SYRACUSE - 1948-1949

Played home games at the New York State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Syracuse, New York – Seating capacity – 7,500

 

SYRACUSE NATIONALS		NBL		40-23		AL CERVI
							REGULAR SEASON
PLAYER	POS	AGE	HGT	WGT	COLLEGE	TRANSACTIONS	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	PTS	AVG
Johnny Macknowski	F-G	25	6:01	185	Seton Hall’48		62	146	128	178	.719	420	6.8
Dolph Schayes	F-C	20	6:07	205	NYU’48		63	271	267	370	.722	809	12.8
Ed Peterson	C	23	6:09	230	Cornell’48		63	165	104	177	.588	434	6.9
Al Cervi	G	31	5:11	185	None		57	204	287	382	.751	695	12.2
Billy Gabor	G	26	5:11	170	Syracuse’48		58	115	125	169	.740	355	6.1
Jim Homer	F-C	25	6:05	220	Alabama’47		59	141	104	164	.634	386	6.5
Paul Seymour	G-F	20	6:02	180	Toledo’46		63	120	70	106	.660	310	4.9
Jerry Rizzo	G-F	30	5:08	150	Fordham’40	Suspended	45	67	106	150	.707	240	5.3
Hank O’Keefe	F	25	6:03	195	RPI’45/ Canisius’48		56	94	52	90	.578	240	4.3
John Chaney	F	28	6:03	190	LSU’43		59	82	59	88	.670	223	3.8
Bob Calihan	F	30	6:03	200	Detroit’40		11	28	13	21	.619	69	6.3
Paul Yesawich	F	25	6:02	190	Niagara’48		5	2	4	5	.800	8	1.6
			3-3					PLAYOFFS
							GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	PTS	AVG
Bob Calihan	F	30	6:03	200	Detroit’40		6	21	17	23	.739	59	9.8
Dolph Schayes	F-C	20	6:07	205	NYU’48		6	27	32	41	.780	86	14.3
Ed Peterson	C	23	6:09	230	Cornell’48		6	14	16	28	.571	44	7.3
Al Cervi	G	31	5:11	185	None		6	12	22	30	.733	46	7.7
Billy Gabor	G	26	5:11	170	Syracuse’48		6	12	12	15	.800	36	6.0
Paul Seymour	G-F	20	6:02	180	Toledo’46		6	21	9	10	.900	51	8.5
Jerry Rizzo	G-F	30	5:08	150	Fordham’40		6	13	18	22	.818	44	7.3
Jim Homer	F-C	25	6:05	220	Alabama’47		6	13	6	14	.429	32	5.3
John Chaney	F	28	6:03	190	LSU’43		6	13	6	8	.750	32	5.3
Johnny Macknowski	F-G	25	6:01	185	Seton Hall’48		6	3	7	9	.778	13	2.2
Hank O’Keefe	F	25	6:03	195	RPI’45/ Canisius’48		5	2	2	2	1.000	6	1.2