1949–50 Fort Wayne Pistons season

1949–50 Fort Wayne Pistons season
Head coach	Murray Mendenhall
Arena	North Side High School Gym
Results
Record	40–28 (.588)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central)
Playoff finish	Central Division Finals (eliminated 0–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WGL

The 1949–50 NBA season was the second season for the Fort Wayne Pistons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and ninth overall as a franchise.

NBA Draft

Main article: 1949 BAA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	3	Bob Harris	F/C	United States	Oklahoma State
2	–	John Oldham	G	United States	Western Kentucky
3	–	Fred Schaus	F	United States	West Virginia
4	–	Jerry Nagel	G	United States	Loyola (IL)

Roster

Fort Wayne Pistons 1949–50 roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
2.5 !G/F	3	USA !	Armstrong, Curly	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Indiana
5.5 !F/C	12	USA !	Black, Charles B.	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Kansas
5.5 !F/C	10	USA !	Carpenter, Bob	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	East Texas State
5.5 !F/C	14	USA !	Harris, Bob	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oklahoma State
6.0 !C	16	USA !	Henry, Bill	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Rice
1.5 !G	5	USA !	Johnson, Ralph	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Huntington
5.5 !F/C	15	USA !	Kerris, Jack	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Loyola (IL)
2.5 !G/F	7	USA !	Klier, Leo	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Notre Dame
1.5 !G	6	USA !	Klueh, Duane	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Indiana State
6.0 !C	15	USA !	Mahnken, John	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Georgetown
1.5 !G	9	USA !	Nagel, Jerry	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Loyola (IL)
2.5 !G/F	5	USA !	Niemiera, Richie	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Notre Dame
1.5 !G	4	USA !	Oldham, John	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Western Kentucky
4.0 !F	8	USA !	Schaus, Fred	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	West Virginia
5.5 !F/C	12	USA !	Schultz, Howie	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Hamline
5.5 !F/C	17	USA !	Wager, Clint	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Saint Mary's (MN)

Head coach

Murray Mendenhall

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Minneapolis Lakers	51	17	.750	–	30–1	18–16	3–0	16–8
x-Rochester Royals	51	17	.750	–	33–1	17–6	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
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	Record
1	November 3	New York	87–72	1–0
2	November 6	Chicago	87–70	2–0
3	November 10	Waterloo	89–59	3–0
4	November 12	at Baltimore	75–82	3–1
5	November 13	Denver	90–71	4–1
6	November 16	at Chicago	72–85	4–2
7	November 19	at Tri-Cities	88–85	5–2
8	November 20	Boston	99–89	6–2
9	November 24	at Boston	99–85	7–2
10	November 26	at Washington	76–93	7–3
11	November 27	New York	72–77	7–4
12	November 30	at Waterloo	71–95	7–5
13	December 1	Philadelphia	74–70	8–5
14	December 4	Washington	72–68	9–5
15	December 8	Minneapolis	87–66	10–5
16	December 10	at Washington	69–75	10–6
17	December 11	Indianapolis	90–74	11–6
18	December 12	at Anderson	97–105	11–7
19	December 14	at Syracuse	83–96	11–8
20	December 15	Rochester	69–66	12–8
21	December 18	Baltimore	106–95	13–8
22	December 22	St. Louis	87–75	14–8
23	December 25	at Minneapolis	58–72	14–9
24	December 26	Chicago	76–74	15–9
25	December 28	Tri-Cities	81–75 (OT)	16–9
26	December 29	at Rochester	79–97	16–10
27	December 30	at Boston	73–92	16–11
28	December 31	at Philadelphia	65–62	17–11
29	January 1	Boston	80–72	18–11
30	January 4	at Minneapolis	75–91	18–12
31	January 5	St. Louis	87–83	19–12
32	January 7	at New York	88–80	20–12
33	January 8	Sheboygan	83–69	21–12
34	January 12	Syracuse	62–64	21–13
35	January 15	Philadelphia	81–67	22–13
36	January 18	at Sheboygan	73–72	23–13
37	January 19	at St. Louis	64–74	23–14
38	January 21	at Indianapolis	94–112	23–15
39	January 22	Washington	82–70	24–15
40	January 24	at Philadelphia	74–87	24–16
41	January 25	at New York	66–96	24–17
42	January 26	at Boston	68–89	24–18
43	January 28	at Baltimore	64–77	24–19
44	January 29	New York	92–70	25–19
45	January 31	at Chicago	93–89	26–19
46	February 2	Minneapolis	78–79	26–20
47	February 5	Anderson	95–85	27–20
48	February 7	at Denver	83–67	28–20
49	February 9	Philadelphia	61–64	28–21
50	February 11	at Rochester	92–84	29–21
51	February 12	Rochester	76–74	30–21
52	February 15	Boston	84–78	31–21
53	February 16	at Baltimore	77–83	31–22
54	February 17	at Philadelphia	68–67	32–22
55	February 18	at New York	84–80	33–22
56	February 19	Baltimore	79–71	34–22
57	February 23	at St. Louis	74–72	35–22
58	February 26	Washington	78–81	35–23
59	February 28	at Minneapolis	65–71	35–24
60	March 1	at St. Louis	75–70	36–24
61	March 2	St. Louis	91–61	37–24
62	March 4	at Rochester	70–73	37–25
63	March 5	Rochester	60–65	37–26
64	March 9	Chicago	84–71	38–26
65	March 11	at Chicago	88–90	38–27
66	March 12	Baltimore	86–75	39–27
67	March 18	at Washington	76–82	39–28
68	March 19	Minneapolis	69–67	40–28

Playoffs

Central Division Tiebreaker

Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Chicago Stags: Pistons win series 1-0

Game 1 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 86, Chicago 69

Central Division Semifinals

(2) Rochester Royals vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Pistons win series 2-0
Game 1 @ Rochester: Fort Wayne 90, Rochester 84
Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 79, Rochester 78 (OT)

Central Division Finals

Central Division: (1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Lakers win series 2-0
Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 93, Fort Wayne 79
Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Minneapolis 89, Fort Wayne 82

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and records

Fred Schaus, All-NBA Second Team

References

1949–50 NBA season by team

1949 BAA draft Playoffs Finals Transactions

Eastern	Baltimore Boston New York Philadelphia Syracuse Washington

Central	Chicago Fort Wayne Minneapolis Rochester St. Louis

Western	Anderson Denver Indianapolis Sheboygan Tri-Cities Waterloo

Fort Wayne / Detroit Pistons seasons

Franchise: Fort Wayne Pistons (1941–1957); Detroit Pistons (1957–present)

1940s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1988–89

1990s

1989–90

2000s

2003–04

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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