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NBA professional basketball team season
The 1949–50 Tri-Cities Blackhawks season was the first season for the team in the National Basketball Association .
Roster
Tri-Cities Blackhawks 1949–50 roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
From
G/F
Berce, Gene
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Marquette
F/C
13
Chaney, John
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
LSU
SF
11
Eddleman, Dike
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
Illinois
F/C
12
Englund, Gene
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Wisconsin
G/F
18
Gibson, Dee
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Western Kentucky
G
8
Hassett, Billy
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Notre Dame
C
20
Henry, Bill
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Rice
PF
12
Kerris, Jack
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Loyola
PG
4
Kirk, Walt
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
Illinois
C
12
Mahnken, John
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Georgetown
PF
15
Nichols, Jack
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
Washington
F/C
9
Nostrand, George
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Wyoming
C
15
Otten, Don
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Bowling Green
F/C
20
Otten, Mac
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Bowling Green
SG
Owens, Red
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Baylor
G/F
7
Perkins, Warren
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Tulane
F/C
96
Ray, Don
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Western Kentucky
G/F
Schulz, Dick
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
Wisconsin
F/C
21
Todorovich, Mike
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Wyoming
G/F
8
Vance, Gene
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Illinois
G/F
6
Von Nieda, Whitey
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Penn State
G
17
Wier, Murray
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Iowa
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
1949–50 NBA records
Team
AND
BAL
BOS
CHI
DEN
FWP
IND
MIN
NYK
PHI
ROC
SHE
STL
SYR
TCB
WAS
WAT
Anderson
—
1–1
0–2
1–1
4–3
1–1
2–5
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
5–2
2–0
3–4
7–2
1–1
7–0
Baltimore
1–1
—
2–4
1–5
1–1
3–3
1–1
1–5
1–5
3–3
3–3
2–0
3–3
0–2
0–2
2–4
1–1
Boston
2–0
4–2
—
0–6
1–1
2–4
1–1
1–5
1–5
3–3
0–6
1–1
2–4
0–2
0–2
3–3
1–1
Chicago
1–1
5–1
6–0
—
2–0
2–4
1–1
2–4
2–4
4–2
2–4
2–0
5–1
0–2
1–1
3–3
2–0
Denver
3–4
1–1
1–1
0–2
—
0–2
0–7
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
3–4
0–2
1–6
0–7
0–2
2–5
Fort Wayne
1–1
3–3
4–2
4–2
2–0
—
1–1
2–4
4–2
4–2
3–3
2–0
5–1
0–2
2–0
2–4
1–1
Indianapolis
5–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
7–0
1–1
—
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
5–2
1–1
2–7
4–3
1–1
5–2
Minneapolis
1–1
5–1
5–1
4–2
2–0
4–2
1–1
—
5–1
4–2
3–3
1–1
5–1
1–1
2–0
6–0
2–0
New York
1–1
5–1
5–1
4–2
2–0
2–4
1–1
1–5
—
1–5
1–5
1–1
4–2
0–2
1–1
5–1
2–0
Philadelphia
1–1
3–3
3–3
2–4
2–0
2–4
0–2
2–4
1–5
—
1–5
2–0
2–4
0–2
1–1
2–4
2–0
Rochester
2–0
3–3
6–0
4–2
2–0
3–3
1–1
3–3
5–1
5–1
—
1–1
5–1
1–1
2–0
6–0
2–0
Sheboygan
2–5
0–2
1–1
0–2
4–3
0–2
2–5
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
—
0–2
1–6
3–4
2–0
4–3
St. Louis
0–2
3–3
4–2
1–5
2–0
1–5
1–1
1–5
2–4
4–2
1–5
2–0
—
1–1
2–0
0–6
1–1
Syracuse
4–3
2–0
2–0
2–0
6–1
2–0
7–2
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
6–1
1–1
—
6–1
1–1
6–1
Tri-Cities
2–7
2–0
2–0
1–1
7–0
0–2
3–4
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
4–3
0–2
1–6
—
1–1
4–3
Washington
1–1
4–2
3–3
3–3
2–0
4–2
1–1
0–6
1–5
4–2
0–6
0–2
6–0
1–1
1–1
—
1–1
Waterloo
0–7
1–1
1–1
0–2
5–2
1–1
2–5
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
3–4
1–1
1–6
3–4
1–1
—
Game log
1949–50 Game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
October 29
Denver
93–85
Billy Hassett (15)
1–0
2
November 1
vs St. Louis
51–72
Dwight Eddleman (14)
1–1
3
November 3
at Anderson
87–110
Don Otten (22)
1–2
4
November 5
New York
72–76
Otten , Perkins (13)
1–3
5
November 9
vs Anderson
99–102 (3OT)
Otten , Owens (19)
1–4
6
November 12
Waterloo
99–89
Billy Hassett (15)
2–4
7
November 15
at Rochester
81–93
Murray Wier (19)
2–5
8
November 17
at Syracuse
76–79
Don Ray (16)
2–6
9
November 19
Fort Wayne
85–88
Billy Hassett (17)
2–7
10
November 20
at Waterloo
62–75
John Mahnken (15)
2–8
11
November 22
Boston
80–72
Eddleman , Wier (19)
3–8
12
November 24
at Sheboygan
113–120
Dwight Eddleman (23)
3–9
13
November 27
Indianapolis
104–88
Red Owens (21)
4–9
14
November 29
at Indianapolis
76–92
Eddleman , Mahnken , Perkins , Ray (11)
4–10
15
November 30
St. Louis
82–89
Murray Wier (14)
4–11
16
December 1
at Anderson
72–81
Mike Todorovich (17)
4–12
17
December 3
Boston
87–82
Don Otten (22)
5–12
18
December 7
Syracuse
69–77
Mike Todorovich (15)
5–13
19
December 11
Denver
98–66
Don Otten (19)
6–13
20
December 13
at Indianapolis
63–84
Mike Todorovich (20)
6–14
21
December 14
Chicago
73–68
Don Otten (16)
7–14
22
December 15
at Sheboygan
74–89
Dwight Eddleman (11)
7–15
23
December 18
Anderson
69–78
Don Ray (15)
7–16
24
December 21
Syracuse
84–96
Mahnken , Todorovich , Wier (12)
7–17
25
December 26
Minneapolis
76–78
Dwight Eddleman (14)
7–18
26
December 28
at Fort Wayne
75–81 (OT)
Mike Todorovich (16)
7–19
27
December 30
at Denver
85–83
Mike Todorovich (16)
8–19
28
January 1
Baltimore
79–66
Don Otten (15)
9–19
29
January 3
at Indianapolis
76–78
Dwight Eddleman (18)
9–20
30
January 5
at Syracuse
73–82
Mike Todorovich (17)
9–21
31
January 7
Sheboygan
98–86
Dwight Eddleman (24)
10–21
32
January 11
Anderson
88–81
Walt Kirk (19)
11–21
33
January 15
Waterloo
84–80
Don Otten (24)
12–21
34
January 18
Rochester
65–70
Don Otten (15)
12–22
35
January 19
at Chicago
68–83
Mike Todorovich (16)
12–23
36
January 22
Denver
111–97
Murray Wier (17)
13–23
37
January 23
at Anderson
99–96
Dwight Eddleman (22)
14–23
38
January 25
Washington
62–65
Don Otten (11)
14–24
39
January 28
Indianapolis
97–81
Mike Todorovich (18)
15–24
40
January 29
at Waterloo
85–79
Mike Todorovich (25)
16–24
41
January 31
vs New York
83–77
Mike Todorovich (17)
17–24
42
February 1
Syracuse
91–83
Walt Kirk (16)
18–24
43
February 3
at Philadelphia
72–83
Mike Todorovich (15)
18–25
44
February 5
Sheboygan
86–71
Mike Todorovich (22)
19–25
45
February 8
Philadelphia
99–94 (OT)
Warren Perkins (16)
20–25
46
February 9
at Sheboygan
82–104
Gene Englund (22)
20–26
47
February 12
Indianapolis
89–95
Nichols , Todorovich (18)
20–27
48
February 15
at Washington
85–81
Dwight Eddleman (27)
21–27
49
February 16
at Syracuse
74–105
Dwight Eddleman (17)
21–28
50
February 18
at Waterloo
116–93
Mike Todorovich (17)
22–28
51
February 19
at Waterloo
63–84
Walt Kirk (13)
22–29
52
February 20
Baltimore
82–73
Gene Vance (14)
23–29
53
February 22
Anderson
81–90
Gene Englund (18)
23–30
54
February 25
Sheboygan
74–66
Dwight Eddleman (20)
24–30
55
February 26
at Minneapolis
66–80
Murray Wier (13)
24–31
56
February 27
vs Denver
110–75
Dwight Eddleman (22)
25–31
57
March 1
vs Denver
97–80
Todorovich , Wier (17)
26–31
58
March 3
at Indianapolis
96–83
Dwight Eddleman (23)
27–31
59
March 5
Denver
91–80
Jack Nichols (23)
28–31
60
March 6
at Anderson
77–88
Gene Vance (13)
28–32
61
March 8
Anderson
67–82
Dwight Eddleman (15)
28–33
62
March 11
Sheboygan
97–79
Dwight Eddleman (19)
29–33
63
March 18
Syracuse
88–89 (OT)
Jack Nichols (19)
29–34
64
March 19
at Waterloo
77–79
Jack Nichols (22)
29–35
Playoffs
West Division Semifinals
(2) Anderson Packers vs. (3) Tri-Cities Blackhawks : Packers win series 2-1
Game 1 @ Anderson: Anderson 89 , Tri-Cities 77
Game 2 @ Tri-Cities: Tri-Cities 76 , Anderson 75
Game 3 @ Anderson: Anderson 94 , Tri-Cities 71
References
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