1958-59 Syracuse Nationals Roster and Stats
Publish date: 2024-07-16

Recent Game Results
Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month- 3. Nov 1, SYR (2-1) beat CIN, 130-108
- 4. Nov 5, SYR (2-2) lost to BOS, 115-117
- 5. Nov 8 @ PHW, SYR (3-2) beat PHW, 103-98
- 6. Nov 9, SYR (4-2) beat MNL, 101-97
- 7. Nov 12 @ CIN, SYR (5-2) beat CIN, 116-115
- 8. Nov 14 @ DET, SYR (6-2) beat DET, 111-109
- 9. Nov 15, SYR (6-3) lost to NYK, 92-96
- 10. Nov 18 @ STL, SYR (7-3) beat STL, 120-94
- 11. Nov 20 @ MNL, SYR (7-4) lost to MNL, 102-121
- 12. Nov 22 @ NYK, SYR (7-5) lost to NYK, 99-114
- 13. Nov 23 @ PHW, SYR (7-6) lost to PHW, 107-110
- 14. Nov 26, SYR (7-7) lost to STL, 107-112
- 15. Nov 27 @ STL, SYR (7-8) lost to STL, 98-107
- 16. Nov 28 @ DET, SYR (7-9) lost to DET, 93-101
- 17. Nov 29, SYR (7-10) lost to MNL, 105-108
- 18. Dec 4 Neutral site, SYR (7-11) lost to BOS, 114-116
- 19. Dec 6 @ BOS, SYR (8-11) beat BOS, 101-92
- 20. Dec 7, SYR (9-11) beat BOS, 108-104
- 21. Dec 9 Neutral site, SYR (10-11) beat PHW, 106-90
- 22. Dec 10 @ CIN, SYR (11-11) beat CIN, 97-94
- 23. Dec 11 @ MNL, SYR (12-11) beat MNL, 101-99
- 24. Dec 13, SYR (13-11) beat PHW, 115-100
- 25. Dec 14 @ DET, SYR (14-11) beat DET, 101-95
- 26. Dec 16 Neutral site, SYR (14-12) lost to BOS, 104-108
- 27. Dec 20, SYR (14-13) lost to CIN, 120-121
- 28. Dec 21 @ NYK, SYR (14-14) lost to NYK, 94-108
- 29. Dec 27, SYR (14-15) lost to NYK, 102-106
- 30. Dec 29 @ BOS, SYR (14-16) lost to BOS, 105-107
- 31. Dec 30 Neutral site, SYR (14-17) lost to MNL, 113-118
- 32. Jan 1, SYR (14-18) lost to MNL, 105-106
- 33. Jan 2 @ PHW, SYR (15-18) beat PHW, 117-107
- 34. Jan 4, SYR (16-18) beat DET, 118-94
- 35. Jan 6 @ NYK, SYR (16-19) lost to NYK, 108-118
- 36. Jan 7, SYR (17-19) beat PHW, 111-99
- 37. Jan 8 @ CIN, SYR (18-19) beat CIN, 145-138
- 38. Jan 11, SYR (19-19) beat CIN, 127-110
- 39. Jan 14 Neutral site, SYR (20-19) beat PHW, 119-104
- 40. Jan 15, SYR (21-19) beat MNL, 111-105
- 41. Jan 16 @ STL, SYR (21-20) lost to STL, 89-102
- 42. Jan 18, SYR (21-21) lost to NYK, 118-120
- 43. Jan 21, SYR (22-21) beat BOS, 134-112
- 44. Jan 24, SYR (23-21) beat CIN, 123-102
- 45. Jan 25 @ CIN, SYR (23-22) lost to CIN, 104-109
- 46. Jan 27 @ DET, SYR (24-22) beat DET, 121-107
- 47. Jan 28 @ MNL, SYR (24-23) lost to MNL, 109-112
- 48. Jan 29 Neutral site, SYR (25-23) beat MNL, 117-91
- 49. Jan 31 Neutral site, SYR (25-24) lost to NYK, 117-119
- 50. Feb 1 @ BOS, SYR (25-25) lost to BOS, 137-139
- 51. Feb 3 @ NYK, SYR (25-26) lost to NYK, 114-115
- 52. Feb 4, SYR (25-27) lost to STL, 111-113
- 53. Feb 5 Neutral site, SYR (25-28) lost to NYK, 98-111
- 54. Feb 6 Neutral site, SYR (26-28) beat DET, 122-103
- 55. Feb 8, SYR (27-28) beat NYK, 113-104
- 56. Feb 9 Neutral site, SYR (27-29) lost to STL, 94-99
- 57. Feb 11, SYR (27-30) lost to DET, 114-118
- 58. Feb 14 @ BOS, SYR (27-31) lost to BOS, 121-124
- 59. Feb 15, SYR (28-31) beat PHW, 121-101
- 60. Feb 19, SYR (29-31) beat BOS, 113-105
- 61. Feb 21 @ PHW, SYR (29-32) lost to PHW, 112-113
- 62. Feb 22, SYR (30-32) beat DET, 139-108
- 63. Feb 24 Neutral site, SYR (30-33) lost to CIN, 109-113
- 64. Feb 26, SYR (31-33) beat STL, 130-111
- 65. Feb 27 @ STL, SYR (31-34) lost to STL, 113-128
- 66. Mar 1, SYR (32-34) beat NYK, 140-115
- 67. Mar 3 @ NYK, SYR (33-34) beat NYK, 127-120
- 68. Mar 4 @ BOS, SYR (33-35) lost to BOS, 114-120
- 69. Mar 5, SYR (34-35) beat BOS, 142-118
- 70. Mar 6 Neutral site, SYR (34-36) lost to PHW, 114-118
- 71. Mar 8, SYR (35-36) beat PHW, 133-103
- 72. Mar 11, SYR (35-37) lost to STL, 130-132
Roster Table| No. | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Birth Date | Birth | Exp | College |
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| 16 | Al Bianchi | PG | 6-3 | 185 | March 26, 1932 | us US | 2 | Bowling Green |
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| 11 | Ed Conlin | F-G | 6-5 | 200 | September 2, 1933 | us US | 3 | Fordham |
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| 6 | Larry Costello | PG | 6-1 | 186 | July 2, 1931 | us US | 3 | Niagara University |
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| 3 | George Dempsey | PG | 6-2 | 190 | July 19, 1929 | us US | 4 | King's College |
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| 8 | Connie Dierking | C | 6-9 | 222 | October 2, 1936 | us US | R | Cincinnati |
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| 15 | Hal Greer | SG | 6-2 | 175 | June 26, 1936 | us US | R | Marshall |
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| 9 | Bob Hopkins | PF | 6-8 | 205 | November 3, 1934 | us US | 2 | Grambling State University |
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| 3 | Tommy Kearns | G | 5-11 | 185 | October 6, 1936 | us US | R | UNC |
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| 10 | Red Kerr | C | 6-9 | 230 | July 17, 1932 | us US | 4 | Illinois |
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| 17 | Togo Palazzi | SF | 6-4 | 205 | August 8, 1932 | us US | 4 | Holy Cross |
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| 4 | Dolph Schayes | PF | 6-8 | 220 | May 19, 1928 | us US | 9 | NYU |
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| 5 | Paul Seymour | SG | 6-1 | 180 | January 30, 1928 | us US | 10 | Toledo |
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| 12 | George Yardley | SF | 6-5 | 190 | November 3, 1928 | us US | 5 | Stanford |
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Per Game Table| Rk | Player | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1 | Larry Costello | 27 | 70 | | 39.3 | 5.9 | 13.5 | .437 | | | | 5.9 | 13.5 | .437 | .437 | 4.0 | 5.0 | .802 | | | 5.2 | 5.4 | | | | 3.8 | 15.8 |
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| 2 | Red Kerr | 26 | 72 | | 37.1 | 7.0 | 15.8 | .441 | | | | 7.0 | 15.8 | .441 | .441 | 3.9 | 5.1 | .766 | | | 14.0 | 2.0 | | | | 2.5 | 17.8 |
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| 3 | Dolph Schayes | 30 | 72 | | 36.7 | 7.0 | 18.1 | .387 | | | | 7.0 | 18.1 | .387 | .387 | 7.3 | 8.5 | .864 | | | 13.4 | 2.5 | | | | 3.9 | 21.3 |
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| 4 | Ed Conlin | 25 | 57 | | 28.1 | 4.6 | 12.6 | .365 | | | | 4.6 | 12.6 | .365 | .365 | 2.7 | 3.7 | .739 | | | 5.3 | 2.0 | | | | 2.7 | 11.9 |
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| 5 | George Yardley | 30 | 15 | | 28.0 | 6.4 | 13.3 | .482 | | | | 6.4 | 13.3 | .482 | .482 | 3.9 | 6.1 | .648 | | | 6.9 | 1.7 | | | | 2.5 | 16.7 |
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| 6 | Al Bianchi | 26 | 72 | | 24.7 | 4.0 | 10.5 | .377 | | | | 4.0 | 10.5 | .377 | .377 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .723 | | | 2.8 | 2.2 | | | | 3.6 | 10.0 |
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| 7 | Hal Greer | 22 | 68 | | 23.9 | 4.5 | 10.0 | .454 | | | | 4.5 | 10.0 | .454 | .454 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .778 | | | 2.9 | 1.5 | | | | 2.8 | 11.1 |
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| 8 | Bob Hopkins | 24 | 67 | | 22.7 | 3.7 | 9.1 | .403 | | | | 3.7 | 9.1 | .403 | .403 | 2.6 | 3.5 | .752 | | | 6.5 | 1.0 | | | | 2.7 | 10.0 |
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| 9 | Togo Palazzi | 26 | 71 | | 14.8 | 3.4 | 8.6 | .392 | | | | 3.4 | 8.6 | .392 | .392 | 1.6 | 2.2 | .728 | | | 3.7 | 0.9 | | | | 2.5 | 8.4 |
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| 10 | Paul Seymour | 31 | 21 | | 12.7 | 1.5 | 4.7 | .327 | | | | 1.5 | 4.7 | .327 | .327 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .897 | | | 1.9 | 1.7 | | | | 1.2 | 4.3 |
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| 11 | George Dempsey | 29 | 34 | | 12.1 | 1.6 | 4.1 | .400 | | | | 1.6 | 4.1 | .400 | .400 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .795 | | | 2.9 | 1.1 | | | | 1.9 | 5.0 |
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| 12 | Connie Dierking | 22 | 64 | | 11.3 | 1.6 | 4.5 | .362 | | | | 1.6 | 4.5 | .362 | .362 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .593 | | | 3.6 | 0.5 | | | | 2.3 | 4.6 |
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| 13 | Tommy Kearns | 22 | 1 | | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | | | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | | 1.0 | 2.0 |
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Per Game Table| Rk | Player | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1 | Larry Costello | 27 | 9 | | 40.1 | 6.0 | 13.4 | .446 | | | | 6.0 | 13.4 | .446 | .446 | 5.7 | 6.8 | .836 | | | 5.9 | 6.0 | | | | 4.4 | 17.7 |
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| 2 | Dolph Schayes | 30 | 9 | | 39.0 | 8.7 | 21.7 | .400 | | | | 8.7 | 21.7 | .400 | .400 | 10.9 | 11.9 | .916 | | | 13.0 | 4.6 | | | | 4.0 | 28.2 |
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| 3 | George Yardley | 30 | 9 | | 37.0 | 9.2 | 21.0 | .439 | | | | 9.2 | 21.0 | .439 | .439 | 6.7 | 7.8 | .857 | | | 9.7 | 2.3 | | | | 3.2 | 25.1 |
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| 4 | Red Kerr | 26 | 9 | | 34.7 | 5.6 | 15.8 | .352 | | | | 5.6 | 15.8 | .352 | .352 | 3.3 | 3.7 | .909 | | | 12.0 | 2.7 | | | | 2.2 | 14.4 |
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| 5 | Hal Greer | 22 | 9 | | 30.8 | 4.3 | 10.3 | .419 | | | | 4.3 | 10.3 | .419 | .419 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .813 | | | 5.2 | 2.2 | | | | 3.9 | 11.6 |
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| 6 | Bob Hopkins | 24 | 9 | | 22.6 | 2.6 | 7.6 | .338 | | | | 2.6 | 7.6 | .338 | .338 | 3.1 | 3.8 | .824 | | | 6.7 | 1.0 | | | | 3.7 | 8.2 |
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| 7 | Al Bianchi | 26 | 9 | | 21.3 | 3.8 | 8.2 | .459 | | | | 3.8 | 8.2 | .459 | .459 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .636 | | | 3.2 | 2.8 | | | | 4.6 | 9.1 |
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| 8 | Connie Dierking | 22 | 4 | | 8.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | .167 | | | | 0.5 | 3.0 | .167 | .167 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .778 | | | 4.3 | 0.5 | | | | 1.3 | 2.8 |
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| 9 | Togo Palazzi | 26 | 8 | | 8.4 | 1.6 | 5.5 | .295 | | | | 1.6 | 5.5 | .295 | .295 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .714 | | | 2.6 | 0.8 | | | | 1.3 | 4.5 |
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| 10 | George Dempsey | 29 | 5 | | 6.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | .375 | | | | 0.6 | 1.6 | .375 | .375 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .750 | | | 1.2 | 0.8 | | | | 1.6 | 1.8 |
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Totals Table| Rk | Player | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1 | Larry Costello | 27 | 70 | | 2750 | 414 | 948 | .437 | | | | 414 | 948 | .437 | .437 | 280 | 349 | .802 | | | 365 | 379 | | | | 263 | 1108 |
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| 2 | Red Kerr | 26 | 72 | | 2671 | 502 | 1139 | .441 | | | | 502 | 1139 | .441 | .441 | 281 | 367 | .766 | | | 1008 | 142 | | | | 183 | 1285 |
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| 3 | Dolph Schayes | 30 | 72 | | 2645 | 504 | 1304 | .387 | | | | 504 | 1304 | .387 | .387 | 526 | 609 | .864 | | | 962 | 178 | | | | 280 | 1534 |
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| 4 | Al Bianchi | 26 | 72 | | 1779 | 285 | 756 | .377 | | | | 285 | 756 | .377 | .377 | 149 | 206 | .723 | | | 199 | 159 | | | | 260 | 719 |
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| 5 | Hal Greer | 22 | 68 | | 1625 | 308 | 679 | .454 | | | | 308 | 679 | .454 | .454 | 137 | 176 | .778 | | | 196 | 101 | | | | 189 | 753 |
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| 6 | Ed Conlin | 25 | 57 | | 1601 | 261 | 716 | .365 | | | | 261 | 716 | .365 | .365 | 156 | 211 | .739 | | | 303 | 115 | | | | 156 | 678 |
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| 7 | Bob Hopkins | 24 | 67 | | 1518 | 246 | 611 | .403 | | | | 246 | 611 | .403 | .403 | 176 | 234 | .752 | | | 436 | 67 | | | | 181 | 668 |
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| 8 | Togo Palazzi | 26 | 71 | | 1053 | 240 | 612 | .392 | | | | 240 | 612 | .392 | .392 | 115 | 158 | .728 | | | 266 | 67 | | | | 174 | 595 |
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| 9 | Connie Dierking | 22 | 64 | | 726 | 105 | 290 | .362 | | | | 105 | 290 | .362 | .362 | 83 | 140 | .593 | | | 233 | 34 | | | | 148 | 293 |
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| 10 | George Yardley | 30 | 15 | | 420 | 96 | 199 | .482 | | | | 96 | 199 | .482 | .482 | 59 | 91 | .648 | | | 104 | 25 | | | | 37 | 251 |
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| 11 | George Dempsey | 29 | 34 | | 410 | 56 | 140 | .400 | | | | 56 | 140 | .400 | .400 | 58 | 73 | .795 | | | 100 | 36 | | | | 64 | 170 |
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| 12 | Paul Seymour | 31 | 21 | | 266 | 32 | 98 | .327 | | | | 32 | 98 | .327 | .327 | 26 | 29 | .897 | | | 39 | 36 | | | | 25 | 90 |
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| 13 | Tommy Kearns | 22 | 1 | | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | 1 | 2 |
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| | | 72 | | | 3050 | 7490 | .407 | | | | 3050 | 7490 | .407 | .407 | 2046 | 2642 | .774 | | | 4900 | 1340 | | | | 1961 | 8146 |
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