Waterloo Hawks Regular Season Rosters

1949-1950 Waterloo Hawks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Don Boven GF 6-4 210 0 Western Michigan 1949 Rnd 6 Pick 2 United States
Harry Boykoff C 6-10 225 0 St. John's 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Paul Cloyd G 6-2 181 0 Wisconsin 1947 Rnd 8 Pick 5 United States
Elmer Gainer GF 6-6 195 1 DePaul 1947 Rnd 8 Pick 6 United States
Hoot Gibson GF 6-5 198 0 Creighton 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Dale Hamilton G 6-0 180 0 - 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Leo Kubiak G 5-11 160 0 Bowling Green 1948 Rnd 4 Pick 10 United States
Dick Mehen PF 6-5 195 0 Tennessee 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Ken Menke G 6-2 168 0 Illinois 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Al Miksis F 6-7 210 0 Western Illinois 1949 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Gene Ollrich G 5-11 160 0 Drake 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Johnny Orr - - - 0 Beloit 1948 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
Stan Patrick G 6-2 185 0 Illinois 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Johnny Payak SG 6-2 174 0 Bowling Green 1949 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Jack Phelan GF 6-5 195 0 DePaul 1949 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
John Pritchard FC 6-9 220 0 Drake 1949 Rnd 7 Pick 4 United States
Wayne See GF 6-3 190 0 Northern Arizona 1949 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Charley Shipp G 6-1 200 0 - 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Jack Smiley GF 6-3 190 1 Illinois 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Gene Stump G 6-2 185 2 DePaul 1947 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
Bob Tough GF 6-0 185 1 St. John's 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

1949-1950 Waterloo Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Kubiak W. See D. Boven D. Mehen H. Boykoff
Rotation   K. Menke E. Gainer    
Lim PT   J. Payak J. Smiley    
Lim PT   G. Stump B. Tough    

1949-1950 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Indianapolis Olympians39-25-
2Anderson Packers37-272
3Tri-Cities Blackhawks29-3510
4Sheboygan Red Skins22-4016
5Waterloo Hawks19-4319
6Denver Nuggets (1950)11-5127

1949-1950 Waterloo Season Stat Leaders

Player GP PTS AST
Dick Mehen 62 14.4 3.1
Harry Boykoff 61 12.8 2.4
Leo Kubiak 62 11.5 3.2
Don Boven 62 10.6 2.2
Wayne See 61 5.2 2.3
Jack Smiley 47 6.6 3.1
Johnny Payak 35 8.0 2.2
Stan Patrick 34 6.7 1.2
Hoot Gibson 30 5.6 1.2
Charley Shipp 23 4.7 2.0
Gene Stump 26 3.9 0.8
Bob Tough 21 4.1 1.7
Jack Phelan 15 4.1 1.1
Johnny Orr 13 4.0 1.1
Gene Ollrich 14 3.1 1.7
Al Miksis 8 3.4 0.5
Dale Hamilton 14 1.8 1.2
Elmer Gainer 15 1.6 0.5
John Pritchard 7 3.1 1.1
Ken Menke 6 2.5 1.2
Paul Cloyd 4 3.5 0.2

1949-1950 Waterloo Hawks Roster Composition

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Don Boven, the #2 pick in the 6 Round of the 1949 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Waterloo Hawks from the Indianapolis Olympians on August 1, 1949. Don Boven signed a contract with the Waterloo Hawks on September 1, 1949.

Draft Rights to Leo Kubiak, the #10 pick in the 4 Round of the 1948 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Waterloo Hawks from the Rochester Royals on August 1, 1949. Leo Kubiak signed a contract with the Waterloo Hawks on September 1, 1949.

Acquired via Trade

Johnny Payak was acquired in a trade by the Waterloo Hawks from the Philadelphia Warriors on December 10, 1949.

Jack Smiley was acquired in a trade by the Waterloo Hawks from the Anderson Packers on November 29, 1949.

Gene Stump was acquired in a trade by the Waterloo Hawks from the Minneapolis Lakers on January 1, 1950.

Bob Tough was acquired in a trade by the Waterloo Hawks from the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) on November 25, 1949.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

Johnny Orr was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Waterloo Hawks from the St. Louis Bombers on February 7, 1950.

Acquired via Free Agency

Harry Boykoff signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Waterloo Hawks on September 1, 1949.

Elmer Gainer signed a contract as a free agent with the Waterloo Hawks on February 1, 1950.

Dick Mehen signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Waterloo Hawks on September 1, 1949.

Ken Menke signed a contract as a free agent with the Waterloo Hawks on January 10, 1950.

Wayne See signed a contract as a free agent with the Waterloo Hawks on September 1, 1949.