1950–51 Fort Wayne Pistons season
The 1950–51 NBA season was the Pistons' third season in the NBA and tenth season as a franchise.[1]
1950–51 Fort Wayne Pistons season | |
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Head coach | Murray Mendenhall |
Arena | North Side High School Gym |
Results | |
Record | 32–36 (.471) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Division Semifinals (eliminated 1–2) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 7 | George Yardley | G/F | ![]() | Stanford |
2 | 19 | Jim Riffey | F | ![]() | Tulane |
3 | 31 | Art Burris | F | ![]() | Tennessee |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Western Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-Minneapolis Lakers | 44 | 24 | .647 | – | 29–3 | 12–21 | 3–0 | 24–12 |
x-Rochester Royals | 41 | 27 | .603 | 3 | 29–5 | 12–22 | – | 18–15 |
x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 32 | 36 | .471 | 12 | 27–7 | 5–27 | 0–2 | 18–6 |
x-Indianapolis Olympians | 31 | 37 | .456 | 13 | 19–12 | 10–24 | 2–1 | 15–20 |
Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 25 | 43 | .368 | 19 | 22–13 | 2–28 | 1–2 | 12–24 |
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR | TCB | WAS |
Baltimore | — | 3–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
Boston | 6–3 | — | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 |
Fort Wayne | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 5–3 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 3–1 |
Indianapolis | 4–2 | 1–4 | 3–5 | — | 3–7 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 |
Minneapolis | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 7–3 | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 10–0 | 2–0 |
New York | 5–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 5–3 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
Philadelphia | 6–3 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–5 | — | 4–2 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 |
Rochester | 5–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 2–6 | — | 4–2 | 5–3 | 5–0 |
Syracuse | 5–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 2–6 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Tri-Cities | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 4–4 | 0–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–5 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 |
Washington | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Game log
1950–51 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | November 1 | Boston | 107–84 | Larry Foust (21) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | November 2 | @ Syracuse | 77–92 | Boag Johnson (21) | 1–1 | |||||
3 | November 4 | @ Rochester | 71–95 | John Hargis (16) | 1–2 | |||||
4 | November 5 | Indianapolis | 68–63 | Larry Foust (20) | 2–2 | |||||
5 | November 8 | Tri-Cities | 87–79 | Boag Johnson (18) | 3–2 | |||||
6 | November 9 | @ Philadelphia | 72–87 | Fred Schaus (20) | 3–3 | |||||
7 | November 11 | @ Baltimore | 77–85 | Boag Johnson (13) | 3–4 | |||||
8 | November 12 | Washington | 87–73 | Fred Schaus (18) | 4–4 | |||||
9 | November 15 | Rochester | 89–85 | John Oldham (23) | 5–4 | |||||
10 | November 18 | @ Washington | 75–118 | Boag Johnson (14) | 5–5 | |||||
11 | November 19 | Baltimore | 84–80 | Jack Kerris (17) | 6–5 | |||||
12 | November 22 | @ Minneapolis | 19–18 | John Oldham (5) | 7–5 | |||||
13 | November 23 | Minneapolis | 73–63 | Larry Foust (19) | 8–5 | |||||
14 | November 25 | @ Tri-Cities | 71–85 | Fred Schaus (20) | 8–6 | |||||
15 | November 26 | Indianapolis | 79–70 | Larry Foust (22) | 9–6 | |||||
16 | November 28 | @ Indianapolis | 66–90 | John Oldham (12) | 9–7 | |||||
17 | December 3 | Rochester | 80–79 | Larry Foust (22) | 10–7 | |||||
18 | December 6 | Philadelphia | 92–73 | Fred Schaus (17) | 11–7 | |||||
19 | December 7 | @ Tri-Cities | 77–76 | Fred Schaus (22) | 12–7 | |||||
20 | December 10 | Washington | 97–81 | Boag Johnson (20) | 13–7 | |||||
21 | December 12 | @ Boston | 81–87 | Fred Schaus (20) | 13–8 | |||||
22 | December 14 | @ Philadelphia | 82–94 | Fred Schaus (17) | 13–9 | |||||
23 | December 16 | @ New York | 77–86 | Fred Schaus (19) | 13–10 | |||||
24 | December 17 | Tri-Cities | 99–103 | Fred Schaus (26) | 13–11 | |||||
25 | December 19 | @ Indianapolis | 93–92 | Fred Schaus (26) | 14–11 | |||||
26 | December 21 | Syracuse | 97–72 | Jack Kerris (26) | 15–11 | |||||
27 | December 23 | @ Rochester | 65–77 | Larry Foust (15) | 15–12 | |||||
28 | December 25 | @ Syracuse | 69–81 | Boag Johnson (14) | 15–13 | |||||
29 | December 27 | Rochester | 68–74 | Boag Johnson (13) | 15–14 | |||||
30 | December 31 | @ Tri-Cities | 100–110 | Fred Schaus (33) | 15–15 | |||||
31 | January 1 | Minneapolis | 83–70 | Larry Foust (17) | 16–15 | |||||
32 | January 3 | @ Minneapolis | 64–86 | Fred Schaus (21) | 16–16 | |||||
33 | January 4 | Indianapolis | 83–94 | Fred Schaus (23) | 16–17 | |||||
34 | January 6 | @ Washington | 91–76 | Boag Johnson (20) | 17–17 | |||||
35 | January 7 | New York | 76–79 | Fred Schaus (21) | 17–18 | |||||
36 | January 8 | vs New York | 70–75 (OT) | Fred Schaus (19) | 17–19 | |||||
37 | January 11 | Syracuse | 84–76 | Fred Schaus (16) | 18–19 | |||||
38 | January 12 | @ Indianapolis | 89–81 | Larry Foust (24) | 19–19 | |||||
39 | January 13 | @ Rochester | 78–99 | Fred Schaus (20) | 19–20 | |||||
40 | January 14 | Tri-Cities | 94–85 | Johnson, Schaus (19) | 20–20 | |||||
41 | January 20 | vs Minneapolis | 70–89 | Jack Kerris (19) | 20–21 | |||||
42 | January 21 | Boston | 106–112 (OT) | Fred Schaus (25) | 20–22 | |||||
43 | January 25 | @ Boston | 97–99 | Fred Schaus (18) | 20–23 | |||||
44 | January 27 | @ Baltimore | 91–97 | Kerris, Schaus (22) | 20–24 | |||||
45 | January 28 | Rochester | 93–88 | Fred Schaus (16) | 21–24 | |||||
46 | January 31 | Philadelphia | 91–84 | Jack Kerris (18) | 22–24 | |||||
47 | February 1 | @ Tri-Cities | 102–109 | Larry Foust (24) | 22–25 | |||||
48 | February 4 | Baltimore | 95–108 | John Oldham (20) | 22–26 | |||||
49 | February 7 | Minneapolis | 96–86 | Kerris, Oldham (20) | 23–26 | |||||
50 | February 10 | @ New York | 62–73 | Fred Schaus (16) | 23–27 | |||||
51 | February 11 | New York | 120–96 | Fred Schaus (22) | 24–27 | |||||
52 | February 13 | @ Indianapolis | 78–80 | Larry Foust (16) | 24–28 | |||||
53 | February 14 | Syracuse | 77–75 | Fred Schaus (19) | 25–28 | |||||
54 | February 17 | @ Baltimore | 91–112 | Oldham, Schaus (18) | 25–29 | |||||
55 | February 18 | Philadelphia | 75–70 | Jack Kerris (18) | 26–29 | |||||
56 | February 24 | @ Minneapolis | 78–95 | Jack Kerris (18) | 26–30 | |||||
57 | February 25 | Baltimore | 102–92 | Larry Foust (27) | 27–30 | |||||
58 | February 28 | Minneapolis | 77–73 | Larry Foust (22) | 28–30 | |||||
59 | March 1 | @ Syracuse | 86–108 | Foust, Oldham (15) | 28–31 | |||||
60 | March 3 | @ Rochester | 79–89 | Fred Schaus (17) | 28–32 | |||||
61 | March 4 | New York | 105–98 | Jack Kerris (26) | 29–32 | |||||
62 | March 6 | @ Tri-Cities | 86–88 | John Oldham (19) | 29–33 | |||||
63 | March 7 | Boston | 95–99 | Jack Kerris (20) | 29–34 | |||||
64 | March 11 | Tri-Cities | 102–87 | Larry Foust (19) | 30–34 | |||||
65 | March 14 | Indianapolis | 115–109 | Jack Kerris (24) | 31–34 | |||||
66 | March 15 | @ Philadelphia | 78–88 | Larry Foust (14) | 31–35 | |||||
67 | March 16 | @ Boston | 88–90 | Fred Schaus (22) | 31–36 | |||||
68 | March 18 | Tri-Cities | 95–82 | Don Otten (18) | 32–36 |
Playoffs
West Division Semifinals
(2) Rochester Royals vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Royals win series 2-1
- Game 1 @ Rochester: Rochester 110, Fort Wayne 81
- Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 83, Rochester 78
- Game 3 @ Rochester: Rochester 97, Fort Wayne 78
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