .444 55 102 .539 251 3.5 136 107 323 4.5
1957-58 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 67 1048 112 311 .360 70 105 .667 214 3.2 128 113 294 4.4
1958-59 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 23 284 36 75 .480 23 33 .697 60 2.6 32 31 95 4.1
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 34 410 56 140 .400 58 73 .795 100 2.9 36 64 170 5.0
Career
NBA 315 5720 591 1453 .407 392 593 .661 1125 3.6 711 602 1574

5.0


Bill DeVenzio

William DeVenzio (Bill)

Position:  Guard
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: August 2, 1924
Died:
January 1, 1969
High School: Coraopolis in Coraopolis, PA
College: Geneva, Eastern Kentucky

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 6
2

7
9
.778


11
1.8
Career
NBA 6

2


7
9
.778


11
1.8

Connie Dierking

Conrad William Dierking (Connie)

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-9 Weight: 222 lbs.
Born: October 2, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York
High School: Central in Valley Stream, New York
College: University of Cincinnati

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 64 726 105 290 .362 83 140 .593 233 3.6 34 148 293 4.6
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 71 1119 192 526 .365 108 188 .574 456 6.4 54 168 492 6.9
1963-64 Philadelphia 76ers
NBA 76 1286 191 514 .372 114 169 .675 422 5.6 50 221 496 6.5
1964-65 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 38 729 121 311 .389 54 83 .651 239 6.3 42 101 296 7.8
1964-65 San Francisco Warriors NBA 30 565 97 227 .427 46 85 .541 196 6.5 30 64 240 8.0
1965-66 Cincinnati Royals NBA 57 782 134 322 .416 50 82 .610 245 4.3 43 113 318 5.6
1966-67 Cincinnati Royals NBA 77 1905 291 729 .399 134 180 .744 603 7.8 158 251 716 9.3
1967-68 Cincinnati Royals NBA 81 2637 544 1164 .467 237 310 .765 766 9.5 191 315 1325 16.4
1968-69 Cincinnati Royals NBA 82 2540 546 1232 .443 243 319 .762 739 9.0 222 305 1335 16.3
1969-70 Cincinnati Royals NBA 76 2448 521 1243 .419 230 306 .752 624 8.2 169 275 1272 16.7
1970-71 Cincinnati Royals NBA 1 23 3 16 .188 0 0
7 7.0 1 5 6 6.0
1970-71 Philadelphia 76ers
NBA 53 714 122 306 .399 61 89 .685 227 4.3 59 109 305 5.8
Career
NBA 706 15474 2867 6880 .417 1360 1951 .697 4757 6.7 1053 2075 7094 10.0

Jack Dugger

Jack Richard Dugger (Big John)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-3 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: January 13, 1923 in Pittsburgh, PA
Died: February 23, 1988
High School: McKinley in Canton, OH
College: Ohio State University

SeasonTeamLeagueGMPFGFGAFG%FTFTAFT%TRB RPG ASTSTLPFPTS PPG
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 21
13

10
19
.526


19
36
1.7
Career
NBA 21

13


10
19
.526


19
36
1.7

Ed Earle 

Edwin Earle (Ed)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: April 28, 1927
Died:
March 26, 2009
High School: Schurz in Chicago, Illinois
College: Loyola University of Chicago

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1953-54 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 2 12 1 2 .500 2 4 .500 2 1.0 4 2.0
Career
NBA 2 12 1 2 .500 2 4 .500 2 1.0 4 2.0

Ed Erban

Edward Joseph Erban (Ed, Big Ed)

Position:  Forward
Height: 6-5 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born: July 6, 1921
Died:
May 17, 2008
High School:  Oshkosh High School, Oshkosh, WI
College: University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1941-42 Toledo Jim White Chevrolets
NBL 15
8


12



28 1.9
1943-44 Oshkosh All-Stars NBL 22
19


20




58
2.6
1944-45 Oshkosh All-Stars NBL 15 13 10 36
2.4
1945-46 Oshkosh All-Stars NBL 1
0 0 0 0.0
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals NBL 5 0 1 2 .500 1 0.2
Career
NBL 58 40 43 123 2.1

Kenny Exel

Kenneth A. Exel (Ken, Kenny)

Position:  Guard
Height: 6-1 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born: September 12, 1920
Died:
July 7, 2006
High School: Roosevelt High School
College: University of Minnesota

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Oshkosh All-Stars
NBL 17
10


9
24
.375

29
1.7
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals NBL 10 8 7 11 .636 23 2.3
1947-48 Minneapolis Lakers NBL 5 1 2 6 .333 4 0.8
Career
NBL 32

19


18
41
.439



56
1.8

Dick Farley

Richard L. Farley (Dick)

Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: April 13, 1932
Died: October 1, 1969
High School: Winslow in Winslow, Indiana
College: Indiana University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 69 1113 136 353 .385 136 201 .677 167 2.4 111 145 408 5.9
1955-56 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 72 1429 168 451 .373 143 207 .691 165 2.3 151 154 479 6.7
1958-59 Detroit Pistons
NBA 70 1280 177 448 .395 137 186 .737 195 2.8 124 130 491 7.0
Career
NBA 211 3822 481 1252 .384 416 594 .700 527 2.5 386 429 1378 6.5

Bob Fitzgerald

Robert Fitzgerald (Bob)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-5 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: March 14, 1923
Died:
July 1983
High School: Newtown in Elmhurst, New York
College: Fordham University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1945-46 Rochester Royals NBL 10 9 15 33 3.3
1946-47 Toronto Huskies
BAA 31
47 241 .195 45 70 .643
26 86 139 4.5
1946-47 New York Knicks
BAA 29
23 121 .190 36 60 .600
9 67 82 2.8
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals NBL 1 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 0.0
1948-49 Rochester Royals
BAA 18
6 29 .207 7 10 .700
12 26 19 1.1
Career
BAA 89
85

88

47 179 240 3.1

Billy Gabor

William A. Gabor (Billy, Bullet Bill, the Human Projectile)

Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: May 13, 1922
High School: Binghamton Central in Binghamton, New York
College: Syracuse University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1948-49 Syracuse Nationals NBL 58 115 125 169 .740 163 355 6.1
1949-50 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 56
226 671 .337 157 228 .689
108 198 609 10.9
1950-51 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 61
255 745 .342 179 242 .740 150 2.5 125 213 689 11.3
1951-52 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 57 1085 173 538 .322 142 183 .776 93 1.6 86 188 488 8.6
1952-53 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 69 1337 215 614 .350 217 284 .764 104 1.5 134 262 647 9.4
1953-54 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 61 1211 204 551 .370 139 194 .716 96 1.6 162 183 547 9.0
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 3 47 7 22 .318 3 5 .600 5 1.7 11 6 17 5.7
Career
NBA 307 3680 1080 3141 .344 837 1136 .737 448 1.8 626 1050 2997 9.8

Dave Gambee

David P. Gambee (Dave)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-6 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: April 16, 1937 in Portland, Oregon
High School: Corvallis in Corvallis, Oregon
College: Oregon State University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1958-59 St Louis Hawks NBA 2 7 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000
2 1.0 0 2 2 1.0
1959-60 TOT NBA 61 656 117 291 .402 69 106 .651 229 3.8 38 83 303 5.0
1959-60 St Louis Hawks NBA 42










1959-60 Cincinnati Royals NBA 19










1960-61 Syracuse Nationals NBA 79 2090 397 947 .419 291 352 .827 581 7.4 101 276 1085 13.7
1961-62 Syracuse Nationals NBA 80 2314 477 1126 .424 384 470 .817 631 7.9 114 275 1338 16.7
1962-63 Syracuse Nationals NBA 60 1234 235 537 .438 199 238 .836 289 4.8 48 190 669 11.2
1963-64 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 41 927 149 378 .394 151 185 .816 256 6.2 35 161 449 11.0
1964-65 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 80 1993 356 864 .412 299 368 .813 468 5.9 113 277 1011 12.6
1965-66 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 72 1068 168 437 .384 159 187 .850 273 3.8 71 189 495 6.9
1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 63 757 150 345 .435 107 125 .856 197 3.1 42 143 407 6.5
1967-68 San Diego Royals NBA 80 1755 375 853 .440 321 379 .847 464 5.8 93 253 1071 13.4
1968-69 Milwaukee Bucks NBA 34 624 150 323 .464 110 133 .827 179 5.3 32 99 410 12.1
1968-69 Detroit Pistons NBA 25 302 60 142 .423 49 62 .790 78 3.1 15 60 169 6.8
1969-70 San Francisco Warriors NBA 73 951 185 464 .399 156 186 .839 244 3.2 55 172 526 7.2
Career
NBA 750 14678 2820 6708 .420 2295 2791 .822 3891 5.2 757 2180 7935 10.6

Johnny Gee

John Alexander Gee (Whiz)

Position: Center
Height: 6-9 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: December 7, 1915 in Syracuse
Died:
January 23, 1988
High School:
College: University of Michigan

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 24
59


38
60
.633


59
156
6.5
Career
NBL 24
59


38
60
.633

59
156
6.5

Bato Govedarica

Bato Zdravko Govedarica

Position: Guard
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: April 17, 1928
Died:
March 13, 2006
High School: Lane Tech in Chicago, Illinois
College: DePaul University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1953-54 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 23 258 25 79 .316 25 37 .676 18 0.8 24 44 75 3.3
Career
NBA 23 258 25 79 .316 25 37 .676 18 0.8 24 44 75 3.3

Joe Graboski

Joseph W. Graboski (Joe, Grabbo)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-7    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: January 15, 1930
Died: July 2, 1998
High School: Tuley in Chicago, Illinois

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1948-49 Chicago Stags
BAA 45
54 157 .344 17 49 .347
18 86 125 2.8
1949-50 Chicago Stags
NBA 57
75 247 .304 53 89 .596
37 95 203 3.6
1951-52 Indianapolis Olympians
NBA 66 2439 320 827 .387 264 396 .667 655 9.9 130 254 904 13.7
1952-53 Indianapolis Olympians
NBA 69 2769 272 799 .340 350 513 .682 687 10.0 156 303 894 13.0
1953-54 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 71 2759 354 1000 .354 236 350 .674 670 9.4 163 223 944 13.3
1954-55 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 70 2515 373 1096 .340 208 303 .686 636 9.1 182 259 954 13.6
1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 72 2375 397 1075 .369 240 340 .706 642 8.9 190 272 1034 14.4
1956-57 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 72 2501 390 1118 .349 252 322 .783 614 8.5 140 244 1032 14.3
1957-58 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 72 2077 341 1017 .335 227 303 .749 570 7.9 125 249 909 12.6
1958-59 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 72 2482 394 1116 .353 270 360 .750 751 10.4 148 249 1058 14.7
1959-60 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 73 1269 217 583 .372 131 174 .753 358 4.9 111 147 565 7.7
1960-61 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 68 1011 169 507 .333 127 183 .694 262 3.9 74 148 465 6.8
1961-62 TOT NBA 38 468 77 221 .348 39 65 .600 154 4.1 28 62 193 5.1
1961-62 St Louis Hawks
NBA 3










1961-62 Chicago Packers
NBA 12










1961-62 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 23 323 48 133 .361
22 38 .579
105 4.6 20 45 118 5.1
Career
TOT 845 22665 3433 9763 .352 2414 3447 .700 5999 8.1 1502 2591 9280 11.0

Hal Greer

Harold Everett Greer (Hal)

Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-2    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: June 26, 1936 in Huntington, West Virginia
High School: Douglass in Huntington, West Virginia
College: Marshall University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals NBA 68 1625 308 679 .454 137 176 .778 196 2.9 101 189 753 11.1
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals NBA 70 1979 388 815 .476 148 189 .783 303 4.3 188 208 924 13.2
1960-61 Syracuse Nationals NBA 79 2763 623 1381 .451 305 394 .774 455 5.8 302 242 1551 19.6
1961-62 Syracuse Nationals NBA 71 2705 644 1442 .447 331 404 .819 524 7.4 313 252 1619 22.8
1962-63 Syracuse Nationals NBA 80 2631 600 1293 .464 362 434 .834 457 5.7 275 286 1562 19.5
1963-64 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 80 3157 715 1611 .444 435 525 .829 484 6.1 374 291 1865 23.3
1964-65 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 70 2600 539 1245 .433 335 413 .811 355 5.1 313 254 1413 20.2
1965-66 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 80 3326 703 1580 .445 413 514 .804 473 5.9 384 315 1819 22.7
1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 80 3086 699 1524 .459 367 466 .788 422 5.3 303 302 1765 22.1
1967-68 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 82 3263 777 1626 .478 422 549 .769 444 5.4 372 289 1976 24.1
1968-69 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 82 3311 732 1595 .459 432 543 .796 435 5.3 414 294 1896 23.1
1969-70 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 80 3024 705 1551 .455 352 432 .815 376 4.7 405 300 1762 22.0
1970-71 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 81 3060 591 1371 .431 326 405 .805 364 4.5 369 289 1508 18.6
1971-72 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 81 2410 389 866 .449 181 234 .774 271 3.3 316 268 959 11.8
1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 38 848 91 232 .392 32 39 .821 106 2.8 111 76 214 5.6
Career
NBA 1122 39788 8504 18811 .452 4578 5717 .801 5665 5.0 4540 3855 21586 19.2

Swede Halbrook

Harvey Wade Halbrook (Wade, Swede)

Position: Center
Height: 7-3    Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: January 30, 1933
Died: April 5, 1988
High School: Lincoln in Portland, Oregon
College: Oregon State University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1960-61 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 79 1131 155 463 .335 76 140 .543 550 7.0 31 262 386 4.9
1961-62 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 64 908 152 422 .360 96 151 .636 399 6.2 33 179 400 6.3
Career
NBA 143 2039 307 885 .347 172 291 .591 949 6.6 64 441 786 5.5

Alex Hannum

Alexander Murray Hannum (Alex)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-7    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: July 19, 1923 in Los Angeles, California
Died: January 18, 2002
High School: Alexander Hamilton in Los Angeles, California
College: University of Southern California

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1949-50 Syracuse Nationals NBA 64
177 488 .363 128 186 .688

129 264 482 7.5
1950-51 Syracuse Nationals NBA 63
182 494 .368 107 197 .543
301 4.8 119 271 471 7.5
1951-52 TOT NBA 66 1508 170 462 .368 98 138 .710
336 5.1 133 271 438 6.6
1951-52 Baltimore Bullets NBA











1951-52 Rochester Royals NBA











1952-53 Rochester Royals NBA 68 1288 129 360 .358 88 133 .662
279 4.1 81 258 346 5.1
1953-54 Rochester Royals NBA 72 1707 175 503 .348 102 164 .622
350 4.9 105 279 452 6.3
1954-55 Milwaukee Hawks NBA 53 1088 126 358 .352 61 107 .570
245 4.6 105 206 313 5.9
1955-56 St Louis Hawks NBA 71 1480 146 453 .322 93 154 .604
344 4.8 157 271 385 5.4
1956-57 TOT NBA 59 642 77 223 .345 37 56 .661
158 2.7 28 135 191 3.2
1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons NBA











1956-57 St Louis Hawks NBA











Career
NBA 516 7713 1182 3341 .354 714 1135 .629
2013 4.5 857 1955 3078 6.0

Bobby Harrison

Robert William Harrison (Bob, Tiger)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: August 12, 1927
High School: Woodward in Toledo, Ohio
College: University of Michigan

Bob Harrison

Robert William Harrison (Bob, Tiger)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: August 12, 1927
High School: Woodward in Toledo, Ohio
College: University of Michigan

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1949-50 Minneapolis Lakers
NBA 66
125 348 .359 50 74 .676
131 175 300 4.5
1950-51 Minneapolis Lakers
NBA 68
150 432 .347 101 128 .789 172 2.5 195 218 401 5.9
1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers
NBA 65 1712 156 487 .320 89 124 .718 160 2.5 188 203 401 6.2
1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers
NBA 70 1643 195 518 .376 107 165 .648 153 2.2 160 264 497 7.1
1953-54 TOT NBA 64 1443 144 449 .321 94 158 .595 130 2.0 139 218 382 6.0
1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers
NBA











1953-54 Milwaukee Hawks
NBA











1954-55 Milwaukee Hawks
NBA 72 2300 299 875 .342 126 185 .681 226 3.1 252 291 724 10.1
1955-56 St Louis Hawks
NBA 72 2219 260 725 .359 97 146 .664 195 2.7 277 246 617 8.6
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 66 1810 243 629 .386 93 130 .715 156 2.4 161 220 579 8.8
1957-58 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 72 1799 210 604 .348 97 122 .795 166 2.3 169 200 517 7.2
Career
NBA 615 12926 1782 5067 .352 854 1232 .693 1358 2.5 1672 2035 4418 7.2

Larry Hennessy

Lawrence E. Hennessy (Larry)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-3    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: May 20, 1929
Died:
August 20, 2008
High School: Blessed Sacrament in New Rochelle, New York
College: Villanova University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors NBA 53 444 85 247 .344 26 32 .813 49 0.9 46 37 196 3.7
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals NBA 21 373 56 175 .320 23 32 .719 45 2.1 27 28 135 6.4
Career
NBA 74 817 141 422 .334 49 64 .766 94 1.3 73 65 331 4.5

Mort Hill

Mort Hill (Mort)

Position:  Guard
Height: 6-1 Weight:  000 lbs.
Born: October 4, 1922
Died:
  October 6, 1977
High School:
College: Santa Barbara College

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals NBL 3
1


0 0 .000



2
0.7
Career
NBL 3
1 0 0 .000



2
0.7

Joe Holup

Joseph J. Holup (Joe)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-6 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: February 26, 1934
Died:
January 28, 1998
High School: Swoyersville in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania
College: George Washington University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 71 1284 160 487 .329 204 253 .806 279 3.9 84 177 524 7.4
1957-58 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 16 133 14 57 .246 16 23 .696 23 1.4 13 23 44 2.8
1957-58 Detroit Pistons
NBA 37 607 77 221 .348 55 71 .775 198 5.4 23 76 209 5.6
1958-59 Detroit Pistons
NBA 68 1502 209 580 .360 152 200 .760 352 5.2 73 239 570 8.4
Career
NBA 192 3526 460 1345 .342 427 547 .781 852 4.4 193 515 1347 7.0

Jim Homer

James P. Homer (Jim)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-5    Weight: 000 lbs.
Born: December 5, 1921
Died:
October 15, 1992
High School:
College: University of Alabama

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPGAST PF PTS PPG
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 56
250


198
324
.611


189
698
12.5
1948-49 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 59
141
104
164
.634


181
386 6.5
Career
NBL 115 391


302
488
.619

390 1084
9.4

Bob Hopkins

Robert M. Hopkins (Bob)

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-8    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: November 3, 1934
College: Grambling State University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 62 764 130 343 .379 94 126 .746 233 3.8 22 106 354 5.7
1957-58 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 69 1224 221 554 .399 123 161 .764 392 5.7 45 162 565 8.2
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 67 1518 246 611 .403 176 234 .752 436 6.5 67 181 668 10.0
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 75 1616 257 660 .389 136 174 .782 465 6.2 55 193 650 8.7
Career
NBA 273 5122 854 2168 .394 529 695 .761 1526 5.6 189 642 2237 8.2

Roy Hurley

Roy Leonard Hurley

Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6-2 Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: August 12, 1922 in Arcadia, California
Died: October 14, 1993
College: Murray State University

Season
Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1945-46 Indianapolis Kautskys NBL 30 76 24 38 .632 68 176 5.9
1946-47 Toronto Huskies BAA 46
100 447 .224 39 64 .609
34 85 239 5.2
1947-48 Tri-Cities Blackhawks NBL 12 18 9 16 .562 45 3.8
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals NBL 4 1 4 5 .800 6 1.5
Career
92
195

76 123 .618
34 154 466 5.1

Noble Jorgensen

Noble Gordon Jorgensen (Jorgy)

Position: Center
Height: 6-9 Weight: 228 lbs.
Born: May 18, 1925
Died: November 1982
College: University of Iowa

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPGAST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Pittsburgh Ironmen
BAA 15
25 112 .223 16 25 .640
4 40 66 4.4
1949-50 Sheboygan Redskins NBA 54
218 618 .353 268 350 .766
90 201 704 13.0
1950-51 TOT NBA 63
223 600 .372 182 265 .687 338 5.4 91 237 628 10.0
1950-51 Tri-Cities Blackhawks NBA











1950-51 Syracuse Nationals NBA











1951-52 Syracuse Nationals NBA 66 1318 190 460 .413 149 187 .797 288 4.4 63 190 529 8.0
1952-53 Syracuse Nationals NBA 70 1355 145 436 .333 146 199 .734 236 3.4 76 247 436 6.2
Career
TOT 268 2673 801 2226 .360 761 1026 .742 862 4.3 324 915 2363 8.8

Tommy Kearns

Thomas Francis Kearns Jr. (Tommy)

Position: Guard
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: October 6, 1936 in New York, New York
High School: Saint Ann's Academy in New York, New York
College: University of North Carolina

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals NBA 1 7 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000
0 0.0 0 1 2 2.0
Career
NBA 1 7 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000
0 0.0 0 1 2 2.0

Billy Kenville

William McGill Kenville (Billy, The Kid)

Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-2 Weight: 187 lbs.
Born: December 1, 1930 in Elmhurst, New York
High School: LaSalle Academy in New York, NY
College: St. Bonaventure University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPGAST PF PTS PPG
1953-54 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 72 1405 149 388 .384 136 182 .747 247 3.4 122 138 434 6.0
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 70 1380 172 482 .357 154 201 .766 247 3.5 150 132 498 7.1
1955-56 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 72 1278 170 448 .379 195 257 .759 215 3.0 159 132 535 7.4
1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons
NBA 71 1701 204 608 .336 174 218 .798 324 4.6 172 169 582 8.2
1957-58 Detroit Pistons
NBA 35 649 106 280 .379 46 75 .613 102 2.9 66 68 258 7.4
1959-60 Detroit Pistons
NBA 25 365 47 131 .359 33 41 .805 71 2.8 46 31 127 5.1
Career
NBA 345 6778 848 2337 .363 738 974 .758 1206 3.5 715 670 2434 7.1

Johnny Kerr

John G. Kerr (Johnny, Red)

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-9 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: August 17, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois
Died: February 26, 2009
High School: Tilden Tech in Chicago, Illinois
College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPGAST PF PTS PPG
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 1529 301 718 .419 152 223 .682 474 6.6 80 165 754 10.5
1955-56 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 2114 377 935 .403 207 316 .655 607 8.4 84 168 961 13.3
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 2191 333 827 .403 225 313 .719 807 11.2 90 190 891 12.4
1957-58 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 2384 407 1020 .399 280 422 .664 963 13.4 88 197 1094 15.2
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 2671 502 1139 .441 281 367 .766 1008 14.0 142 183 1285 17.8
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals NBA 75 2372 436 1111 .392 233 310 .752 913 12.2 167 207 1105 14.7
1960-61 Syracuse Nationals NBA 79 2676 419 1056 .397 218 299 .729 951 12.0 199 230 1056 13.4
1961-62 Syracuse Nationals NBA 80 2767 541 1220 .443 222 302 .735 1176 14.7 243 272 1304 16.3
1962-63 Syracuse Nationals NBA 80 2561 507 1069 .474 241 320 .753 1039 13.0 214 208 1255 15.7
1963-64 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 80 2938 536 1250 .429 268 357 .751 1017 12.7 275 187 1340 16.8
1964-65 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 80 1810 264 714 .370 126 181 .696 551 6.9 197 132 654 8.2
1965-66 Baltimore Bullets NBA 71 1770 286 692 .413 209 272 .768 586 8.3 225 148 781 11.0
Career
NBA 905 27783 4909 11751 .418 2662 3682 .723 10092 11.2 2004 2287 12480 13.8

George King

George Smith King Jr.

Position: Guard
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: August 16, 1928 in Charleston, West Virginia
Died: October 5, 2006
High School: Stonewall Jackson in Charleston, West Virginia
College: University of Charleston

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPGAST PF PTS PPG
1951-52 Syracuse Nationals NBA 66 1889 235 579 .406 188 264 .712 274 4.2 244 199 658 10.0
1952-53 Syracuse Nationals NBA 71 2519 255 635 .402 284 442 .643 281 4.0 364 244 794 11.2
1953-54 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 2370 280 744 .376 257 410 .627 268 3.7 272 179 817 11.3
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals NBA 67 2015 228 605 .377 140 229 .611 227 3.4 331 148 596 8.9
1955-56 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 2343 284 763 .372 176 275 .640 250 3.5 410 150 744 10.3
1957-58 Cincinnati Royals NBA 63 2272 235 645 .364 140 227 .617 306 4.9 337 124 610 9.7
Career
NBA 411 13408 1517 3971 .382 1185 1847 .642 1606 3.9 1958 1044 4219 10.3

Bob Kitterman

Robert Kitterman

Position: Guard
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: April 2, 1923
Died:
November 14, 2000
High School:
College: Iowa Teachers

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals NBL 54
117

38
53
.717


58
272
5.0
Career
NBL 54 117
38 53 .717
58 272
5.0

Dick Knostman

Richard W. Knostman (Dick)

Position: Center
Height: 6-6 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: August 9, 1931 in Wamego, Kansas
High School: Wamego in Wamego, Kansas
College: Kansas State University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPGAST PF PTS PPG
1953-54 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 5 47 3 10 .300 7 11 .636 17 3.4 6 9 13 2.6
Career
NBA 5 47 3 10 .300 7 11 .636 17 3.4 6 9 13 2.6

Bob Lavoy

Robert William Lavoy (Bob)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-7 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: June 29, 1926
Died: December 18, 2010
High School: East in Aurora, Illinois
College: Western Kentucky University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPGAST PF PTS PPG
1950-51 Indianapolis Olympians NBA 63
221 619 .357 84 133 .632 310 4.9 76 190 526 8.3
1951-52 Indianapolis Olympians NBA 63 1829 240 604 .397 168 223 .753 479 7.6 107 210 648 10.3
1952-53 Indianapolis Olympians NBA 70 2327 225 560 .402 168 242 .694 528 7.5 130 274 618 8.8
1953-54 TOT NBA 68 1277 135 356 .379 94 129 .729 317 4.7 78 215 364 5.4
1953-54 Milwaukee Hawks NBA











1953-54 Syracuse Nationals NBA











Career
NBA 264 5433 821 2139 .384 514 727 .707 1634 6.2 391 889 2156 8.2

Fuzzy Levane

Andrew Joseph Levane (Fuzzy)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: April 11, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York
Died: April 30, 2012 in Irmo, South Carolina
High School: James Madison in Brooklyn, New York
College: St. John's University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1948-49 Rochester Royals
BAA 36
55 193 .285 13 21 .619
39 37 123 3.4
1949-50 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 60
139 418 .333 54 85 .635
156 106 332 5.5
1952-53 Milwaukee Hawks
NBA 7 68 3 24 .125 2 3 .667 9 1.3 9 15 8 1.1
Career
TOT 103 68 197 635 .310 69 109 .633 9 1.3 204 158 463 4.5

Sam Lieberman

Sam Lieberman

Position:  Center
Height: 6-8 Weight:  000 lbs.
Born:
Died:

High School:
College: 

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 2   0     1 2 .500
   
1 0.5
Career
NBL 2   0     1 2 .500
   
1 0.5

Earl Lloyd

Earl Francis Lloyd (Big Cat, Moon Fixer)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-5 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: April 3, 1928
High School: Parker-Gray in Alexandria, Virginia
College: West Virginia State University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPGAST PF PTS PPG
1950-51 Washington Capitols NBA 7
16 35 .457 11 13 .846 47 6.7 11 26 43 6.1
1952-53 Syracuse Nationals NBA 64 1806 156 453 .344 160 231 .693 444 6.9 64 241 472 7.4
1953-54 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 2206 249 666 .374 156 209 .746 529 7.3 115 303 654 9.1
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 2212 286 784 .365 159 212 .750 553 7.7 151 283 731 10.2
1955-56 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 1837 213 636 .335 186 241 .772 492 6.8 116 267 612 8.5
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 1965 256 687 .373 134 179 .749 435 6.0 114 282 646 9.0
1957-58 Syracuse Nationals NBA 61 1045 119 359 .331 79 106 .745 287 4.7 60 179 317 5.2
1958-59 Detroit Pistons NBA 72 1796 234 670 .349 137 182 .753 500 6.9 90 291 605 8.4
1959-60 Detroit Pistons NBA 68 1610 237 665 .356 128 160 .800 322 4.7 89 226 602 8.9
Career
NBA 560 14477 1766 4955 .356 1150 1533 .750 3609 6.4 810 2098 4682 8.4

Bob Lochmueller

Robert L. Lochmueller (Bob)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-5 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: June 5, 1927
High School: Elberfeld in Elberfeld, Indiana
College: University of Louisville

SeasonTeamLeagueGMPFGFGAFG%FTFTAFT%TRB RPG ASTPFPTS PPG
1952-53
Syracuse Nationals
NBA 62 802
79  245 .322
74 122 .607
162
2.6
47
143
232 3.7
Career
NBA 62  802 79 245
 .322 74 122 .607
 162 2.6
 47 143
232 3.7

Don Lofgran

Donald Lofgran (Don)

Position: Forward-Center 
Height: 6-5 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: November 18, 1928 in Oakland, California
Died: June 1976 in Salt Lake City, Utah
High School: Oakland Tech in Oakland, California
College: University of San Francisco

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1950-51 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 47
52 175
58 93

29 103 162 3.4
1950-51 Indianapolis Olympians
NBA 14
27 95
21 34

7 29 75 5.4
1951-52 Indianapolis Olympians
NBA 63 1254 149 417 .357 156 219 .712 257 4.1 48 147 454 7.2
1952-53 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 64 1788 173 525 .330 126 173 .728 339 5.3 106 178 472 7.4
1953-54 Milwaukee Hawks
NBA 21 380 35 112 .313 32 49 .653 64 3.0 26 34 102 4.9
Career
NBA 209 3422 436 1324 .329 393 568 .692 817 3.9 216 491 1265 6.1

Johnny Macknowski

John Andrew Macknowski (Johnny, Whitey, Mack)

Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: January 7, 1923
College: Seton Hall University

Season Team League G FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1948-49 Syracuse Nationals NBL 62 146 128 178 .719 128 420 6.8
1949-50 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 59 154 463 .333 131 178 .736
65 128 439 7.4
1950-51 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 58 131 435 .301 122 170 .718 110 1.9 69 134 384 6.6
Career
NBA 179 431 898 .317 381 526 .724 110 1.9 134 390 1243 6.9

Al Masino

Alfred Albert Masino (Al)

Position: Guard
Height: 5-10 Weight: 174 lbs.
Born: February 5, 1928
Died: August 16, 2006
College: Canisius College

Season Tm League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1952-53 Milwaukee Hawks
NBA 72 1773 134 400 .335 128 204 .627 177 2.5 160 252 396 5.5
1953-54 Rochester Royals
NBA 11 80 8 16 .500 7 12 .583 12 1.1 7 20 23 2.1
1953-54 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 16 101 18 46 .391 23 37 .622 16 1.0 15 24 59 3.7
Career
NBA 99 1954 160 462 .346 158 253 .625 205 2.1 182 296 478 4.8

Bill McCahan

William Glenn McCahan

Position: Guard
Height: 5-11 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: June 7, 1921 in Philadelphia, PA
Died: July 3, 1986
College: Duke University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals NBA 27
35


24
46
.522

41 94
3.5
Career
NBA 27
35

24 46 .522
41 94 3.5

Chick Meehan

John Meehan (Chick)

Position: Guard
Height: 0-0 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born: January 9, 1917
Died: April 9, 2004
High School:  Rondout Valley High School in Accord, NY, Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, NY
College: 

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals NBL 29 83 43 63 .683 58 209 7.2
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 22
16


10
16
.625


42 1.9
Career
NBL 22
16

10 16 .625

42 1.9

Porter Meriwether

Porter Louis Meriwether

Position: Guard
Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: March 16, 1940 in Chicago, IL
Died
: November 13, 2009
High School: Lincoln in Evansville, Indiana
College: Tennessee State University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1962-63 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 31 268 48 122 .393 23 33 .697 29 0.9 43 19 119 3.8
Career
NBA 31 268 48 122 .393 23 33 .697 29 0.9 43 19 119 3.8

John Moiseichik

John Moiseichik

Position: Guard
Height: 0-0 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born:
High School:
College: Cortland State, NY

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 9
6


4 9 .444


16 1.8
Career
NBL 9
6

4 9 .444


16 1.8

Jim Neal

James Neal (Jim)

Position: Center
Height: 6-11 Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: May 21, 1930
Died: October 3, 2011
College: Wofford College

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1953-54 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 67 899 117 369 .317 78 132 .591 257 3.8 24 139 312 4.7
1954-55 Baltimore Bullets
NBA 13 194 12 59 .203 14 21 .667 47 3.6 9 22 38 2.9
Career
NBA 80 1093 129 428 .301 92 153 .601 304 3.8 33 161 350 4.4

George Nelmark

George Gregory Nelmark

Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-1 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born: May 9, 1917 in Ironwood, MI
Died: December 4, 2010
High School:
College: Missouri State Teachers Colleg, UCLA

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1941-42 Toledo Chevrolets NBL 21 60 32 112 5.3
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 37
107
51 92 .554


102 265 7.2
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals NBL 52 76 51 85 .600 124 203 3.9
Career
NBL 110

243

134




226 582 5.3

Paul Neumann

Paul R. Neumann

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: January 30, 1938
High School: Newport Harbor in Newport Harbor, California
College: Stanford University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1961-62 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 79 1365 172 401 .429 133 172 .773 194 2.5 176 203 477 6.0
1962-63 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 80 1581 237 503 .471 181 222 .815 200 3.3 227 221 655 8.2
1963-64 Philadelphia 76ers
NBA 74 1973 324 732 .443 210 266 .789 246 3.3 291 211 858 8.6
1964-65 Philadelphia 76ers
NBA 40 1100 213 434 .491 148 184 .804 102 2.6 139 119 574 14.4
1964-65 San Francisco Warriors
NBA 36 934 152 338 .450 86 119 .723 96 2.7 94 99 390 10.8
1965-66 San Francisco Warriors
NBA 66 1729 343 817 .420 265 317 .836 208 3.2 184 174 951 14.4
1966-67 San Francisco Warriors
NBA 78 2421 386 911 .424 312 390 .800 272 3.5 342 266 1084 13.9
Career
NBA 453 11103 1827 4136 .442 1335 1670 .799 1318 2.9 1453 1293 4989 11.0

Mike Novak

Michael D. Novak (Mike, Big Mike)

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-9 Weight: 219 lbs.
Born: April 23, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois
Died: August 15, 1978
High School: Tilden in Chicago, Illinois
College: Loyola University of Chicago

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1939-40 Chicago Bruins NBL 28 114 65 114 .570 62 293 10.5
1940-41 Chicago Bruins NBL 23 56 34 74 .459 66 146 6.3
1941-42 Chicago Bruins NBL 19 58 31 147 7.7
1942-43 Chicago Studabaker Flyers NBL 18 50 35 50 .700 51 135 7.5
1943-44 Sheboygan Redskins NBL 22 39 14 92 4.2
1944-45 Sheboygan Redskins NBL 27 88 57 233 8.6
1945-46 Sheboygan Redskins NBL 34 111 88 144 .611 63 310 9.1
1946-47 Sheboygan Redskins NBL 3 3 4 7 .571 10 3.3
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals NBL 33 150 69 129 .535 369 11.2
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals NBL 60 211 124 201 .617 201 546 9.1
1948-49 Rochester Royals
BAA 60
124 363 .342 72 124 .581
112 188 320 5.3
1949-50 Rochester Royals
NBA 5
1 11 .091 1 1 1.000
4 10 3 0.6
1949-50 Philadelphia Warriors
NBA 55
36 138 .261 24 46 .522
57 129 96 1.7
1953-54 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 5 24 0 7 .000 1 2 .500 2 0.4 2 9 1 0.2
Career
TOT 392
1041

619


2701 6.9

Bob Nugent

Robert Nugent (Bob)

Position: Guard
Height: 5-11 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born: September 18, 1915
Death: June 4, 1995
High School: Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, NY
College: 

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 31
39

31 45 .689


56 109 3.5
Career
NBL 31
39

31 45 .689


56 109 3.5

Hank O'Keeffe

Henry O'Keeffe (Hank)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-3 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born: December 12, 1923
Died: December 27, 2011
High School:  Malverne High School, Long Island, NY
College: Canisius College

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1948-49 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 56
94

52 90 .578


102 240 4.3
Career
NBL 56
94

52 90 .578


102 240 4.3

Eddie Oram

Edward Oram (Eddie)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-3 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born:
October 5, 1914
Died:
  December 18, 2004
High School:
College: University of Southern California

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1939-40 Chicago Bruins NBL 18
18

17 29 .586 24 53 2.9
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals NBL 24
39
29 44 .659 107 4.5
Career
NBL 42
57
46 73 .630 24 160 3.8

Chuck Osborne

Charles H. Osborne (Chuck, Charley)

Position: Forward
Height:
6-6 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: January 21, 1939
Died: April 17, 1979
High School: Flat Gap in Flat Gap, Kentucky
College: Western Kentucky University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1961-62 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 4 21 1 8 .125 3 4 .750 9 2.3 1 3 5 1.3
Career
NBA 4 21 1 8 .125 3 4 .750 9 2.3 1 3 5 1.3

Bob O'Shaughnessy

Robert O'Shaughnessy (Bob)

Position: Guard
Height:
6-0 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born: May 25, 1921
Died: March 1971
High School:
College: Nevada University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 25
41
19 31 .613


101 4.0
Career
NBA 25
41

19 31 .613


101 4.0

Garland O'Shields

Garland Lee O'Shields (Mule)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: May 23, 1921 in Spartanburg, SC
Died: January 17, 2001
High School:
College: University of Tennessee

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Chicago Stags BAA 9 2 11 .182 0 2 .000 1 8 4 0.4
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 5
3

3 4 .750


9 1.8
Career
NBL 14
5

3 6 .500


13 0.9

Wally Osterkorn

Walter Raymond Osterkorn (Wally, Ox)

Position: Forward-Center
Height:
6-5 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: July 6, 1928 in Chicago, IL
Died: January 11, 2012 in Scottsdale, AZ
High School: Amundsen in Chicago, Illinois
College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1951-52 Syracuse Nationals NBA 66 1721 145 413 .351 199 335 .594 444 6.7 117 226 489 7.4
1952-53 Syracuse Nationals NBA 49 1016 85 262 .324 106 168 .631 217 4.4 61 129 276 5.6
1953-54 Syracuse Nationals NBA 70 2164 203 586 .346 209 361 .579 487 7.0 151 209 615 8.8
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals NBA 19 286 20 97 .206 16 32 .500 70 3.7 17 32 56 2.9
Career    
NBA 204 5187 453 1358 .334 530 896 .592 1218 6.0 346 596 1436 7.0

Togo Palazzi

Togo Anthony Palazzi

Position: Forward-Guard
Height:
6-4 Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: August 8, 1932 in Union City, New Jersey
High School: Union Hill in Union City, New Jersey
College: College of the Holy Cross

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1954-55 Boston Celtics
NBA 53 504 101 253 .399 45 60 .750 146 2.8 30 60 247 4.7
1955-56 Boston Celtics
NBA 63 703 145 373 .389 85 124 .685 182 2.9 42 87 375 6.0
1956-57 Boston Celtics
NBA 21 233 41 118 .347 23 32 .719 75 3.6 8 23 105 5.0
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 42 780 169 453 .373 113 143 .790 187 4.5 41 94 451 10.7
1957-58 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 67 1001 228 579 .394 123 171 .719 243 3.6 42 125 579 8.6
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 71 1053 240 612 .392 115 158 .728 266 3.7 67 174 595 8.4
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 7 70 13 41 .317 4 8 .500 14 2.0 3 7 30 4.3
Career
NBA 324 4344 937 2429 .386 508 696 .730 1113 3.4 233 570 2382 7.4

Ed Peterson

Edward T. Peterson (Ed)

Position: Center
Height:
6-9 Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: June 27, 1924
Died: March 20, 1984 in Syracuse, NY
High School:
College: Cornell University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPGAST PF PTS PPG
1948-49 Syracuse Nationals NBL 63 165 104 177 .588 203 434 6.9
1949-50 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 62
167 390 .428 111 185 .600
33 198 445 7.2
1950-51 TOT NBA 53
130 384 .339 99 150 .660 288 5.4 66 188 359 6.8
1950-51 Syracuse Nationals
NBA











1950-51 Tri-Cities Blackhawks
NBA











Career
NBA 178
462

309 485 .637

589 1238 7.0

Lou Possner

Louis Possner (Lou)

Position: Forward-Center
Height:
6-3 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born: August 11, 1917
Died: March 6, 1990
High School: Marshall in Chicago, IL
College: Depaul University

Season
Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1941-42 Chicago Gears
NBL 4
2

1



5 1.2
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 3 4
1 2 .500

9 3.0
Career
NBL 7 6






14 2.0

Cal Ramsey

Calvin Ramsey (Cal)

Position: Forward
Height:
6-4 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: July 13, 1937 in Selma, Alabama
High School: Commerce in New York, New York
College: New York University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1959-60 STL NBA 4 35 7 19 .368 3 4 .750 19 4.8 0 4 17 4.3
1959-60 NYK NBA 7 160 32 77 .416 16 29 .552 47 6.7 9 21 80 11.4
1960-61 SYR NBA 2 27 2 11 .182 2 4 .500 7 3.5 3 7 6 3.0
Career
NBA 13 222 41 107 .383 21 37 .568 73 5.6 12 32 103 7.9

George Ratkovicz

George Ratkovicz

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-6 Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: November 13, 1922 in Chicago, IL
Died: November 10, 2007 in Webster, NY
High School: Lindblom College Prep in Chicago, IL
College: None

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1941-42 Chicago Bruins NBL 13 9 14 32 2.5
1945-46 Chicago Gears NBL 33 80 66 113 .584 91 226 6.8
1946-47 Chicago Gears NBL 37 43 26 58 .448 68 112 3.0
1947-48 Rochester Royals NBL 53 79 76 119 .639 135 234 4.4
1948-49 Tri-Cities Blackhawks NBL 64 109 106 175 .606 207 324 5.1
1949-50 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 62
162 439 .369 211 348 .606
124 201 535 8.6
1950-51 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 66
264 636 .415 321 439 .731 547 8.3 193 256 849 12.9
1951-52 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 66 1356 165 473 .349 163 242 .674 328 5.0 90 235 493 7.5
1952-53 Milwaukee Hawks
NBA 71 2235 208 619 .336 262 373 .702 522 7.4 217 287 678 9.5
1953-54 Milwaukee Hawks
NBA 69 2170 197 501 .393 176 273 .645 523 7.6 154 255 570 8.3
1954-55 Milwaukee Hawks
NBA 9 102 3 19 .158 10 23 .435 17 1.9 13 15 16 1.8
Career
NBA 343 5863 999 2687 .372 1143 1698 .673 1937 791 1249 3141 9.2

Jim Ray

James E. Ray (Jim)

Position: Guard
Height:
6-1 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: January 12, 1934
College: University of Toledo

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 4 43 2 11 .182 3 5 .600 5 0.8 3 4 7 1.8
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 4 21 1 6 .167 0 0 .000
0 0.5 2 3 2 0.5
Career
NBA 8 64 3 17 .176 3 5 .600 5 0.6 5 7 9 1.1

Jerry Rizzo

Jerome Rizzo (Jerry)

Position: Guard
Height:
5-8 Weight: 150 lbs.
Born: March 12, 1918 in Astoria, NY
Died: August 27, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV
High School: Newtown in Flushing, NY
College: Fordham University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 44
155 169 238 .710 125 479 10.9
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals NBL 60 160 217 303 .716 156 537 8.9
1948-49 Syracuse Nationals NBL 45
67 106 150 .707
106 240 5.3
Career
NBL 149 382 492 691 .712 387 1256 8.4

Joe Roberts

Joseph Roberts (Joe)

Position: Forward
Height:
6-6 Weight: 214 lbs.
Born: May 18, 1936
High School: East in Columbus, Ohio
College: Ohio State University

Joseph Roberts (Joe)

Position: Forward ? Height: 6-6 ? Weight: 214 lbs.
Born: May 18, 1936
High School: East in Columbus, Ohio
College: Ohio State University
Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1960-61 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 68 800 130 351 .370 62 104 .596 243 3.6 43 125 322 4.7
1961-62 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 80 1642 243 619 .393 129 194 .665 538 6.7 50 230 615 7.7
1962-63 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 33 466 73 196 .372 35 51 .686 155 4.7 16 66 181 5.5
Career

NBA 181 2908 446 1166 .383 226 349 .648 936 4.9 109 421 1118 5.8

Red Rocha

Ephraim J. Rocha (Red, The Thin Man)

Position: Center-Forward
Height:
6-9 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: September 18, 1923 in Hilo, Hawaii
Died: February 13, 2010
High School: Hilo in Hilo, Hawaii
College: Oregon State University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1947-48 St Louis Bombers BAA 48
232 740 .314 147 213 .690
39 209 611 12.7
1948-49 St Louis Bombers BAA 58
223 574 .389 162 211 .768
157 251 608 10.5
1949-50 St Louis Bombers NBA 65
275 679 .405 220 313 .703
155 257 770 11.8
1950-51 Baltimore Bullets NBA 64
297 843 .352 242 299 .809 511 8.0 147 242 836 13.1
1951-52 Syracuse Nationals NBA 66 2543 300 749 .401 254 330 .770 549 8.3 128 249 854 12.9
1952-53 Syracuse Nationals NBA 69 2454 268 690 .388 234 310 .755 510 7.4 137 257 770 11.2
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 2473 295 801 .368 222 284 .782 489 6.8 178 242 812 11.3
1955-56 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 1883 250 692 .361 220 281 .783 416 5.8 131 244 720 10.0
1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons NBA 72 1154 136 390 .349 109 144 .757 272 3.8 81 162 381 5.3
Career
TOT 586 10507 2276 6158 .370 1810 2385 .759 2747 6.6 1153 2113 6362 10.9


NBA 480 10507 1821 4844 .376 1501 1961 .765 2747 6.6 957 1653 5143 10.7


BAA 106
455 1314 .346 309 424 .729
196 460 1219 11.5

Les Rothman

Les Rothman (Les)

Position: Forward
Height:
6-1 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born:  September 27, 1922
Died: October 23, 2000
High School:
College: Long Island University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Chicago Gears
NBL 1
0

0 0 .000
0 0.0
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 13
24
15 21 .714


63 4.8
Career
NBL 14
24

15 21 .714

63 4.5

Don Savage

Donald Joseph Savage (Don)

Position: Forward-Guard
Height:
6-3 Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: April 9, 1928
Died: January 27, 2010
High School: Manlius in Manlius, New York
College: LeMoyne College

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1951-52 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 12 118 9 43 .209 18 28 .643 24 2.0 12 22 36 3.0
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 5 55 6 19 .316 6 7 .857 7 1.4 2 7 18 3.6
Career
NBA 17 173 15 62 .242 24 35 .686 31 1.8 14 29 54 3.2

Bob Schafer

Robert Thomas Schafer (Bob)

Position: Guard
Height:
6-3 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: March 29, 1933
Died: February 15, 2005
High School: Roman Catholic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
College: Villanova University

Season Tm League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors NBA 12 82 12 35 .343 7 12 .583 13 1.1 9 14 31 2.6
1955-56 St Louis Hawks NBA 42 496 69 235 .294 55 69 .797 58 1.4 44 61 193 4.6
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 11 167 19 66 .288 11 13 .846 11 1.0 15 16 49 4.5
Career
NBA 65 745 100 336 .298 73 94 .777 82 1.3 68 91 273 4.2

Dolph Schayes

Adolph Schayes (Dolph)

Position: Forward-Center
Height:
6-7 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: May 19, 1928 in New York, New York
High School: DeWitt Clinton in Bronx, New York
College: New York University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1948-49 Syracuse Nationals NBL 63 271 267 370 .722 217 809 12.8
1949-50 Syracuse Nationals NBA 64
348 903 .385 376 486 .774
259 225 1072 16.8
1950-51 Syracuse Nationals NBA 66
332 930 .357 457 608 .752 1080 16.4 251 271 1121 17.0
1951-52 Syracuse Nationals NBA 63 2004 263 740 .355 342 424 .807 773 12.3 182 213 868 13.8
1952-53 Syracuse Nationals NBA 71 2668 375 1022 .367 512 619 .827 920 13.0 227 271 1262 17.8
1953-54 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 2655 370 973 .380 488 590 .827 870 12.1 214 232 1228 17.1
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 2526 422 1103 .383 489 587 .833 887 12.3 213 247 1333 18.5
1955-56 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 2517 465 1202 .387 542 632 .858 891 12.4 200 251 1472 20.4
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 2851 496 1308 .379 625 691 .904 1008 14.0 229 219 1617 22.5
1957-58 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 2918 581 1458 .398 629 696 .904 1022 14.2 224 244 1791 24.9
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals NBA 72 2645 504 1304 .387 526 609 .864 962 13.4 178 280 1534 21.3
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals NBA 75 2741 578 1440 .401 533 597 .893 959 12.8 256 263 1689 22.5
1960-61 Syracuse Nationals NBA 79 3007 594 1595 .372 680 783 .868 960 12.2 296 296 1868 23.6
1961-62 Syracuse Nationals NBA 56 1480 268 751 .357 286 319 .897 439 7.8 120 167 822 14.7
1962-63 Syracuse Nationals NBA 66 1438 223 575 .388 181 206 .879 375 5.7 175 177 627 9.5
1963-64 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 24 350 44 143 .308 46 57 .807 110 4.6 48 76 134 5.6
Career
NBA 996 29800 5863 15447 .380 6712 7904 .849 11256 12.1 3072 3432 18438 18.5

Fred Scolari

Fred J. Scolari (Freddie, Fat Freddie, Blubber)

Position: Guard
Height:
5-10 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: March 1, 1922
Died: October 17, 2002
High School: Galileo High in San Francisco, California
College: University of San Francisco

SeasonTeamLeagueGMPFGFGAFG%FTFTAFT% TRB RPGASTPFPTS PPG
1946-47 Washington Capitols BAA 58 291 989 .294 146 180 .811 58 159 728 12.6
1947-48 Washintong Capitols BAA 47 229 780 .294 131 179 .732 58 153 589 12.5
1948-49 Washington Capitols BAA 48 196 633 .310 146 183 .798 100 150 538 11.2
1949-50 Washington Capitols NBA 66 312 910 .343 236 287 .822 175 181 860 13.0
1950-51 TOT NBA 66 302 923 .327 279 331 .843 218 3.3 255 183 883 13.4
1950-51 Washington Capitols NBA
1950-51 Syracuse Nationals NBA
1951-52 Baltimore Bullets NBA 64 2242 290 867 .334 353 423 .835 214 3.3 303 213 933 14.6
1952-53 TOT NBA 62 2123 277 809 .342 276 327 .844 209 3.4 233 212 830 13.4
1952-53 Baltimore Bullets NBA
1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons NBA
1953-54 Fort Wayne Pistons NBA 64 1589 159 491 .324 144 180 .800 139 2.2 131 155 462 7.2
1954-55 Boston Celtics NBA 59 619 76 249 .305 39 49 .796 77 1.3 93 76 191 3.2
Career TOT 534 6573 2132 6651 .321 1750 2139 .818 857 2.7 1406 1482 6014 11.3

 

1946-47 24 WSC BAA 58

291 989 .294


146 180 .811


58


159 728
1947-48 25 WSC BAA 47

229 780 .294


131 179 .732


58


153 589
1948-49 26 WSC BAA 48

196 633 .310


146 183 .798


100


150 538
1949-50 27 WSC NBA 66

312 910 .343


236 287 .822


175


181 860
1950-51 28 TOT NBA 66

302 923 .327


279 331 .843

218 255


183 883
1950-51 28 WSC NBA




















1950-51 28 SYR NBA




















1951-52 29 BLB NBA 64
2242 290 867 .334


353 423 .835

214 303


213 933
1952-53 30 TOT NBA 62
2123 277 809 .342


276 327 .844

209 233


212 830
1952-53 30 BLB NBA




















1952-53 30 FTW NBA




















1953-54 31 FTW NBA 64
1589 159 491 .324


144 180 .800

139 131


155 462
1954-55 32 BOS NBA 59
619 76 249 .305


39 49 .796

77 93


76 191
Career

TOT 534
6573 2132 6651 .321


1750 2139 .818

857 1406


1482 6014

Johnny Sebastian

John T. Sebastian (Johnny)

Position: Guard 
Height:
6-1 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born: November 20, 1921
Died: February 26, 2003
High School: Odin High & Salem Community High School in Salem, Illinois
College: Southern Illinois University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals NBL 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0
1948-49 Detroit Vagabond Kings
NBL 19
86

62 101 .614

234 12.3
1948-49 Hammond Calumet Buccaneers
NBL 42 99

64 105 .610 149 262
6.2
Career
NBL 62
185

126 206 .612
150 496 8.0

Frank Selvy

Franklin Delano Selvy (Frank, Corbin Comet)

Position: Guard-Forward 
Height:
6-3 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: November 9, 1932 in Corbin, Kentucky
High School: Corbin in Corbin, Kentucky
College: Furman University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1954-55 TOT NBA 71 2668 452 1195 .378 444 610 .728 394 5.5 245 230 1348 19.0
1954-55 Baltimore Bullets NBA











1954-55 Milwaukee Hawks NBA











1955-56 St Louis Hawks NBA 17 444 67 183 .366 53 71 .746 54 3.2 35 38 187 11.0
1957-58 St Louis Hawks NBA 26 195 16 83 .193 27 48 .563 53 2.0 16 23 59 2.3
1957-58 Minneapolis Lakers NBA 12 231 28 84 .333 20 29 .690 35 2.9 19 21 76 6.3
1958-59 New York Knicks NBA 68 1448 233 605 .385 201 262 .767 248 3.6 96 113 667 9.8
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals NBA 19 217 36 94 .383 31 48 .646 47 2.5 20 25 103 5.4
1959-60 Minneapolis Lakers NBA 43 1091 169 427 .396 122 160 .763 127 3.0 81 76 460 10.7
1960-61 Los Angeles Lakers NBA 77 2153 311 767 .405 210 279 .753 299 3.9 246 219 832 10.8
1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers NBA 79 2806 433 1032 .420 298 404 .738 412 5.2 381 232 1164 14.7
1962-63 Los Angeles Lakers
NBA 80 2369 317 747 .424 192 269 .714 289 3.6 281 149 826 10.3
1963-64 Los Angeles Lakers
NBA 73 1286 160 423 .378 78 122 .639 139 1.9 149 115 398 5.5
Career
NBA 565 14908 2222 5640 .394 1676 2302 .728 2097 3.7 1569 1241 6120 10.8

Paul Seymour

Paul Norman Seymour

Position: Guard-Forward
Height:
6-1 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: January 30, 1928 in Toledo, Ohio
Died: May 5, 1998
High School: Woodward in Toledo, Ohio
College: University of Toledo

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Toledo Jeeps NBL 33 41 17 30 .567 99 3.0
1947-48 Baltimore Bullets
BAA 22
27 101 .267 22 37 .595
6 34 76 3.5
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals NBL 30 79 47 64 .734 54 205 6.8
1948-49 Syracuse Nationals NBL 63 120 70 106 .660 145 310 4.9
1949-50 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 62
175 524 .334 126 176 .716
189 157 476 7.7
1950-51 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 51
125 385 .325 117 159 .736 194 3.8 187 138 367 7.2
1951-52 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 66 2209 206 615 .335 186 245 .759 225 3.4 220 165 598 9.1
1952-53 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 67 2684 306 798 .383 340 416 .817 246 3.7 294 210 952 14.2
1953-54 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 71 2727 316 838 .377 299 368 .813 291 4.1 364 187 931 13.1
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 72 2950 375 1036 .362 300 370 .811 309 4.3 483 137 1050 14.6
1955-56 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 57 1826 227 670 .339 188 233 .807 152 2.7 276 130 642 11.3
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 65 1235 143 442 .324 101 123 .821 130 2.0 193 91 387 6.0
1957-58 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 64 763 107 315 .340 53 63 .841 107 1.7 93 88 267 4.2
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 21 266 32 98 .327 26 29 .897 39 1.9 36 25 90 4.3
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 4 7 0 4 .000 0 0
1 0.3 0 1 0 0.0
Career
TOT 622 14667 2039 5826 .350 1758 2219 .792 1694 3.1 2341 1363 5836 9.4

Bob Shaddock

Robert W. Shaddock (Bob)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born: November 15, 1920
Died: April 22, 1991
High School: North High School, North Syracuse, NY
College: Syracuse University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals NBL 2
0
0
.000 0 0 .000

0 0.0
Career
NBL 2

0
0
.000 0 0 .000

0 0.0

Lee Shaffer

Lee Philip Shaffer II

Position: Forward 
Height:
6-7 Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: February 23, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois
High School: Baldwin in Baldwin, Pennsylvania
College: University of North Carolina

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1961-62 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 75 2093 514 1180 .436 239 310 .771 511 6.8 99 266 1267 16.9
1962-63 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 80 2392 597 1393 .429 294 375 .784 524 6.6 97 249 1488 18.6
1963-64 Philadelphia 76ers
NBA 41 1013 217 587 .370 102 133 .767 205 5.0 36 116 536 13.1
Career
NBA 196 5498 1328 3160 .420 635 818 .776 1240 6.3 232 631 3291 16.8

Steve Sharkey

Stephen F. Sharkey (Steve)

Position: Guard-Forward 
Height:
6-0 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born: December 30, 1918
Died: March 15, 1995 in Syracuse, NY
High School:  Nott Terrace High School in Schenectady, New York
College:

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1945-46 Sheboygan Redskins NBL 22
18


14





50
2.3
1946-47 Sheboygan Redskins NBL 1
0


0
0
.000


0
0
0.0
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals NBL 37
99


39
52
.750


61
237
6.4
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals NBL 60
108


64
110
.582


104
280
4.7
Career
NBL 120
225







165
567
4.7

Connie Simmons

Cornelius Leo Simmons (Connie)

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-8 Weight: 222 lbs.
Born: March 15, 1925 in Newark, New Jersey
Died: April 15, 1989
High School: Flushing in Flushing, New York

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Boston Celtics
BAA 60
246 768 .320 128 189 .677
62 130 620 10.3
1947-48 Boston Celtics
BAA 32
108 366 .295 32 54 .593
17 82 248 7.8
1947-48 Baltimore Bullets
BAA 13
54 179 .302 30 54 .556
7 40 138 10.6
1948-49 Baltimore Bullets
BAA 60
299 794 .377 181 265 .683
116 215 779 13.0
1949-50 New York Knicks
NBA 60
241 729 .331 198 299 .662
102 203 680 11.3
1950-51 New York Knicks
NBA 66
229 613 .374 146 208 .702 426 6.5 117 222 604 9.2
1951-52 New York Knicks
NBA 66 1558 227 600 .378 175 254 .689 471 7.1 121 214 629 9.5
1952-53 New York Knicks
NBA 65 1707 240 637 .377 249 340 .732 458 7.0 127 252 729 11.2
1953-54 New York Knicks
NBA 72 2006 255 713 .358 210 305 .689 484 6.7 128 234 720 10.0
1954-55 TOT NBA 36 862 137 384 .357 72 114 .632 220 6.1 61 109 346 9.6
1954-55 Baltimore Bullets
NBA 9










153
25.5
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals
NBA 25










193
7.7
1955-56 Rochester Royals
NBA 68 903 144 428 .336 78 129 .605 235 3.5 82 142 366 5.4
Career
TOT 598 7036 2180 6211 .351 1499 2211 .678 2294 6.2 940 1843 5859 9.8

Belus Smawley

Belus Van Smawley

Position: Guard-Forward 
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: March 20, 1918 in Golden Valley, North Carolina
Died: April 24, 2003
High School: Ellenboro in Ellenboro, North Carolina
College: Appalachian State University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 St. Louis Bombers
BAA 22
113 352 .321 36 47 .766
10 37 262 11.9
1947-48 St. Louis Bombers
BAA 48
212 688 .308 111 150 .740
18 88 535 11.1
1948-49 St. Louis Bombers
BAA 59
352 946 .372 210 281 .747
183 145 914 15.5
1949-50 St. Louis Bombers
NBA 61
287 832 .345 260 314 .828
215 160 834 13.7
1950-51 TOT NBA 60
252 663 .380 227 267 .850 178 3.0 161 145 731 12.2
1950-51 Syracuse Nationals
NBA











1950-51 Baltimore Bullets
NBA











1951-52 Baltimore Bullets
NBA 11
13 63 .206 14 17 .824 18 1.6 8 9 40 3.6
Career
TOT 261
1229 3544 .347 858 1076 .797 196 2.8 595 584 3316 12.7

Bob Synnott

Robert Synnott

Position: Forward-Center 
Height: 6-3 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: September 27, 1912
Died: November 1985
High School:
College:

SeasonTeamLeagueGMPFGFGAFG%FTFTAFT%TRB RPG ASTPFPTS PPG
1944-45 Fort Wayne Pistons
NBL 30
32


11






75
2.5
1945-46 Fort Wayne Pistons
NBL 24
24


0





48
2.0
1946-47
Chicago American Gears
NBL 1
0


0
0
.000



0 0.0
1946-47
Syracuse Nationals NBL 4
6


4
6
.667



16
4.0
Career
NBL 59
62


15





139
2.4

Jim Tucker

James D. Tucker (Jim)

Position: Forward 
Height: 6-7 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: December 11, 1932 in Paris, Kentucky
High School:
College: Duquesne University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals NBA 20 287 39 116 .336 27 38 .711 97 4.9 12 50 105 5.3
1955-56 Syracuse Nationals NBA 70 895 101 290 .348 66 83 .795 232 3.3 38 166 268 3.8
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals NBA 9 119 17 44 .386 0 1 .000 20 2.2 2 26 34 3.8
Career
NBA 99 1301 157 450 .349 93 122 .762 349 3.5 52 242 407 4.1

Virgil Vaughn

Virgil V. Vaughn

Position: Forward-Center
Height:
6-4 Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: May 15, 1918
Died: February 26, 2007
High School:
College: Western Kentucky University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Boston Celtics
BAA 17
15 78 .192 15 28 .536
10 18 45 2.6
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals NBL 3 29 5 9 .556 63 5.7
Career
BAA 20
44

20 37 .540
10 18 108 5.4

Chet Walker

Chester Walker (Chet, The Jet)

Position: Forward-Guard 
Height:
6-6 Weight: 212 lbs.
Born: February 22, 1940 in Benton Harbor, Michigan
High School: Benton Harbor in Benton Harbor, Michigan
College: Bradley University

Season
Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1962-63 SYR NBA 78 1992 352 751 .469 253 362 .699 561 7.2 83 220 957 12.3
1963-64 PHI NBA 76 2775 492 1118 .440 330 464 .711 784 10.3 124 232 1314 17.3
1964-65 PHI NBA 79 2187 377 936 .403 288 388 .742 528 6.7 132 200 1042 13.2
1965-66 PHI NBA 80 2603 443 982 .451 335 468 .716 636 8.0 201 238 1221 15.3
1966-67 PHI NBA 81 2691 561 1150 .488 445 581 .766 660 8.1 188 232 1567 19.3
1967-68 PHI NBA 82 2623 539 1172 .460 387 533 .726 607 7.4 157 252 1465 17.9
1968-69 PHI NBA 82 2753 554 1145 .484 369 459 .804 640 7.8 144 244 1477 18.0
1969-70 CHI NBA 78 2726 596 1249 .477 483 568 .850 604 7.7 192 203 1675 21.5
1970-71 CHI NBA 81 2927 650 1398 .465 480 559 .859 588 7.1 179 187 1780 22.0
1971-72 CHI NBA 78 2588 619 1225 .505 481 568 .847 473 6.3 178 171 1719 22.0
1972-73 CHI NBA 79 2455 597 1248 .478 376 452 .832 395 5.0 179 166 1570 19.9
1973-74 CHI NBA 82 2661 572 1178 .486 439 502 .875 406 5.0 200 201 1583 19.3
1974-75 CHI NBA 76 2452 524 1076 .487 413 480 .860 432 5.7 169 181 1461 19.2
Career
NBA 1032 33433 6876 14628 .470 5079 6384 .796 7314 7.1 2126 2727 18831 18.2

Ken Walters

Kenneth Walters (Ken)

Position: Guard
Height:
6-0 Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: 1920
High School:
College: Ohio University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 1
0 1 .000 0 0 .000



0
0.0
Career
NBL 1
0 1 .000 0 0 .000



0
0.0

Ben Warley

Benjamin Vallentina Warley (Ben)

Position: Forward-Guard 
Height:
6-5 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: September 4, 1936 in Washington, District of Columbia
Died: April 5, 2002
High School: Phelps Vocational in Washington, District of Columbia
College: Tennessee State University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1962-63 Syracuse Nationals NBA 26 206 50 111 .450 25 35 .714 86 3.3 4 42 125 4.8
1963-64 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 79 1740 215 494 .435 220 305 .721 619 7.8 71 274 650 8.2
1964-65 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 65 900 94 253 .372 124 176 .705 277 4.3 53 170 312 4.8
1965-66 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 1 6 1 3 .333 0 0 .000
2 2.0 0 1 2 2.0
1965-66 Baltimore Bullets NBA 56 767 115 281 .409 64 97 .660 215 3.8 25 128 294 5.3
1966-67 Baltimore Bullets NBA 62 1037 125 312 .401 134 170 .788 325 5.2 51 176 384 6.2
Career
NBA 289 4656 600 1454 .413 567 783 .724 1524 5.3 204 791 1767 6.1

George Yardley

George Harry Yardley III (Bird)

Position: Forward-Guard 
Height:
6-5 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: November 3, 1928 in Hollywood, California
Died: August 13, 2004
High School: Newport Harbor in Newport Beach, California
College: Stanford University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1953-54 Fort Wayne Pistons NBA 63 1489 209 492 .425 146 205 .712 407 6.5 99 166 564 9.0
1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons NBA 60 2150 363 869 .418 310 416 .745 594 9.9 126 205 1036 17.3
1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons NBA 71 2353 434 1067 .407 365 492 .742 686 9.7 159 212 1233 17.4
1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons NBA 72 2691 522 1273 .410 503 639 .787 755 10.5 147 231 1547 21.5
1957-58 Detroit Pistons NBA 72 2843 673 1624 .414 655 808 .811 768 10.7 97 226 2001 27.8
1958-59 Detroit Pistons
NBA 46 1419 350 843 .415 258 316 .816 327 7.1 40 122 958 20.8
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals NBA 15 420 96 199 .482 59 91 .648 104 6.9 25 37 251 16.7
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals NBA 73 2402 546 1205 .453 381 467 .816 579 7.9 122 227 1473 20.2
Career
NBA 472 15767 3193 7572 .422 2677 3434 .780 4220 8.9 815 1426 9063 19.2

Paul Yesawich

Paul Joseph Yesawich Jr.

Position: Forward
Height: 6-2 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born: November 27, 1923
High School:
College: Niagara University

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1948-49 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 5
2

4 5 .800


4 8 1.6
Career
NBL 5
2
4 5 .800


4
8 1.6

Jim Zeravich

James B. Zeravich (Jim)

Position: Center
Height: 6-7 Weight: 000 lbs.
Born: February 17, 1920
Died: August 16, 1998
High School:
College:

Season Team League G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB RPG AST PF PTS PPG
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals
NBL 2
1

3 5 .600



5 2.5
Career
NBL 2
1

3 5 .600



5 2.5