1949–50 Washington Capitols season

1949–50 Washington Capitols season
Head coachBob Feerick
ArenaUline Arena
Results
Record32–36 (.471)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishDivision semifinals
(eliminated 0-2)
Stats at Basketball Reference
RadioWTOP

The 1949–50 NBA season was the fourth season of the Washington Capitols in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

NBA draft

Main article: 1949 BAA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 8 Wallace Jones F  United States Kentucky
2 – Red Owens –  United States Baylor
3 – Cliff Barker G  United States Kentucky

Roster

Washington Capitols 1949–50 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. From
F 22 Hook Dillon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) North Carolina
G/F 10 Bob Feerick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Santa Clara
F/C 11 Chuck Gilmur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Washington
C 14 Chick Halbert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) West Texas A&M
G 23 Leo Katkaveck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) NC State
F/C 12 John Mandic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oregon State
F/C 17 Bones McKinney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) North Carolina
F/C 15 Jack Nichols 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Washington
F Johnny Norlander 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Hamline
G/F 13 Dick O'Keefe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Santa Clara
C 15 Don Otten 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Bowling Green
G/F 29 Chick Reiser 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) NYU
G/F 22 Dick Schulz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Wisconsin
G 20 Fred Scolari 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Francisco
Head coach
Legend
  • (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- 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

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
Total: 32–36
November
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 2 Baltimore W 66–61 Jack Nichols (14) 1–0
2 November 5 St. Louis W 81–69 Jack Nichols (18) 2–0
3 November 8 Minneapolis L 66–68 Jack Nichols (19) 2–1
4 November 9 at Philadelphia W 84–69 Fred Scolari (15) 3–1
5 November 10 at Baltimore W 88–72 Fred Scolari (24) 4–1
6 November 12 Boston L 68–76 Jack Nichols (21) 4–2
7 November 15 vs Chicago L 63–77 Jack Nichols (31) 4–3
8 November 16 Denver W 99–90 Dick O'Keefe (19) 5–3
9 November 19 Chicago W 85–69 Jack Nichols (20) 6–3
10 November 22 New York L 74–89 Jack Nichols (17) 6–4
11 November 23 at New York L 67–87 Chick Halbert (13) 6–5
12 November 26 Fort Wayne W 93–76 Fred Scolari (25) 7–5
13 November 30 Rochester L 84–86 Jack Nichols (26) 7–6
December
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
14 December 3 Philadelphia W 79–63 Fred Scolari (20) 8–6
15 December 4 at Fort Wayne L 68–72 Reiser, Scolari (11) 8–7
16 December 6 at Chicago L 55–75 Fred Scolari (15) 8–8
17 December 7 at Minneapolis L 76–93 Bones McKinney (16) 8–9
18 December 10 Fort Wayne W 75–69 Chick Reiser (13) 9–9
19 December 14 St. Louis W 79–61 Johnny Norlander (15) 10–9
20 December 17 Baltimore L 72–89 Chick Reiser (18) 10–10
21 December 21 Minneapolis L 61–75 Jack Nichols (22) 10–11
22 December 22 at Baltimore L 82–86 Bones McKinney (20) 10–12
23 December 23 Boston W 86–73 Fred Scolari (20) 11–12
24 December 25 at St. Louis W 81–68 Fred Scolari (19) 12–12
25 December 26 at Anderson L 73–80 Jack Nichols (22) 12–13
26 December 27 at Rochester L 72–96 Leo Katkaveck (15) 12–14
27 December 28 Syracuse W 87–85 Jack Nichols (27) 13–14
28 December 31 New York W 70–64 Bones McKinney (16) 14–14
January
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
29 January 1 at Syracuse L 73–79 Leo Katkaveck (15) 14–15
30 January 3 at Rochester L 79–83 Bones McKinney (21) 14–16
31 January 4 Rochester L 63–72 Jack Nichols (20) 14–17
32 January 7 Waterloo W 101–83 Jack Nichols (19) 15–17
33 January 10 Chicago W 86–71 Fred Scolari (17) 16–17
34 January 11 at New York L 72–73 Fred Scolari (21) 16–18
35 January 13 at Philadelphia W 77–67 Bones McKinney (17) 17–18
36 January 14 Philadelphia W 78–70 Jack Nichols (18) 18–18
37 January 18 Minneapolis L 68–76 Jack Nichols (22) 18–19
38 January 19 at Baltimore W 81–68 Chick Reiser (19) 19–19
39 January 21 Sheboygan L 82–88 Dick O'Keefe (22) 19–20
40 January 22 at Fort Wayne L 70–82 Chick Reiser (16) 19–21
41 January 24 vs St. Louis W 75–67 Fred Scolari (15) 20–21
42 January 25 at Tri-Cities W 65–62 Bob Feerick (16) 21–21
43 January 26 at St. Louis W 82–71 Fred Scolari (30) 22–21
44 January 29 at Minneapolis L 60–88 Fred Scolari (13) 22–22
45 January 31 at Denver W 88–78 Jack Nichols (22) 23–22
February
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
46 February 2 at Sheboygan L 65–68 Jack Nichols (17) 23–23
47 February 4 New York L 71–76 Fred Scolari (18) 23–24
48 February 7 at Indianapolis L 81–88 Fred Scolari (14) 23–25
49 February 8 at Waterloo L 70–77 Fred Scolari (16) 23–26
50 February 9 at Minneapolis L 59–71 Bob Feerick (15) 23–27
51 February 11 Anderson W 81–69 Fred Scolari (16) 24–27
52 February 15 Tri-Cities L 81–85 Fred Scolari (24) 24–28
53 February 18 Indianapolis W 81–79 Don Otten (21) 25–28
54 February 21 at Rochester L 76–84 Don Otten (21) 25–29
55 February 22 at New York L 81–89 Don Otten (17) 25–30
56 February 24 at Boston L 74–89 Chuck Gilmur (18) 25–31
57 February 25 Philadelphia L 80–92 Don Otten (22) 25–32
58 February 26 at Fort Wayne W 81–78 Dick O'Keefe (24) 26–32
March
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
59 March 1 vs Chicago L 75–76 Don Otten (23) 26–33
60 March 2 Chicago W 91–88 Fred Scolari (28) 27–33
61 March 4 Boston W 95–75 Fred Scolari (17) 28–33
62 March 7 vs Boston L 64–75 Leo Katkaveck (14) 28–34
63 March 8 Baltimore W 88–80 Chick Reiser (18) 29–34
64 March 10 at Boston W 76–66 Don Otten (17) 30–34
65 March 11 St. Louis W 92–90 Chick Reiser (17) 31–34
66 March 15 Rochester L 64–93 Gilmur, Scolari (15) 31–35
67 March 17 at Philadelphia L 59–85 Chick Reiser (12) 31–36
68 March 18 Fort Wayne W 82–76 Chick Reiser (18) 32–36

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Washington Capitols: Knicks win series 2-0

  • Game 1 @ Washington (March 21): New York 90, Washington 87
  • Game 2 @ New York (March 22): New York 103, Washington 83

Last playoff meeting: 1949 Eastern Division Finals (Washington won 2–1)

References

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