Fort Wayne Pistons Playoff Rosters

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1950-1951 Fort Wayne Pistons Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Curly Armstrong PG 5-11 170 Nov 1, 1918 32 Indiana 2 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Art Burris GF 6-5 220 Apr 7, 1924 26 Tennessee 0 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 8, Fort Wayne Pistons
Larry Foust FC 6-9 215 Jun 24, 1928 22 La Salle 0 1950 NBA Draft, Undrafted
1950 Chicago Stags Dispersal Draft, Fort Wayne Pistons
Ralph Johnson PG 5-11 170 Dec 6, 1921 29 Huntington (IN) 1 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Jack Kerris SF 6-6 215 Jan 30, 1925 26 Loyola (IL) 1 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 10, Chicago Stags
Duane Klueh PG 6-3 175 Jan 6, 1926 25 Indiana State 1 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 8, Pick 3, Boston Celtics
Dick Mehen PF 6-5 195 May 20, 1922 28 Tennessee 1 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Ken Murray SG 6-2 190 Apr 20, 1928 22 St. Bonaventure 0 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 4, Pick 6, Chicago Stags
John Oldham PG 6-3 175 Jun 22, 1923 27 Western Kentucky 1 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 3, Fort Wayne Pistons
Don Otten C 6-10 240 Apr 18, 1921 29 Bowling Green 1 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Jim Riffey GF 6-4 200 Dec 14, 1923 27 Tulane 0 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 8, Fort Wayne Pistons
Fred Schaus GF 6-5 205 Jun 30, 1925 25 West Virginia 1 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 3, Fort Wayne Pistons
Bill Sharman PG 6-1 175 May 25, 1926 24 USC 0 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 5, Washington Capitols

1950-1951 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 San Francisco Warriors #4 Syracuse Nationals SYR in 2
Second Round #2 Boston Celtics #3 New York Knicks NYK in 2
Second Round W1 Minneapolis Lakers W4 Indianapolis Olympians MIN in 3
Second Round W2 Rochester Royals W3 Fort Wayne Pistons ROR in 3
Conference Finals #3 New York Knicks #4 Syracuse Nationals NYK in 5
Conference Finals W1 Minneapolis Lakers W2 Rochester Royals ROR in 4
NBA Finals W2 Rochester Royals #3 New York Knicks ROR in 7

1950-1951 Fort Wayne Playoff Stats

Player GP PTS REB AST
Fred Schaus 3 14.3 5.3 3.3
Larry Foust 3 12.0 12.3 1.7
Don Otten 3 9.7 6.3 2.7
Dick Mehen 3 8.7 4.7 1.0
Ken Murray 3 8.7 4.7 3.3
Ralph Johnson 3 8.3 2.3 2.3
Jack Kerris 3 7.7 6.7 3.3
John Oldham 3 5.7 1.7 1.7
Curly Armstrong 3 5.0 2.3 1.7
Duane Klueh 2 1.0 1.5 1.5

1950-1951 Fort Wayne Pistons Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Fort Wayne Leaders Rochester Leaders
Mar 20, 1951
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Rochester		 L, 110-81 Edgerton Park Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 19. Dick Mehen
 PTS: 21. Bob Davies
Mar 22, 1951
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Rochester		 W, 83-78 North Side High School Gym
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 21. Fred Schaus
 PTS: 16. Bob Davies
Mar 24, 1951
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Rochester		 L, 97-78 Edgerton Park Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 12. Fred Schaus
 PTS: 20. Bobby Wanzer