1949–50 Fort Wayne Pistons season

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	3	Bob Harris	F/C	United States	Oklahoma State
2	–	John Oldham	G	United States	Western Kentucky
3	–	Fred Schaus	F	United States	West Virginia
4	–	Jerry Nagel	G	United States	Loyola (IL)

Roster

Fort Wayne Pistons 1949–50 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From 2.5 !G/F 3 USA ! Armstrong, Curly 7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Indiana 5.5 !F/C 12 USA ! Black, Charles B. 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Kansas 5.5 !F/C 10 USA ! Carpenter, Bob 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) East Texas State 5.5 !F/C 14 USA ! Harris, Bob 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oklahoma State 6.0 !C 16 USA ! Henry, Bill 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Rice 1.5 !G 5 USA ! Johnson, Ralph 7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Huntington 5.5 !F/C 15 USA ! Kerris, Jack 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Loyola (IL) 2.5 !G/F 7 USA ! Klier, Leo 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Notre Dame 1.5 !G 6 USA ! Klueh, Duane 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Indiana State 6.0 !C 15 USA ! Mahnken, John 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Georgetown 1.5 !G 9 USA ! Nagel, Jerry 7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Loyola (IL) 2.5 !G/F 5 USA ! Niemiera, Richie 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Notre Dame 1.5 !G 4 USA ! Oldham, John 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Western Kentucky 4.0 !F 8 USA ! Schaus, Fred 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) West Virginia 5.5 !F/C 12 USA ! Schultz, Howie 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Hamline 5.5 !F/C 17 USA ! Wager, Clint 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Saint Mary's (MN)	Head coach Murray Mendenhall Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Playoffs

Central Division Tiebreaker

Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Chicago Stags: Pistons win series 1-0

• Game 1 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 86, Chicago 69

Central Division Semifinals

• (2) Rochester Royals vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Pistons win series 2-0
• Game 1 @ Rochester: Fort Wayne 90, Rochester 84
• Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 79, Rochester 78 (OT)

Central Division Finals

• Central Division: (1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Lakers win series 2-0
• Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 93, Fort Wayne 79
• Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Minneapolis 89, Fort Wayne 82

Player statistics

Awards and records

• Fred Schaus, All-NBA Second Team

References