1949–50 Chicago Stags season
1949–50 Chicago Stags season | |
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Head coach | Philip Brownstein |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 40–28 (.588) |
Place | Division: 4th (Central) |
Playoff finish | Division Semifinals (eliminated 0-2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WGN |
The 1949–50 NBA season was the fourth and final season for the Chicago Stags of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team ceased operations after the season, and Chicago would be left without an NBA team until 1961.
NBA Draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 9 | Jack Kerris | F/C | ![]() |
Loyola (IL) |
2 | – | Ralph Beard | G | ![]() |
Kentucky |
3 | – | Dwight Eddleman | F/G | ![]() |
Illinois |
Roster[]
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Regular season[]
Season standings[]
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-Minneapolis Lakers | 51 | 17 | .750 | – | 30–1 | 18–16 | 3–0 | 16–8 |
x-Rochester Royals | 51 | 17 | .750 | – | 33–1 | 17–16 | 1–0 | 15–9 |
x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 40 | 28 | .588 | 11 | 28–6 | 12–22 | – | 14–10 |
x-Chicago Stags | 40 | 28 | .588 | 11 | 18–6 | 14–21 | 8–1 | 11–13 |
St. Louis Bombers | 26 | 42 | .382 | 25 | 17–14 | 7–26 | 2–2 | 4–20 |
Record vs. opponents[]
1949–50 NBA records | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | November 1 | New York | 87–89 (OT) | Stan Miasek (18) | 0–1 | |||||
2 | November 5 | Boston | 86–70 | Max Zaslofsky (22) | 1–1 | |||||
3 | November 6 | at Fort Wayne | 70–87 | Stan Miasek (17) | 1–2 | |||||
4 | November 9 | Rochester | 75–72 (OT) | Spears, Zaslofsky (19) | 2–2 | |||||
5 | November 10 | vs Denver | 64–53 | Max Zaslofsky (15) | 3–2 | |||||
6 | November 12 | Minneapolis | 86–79 | Odie Spears (25) | 4–2 | |||||
7 | November 13 | at St. Louis | 91–65 | Max Zaslofsky (20) | 5–2 | |||||
8 | November 15 | vs Washington | 77–63 | Max Zaslofsky (18) | 6–2 | |||||
9 | November 16 | Fort Wayne | 85–72 | Odie Spears (17) | 7–2 | |||||
10 | November 18 | at Philadelphia | 88–103 | Barnhorst, Mikan (15) | 7–3 | |||||
11 | November 19 | at Washington | 69–85 | Odie Spears (19) | 7–4 | |||||
12 | November 23 | Indianapolis | 92–72 | Andy Phillip (21) | 8–4 | |||||
13 | November 26 | Philadelphia | 90–54 | Max Zaslofsky (15) | 9–4 | |||||
14 | November 27 | at Minneapolis | 96–82 | Max Zaslofsky (23) | 10–4 | |||||
15 | November 30 | Baltimore | 57–50 | Odie Spears (13) | 11–4 | |||||
16 | December 1 | at Sheboygan | 80–78 | Ed Mikan (16) | 12–4 | |||||
17 | December 3 | Minneapolis | 80–91 | Max Zaslofsky (21) | 12–5 | |||||
18 | December 6 | Washington | 75–55 | Max Zaslofsky (18) | 13–5 | |||||
19 | December 7 | at Baltimore | 84–72 | Stan Miasek (17) | 14–5 | |||||
20 | December 9 | at Philadelphia | 77–80 | Max Zaslofsky (20) | 14–6 | |||||
21 | December 10 | at New York | 91–93 (OT) | Max Zaslofsky (22) | 14–7 | |||||
22 | December 13 | Philadelphia | 75–65 | Odie Spears (18) | 15–7 | |||||
23 | December 14 | at Tri-Cities | 68–73 | Max Zaslofsky (23) | 15–8 | |||||
24 | December 16 | Rochester | 80–71 | Max Zaslofsky (17) | 16–8 | |||||
25 | December 17 | at Rochester | 63–85 | Odie Spears (14) | 16–9 | |||||
26 | December 18 | at Syracuse | 73–86 | Max Zaslofsky (21) | 16–10 | |||||
27 | December 20 | New York | 79–77 | Andy Phillip (15) | 17–10 | |||||
28 | December 21 | vs Waterloo | 78–70 | Odie Spears (14) | 18–10 | |||||
29 | December 22 | at Indianapolis | 92–104 | Andy Phillip (16) | 18–11 | |||||
30 | December 26 | at Fort Wayne | 74–76 | Andy Phillip (18) | 18–12 | |||||
31 | December 28 | at Waterloo | 87–80 | Max Zaslofsky (22) | 19–12 | |||||
32 | December 29 | at Anderson | 81–80 | Odie Spears (19) | 20–12 | |||||
33 | January 1 | at Denver | 92–78 | Andy Phillip (19) | 21–12 | |||||
34 | January 10 | at Washington | 71–86 | Max Zaslofsky (15) | 21–13 | |||||
35 | January 13 | at Boston | 77–76 | Max Zaslofsky (21) | 22–13 | |||||
36 | January 14 | at Baltimore | 83–78 | Kleggie Hermsen (22) | 23–13 | |||||
37 | January 16 | St. Louis | 78–69 | Max Zaslofsky (23) | 24–13 | |||||
38 | January 19 | Tri-Cities | 83–68 | Max Zaslofsky (30) | 25–13 | |||||
39 | January 22 | at Minneapolis | 75–103 | Odie Spears (15) | 25–14 | |||||
40 | January 24 | Minneapolis | 68–80 | Max Zaslofsky (22) | 25–15 | |||||
41 | January 29 | at St. Louis | 66–51 | Max Zaslofsky (14) | 26–15 | |||||
42 | January 31 | Fort Wayne | 89–93 | Hermsen, Zaslofsky (19) | 26–16 | |||||
43 | February 1 | vs Boston | 78–76 | Max Zaslofsky (17) | 27–16 | |||||
44 | February 3 | vs Baltimore | 98–81 | Max Zaslofsky (25) | 28–16 | |||||
45 | February 4 | at Rochester | 78–82 | Max Zaslofsky (22) | 28–17 | |||||
46 | February 5 | vs Boston | 77–70 | Max Zaslofsky (19) | 29–17 | |||||
47 | February 7 | at Boston | 91–86 | Max Zaslofsky (23) | 30–17 | |||||
48 | February 10 | at Philadelphia | 83–76 | Max Zaslofsky (17) | 31–17 | |||||
49 | February 11 | at New York | 75–85 | Max Zaslofsky (14) | 31–18 | |||||
50 | February 14 | Rochester | 74–83 | Max Zaslofsky (21) | 31–19 | |||||
51 | February 19 | at Minneapolis | 83–96 | Max Zaslofsky (17) | 31–20 | |||||
52 | February 21 | Baltimore | 72–64 | Andy Phillip (16) | 32–20 | |||||
53 | February 24 | St. Louis | 77–62 | Max Zaslofsky (21) | 33–20 | |||||
54 | February 25 | at New York | 79–86 | Max Zaslofsky (20) | 33–21 | |||||
55 | February 26 | at Syracuse | 64–73 | Stan Miasek (11) | 33–22 | |||||
56 | February 27 | at Boston | 79–77 | Max Zaslofsky (35) | 34–22 | |||||
57 | February 28 | at Rochester | 69–74 | Leo Barnhorst (20) | 34–23 | |||||
58 | March 1 | vs Washington | 76–75 | Max Zaslofsky (15) | 35–23 | |||||
59 | March 2 | at Washington | 88–91 | Max Zaslofsky (20) | 35–24 | |||||
60 | March 4 | at Baltimore | 72–77 | Andy Phillip (20) | 35–25 | |||||
61 | March 5 | Anderson | 73–89 | Barnhorst, Kudelka (12) | 35–26 | |||||
62 | March 9 | at Fort Wayne | 71–84 | Max Zaslofsky (18) | 35–27 | |||||
63 | March 11 | Fort Wayne | 90–88 | Max Zaslofsky (24) | 36–27 | |||||
64 | March 12 | vs Philadelphia | 73–67 | Hermsen, Spears (16) | 37–27 | |||||
65 | March 14 | New York | 85–75 | Max Zaslofsky (22) | 38–27 | |||||
66 | March 17 | vs St. Louis | 69–85 | Max Zaslofsky (19) | 38–28 | |||||
67 | March 18 | Sheboygan | 66–63 | Andy Phillip (17) | 39–28 | |||||
68 | March 19 | at St. Louis | 80–64 | Andy Phillip (16) | 40–28 |
Playoffs[]
Central Division Semifinals[]
(1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (4) Chicago Stags: Lakers win series 2-0
- Game 1 @ Minneapolis (March 22): Minneapolis 85, Chicago 75
- Game 2 @ Chicago (March 25): Minneapolis 75, Chicago 67
Last playoff meeting: 1949 Western Division Semifinals (Minneapolis won 2-0)
References[]
Categories:
- Chicago Stags seasons
- 1949–50 NBA season by team