1950–51 Fort Wayne Pistons season

1950–51 Fort Wayne Pistons season
Head coach	Murray Mendenhall
Arena	North Side High School Gym
Results
Record	32–36 (.471)
Place	Division: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Division Semifinals (eliminated 1–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1950-51 NBA season was the Pistons' third season in the NBA and tenth season as a franchise.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Minneapolis Lakers	44	24	.647	-	29-3	12-21	3-0	24-12
x-Rochester Royals	41	27	.603	3	29-5	12-22	-	18-15
x-Fort Wayne Pistons	32	36	.471	12	27-7	5-27	0-2	18-6
x-Indianapolis Olympians	31	37	.456	13	19-12	10–24	2-1	15-20
Tri-Cities Blackhawks	25	43	.368	19	22-13	2–28	1-2	12-24

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) Rochester Royals vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Royals win series 2-1

• Game 1 @ Rochester: Rochester 110, Fort Wayne 81
• Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 83, Rochester 78
• Game 3 @ Rochester: Rochester 97, Fort Wayne 78

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

References

1. 1950–51 Fort Wayne Pistons

See also

• 1950-51 NBA season