1949–50 Philadelphia Warriors season

1949–50 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coach	Edward Gottlieb
Arena	Philadelphia Arena
Results
Record	26–42 (.382)
Place	Division: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Division Semifinals (eliminated 0–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WCAU

The 1949–50 Philadelphia Warriors season was the fourth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

NBA Draft

Main article: 1949 BAA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	5	Vern Gardner	F/C	United States	Utah
2	–	Jim Nolan	C	United States	Georgia Tech
3	–	Nelson Bobb	G	United States	Temple

Roster

Philadelphia Warriors 1949–50 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From G 5 Bobb, Nelson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Temple F/C 15 Bornheimer, Jake 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Muhlenberg College G 4 Crossin, Francis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Pennsylvania G/F 9 Fleishman, Jerry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) New York F/C 10 Fulks, Joe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Murray State F/C 12 Gardner, Vern 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Utah G/F 11 Guokas, Al 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Saint Joseph's G/F 11 Lewis, Freddie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Eastern Kentucky C 6 Livingstone, Ron 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Wyoming F/C 18 Mogus, Leo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Youngstown State C 19 Nolan, Jim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Georgia Tech F/C 19 Novak, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Loyola (IL) G 7 Parsley, Charlie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Western Kentucky G/F 11 Payak, Johnny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Bowling Green G 7 Rullo, Jerry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Temple C 14 Sadowski, Ed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Seton Hall G 8 Senesky, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Saint Joseph's	Head coach Edward Gottlieb Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Syracuse Nationals	51	13	.797	–	31-1	15-12	5-0	9-1
x-New York Knicks	40	28	.588	13	19-10	18-16	3-2	20-6
x-Washington Capitols	32	36	.471	21	21-13	10-20	1-3	13-13
x-Philadelphia Warriors	26	42	.382	25	15-15	8–23	3-4	9-17
Baltimore Bullets	25	43	.368	26	16-15	8–25	1-3	8-18
Boston Celtics	22	46	.324	29	12-14	5–28	5-4	11-15

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

• (1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriors: Nationals win series 2-0
• Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 93, Philadelphia 76
• Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Syracuse 59, Philadelphia 53