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1949–50 Washington Capitols season
American basketball season
American basketball season
(eliminated 0-2) The 1949–50 Washington Capitols 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
- Bob Feerick
Regular season
Season standings
Game log
|- | 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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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