1950–51 Washington Capitols season

The 1950–51 NBA season was the Capitols' fifth and final season in the NBA.[1] Midway through the season, the franchise ceased operations.

1950–51 Washington Capitols season
Head coachBones McKinney
ArenaWashington Coliseum
Results
Record10–25 (.286)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWTOP

Draft picks
Main article: 1950 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
14Dick SchnittkerF United StatesOhio State
216Bill SharmanG United StatesUSC
328Alan SawyerF United StatesUCLA
440Tommy O'KeefeG United StatesGeorgetown
552Claude OvertonG United StatesEast Central State
9100Earl LloydF/C United StatesWest Virginia State

Roster
Washington Capitols 1950–51 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
F 17 Bartels, Edward 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) North Carolina State
G/F Byrnes, Tommy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Seton Hall
F/C 11 Gilmur, Chuck 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Washington
C 14 Halbert, Chick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) West Texas State
G/F Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported Kudelka, Frank 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Saint Mary's
SF Lloyd, Earl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) West Virginia State
F 12 Maughan, Ariel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Utah State
SF 29 McKinney, Bones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) North Carolina
C 15 Mikan, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) DePaul
F 16 Norlander, Johnny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Hamline
G/F 13 O'Keefe, Dick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Santa Clara
G O'Keefe, Tommy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Georgetown
C 15 Otten, Don 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Bowling Green
F Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported Sawyer, Alan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) UCLA
SF 22 Schnittker, Dick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ohio State
PG 20 Scolari, Fred 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Francisco
SG 10 Sharman, Bill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Southern California
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia Warriors4026.606–28–411–211–122–14
x-Boston Celtics3930.565125–510–234–221–19
x-New York Knicks3630.545422–510–254–021–15
x-Syracuse Nationals3234.485823–109–24–19–17
Baltimore Bullets2442.3641620–124–240–612–24
Washington Capitols1025.286307–123–120–16–12

Record vs. opponents
1950–51 NBA records
Team BAL BOS FWP IND MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR TCB WAS
Baltimore —3–64–22–42–42–53–61–53–53–31–2
Boston 6–3—5–14–13–34–44–42–42–54–24–3
Fort Wayne 2–41–5—5–35–32–43–33–53–35–53–1
Indianapolis 4–21–43–5—3–75–11–55–43–34–42–2
Minneapolis 4–23–33–57–3—3–34–24–44–210–02–0
New York 5–24–44–21–53–3—5–33–35–54–22–1
Philadelphia 6–34–43–35–12–43–5—4–26–24–23–0
Rochester 5–35–23–33–32–45–52–6—4–25–35–0
Syracuse 5–35–23–33–32–45–52–62–4—3–32–0
Tri-Cities 3–32–45–54–40–102–42–43–53–3—1–1
Washington 2–13–41–32–20–21–20–30–50–21–1—

Game log
1950–51 Game log
#DateOpponentScore High pointsRecord
1October 31@ Rochester70–78Fred Scolari (18)0–1
2November 1Indianapolis100–84Alan Sawyer (17)1–1
3November 4Minneapolis85–91Sawyer, Sharman (19)1–2
4November 8Baltimore86–81Fred Scolari (24)2–2
5November 11Boston77–78Fred Scolari (21)2–3
6November 12@ Fort Wayne73–87Fred Scolari (14)2–4
7November 14New York87–92Fred Scolari (16)2–5
8November 15vs Boston74–79Bill Sharman (20)2–6
9November 18Fort Wayne118–75Schnittker, Scolari (20)3–6
10November 19@ Boston81–75Frank Kudelka (15)4–6
11November 21@ Philadelphia78–83Frank Kudelka (13)4–7
12November 22Tri-Cities65–60Fred Scolari (13)5–7
13November 23@ New York78–109Schnittker, Scolari (17)5–8
14November 25Syracuse67–77Don Otten (22)5–9
15November 26@ Syracuse76–90Chick Halbert (17)5–10
16November 28@ Rochester71–87Fred Scolari (17)5–11
17November 29Rochester71–72Bill Sharman (20)5–12
18November 30@ Boston85–81Fred Scolari (23)6–12
19December 2Boston75–83Bill Sharman (18)6–13
20December 6Indianapolis79–101Dick Schnittker (16)6–14
21December 9New York91–84Fred Scolari (22)7–14
22December 10@ Fort Wayne81–97Dick Schnittker (18)7–15
23December 13Boston110–79Fred Scolari (24)8–15
24December 16Philadelphia88–96Fred Scolari (15)8–16
25December 20Rochester76–94Bill Sharman (15)8–17
26December 23Indianapolis79–87 (OT)Dick Schnittker (19)8–18
27December 25@ Minneapolis79–93Fred Scolari (17)8–19
28December 26@ Indianapolis88–81Fred Scolari (24)9–19
29December 28@ Tri-Cities80–97Fred Scolari (19)9–20
30December 30@ Rochester77–91Bill Sharman (19)9–21
31January 1@ Baltimore71–83Bill Sharman (18)9–22
32January 3Baltimore92–82Bill Sharman (21)10–22
33January 6Fort Wayne76–91Bill Sharman (17)10–23
34January 7@ Boston86–91 (OT)Fred Scolari (19)10–24
35January 9@ Philadelphia74–102Bill Sharman (17)10–25
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References
  1. 1950–51 Washington Capitols
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