1949–50 Philadelphia Warriors season

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

NBA 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. From 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

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