1957-58 Syracuse Nationals Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 41-31
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Philadelphia Warriors 2-1
Coach: Paul Seymour (41-31)
Location: Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 112,386, Avg. 3,625 in 31 home dates
1957-58 Syracuse Nationals Statistics
1957-58 Syracuse Nationals Results

The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1957-58 season with a record of 41 wins and 31 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

The Nationals scored 7,721 points and surrendered 7,564. Dolph Schayes scored a team-best 1,791 points for Syracuse and contributed 1,022 rebounds. Larry Costello dished out 317 assists for the squad.

Paul Seymour coached the team. The 1957-58 Syracuse Nationals lost in the division semifinals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Al BianchiGMarch 26, 19326'3"185Bowling GreenLong Island City, NY USA
Ed ConlinF-GSeptember 2, 19336'5"200Fordham
Larry CostelloGJuly 2, 19316'1"185NiagaraMinoa, NY USA
Bob HarrisonGAugust 12, 19276'1"190Michigan
Joe HolupFFebruary 26, 19346'6"215George Washington(ht) Swoyersville, PA USA
Bob HopkinsC-FNovember 3, 19346'8"205GramblingJonesboro, LA USA
Johnny KerrC-FAugust 17, 19326'9"230IllinoisChicago, IL USA
Earl LloydF-CApril 3, 19286'5"200West Virginia StateAlexandria, VA USA
Togo PalazziF-GAugust 8, 19326'4"205Holy CrossUnion Hill, NJ USA
Dolph SchayesF-CMay 19, 19286'7"195NYUNew York, NY USA
Paul SeymourG-FJanuary 30, 19286'1"180ToledoToledo, OH USA



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