Syracuse Nationals Regular Season Rosters

1958-1959 Syracuse Nationals Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Al Bianchi G 6-3 185 2 Bowling Green 1954 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
Ed Conlin F 6-5 200 3 Fordham 1955 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Larry Costello PG 6-1 186 3 Niagara 1954 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
George Dempsey PG 6-2 190 4 King's College (NY) 1951 Rnd 7 Pick 9 United States
Connie Dierking C 6-9 222 0 Cincinnati 1958 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Hal Greer G 6-2 175 0 Marshall 1958 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Bob Hopkins F 6-7 205 2 Grambling State 1956 Rnd 10 Pick 5 United States
Tommy Kearns G 5-11 188 0 North Carolina 1958 Rnd 4 Pick 6 United States
Red Kerr FC 6-9 230 4 Illinois 1954 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Togo Palazzi F 6-4 205 4 Holy Cross 1954 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Dolph Schayes FC 6-7 195 9 NYU 1948 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Paul Seymour GF 6-1 180 10 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
George Yardley GF 6-5 190 5 Stanford 1950 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States

1958-1959 Syracuse Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Costello H. Greer B. Hopkins D. Schayes R. Kerr
Rotation   A. Bianchi T. Palazzi   C. Dierking
Lim PT G. Dempsey T. Kearns P. Seymour    
Lim PT     G. Yardley    

1958-1959 Eastern Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics52-20-
2New York Knicks40-3212
3Syracuse Nationals35-3717
4San Francisco Warriors32-4020

1958-1959 Syracuse Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Dolph Schayes All-NBA Second Team (1959)
Larry Costello Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1959)
Dolph Schayes Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1959)
Red Kerr Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1959)

1958-1959 Syracuse Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Dolph Schayes 72 36.7 21.3 13.4 2.5
Red Kerr 72 37.1 17.8 14.0 2.0
Larry Costello 70 39.3 15.8 5.2 5.4
Hal Greer 68 23.9 11.1 2.9 1.5
Al Bianchi 72 24.7 10.0 2.8 2.2
Ed Conlin 57 28.1 11.9 5.3 2.0
Bob Hopkins 67 22.7 10.0 6.5 1.0
Togo Palazzi 71 14.8 8.4 3.7 0.9
Connie Dierking 64 11.3 4.6 3.6 0.5
George Yardley 15 28.0 16.7 6.9 1.7
George Dempsey 34 12.1 5.0 2.9 1.1
Paul Seymour 21 12.7 4.3 1.9 1.7
Tommy Kearns 1 7.0 2.0 0.0 0.0

1958-1959 Syracuse Nationals Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Connie Dierking was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1958 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. Connie Dierking signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1958.

Hal Greer was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 1958 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. Hal Greer signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1958.

Bob Hopkins was selected as the #5 pick in the 10 Round of the 1956 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. Bob Hopkins signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1956.

Tommy Kearns was selected as the #6 pick in the 4 Round of the 1958 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. Tommy Kearns signed a contract with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1958.

Red Kerr was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1954 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. Red Kerr signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1954.

Dolph Schayes was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1948 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Dolph Schayes signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals on August 3, 1949.

Acquired via Trade

Al Bianchi was acquired in a trade by the Syracuse Nationals from the Minneapolis Lakers on October 24, 1956.

Larry Costello was acquired in a trade by the Syracuse Nationals from the Philadelphia Warriors on October 10, 1957.

Togo Palazzi was acquired in a trade by the Syracuse Nationals from the Boston Celtics on December 19, 1956.

George Yardley was acquired in a trade by the Syracuse Nationals from the Detroit Pistons on February 7, 1959.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

George Dempsey was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Syracuse Nationals from the Philadelphia Warriors on December 15, 1958.

Acquired via Free Agency

Paul Seymour signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1949.