Syracuse Nationals Playoff Rosters

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1954-1955 Syracuse Nationals Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Dick Farley GF 6-4 190 Apr 13, 1932 22 Indiana 0 1954 2nd Rnd, #15, Syracuse Nationals
Bill Gabor SG 5-11 170 May 13, 1922 32 Syracuse 5 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 10, Rochester Royals
Billy Kenville PG 6-2 187 Dec 1, 1930 24 St. Bonaventure 1 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 7, Syracuse Nationals
Red Kerr FC 6-9 230 Jul 17, 1932 22 Illinois 0 1954 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
George King PG 6-0 175 Aug 16, 1928 26 University of Charleston 3 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 8, Pick 6, Chicago Stags
Earl Lloyd SF 6-5 225 Apr 3, 1928 26 West Virginia State 3 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 9, Pick 5, Washington Capitols
Wally Osterkorn FC 6-5 215 Jul 6, 1928 26 Illinois 3 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 6, Chicago Stags
Red Rocha FC 6-9 185 Sep 18, 1923 31 Oregon State 6 1947 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 2, Toronto Huskies
Dolph Schayes FC 6-7 195 May 19, 1928 26 NYU 5 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 4, New York Knicks
Paul Seymour GF 6-1 180 Jan 30, 1928 27 Toledo 6 N/A
Connie Simmons PF 6-8 222 Mar 15, 1925 30   8 N/A
Jim Tucker C 6-8 185 Dec 11, 1932 22 Duquesne 0 1954 3rd Rnd, #24, Syracuse Nationals

1954-1955 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #3 Boston Celtics BOS in 3
Second Round W2 Minneapolis Lakers W3 Rochester Royals MIN in 3
Conference Finals #1 Syracuse Nationals #3 Boston Celtics SYR in 4
Conference Finals W1 Fort Wayne Pistons W2 Minneapolis Lakers FWP in 4
NBA Finals #1 Syracuse Nationals W1 Fort Wayne Pistons SYR in 7

1954-1955 Syracuse Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Dolph Schayes 11 33.0 19.0 12.8 3.6
Red Kerr 11 33.0 13.8 10.7 1.2
Paul Seymour 11 37.3 12.5 3.9 6.8
Red Rocha 11 33.7 12.4 6.7 1.3
Earl Lloyd 11 32.3 11.5 8.1 3.2
George King 11 33.7 11.5 3.7 5.6
Billy Kenville 11 11.8 6.4 2.8 1.0
Dick Farley 11 15.3 4.7 1.2 1.8
Wally Osterkorn 11 6.8 3.2 1.9 1.0
Jim Tucker 9 6.6 2.7 1.7 0.1

1954-1955 Syracuse Nationals Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Syracuse Leaders Boston Leaders
Mar 22, 1955
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Boston		 W, 110-100 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Finals 		1-0 PTS: 27. Red Kerr
 PTS: 20. Bill Sharman
Mar 24, 1955
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Boston		 W, 116-110 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Finals 		2-0 PTS: 22. D. Schayes
 PTS: 32. Bill Sharman
Mar 26, 1955
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Boston		 L, 100-97 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		2-1 PTS: 20. Red Kerr
 PTS: 23. Bob Cousy
Mar 27, 1955
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Boston		 W, 94-110 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		3-1 PTS: 28. D. Schayes
 PTS: 29. Bill Sharman

1954-1955 Syracuse Nationals NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Syracuse Leaders Fort Wayne Leaders
Mar 31, 1955
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Fort Wayne		 W, 86-82 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
NBA Finals 		1-0 PTS: 19. Red Rocha
 PTS: 26. Larry Foust
Apr 2, 1955
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Fort Wayne		 W, 87-84 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
NBA Finals 		2-0 PTS: 24. D. Schayes
 PTS: 21. G. Yardley
Apr 3, 1955
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Fort Wayne		 L, 96-89
NBA Finals 		2-1 PTS: 21. D. Schayes
 PTS: 23. Mel Hutchins
Apr 5, 1955
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Fort Wayne		 L, 109-102
NBA Finals 		2-2 PTS: 28. D. Schayes
 PTS: 18. F. Brian
Apr 7, 1955
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Fort Wayne		 L, 74-71
NBA Finals 		2-3 PTS: 15. B. Kenville
 PTS: 16. G. Yardley
Apr 9, 1955
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Fort Wayne		 W, 109-104 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
NBA Finals 		3-3 PTS: 28. D. Schayes
 PTS: 31. G. Yardley
Apr 10, 1955
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Fort Wayne		 W, 92-91 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
NBA Finals 		4-3 PTS: 15. George King
 PTS: 24. Larry Foust