1946-47 Syracuse Nationals Roster
National Basketball League (NBL)
Team Record: 21-23
Finishing 4th in the NBL's East Division
Lost conference semifinals
Location: Syracuse, New York
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals StatisticsTeam Record: 21-23
Finishing 4th in the NBL's East Division
Lost conference semifinals
Location: Syracuse, New York
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals Results
The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball League ended the 1946-47 season with a record of 21 wins and 23 losses, finishing fourth in the NBL's East Division.
The Nationals racked up 2,457 points and allowed 2,442. Jerry Rizzo scored a team-best 479 points for Syracuse, and Mike Novak contributed 9 or more per game, too. The 1946-47 Syracuse Nationals lost in the conference semifinals.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Butler | F-G | 6'2" | 165 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | |
| John Chaney | F-C-G | February 29, 1920 | 6'3" | 185 | Louisiana State | |
| John Dugger | F-C | January 13, 1923 | 6'3" | 225 | Ohio State | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Edward Erban | F-C | July 6, 1921 | 6'4" | 0 | Marquette | Oshkosh, WI USA |
| Kenneth Exel | G | September 12, 1920 | 6'1" | 178 | Minnesota | |
| John Gee | C-F | December 7, 1915 | 6'9" | 225 | Michigan | Syracuse, NY USA |
| Mortimer Hill | G | October 24, 1922 | 6'1" | 175 | Cal. St.-Santa Barbara | |
| Sam Lieberman | C | 6'8" | 0 | Lawrence Tech | ||
| Bill McCahan | G-F | June 7, 1921 | 5'11" | 200 | Duke | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| John Meehan | F-G | January 9, 1917 | 6'1" | 195 | Syracuse | Syracuse, NY USA |
| John Moiseichik | G | 5'11" | 180 | Cortland State | ||
| George Nelmark | G | May 9, 1917 | 6'1" | 180 | California, Santa Barbara | Ironwood, MI USA |
| Mike Novak | C-F | April 23, 1915 | 6'9" | 219 | Loyola (IL) | Chicago, IL USA |
| Robert Nugent | G | September 18, 1915 | 5'11" | 170 | none | Syracuse, NY USA |
| Louis Possner | F-C | August 11, 1917 | 6'3" | 180 | DePaul | |
| Jerry Rizzo | G | April 21, 1919 | 5'7" | 150 | Fordham | Astoria, NY USA |
| Les Rothman | F-G | 6'1" | 195 | LIU | ||
| Robert Shaddock | G | November 15, 1920 | 6'1" | 160 | Syracuse | |
| Stephen Sharkey | G-F | December 30, 1918 | 6'0" | 190 | none | Schenectady, NY USA |
| Robert Synnott | F-C | September 27, 1912 | 6'3" | 190 | none | |
| James Zeravich | C | February 17, 1920 | 6'7" | 0 | Washington&Jefferson | (ht) Chicago, IL USA |
