Syracuse Nationals Playoff Rosters

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1953-1954 Syracuse Nationals Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Ed Earle GF 6-3 190 Apr 28, 1927 26 Loyola (IL) 0 1953 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Bill Gabor SG 5-11 170 May 13, 1922 31 Syracuse 4 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 10, Rochester Royals
Bato Govedarica PG 5-11 170 Apr 17, 1928 25 DePaul 0 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 5, Syracuse Nationals
Billy Kenville PG 6-2 187 Dec 1, 1930 23 St. Bonaventure 0 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 7, Syracuse Nationals
George King PG 6-0 175 Aug 16, 1928 25 University of Charleston 2 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 8, Pick 6, Chicago Stags
Dick Knostman FC 6-6 215 Aug 9, 1931 22 Kansas State 0 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 7, Syracuse Nationals
Bob Lavoy SF 6-7 185 Jun 29, 1926 27 Western Kentucky 3 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 9, Indianapolis Olympians
Earl Lloyd SF 6-5 225 Apr 3, 1928 25 West Virginia State 2 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 9, Pick 5, Washington Capitols
Al Masino PG 5-10 174 Feb 5, 1928 26 Canisius 1 1952 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Jim Neal C 6-11 235 May 21, 1930 23 Wofford 0 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 6, Syracuse Nationals
Mike Novak C 6-9 219 Apr 23, 1915 38 Loyola (IL) 2 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Wally Osterkorn FC 6-5 215 Jul 6, 1928 25 Illinois 2 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 6, Chicago Stags
Dolph Schayes FC 6-7 195 May 19, 1928 25 NYU 4 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 4, New York Knicks
Paul Seymour GF 6-1 180 Jan 30, 1928 26 Toledo 5 N/A

1953-1954 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Conference Finals #2 Syracuse Nationals #3 Boston Celtics SYR in 2
Conference Finals W1 Minneapolis Lakers W2 Rochester Royals MIN in 3
NBA Finals W1 Minneapolis Lakers #2 Syracuse Nationals MIN in 7
Round Robin #1 New York Knicks W3 Fort Wayne Pistons -

1953-1954 Syracuse Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Dolph Schayes 13 28.8 16.0 10.5 1.8
Paul Seymour 13 43.0 14.9 2.6 4.6
Wally Osterkorn 13 41.7 10.8 9.6 2.8
Bob Lavoy 13 27.5 9.1 6.5 1.5
Billy Kenville 13 28.8 8.9 3.7 1.9
George King 10 28.6 8.8 2.2 2.1
Bill Gabor 10 19.6 7.6 2.8 1.9
Earl Lloyd 10 26.0 6.7 5.7 2.0
Jim Neal 11 9.1 2.8 2.5 0.2
Al Masino 13 7.4 1.6 0.5 0.5

1953-1954 Syracuse Nationals Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Syracuse Leaders Boston Leaders
Mar 25, 1954
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Boston		 W, 109-94 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Finals 		1-0 PTS: 27. D. Schayes
 PTS: 28. Jack Nichols
Mar 27, 1954
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Boston		 W, 76-83 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		2-0 PTS: 16. W. Osterkorn
 PTS: 20. Bill Sharman

1953-1954 Syracuse Nationals NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Syracuse Leaders Minneapolis Leaders
Mar 31, 1954
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Minneapolis		 L, 79-68 Minneapolis Auditorium
NBA Finals 		0-1 PTS: 15. Bob Lavoy
 PTS: 16. C. Lovellette
Apr 3, 1954
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Minneapolis		 W, 60-62 Minneapolis Auditorium
NBA Finals 		1-1 PTS: 20. W. Osterkorn
 PTS: 15. George Mikan
Apr 4, 1954
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Minneapolis		 L, 67-81 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
NBA Finals 		1-2 PTS: 18. Bob Lavoy
 PTS: 30. George Mikan
Apr 8, 1954
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Minneapolis		 W, 80-69 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
NBA Finals 		2-2 PTS: 25. Paul Seymour
 PTS: 16. Whitey Skoog
Apr 10, 1954
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Minneapolis		 L, 73-84 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
NBA Finals 		2-3 PTS: 17. D. Schayes
 PTS: 21. V. Mikkelsen
Apr 11, 1954
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Minneapolis		 W, 63-65 Minneapolis Auditorium
NBA Finals 		3-3 PTS: 16. Paul Seymour
 PTS: 30. George Mikan
Apr 12, 1954
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Minneapolis		 L, 87-80 Minneapolis Auditorium
NBA Finals 		3-4 PTS: 18. D. Schayes
 PTS: 21. Jim Pollard