Syracuse Nationals Playoff Rosters

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1960-1961 Syracuse Nationals Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Dick Barnett SG 6-4 190 Oct 2, 1936 24 Tennessee State 1 1959 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
Ernie Beck GF 6-4 190 Dec 11, 1931 29 Pennsylvania 6 1953 Territorial Pick, Philadelphia Warriors
Al Bianchi PG 6-3 185 Mar 26, 1932 28 Bowling Green 4 1954 2nd Rnd, #18, Minneapolis Lakers
Barney Cable SF 6-7 175 Jul 29, 1935 25 Bradley 2 1958 2nd Rnd, #11, Detroit Pistons
Larry Costello PG 6-1 186 Jul 2, 1931 29 Niagara 5 1954 2nd Rnd, #12, Philadelphia Warriors
Dave Gambee SF 6-6 215 Apr 16, 1937 23 Oregon State 2 1958 1st Rnd, #7, St. Louis Hawks
Hal Greer PG 6-2 175 Jun 26, 1936 24 Marshall 2 1958 2nd Rnd, #14, Syracuse Nationals
Swede Halbrook C 7-3 240 Jan 30, 1933 28 Wichita (NIBL) (United States) 0 1956 4th Rnd, #29, Syracuse Nationals
Red Kerr FC 6-9 230 Jul 17, 1932 28 Illinois 6 1954 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
Cal Ramsey SF 6-4 200 Jul 13, 1937 23 NYU 1 1959 2nd Rnd, #15, St. Louis Hawks
Joe Roberts SF 6-5   May 18, 1936 24 Ohio State 0 1960 3rd Rnd, #21, Syracuse Nationals
Dolph Schayes FC 6-7 195 May 19, 1928 32 NYU 11 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 4, New York Knicks

1960-1961 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 San Francisco Warriors #3 Syracuse Nationals SYR in 3
Second Round W2 Los Angeles Lakers W3 Detroit Pistons LAL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Syracuse Nationals BOS in 5
Conference Finals W1 St. Louis Hawks W2 Los Angeles Lakers STH in 7
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 St. Louis Hawks BOS in 5

1960-1961 Syracuse Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Dolph Schayes 8 38.5 20.6 11.4 2.6
Larry Costello 8 33.6 16.4 4.4 6.5
Dick Barnett 8 28.2 15.5 4.5 1.5
Hal Greer 8 29.0 14.4 4.1 2.4
Dave Gambee 8 26.0 12.5 6.9 1.5
Red Kerr 8 26.2 9.5 12.4 2.5
Swede Halbrook 8 21.5 7.8 10.4 1.5
Barney Cable 8 23.1 7.8 7.6 0.9
Al Bianchi 7 12.9 6.0 1.0 0.7
Joe Roberts 5 4.0 1.2 0.8 0.0

1960-1961 Syracuse Nationals Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Syracuse Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
Mar 14, 1961
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Philadelphia		 W, 107-115 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 28. L. Costello
 PTS: 46. W. Chamberlain
Mar 16, 1961
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Philadelphia		 W, 115-114 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		2-0 PTS: 26. Hal Greer
 PTS: 32. W. Chamberlain
Mar 18, 1961
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Philadelphia		 W, 103-106 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Semi Finals 		3-0 PTS: 20. L. Costello
 PTS: 33. W. Chamberlain

1960-1961 Syracuse Nationals Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Syracuse Leaders Boston Leaders
Mar 19, 1961
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Boston		 L, 128-115 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		0-1 PTS: 26. D. Schayes
 PTS: 25. Frank Ramsey
Mar 21, 1961
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Boston		 W, 115-98 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 32. D. Schayes
 PTS: 17. Bill Russell
Mar 23, 1961
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Boston		 L, 133-110 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		1-2 PTS: 22. Dick Barnett
 PTS: 30. Bill Sharman
Mar 25, 1961
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Boston		 L, 107-120 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Finals 		1-3 PTS: 23. D. Schayes
 PTS: 22. T. Heinsohn
Mar 26, 1961
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Boston		 L, 123-101 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		1-4 PTS: 25. Dick Barnett
 PTS: 27. Bill Sharman