Syracuse Nationals Playoff Rosters

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1956-1957 Syracuse Nationals Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Forest Able PG 6-3 175 Jul 27, 1932 24 Western Kentucky 0 1956 3rd Rnd, #21, Syracuse Nationals
Al Bianchi PG 6-3 185 Mar 26, 1932 24 Bowling Green 0 1954 2nd Rnd, #18, Minneapolis Lakers
Ed Conlin SF 6-5 200 Sep 2, 1933 23 Fordham 1 1955 1st Rnd, #7, Syracuse Nationals
Bob Harrison PG 6-1 190 Aug 12, 1927 29 Michigan 7 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers
Joe Holup SF 6-6 215 Feb 26, 1934 23 George Washington 0 1954 13th Rnd, #100, Philadelphia Warriors
Bob Hopkins SF 6-7 205 Nov 3, 1934 22 Grambling State 0 1956 10th Rnd, #75, Syracuse Nationals
Red Kerr FC 6-9 230 Jul 17, 1932 24 Illinois 2 1954 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
George King PG 6-0 175 Aug 16, 1928 28 University of Charleston 5 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 8, Pick 6, Chicago Stags
Earl Lloyd SF 6-5 225 Apr 3, 1928 28 West Virginia State 5 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 9, Pick 5, Washington Capitols
Togo Palazzi SF 6-4 205 Aug 8, 1932 24 Holy Cross 2 1954 1st Rnd, #5, Boston Celtics
Jim Ray PG 6-1 180 Jan 12, 1934 23 Toledo 0 1956 5th Rnd, #37, Syracuse Nationals
Don Savage SF 6-3 205 Apr 9, 1928 28 Le Moyne 1 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 5, Syracuse Nationals
Dolph Schayes FC 6-7 195 May 19, 1928 28 NYU 7 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 4, New York Knicks
Paul Seymour GF 6-1 180 Jan 30, 1928 29 Toledo 8 N/A
Jim Tucker C 6-8 185 Dec 11, 1932 24 Duquesne 2 1954 3rd Rnd, #24, Syracuse Nationals

1956-1957 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 Syracuse Nationals #3 San Francisco Warriors SYR in 2
Second Round W2 Minneapolis Lakers W3 Fort Wayne Pistons MIN in 2
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Syracuse Nationals BOS in 3
Conference Finals W1 St. Louis Hawks W2 Minneapolis Lakers STH in 3
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 St. Louis Hawks BOS in 7
Division Tiebreaker W1 St. Louis Hawks W3 Fort Wayne Pistons -
Division Tiebreaker W2 Minneapolis Lakers W1 St. Louis Hawks STH in 1

1956-1957 Syracuse Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Dolph Schayes 5 43.0 21.4 18.0 2.8
Ed Conlin 5 32.8 15.4 3.4 3.0
Red Kerr 5 32.4 15.2 13.8 1.2
Togo Palazzi 5 17.4 9.0 3.6 1.0
Al Bianchi 5 19.4 6.4 3.0 1.6
Bob Harrison 5 26.6 6.4 2.6 3.0
Earl Lloyd 5 16.6 6.2 4.2 1.0
Bob Hopkins 5 14.6 5.6 3.8 0.4
Paul Seymour 5 19.6 4.2 2.0 1.6
Joe Holup 5 17.6 4.0 4.0 0.2

1956-1957 Syracuse Nationals Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Syracuse Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
Mar 16, 1957
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Philadelphia		 W, 96-103 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 25. Red Kerr
 PTS: 25. N. Johnston
Mar 18, 1957
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Philadelphia		 W, 91-80 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		2-0 PTS: 22. Red Kerr
 PTS: 16. Joe Graboski

1956-1957 Syracuse Nationals Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Syracuse Leaders Boston Leaders
Mar 21, 1957
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Boston		 L, 108-90 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		0-1 PTS: 21. D. Schayes
 PTS: 20. Frank Ramsey
Mar 23, 1957
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Boston		 L, 105-120 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Finals 		0-2 PTS: 31. D. Schayes
 PTS: 30. T. Heinsohn
Mar 24, 1957
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Boston		 L, 83-80 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		0-3 PTS: 22. D. Schayes
 PTS: 23. Bill Sharman