1951–52 Syracuse Nationals season

1951–52 Syracuse Nationals season
Head coach	Al Cervi
Arena	Onondaga War Memorial
Results
Record	40–26 (.606)
Place	Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Division Finals (eliminated 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1951–52 NBA season was the Nationals' 3rd season in the NBA.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1951 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Syracuse Nationals	40	26	.606	-	26-7	12-18	2-1	21-15
x-Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	1	22-7	10-19	7-1	22-14
x-New York Knicks	37	29	.561	3	21-4	12-22	4-3	23-13
x-Philadelphia Warriors	33	33	.500	7	24-7	6–25	3-1	14-22
Baltimore Bullets	20	46	.303	20	17-15	2–22	1-9	10-26

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriors: Nationals win series 2-1

Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 102, Philadelphia 83
Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 100, Syracuse 95
Game 3 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 84, Philadelphia 73

East Division Finals

(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (3) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 3-1

Game 1 @ Syracuse: New York 87, Syracuse 85
Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 102, New York 92
Game 3 @ New York: New York 99, Syracuse 92
Game 4 @ New York: New York 100, Syracuse 93

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and records

Dolph Schayes, All-NBA First Team

References

↑ 1951–52 Syracuse Nationals

Philadelphia 76ers

Formerly the Syracuse Nationals (1946–1963) Founded in 1946 Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Franchise	Franchise Syracuse All-Time roster Draft history Seasons Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Convention Hall Philadelphia Arena The Spectrum Wells Fargo Center

General Managers	Leo Ferris Ramsay Don DeJardin Williams Nash Shue Lynam Greenberg Lucas King Stefanski Thorn DiLeo Hinkie

D-League affiliate	Delaware 87ers

Administration	Owner Joshua Harris Adam Aron David Blitzer Jason Levien Art Wrubel Will Smith Jada Pinkett Smith Erick Thohir Chief Executive Officer Scott O'Neil Chairman of Basketball Operations Jerry Colangelo President Sam Hinkie General Manager Sam Hinkie Head coach Brett Brown

Retired numbers	2 (To be officially retired in the 2016-17 season) 3 4 (To be retired March 12, 2016) 6 10 13 15 24 32 34 Dave Zinkoff (MIC)

NBA Championships (3)	1955 1967 1983

Conference Championships (9)	1950 1954 1955 1967 1977 1980 1982 1983 2001

Rivals	Boston Celtics

Culture and lore	"Fo', fo', fo'" Wilt the Stilt Dr. J The Answer The Boston Strangler Dave Zinkoff Practice!? Curse of Billy Penn Hip Hop Pat Croce Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Sir Charles The Kangaroo Kid Harvey Pollack Boston's dead! Nine and 73-ers

Media	Television Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia The Comcast Network Radio WPEN Announcers Marc Zumoff Alaa Abdelnaby Tom McGinnis

Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers seasons

1940s

1946–47

1947–48

1948–49

1950s

1954–55

1960s

1966–67

1970s

1980s

1982–83

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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