1949–50 Philadelphia Warriors season

1949–50 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coach	Edward Gottlieb
Arena	Philadelphia Arena
Results
Record	26–42 (.382)
Place	Division: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Division Semifinals (eliminated 0–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WCAU

The 1949–50 Philadelphia Warriors season was the fourth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

NBA Draft

Main article: 1949 BAA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	5	Vern Gardner	F/C	United States	Utah
2	–	Jim Nolan	C	United States	Georgia Tech
3	–	Nelson Bobb	G	United States	Temple

Roster

Philadelphia Warriors 1949–50 roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
1.5 !G	5	USA !	Bobb, Nelson	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Temple
5.5 !F/C	15	USA !	Bornheimer, Jake	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Muhlenberg College
1.5 !G	4	USA !	Crossin, Francis	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Pennsylvania
2.5 !G/F	9	USA !	Fleishman, Jerry	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	New York
5.5 !F/C	10	USA !	Fulks, Joe	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Murray State
5.5 !F/C	12	USA !	Gardner, Vern	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Utah
2.5 !G/F	11	USA !	Guokas, Al	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Saint Joseph's
2.5 !G/F	11	USA !	Lewis, Freddie	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Eastern Kentucky
6.0 !C	6	USA !	Livingstone, Ron	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Wyoming
5.5 !F/C	18	USA !	Mogus, Leo	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Youngstown State
6.0 !C	19	USA !	Nolan, Jim	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Georgia Tech
5.5 !F/C	19	USA !	Novak, Mike	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	Loyola (IL)
1.5 !G	7	USA !	Parsley, Charlie	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Western Kentucky
2.5 !G/F	11	USA !	Payak, Johnny	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Bowling Green
1.5 !G	7	USA !	Rullo, Jerry	7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Temple
6.0 !C	14	USA !	Sadowski, Ed	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Seton Hall
1.5 !G	8	USA !	Senesky, George	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Saint Joseph's

Head coach

Edward Gottlieb

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Syracuse Nationals	51	13	.797	–	31–1	15–12	5–0	9–1
x-New York Knicks	40	28	.588	13	19–10	18–16	3–2	20–6
x-Washington Capitols	32	36	.471	21	21–13	10–20	1–3	13–13
x-Philadelphia Warriors	26	42	.382	25	15–15	8–23	3–4	9–17
Baltimore Bullets	25	43	.368	26	16–15	8–25	1–3	8–18
Boston Celtics	22	46	.324	29	12–14	5–28	5–4	11–15

Record vs. opponents

1949–50 NBA records
Team	AND	BAL	BOS	CHI	DEN	FWP	IND	MIN	NYK	PHI	ROC	SHE	STL	SYR	TCB	WAS	WAT
Anderson	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–3	1–1	2–5	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	5–2	2–0	3–4	7–2	1–1	7–0
Baltimore	1–1	—	2–4	1–5	1–1	3–3	1–1	1–5	1–5	3–3	3–3	2–0	3–3	0–2	0–2	2–4	1–1
Boston	2–0	4–2	—	0–6	1–1	2–4	1–1	1–5	1–5	3–3	0–6	1–1	2–4	0–2	0–2	3–3	1–1
Chicago	1–1	5–1	6–0	—	2–0	2–4	1–1	2–4	2–4	4–2	2–4	2–0	5–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	2–0
Denver	3–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	—	0–2	0–7	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–4	0–2	1–6	0–7	0–2	2–5
Fort Wayne	1–1	3–3	4–2	4–2	2–0	—	1–1	2–4	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–0	5–1	0–2	2–0	2–4	1–1
Indianapolis	5–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	7–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	5–2	1–1	2–7	4–3	1–1	5–2
Minneapolis	1–1	5–1	5–1	4–2	2–0	4–2	1–1	—	5–1	4–2	3–3	1–1	5–1	1–1	2–0	6–0	2–0
New York	1–1	5–1	5–1	4–2	2–0	2–4	1–1	1–5	—	1–5	1–5	1–1	4–2	0–2	1–1	5–1	2–0
Philadelphia	1–1	3–3	3–3	2–4	2–0	2–4	0–2	2–4	1–5	—	1–5	2–0	2–4	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0
Rochester	2–0	3–3	6–0	4–2	2–0	3–3	1–1	3–3	5–1	5–1	—	1–1	5–1	1–1	2–0	6–0	2–0
Sheboygan	2–5	0–2	1–1	0–2	4–3	0–2	2–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–6	3–4	2–0	4–3
St. Louis	0–2	3–3	4–2	1–5	2–0	1–5	1–1	1–5	2–4	4–2	1–5	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	0–6	1–1
Syracuse	4–3	2–0	2–0	2–0	6–1	2–0	7–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	6–1	1–1	—	6–1	1–1	6–1
Tri-Cities	2–7	2–0	2–0	1–1	7–0	0–2	3–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–3	0–2	1–6	—	1–1	4–3
Washington	1–1	4–2	3–3	3–3	2–0	4–2	1–1	0–6	1–5	4–2	0–6	0–2	6–0	1–1	1–1	—	1–1
Waterloo	0–7	1–1	1–1	0–2	5–2	1–1	2–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–4	1–1	1–6	3–4	1–1	—

Game log

1949–50 Game log
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
1	November 2	Minneapolis	69–81	0–1
2	November 4	St. Louis	79–58	1–1
3	November 5	at Rochester	53–83	1–2
4	November 6	at Syracuse	72–82	1–3
5	November 9	Washington	69–84	1–4
6	November 11	Indianapolis	84–91	1–5
7	November 12	vs Denver	81–63	2–5
8	November 16	Boston	93–80	3–5
9	November 18	Chicago	103–88	4–5
10	November 19	at New York	69–85	4–6
11	November 24	New York	70–75	4–7
12	November 26	at Chicago	54–90	4–8
13	November 27	at St. Louis	67–80	4–9
14	November 29	at Denver	57–56	5–9
15	December 1	at Fort Wayne	70–74	5–10
16	December 2	Rochester	79–82	5–11
17	December 3	at Washington	63–79	5–12
18	December 8	at Boston	87–91	5–13
19	December 9	Chicago	80–77	6–13
20	December 11	at Minneapolis	81–90	6–14
21	December 13	at Chicago	65–75	6–15
22	December 14	at Waterloo	73–70	7–15
23	December 16	St. Louis	54–68	7–16
24	December 17	vs Waterloo	81–72	8–16
25	December 21	Baltimore	70–60	9–16
26	December 25	at Baltimore	64–63	10–16
27	December 28	New York	72–79	10–17
28	December 29	vs Syracuse	62–64	10–18
29	December 31	Fort Wayne	62–65	10–19
30	January 1	at New York	59–81	10–20
31	January 6	Rochester	91–73	11–20
32	January 7	at Rochester	68–85	11–21
33	January 13	Washington	67–77	11–22
34	January 14	at Washington	70–78	11–23
35	January 15	at Fort Wayne	67–81	11–24
36	January 16	vs Sheboygan	89–72	12–24
37	January 18	Boston	94–86	13–24
38	January 19	at Boston	63–86	13–25
39	January 20	Minneapolis	90–89	14–25
40	January 21	at Baltimore	58–68	14–26
41	January 24	Fort Wayne	87–74	15–26
42	January 27	Baltimore	71–74	15–27
43	January 28	at New York	58–55	16–27
44	February 1	Rochester	68–82	16–28
45	February 3	Tri-Cities	83–72	17–28
46	February 5	at Minneapolis	67–100	17–29
47	February 6	at Anderson	75–77	17–30
48	February 8	at Tri-Cities	94–99 (OT)	17–31
49	February 9	at Fort Wayne	64–61	18–31
50	February 10	Chicago	76–83	18–32
51	February 12	at St. Louis	70–86	18–33
52	February 14	at Indianapolis	67–86	18–34
53	February 15	at Sheboygan	66–61	19–34
54	February 17	Fort Wayne	67–68	19–35
55	February 18	at Baltimore	100–73	20–35
56	February 21	New York	73–84	20–36
57	February 23	vs Boston	77–82	20–37
58	February 24	Baltimore	69–77	20–38
59	February 25	at Washington	92–80	21–38
60	March 1	Boston	77–64	22–38
61	March 3	Minneapolis	66–61	23–38
62	March 5	at St. Louis	67–71	23–39
63	March 8	at Minneapolis	65–68	23–40
64	March 10	St. Louis	78–73	24–40
65	March 11	at Rochester	72–90	24–41
66	March 12	vs Chicago	67–73	24–42
67	March 15	Anderson	83–80 (OT)	25–42
68	March 17	Washington	85–59	26–42

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriors: Nationals win series 2-0
Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 93, Philadelphia 76
Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Syracuse 59, Philadelphia 53

References

1949–50 NBA season by team

1949 BAA draft Playoffs Finals Transactions

Eastern	Baltimore Boston New York Philadelphia Syracuse Washington

Central	Chicago Fort Wayne Minneapolis Rochester St. Louis

Western	Anderson Denver Indianapolis Sheboygan Tri-Cities Waterloo

Philadelphia / San Francisco / Golden State Warriors seasons

1940s

1946–47

1950s

1955–56

1960s

1970s

1974–75

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2014–15

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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