1949–50 Chicago Stags season

1949–50 Chicago Stags season
Head coach Philip Brownstein
Arena Chicago Stadium
Results
Record 40–28 (.588)
Place Division: 4th (Central)
Playoff finish Division Semifinals
(eliminated 0-2)
Stats @ 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
19Jack KerrisF/C United StatesLoyola (IL)
2–Ralph BeardG United StatesKentucky
3–Dwight EddlemanF/G United StatesIllinois

Roster

Chicago Stags 1949–50 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
G/F United States Barnhorst, Leo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Notre Dame
G 12 United States Bradley, Joe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oklahoma State
F/C 15 United States Graboski, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tuley HS (Chicago)
C 9 United States Hahn, Robert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) North Carolina State
F/C 13 United States Hermsen, Kleggie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Minnesota
G/F 7 United States Kudelka, Frank 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Saint Mary's
F/C 17 United States Miasek, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
F/C 18 United States Mikan, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) DePaul
F/C 18 United States Nostrand, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Wyoming
G/F 19 United States Phillip, Andy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Illinois
G 16 United States Rollins, Kenny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Kentucky
G 20 United States Spears, Odie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Western Kentucky
G/F 10 United States Zaslofsky, Max 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) St. John's
Head coach
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 Lakers5117.750–30–118–163–016–8
x-Rochester Royals5117.750–33–117–61–015–9
x-Fort Wayne Pistons4028.5881128–612–22–14–10
x-Chicago Stags4028.5881118–614–218–111–13
St. Louis Bombers2642.3822517–147–262–24–20

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 —1–10–21–14–31–12–51–11–11–10–25–22–03–47–21–17–0
Baltimore 1–1—2–41–51–13–31–11–51–53–33–32–03–30–20–22–41–1
Boston 2–04–2—0–61–12–41–11–51–53–30–61–12–40–20–23–31–1
Chicago 1–15–16–0—2–02–41–12–42–44–22–42–05–10–21–13–32–0
Denver 3–41–11–10–2—0–20–70–20–20–20–23–40–21–60–70–22–5
Fort Wayne 1–13–34–24–22–0—1–12–44–24–23–32–05–10–22–02–41–1
Indianapolis 5–21–11–11–17–01–1—1–11–12–01–15–21–12–74–31–15–2
Minneapolis 1–15–15–14–22–04–21–1—5–14–23–31–15–11–12–06–02–0
New York 1–15–15–14–22–02–41–11–5—1–51–51–14–20–21–15–12–0
Philadelphia 1–13–33–32–42–02–40–22–41–5—1–52–02–40–21–12–42–0
Rochester 2–03–36–04–22–03–31–13–35–15–1—1–15–11–12–06–02–0
Sheboygan 2–50–21–10–24–30–22–51–11–10–21–1—0–21–63–42–04–3
St. Louis 0–23–34–21–52–01–51–11–52–44–21–52–0—1–12–00–61–1
Syracuse 4–32–02–02–06–12–07–21–12–02–01–16–11–1—6–11–16–1
Tri-Cities 2–72–02–01–17–00–23–40–21–11–10–24–30–21–6—1–14–3
Washington 1–14–23–33–32–04–21–10–61–54–20–60–26–01–11–1—1–1
Waterloo 0–71–11–10–25–21–12–50–20–20–20–23–41–11–63–41–1—

Game log

1949–50 Game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1November 1New York87–89 (OT)Stan Miasek (18)0–1
2November 5Boston86–70Max Zaslofsky (22)1–1
3November 6at Fort Wayne70–87Stan Miasek (17)1–2
4November 9Rochester75–72 (OT)Spears, Zaslofsky (19)2–2
5November 10vs Denver64–53Max Zaslofsky (15)3–2
6November 12Minneapolis86–79Odie Spears (25)4–2
7November 13at St. Louis91–65Max Zaslofsky (20)5–2
8November 15vs Washington77–63Max Zaslofsky (18)6–2
9November 16Fort Wayne85–72Odie Spears (17)7–2
10November 18at Philadelphia88–103Barnhorst, Mikan (15)7–3
11November 19at Washington69–85Odie Spears (19)7–4
12November 23Indianapolis92–72Andy Phillip (21)8–4
13November 26Philadelphia90–54Max Zaslofsky (15)9–4
14November 27at Minneapolis96–82Max Zaslofsky (23)10–4
15November 30Baltimore57–50Odie Spears (13)11–4
16December 1at Sheboygan80–78Ed Mikan (16)12–4
17December 3Minneapolis80–91Max Zaslofsky (21)12–5
18December 6Washington75–55Max Zaslofsky (18)13–5
19December 7at Baltimore84–72Stan Miasek (17)14–5
20December 9at Philadelphia77–80Max Zaslofsky (20)14–6
21December 10at New York91–93 (OT)Max Zaslofsky (22)14–7
22December 13Philadelphia75–65Odie Spears (18)15–7
23December 14at Tri-Cities68–73Max Zaslofsky (23)15–8
24December 16Rochester80–71Max Zaslofsky (17)16–8
25December 17at Rochester63–85Odie Spears (14)16–9
26December 18at Syracuse73–86Max Zaslofsky (21)16–10
27December 20New York79–77Andy Phillip (15)17–10
28December 21vs Waterloo78–70Odie Spears (14)18–10
29December 22at Indianapolis92–104Andy Phillip (16)18–11
30December 26at Fort Wayne74–76Andy Phillip (18)18–12
31December 28at Waterloo87–80Max Zaslofsky (22)19–12
32December 29at Anderson81–80Odie Spears (19)20–12
33January 1at Denver92–78Andy Phillip (19)21–12
34January 10at Washington71–86Max Zaslofsky (15)21–13
35January 13at Boston77–76Max Zaslofsky (21)22–13
36January 14at Baltimore83–78Kleggie Hermsen (22)23–13
37January 16St. Louis78–69Max Zaslofsky (23)24–13
38January 19Tri-Cities83–68Max Zaslofsky (30)25–13
39January 22at Minneapolis75–103Odie Spears (15)25–14
40January 24Minneapolis68–80Max Zaslofsky (22)25–15
41January 29at St. Louis66–51Max Zaslofsky (14)26–15
42January 31Fort Wayne89–93Hermsen, Zaslofsky (19)26–16
43February 1vs Boston78–76Max Zaslofsky (17)27–16
44February 3vs Baltimore98–81Max Zaslofsky (25)28–16
45February 4at Rochester78–82Max Zaslofsky (22)28–17
46February 5vs Boston77–70Max Zaslofsky (19)29–17
47February 7at Boston91–86Max Zaslofsky (23)30–17
48February 10at Philadelphia83–76Max Zaslofsky (17)31–17
49February 11at New York75–85Max Zaslofsky (14)31–18
50February 14Rochester74–83Max Zaslofsky (21)31–19
51February 19at Minneapolis83–96Max Zaslofsky (17)31–20
52February 21Baltimore72–64Andy Phillip (16)32–20
53February 24St. Louis77–62Max Zaslofsky (21)33–20
54February 25at New York79–86Max Zaslofsky (20)33–21
55February 26at Syracuse64–73Stan Miasek (11)33–22
56February 27at Boston79–77Max Zaslofsky (35)34–22
57February 28at Rochester69–74Leo Barnhorst (20)34–23
58March 1vs Washington76–75Max Zaslofsky (15)35–23
59March 2at Washington88–91Max Zaslofsky (20)35–24
60March 4at Baltimore72–77Andy Phillip (20)35–25
61March 5Anderson73–89Barnhorst, Kudelka (12)35–26
62March 9at Fort Wayne71–84Max Zaslofsky (18)35–27
63March 11Fort Wayne90–88Max Zaslofsky (24)36–27
64March 12vs Philadelphia73–67Hermsen, Spears (16)37–27
65March 14New York85–75Max Zaslofsky (22)38–27
66March 17vs St. Louis69–85Max Zaslofsky (19)38–28
67March 18Sheboygan66–63Andy Phillip (17)39–28
68March 19at St. Louis80–64Andy 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

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