NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1949–50 season was the Tri-Cities Blackhawks' fourth season of play and first in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1949–50 Tri-Cities Blackhawks roster Players | Coaches |
Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | G/F | | Berce, Gene | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | | Marquette | F/C | 13 | Chaney, John | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | | LSU | SF | 11 | Eddleman, Dike | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | | Illinois | F/C | 12 | Englund, Gene | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | | Wisconsin | G/F | 18 | Gibson, Dee | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | | Western Kentucky | G | 8 | Hassett, Billy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | | Notre Dame | C | 20 | Henry, Bill | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | | Rice | PF | 12 | Kerris, Jack | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | | Loyola Chicago | PG | 4 | Kirk, Walt | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | | Illinois | C | 12 | Mahnken, John | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | | Georgetown | PF | 15 | Nichols, Jack | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 222 lb (101 kg) | | Washington | F/C | 9 | Nostrand, George | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | | Wyoming | C | 15 | Otten, Don | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | | Bowling Green | F/C | 20 | Otten, Mac | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | | Bowling Green | SG | | Owens, Red | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | | Baylor | G/F | 7 | Perkins, Warren | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | | Tulane | F/C | 96 | Ray, Don | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | | Western Kentucky | G/F | | Schulz, Dick | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | | Wisconsin | F/C | 21 | Todorovich, Mike | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | | Wyoming | G/F | 8 | Vance, Gene | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | | Illinois | G/F | 6 | Von Nieda, Whitey | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | | Penn State | G | 17 | Wier, Murray | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | | Iowa | | - Head coach
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On October 29, the Blackhawks defeated the Denver Nuggets in the first ever NBA game following the NBL–BAA merger.[1]
Record vs. opponents
[edit] 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 | — |
1949–50 Game log |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | October 29 | Denver | 93–85 | Billy Hassett (15) | 1–0 |
2 | November 1 | St. Louis | 51–72 | Dwight Eddleman (14) | 1–1 |
3 | November 3 | @ Anderson | 87–110 | Don Otten (22) | 1–2 |
4 | November 5 | New York | 72–76 | Otten, Perkins (13) | 1–3 |
5 | November 9 | Anderson | 99–102 (3OT) | Otten, Owens (19) | 1–4 |
6 | November 12 | Waterloo | 99–89 | Billy Hassett (15) | 2–4 |
7 | November 15 | @ Rochester | 81–93 | Murray Wier (19) | 2–5 |
8 | November 17 | @ Syracuse | 76–79 | Don Ray (16) | 2–6 |
9 | November 19 | Fort Wayne | 85–88 | Billy Hassett (17) | 2–7 |
10 | November 20 | @ Waterloo | 62–75 | John Mahnken (15) | 2–8 |
11 | November 22 | Boston | 80–72 | Eddleman, Wier (19) | 3–8 |
12 | November 24 | @ Sheboygan | 113–120 | Dwight Eddleman (23) | 3–9 |
13 | November 27 | Indianapolis | 104–88 | Red Owens (21) | 4–9 |
14 | November 29 | @ Indianapolis | 76–92 | Eddleman, Mahnken, Perkins, Ray (11) | 4–10 |
15 | November 30 | St. Louis | 82–89 | Murray Wier (14) | 4–11 |
16 | December 1 | @ Anderson | 72–81 | Mike Todorovich (17) | 4–12 |
17 | December 3 | Boston | 87–82 | Don Otten (22) | 5–12 |
18 | December 7 | Syracuse | 69–77 | Mike Todorovich (15) | 5–13 |
19 | December 11 | Denver | 98–66 | Don Otten (19) | 6–13 |
20 | December 13 | @ Indianapolis | 63–84 | Mike Todorovich (20) | 6–14 |
21 | December 14 | Chicago | 73–68 | Don Otten (16) | 7–14 |
22 | December 15 | @ Sheboygan | 74–89 | Dwight Eddleman (11) | 7–15 |
23 | December 18 | Anderson | 69–78 | Don Ray (15) | 7–16 |
24 | December 21 | Syracuse | 84–96 | Mahnken, Todorovich, Wier (12) | 7–17 |
25 | December 26 | Minneapolis | 76–78 | Dwight Eddleman (14) | 7–18 |
26 | December 28 | @ Fort Wayne | 75–81 (OT) | Mike Todorovich (16) | 7–19 |
27 | December 30 | @ Denver | 85–83 | Mike Todorovich (16) | 8–19 |
28 | January 1 | Baltimore | 79–66 | Don Otten (15) | 9–19 |
29 | January 3 | @ Indianapolis | 76–78 | Dwight Eddleman (18) | 9–20 |
30 | January 5 | @ Syracuse | 73–82 | Mike Todorovich (17) | 9–21 |
31 | January 7 | Sheboygan | 98–86 | Dwight Eddleman (24) | 10–21 |
32 | January 11 | Anderson | 88–81 | Walt Kirk (19) | 11–21 |
33 | January 15 | Waterloo | 84–80 | Don Otten (24) | 12–21 |
34 | January 18 | Rochester | 65–70 | Don Otten (15) | 12–22 |
35 | January 19 | @ Chicago | 68–83 | Mike Todorovich (16) | 12–23 |
36 | January 22 | Denver | 111–97 | Murray Wier (17) | 13–23 |
37 | January 23 | @ Anderson | 99–96 | Dwight Eddleman (22) | 14–23 |
38 | January 25 | Washington | 62–65 | Don Otten (11) | 14–24 |
39 | January 28 | Indianapolis | 97–81 | Mike Todorovich (18) | 15–24 |
40 | January 29 | @ Waterloo | 85–79 | Mike Todorovich (25) | 16–24 |
41 | January 31 | New York | 83–77 | Mike Todorovich (17) | 17–24 |
42 | February 1 | Syracuse | 91–83 | Walt Kirk (16) | 18–24 |
43 | February 3 | @ Philadelphia | 72–83 | Mike Todorovich (15) | 18–25 |
44 | February 5 | Sheboygan | 86–71 | Mike Todorovich (22) | 19–25 |
45 | February 8 | Philadelphia | 99–94 (OT) | Warren Perkins (16) | 20–25 |
46 | February 9 | @ Sheboygan | 82–104 | Gene Englund (22) | 20–26 |
47 | February 12 | Indianapolis | 89–95 | Nichols, Todorovich (18) | 20–27 |
48 | February 15 | @ Washington | 85–81 | Dwight Eddleman (27) | 21–27 |
49 | February 16 | @ Syracuse | 74–105 | Dwight Eddleman (17) | 21–28 |
50 | February 18 | @ Waterloo | 116–93 | Mike Todorovich (17) | 22–28 |
51 | February 19 | @ Waterloo | 63–84 | Walt Kirk (13) | 22–29 |
52 | February 20 | Baltimore | 82–73 | Gene Vance (14) | 23–29 |
53 | February 22 | Anderson | 81–90 | Gene Englund (18) | 23–30 |
54 | February 25 | Sheboygan | 74–66 | Dwight Eddleman (20) | 24–30 |
55 | February 26 | @ Minneapolis | 66–80 | Murray Wier (13) | 24–31 |
56 | February 27 | Denver | 110–75 | Dwight Eddleman (22) | 25–31 |
57 | March 1 | Denver | 97–80 | Todorovich, Wier (17) | 26–31 |
58 | March 3 | @ Indianapolis | 96–83 | Dwight Eddleman (23) | 27–31 |
59 | March 5 | Denver | 91–80 | Jack Nichols (23) | 28–31 |
60 | March 6 | @ Anderson | 77–88 | Gene Vance (13) | 28–32 |
61 | March 8 | Anderson | 67–82 | Dwight Eddleman (15) | 28–33 |
62 | March 11 | Sheboygan | 97–79 | Dwight Eddleman (19) | 29–33 |
63 | March 18 | Syracuse | 88–89 (OT) | Jack Nichols (19) | 29–34 |
64 | March 19 | @ Waterloo | 77–79 | Jack Nichols (22) | 29–35 |
1950 playoff game log |
Division Semifinals: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2) |
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