1949–50 Boston Celtics season

1949–50 Boston Celtics season
Head coach	Doggie Julian
Arena	Boston Arena Boston Garden
Results
Record	22–46 (.324)
Place	Division: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WMEX

The 1949–50 Boston Celtics season was the fourth season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft picks

Main article: 1949 BAA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Tony Lavelli	F	United States	Yale
2	–	George Kaftan	F	United States	Holy Cross
3	–	Joe Mullaney	G	United States	Holy Cross
8	–	Duane Klueh	G	United States	Indiana State

Roster

Boston Celtics 1949–50 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From F/C 19 Doll, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Colorado F/C 10 Englund, Gene 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Wisconsin G/F 16 Ezersky, Johnny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Rhode Island F/C 10 Gibson, Ward 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Creighton G 4 Hertzberg, Sidney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) City College of New York F 9 Kaftan, George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Holy Cross F/C 22 Kinney, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Rice F 4/11 Lavelli, Tony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Yale G/F 5 Leede, Ed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dartmouth College C 16 Mahnken, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Georgetown G 17 Mullaney, Joe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Holy Cross F/C 3 Nostrand, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Wyoming G 7 O'Connell, Dermie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Holy Cross G/F 15 Seminoff, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Southern California G/F 8 Shannon, Howie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Kansas State F 12 Spector, Art 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Villanova F/C 13 Walker, Brady 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Brigham Young	Head coach Doggie Julian Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Syracuse Nationals	51	13	.797	–	31-1	15-12	5-0	9-1
x-New York Knicks	40	28	.588	13	19-10	18-16	3-2	20-6
x-Washington Capitols	32	36	.471	21	21-13	10-20	1-3	13-13
x-Philadelphia Warriors	26	42	.382	25	15-15	8–23	3-4	9-17
Baltimore Bullets	25	43	.368	26	16-15	8–25	1-3	8-18
Boston Celtics	22	46	.324	29	12-14	5–28	5-4	11-15