1949–50 Philadelphia Warriors season
Professional basketball team season (1st as NBA)
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The 1949–50 Philadelphia Warriors season was the fourth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| 1949–50 Philadelphia Warriors season | |
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| Head coach | Edward Gottlieb |
| Arena | Philadelphia Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 26–42 (.382) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | East Division Semifinals (eliminated 0–2) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Radio | WPEN(Del Parkes & Matt Guokas Sr.) |
BAA/NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
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| 1 | 5 | Vern Gardner | F/C | Utah | |
| 2 | – | Jim Nolan | C | Georgia Tech | |
| 3 | – | Nelson Bobb | G | Temple |
Roster
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Legend
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Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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| 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-Washington Capitols | 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 |
Game log
| 1949–50 Game log | ||||||||||
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| # | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
| 1 | November 2 | Minneapolis | 69–81 | Joe Fulks (20) | 0–1 | |||||
| 2 | November 4 | St. Louis | 79–58 | Joe Fulks (32) | 1–1 | |||||
| 3 | November 5 | at Rochester | 53–83 | Joe Fulks (14) | 1–2 | |||||
| 4 | November 6 | at Syracuse | 72–82 | Joe Fulks (26) | 1–3 | |||||
| 5 | November 9 | Washington | 69–84 | Vern Gardner (19) | 1–4 | |||||
| 6 | November 11 | Indianapolis | 84–91 | Fulks, Gardner (23) | 1–5 | |||||
| 7 | November 12 | vs Denver | 81–63 | Vern Gardner (18) | 2–5 | |||||
| 8 | November 16 | Boston | 93–80 | Joe Fulks (23) | 3–5 | |||||
| 9 | November 18 | Chicago | 103–88 | George Senesky (19) | 4–5 | |||||
| 10 | November 19 | at New York | 69–85 | George Senesky (18) | 4–6 | |||||
| 11 | November 24 | New York | 70–75 | Joe Fulks (21) | 4–7 | |||||
| 12 | November 26 | at Chicago | 54–90 | Joe Fulks (16) | 4–8 | |||||
| 13 | November 27 | at St. Louis | 67–80 | Joe Fulks (19) | 4–9 | |||||
| 14 | November 29 | at Denver | 57–56 | Joe Fulks (16) | 5–9 | |||||
| 15 | December 1 | at Fort Wayne | 70–74 | Fulks, Sadowski (18) | 5–10 | |||||
| 16 | December 2 | Rochester | 79–82 | Vern Gardner (23) | 5–11 | |||||
| 17 | December 3 | at Washington | 63–79 | Vern Gardner (18) | 5–12 | |||||
| 18 | December 8 | at Boston | 87–91 | Joe Fulks (24) | 5–13 | |||||
| 19 | December 9 | Chicago | 80–77 | Joe Fulks (27) | 6–13 | |||||
| 20 | December 11 | at Minneapolis | 81–90 | Vern Gardner (19) | 6–14 | |||||
| 21 | December 13 | at Chicago | 65–75 | Fulks, Gardner (22) | 6–15 | |||||
| 22 | December 14 | at Waterloo | 73–70 | Joe Fulks (20) | 7–15 | |||||
| 23 | December 16 | St. Louis | 54–68 | Joe Fulks (13) | 7–16 | |||||
| 24 | December 17 | vs Waterloo | 81–72 | Joe Fulks (30) | 8–16 | |||||
| 25 | December 21 | Baltimore | 70–60 | Vern Gardner (17) | 9–16 | |||||
| 26 | December 25 | at Baltimore | 64–63 | Fleishman, Senesky (14) | 10–16 | |||||
| 27 | December 28 | New York | 72–79 | Joe Fulks (20) | 10–17 | |||||
| 28 | December 29 | vs Syracuse | 62–64 | Vern Gardner (15) | 10–18 | |||||
| 29 | December 31 | Fort Wayne | 62–65 | Crossin, Gardner (12) | 10–19 | |||||
| 30 | January 1 | at New York | 59–81 | Vern Gardner (13) | 10–20 | |||||
| 31 | January 6 | Rochester | 91–73 | George Senesky (22) | 11–20 | |||||
| 32 | January 7 | at Rochester | 68–85 | Jake Bornheimer (13) | 11–21 | |||||
| 33 | January 13 | Washington | 67–77 | Fulks, Senesky (14) | 11–22 | |||||
| 34 | January 14 | at Washington | 70–78 | Leo Mogus (16) | 11–23 | |||||
| 35 | January 15 | at Fort Wayne | 67–81 | Joe Fulks (15) | 11–24 | |||||
| 36 | January 16 | vs Sheboygan | 89–72 | Joe Fulks (22) | 12–24 | |||||
| 37 | January 18 | Boston | 94–86 | Joe Fulks (20) | 13–24 | |||||
| 38 | January 19 | at Boston | 63–86 | Joe Fulks (19) | 13–25 | |||||
| 39 | January 20 | Minneapolis | 90–89 | Vern Gardner (21) | 14–25 | |||||
| 40 | January 21 | at Baltimore | 58–68 | Joe Fulks (19) | 14–26 | |||||
| 41 | January 24 | Fort Wayne | 87–74 | Joe Fulks (23) | 15–26 | |||||
| 42 | January 27 | Baltimore | 71–74 | Joe Fulks (17) | 15–27 | |||||
| 43 | January 28 | at New York | 58–55 | Vern Gardner (14) | 16–27 | |||||
| 44 | February 1 | Rochester | 68–82 | Joe Fulks (12) | 16–28 | |||||
| 45 | February 3 | Tri-Cities | 83–72 | Joe Fulks (30) | 17–28 | |||||
| 46 | February 5 | at Minneapolis | 67–100 | Leo Mogus (16) | 17–29 | |||||
| 47 | February 6 | at Anderson | 75–77 | Leo Mogus (18) | 17–30 | |||||
| 48 | February 8 | at Tri-Cities | 94–99 (OT) | George Senesky (20) | 17–31 | |||||
| 49 | February 9 | at Fort Wayne | 64–61 | Leo Mogus (21) | 18–31 | |||||
| 50 | February 10 | Chicago | 76–83 | Vern Gardner (20) | 18–32 | |||||
| 51 | February 12 | at St. Louis | 70–86 | Vern Gardner (15) | 18–33 | |||||
| 52 | February 14 | at Indianapolis | 67–86 | Ron Livingstone (12) | 18–34 | |||||
| 53 | February 15 | at Sheboygan | 66–61 | Leo Mogus (16) | 19–34 | |||||
| 54 | February 17 | Fort Wayne | 67–68 | Joe Fulks (18) | 19–35 | |||||
| 55 | February 18 | at Baltimore | 100–73 | Leo Mogus (23) | 20–35 | |||||
| 56 | February 21 | New York | 73–84 | Vern Gardner (21) | 20–36 | |||||
| 57 | February 23 | vs Boston | 77–82 | Mogus, Senesky (16) | 20–37 | |||||
| 58 | February 24 | Baltimore | 69–77 | Joe Fulks (23) | 20–38 | |||||
| 59 | February 25 | at Washington | 92–80 | Vern Gardner (22) | 21–38 | |||||
| 60 | March 1 | Boston | 77–64 | Leo Mogus (27) | 22–38 | |||||
| 61 | March 3 | Minneapolis | 66–61 | George Senesky (14) | 23–38 | |||||
| 62 | March 5 | at St. Louis | 67–71 | Crossin, Gardner (14) | 23–39 | |||||
| 63 | March 8 | at Minneapolis | 65–68 | Leo Mogus (18) | 23–40 | |||||
| 64 | March 10 | St. Louis | 78–73 | Leo Mogus (22) | 24–40 | |||||
| 65 | March 11 | at Rochester | 72–90 | Leo Mogus (16) | 24–41 | |||||
| 66 | March 12 | vs Chicago | 67–73 | Vern Gardner (24) | 24–42 | |||||
| 67 | March 15 | Anderson | 83–80 (OT) | Chink Crossin (19) | 25–42 | |||||
| 68 | March 17 | Washington | 85–59 | Joe Fulks (24) | 26–42 | |||||
Playoffs
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Division Semifinals: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
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