Syracuse Nationals Playoff Rosters

1958-1959 Syracuse Nationals Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Al Bianchi PG 6-3 185 Mar 26, 1932 26 Bowling Green 2 1954 2nd Rnd, #18, Minneapolis Lakers
Larry Costello PG 6-1 186 Jul 2, 1931 27 Niagara 3 1954 2nd Rnd, #12, Philadelphia Warriors
George Dempsey PG 6-2 190 Jul 19, 1929 29 King's College (NY) 4 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 7, Pick 9, Philadelphia Warriors
Connie Dierking C 6-9 222 Oct 2, 1936 22 Cincinnati 0 1958 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
Hal Greer PG 6-2 175 Jun 26, 1936 22 Marshall 0 1958 2nd Rnd, #14, Syracuse Nationals
Bob Hopkins SF 6-7 205 Nov 3, 1934 24 Grambling State 2 1956 10th Rnd, #75, Syracuse Nationals
Tommy Kearns PG 5-11 188 Oct 6, 1936 22 North Carolina 0 1958 4th Rnd, #30, Syracuse Nationals
Red Kerr FC 6-9 230 Jul 17, 1932 26 Illinois 4 1954 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
Togo Palazzi SF 6-4 205 Aug 8, 1932 26 Holy Cross 4 1954 1st Rnd, #5, Boston Celtics
Dolph Schayes FC 6-7 195 May 19, 1928 30 NYU 9 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 4, New York Knicks
Paul Seymour GF 6-1 180 Jan 30, 1928 31 Toledo 10 N/A
George Yardley GF 6-5 190 Nov 3, 1928 30 Stanford 5 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 8, Fort Wayne Pistons

1958-1959 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #3 Syracuse Nationals SYR in 2
Second Round W2 Minneapolis Lakers W3 Detroit Pistons MIN in 3
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Syracuse Nationals BOS in 7
Conference Finals W1 St. Louis Hawks W2 Minneapolis Lakers MIN in 6
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W2 Minneapolis Lakers BOS in 4

1958-1959 Syracuse Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Dolph Schayes 9 39.0 28.2 13.0 4.6
George Yardley 9 37.0 25.1 9.7 2.3
Larry Costello 9 40.1 17.7 5.9 6.0
Red Kerr 9 34.7 14.4 12.0 2.7
Hal Greer 9 30.8 11.6 5.2 2.2
Al Bianchi 9 21.3 9.1 3.2 2.8
Bob Hopkins 9 22.6 8.2 6.7 1.0
Togo Palazzi 8 8.4 4.5 2.6 0.8
Connie Dierking 4 8.5 2.8 4.2 0.5
George Dempsey 5 6.0 1.8 1.2 0.8

1958-1959 Syracuse Nationals Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Syracuse Leaders New York Leaders
Mar 13, 1959
@
New York
W, 123-129 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 35. D. Schayes
PTS: 24. R. Guerin
Mar 15, 1959
v.
New York
W, 131-115 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-0 PTS: 34. Red Kerr
PTS: 26. W. Naulls

1958-1959 Syracuse Nationals Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Syracuse Leaders Boston Leaders
Mar 18, 1959
@
Boston
L, 131-109 Boston Garden
Conference Finals
0-1 PTS: 30. G. Yardley
PTS: 28. T. Heinsohn
Mar 21, 1959
v.
Boston
W, 120-118 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Finals
1-1 PTS: 34. D. Schayes
PTS: 27. Bob Cousy
Mar 22, 1959
@
Boston
L, 133-111 Boston Garden
Conference Finals
1-2 PTS: 21. D. Schayes
PTS: 24. Frank Ramsey
Mar 25, 1959
v.
Boston
W, 119-107 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals
2-2 PTS: 28. D. Schayes
PTS: 29. Frank Ramsey
Mar 28, 1959
@
Boston
L, 129-108 Boston Garden
Conference Finals
2-3 PTS: 23. G. Yardley
PTS: 27. Bob Cousy
Mar 29, 1959
v.
Boston
W, 133-121 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Finals
3-3 PTS: 39. D. Schayes
PTS: 26. Frank Ramsey
Apr 1, 1959
@
Boston
L, 130-125 Boston Garden
Conference Finals
3-4 PTS: 35. D. Schayes
PTS: 28. Frank Ramsey