Syracuse Nationals Playoff Rosters

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1961-1962 Syracuse Nationals Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Dick Barnett SG 6-4 190 Oct 2, 1936 25 Tennessee State 2 1959 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
Al Bianchi PG 6-3 185 Mar 26, 1932 29 Bowling Green 5 1954 2nd Rnd, #18, Minneapolis Lakers
Larry Costello PG 6-1 186 Jul 2, 1931 30 Niagara 6 1954 2nd Rnd, #12, Philadelphia Warriors
Dave Gambee SF 6-6 215 Apr 16, 1937 24 Oregon State 3 1958 1st Rnd, #7, St. Louis Hawks
Joe Graboski FC 6-7 195 Jan 15, 1930 32 Tuley High School (Illinois) 12 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Hal Greer PG 6-2 175 Jun 26, 1936 25 Marshall 3 1958 2nd Rnd, #14, Syracuse Nationals
Swede Halbrook C 7-3 240 Jan 30, 1933 29 Wichita (NIBL) (United States) 1 1956 4th Rnd, #29, Syracuse Nationals
Red Kerr FC 6-9 230 Jul 17, 1932 29 Illinois 7 1954 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
Paul Neumann PG 6-1 170 Jan 30, 1938 24 Stanford 0 1959 4th Rnd, #29, Syracuse Nationals
Chuck Osborne SF 6-6 210 Jan 21, 1939 23 Western Kentucky 0 1961 3rd Rnd, #28, Syracuse Nationals
Joe Roberts SF 6-5   May 18, 1936 25 Ohio State 1 1960 3rd Rnd, #21, Syracuse Nationals
Dolph Schayes FC 6-7 195 May 19, 1928 33 NYU 12 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 4, New York Knicks
Lee Shaffer SF 6-7 220 Feb 23, 1939 23 North Carolina 0 1960 1st Rnd, #5, Syracuse Nationals

1961-1962 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 San Francisco Warriors #3 Syracuse Nationals PHI in 5
Second Round W2 Cincinnati Royals W3 Detroit Pistons DET in 4
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 San Francisco Warriors BOS in 7
Conference Finals W1 Los Angeles Lakers W3 Detroit Pistons LAL in 6
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 7

1961-1962 Syracuse Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Lee Shaffer 5 34.8 18.8 11.0 1.4
Red Kerr 5 38.6 17.6 16.0 2.0
Larry Costello 5 33.4 14.6 3.2 5.6
Al Bianchi 5 36.8 14.2 5.2 3.6
Dolph Schayes 5 19.0 11.4 7.0 1.0
Dave Gambee 5 34.0 11.2 9.0 0.8
Paul Neumann 5 24.8 5.6 3.4 2.8
Joe Roberts 4 16.0 6.5 7.0 0.0
Joe Graboski 4 6.0 0.8 1.0 0.0
Hal Greer 1 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1961-1962 Syracuse Nationals Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Syracuse Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
Mar 16, 1962
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Philadelphia		 L, 110-103 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 23. L. Costello
 PTS: 43. Paul Arizin
Mar 18, 1962
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Philadelphia		 L, 82-97 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		0-2 PTS: 18. Red Kerr
 PTS: 28. W. Chamberlain
Mar 19, 1962
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Philadelphia		 W, 100-101 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 30. Lee Shaffer
 PTS: 40. W. Chamberlain
Mar 20, 1962
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Philadelphia		 W, 106-99 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		2-2 PTS: 27. Red Kerr
 PTS: 29. W. Chamberlain
Mar 22, 1962
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Philadelphia		 L, 121-104 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Semi Finals 		2-3 PTS: 30. Lee Shaffer
 PTS: 56. W. Chamberlain