Basketball in 1950    
To begin the 1949-50 season, following a three year battle for fans and players, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) agreed to absorb the rival National Basketball League (NBL), creating the new National Basketball Association (NBA).  
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NBA 1950 Leaders
Points-per-Game (PPG)

1
Profile photo of George Mikan

George Mikan

Minneapolis Lakers

27.4

2
Profile photo of Alex Groza

Alex Groza

Indianapolis Olympians

23.4

3
Profile photo of Frankie Brian

Frankie Brian

Anderson Packers

17.8

4
Profile photo of Kenny Sailors

Kenny Sailors

Denver Nuggets

17.3

5
Profile photo of Dolph Schayes

Dolph Schayes

Syracuse Nationals

16.8

6
Profile photo of Max Zaslofsky

Max Zaslofsky

Chicago Stags

16.4

7
Profile photo of Ed Macauley

Ed Macauley

St. Louis Bombers

16.1

8
Profile photo of Carl Braun

Carl Braun

New York Knicks

15.4

9
Profile photo of Ralph Beard

Ralph Beard

Indianapolis Olympians

14.9

10
Profile photo of Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard

Minneapolis Lakers

14.7

11
Profile photo of Paul Hoffman

Paul Hoffman

Baltimore Bullets

14.4

12
Profile photo of Dick Mehen

Dick Mehen

Waterloo Hawks

14.4

13
Profile photo of Fred Schaus

Fred Schaus

Fort Wayne Pistons

14.3

14
Profile photo of Joe Fulks

Joe Fulks

Philadelphia Warriors

14.2

15
Profile photo of Bob Davies

Bob Davies

Rochester Royals

14.0

16
Profile photo of Belus Smawley

Belus Smawley

St. Louis Bombers

13.7

17
Profile photo of Dillard Crocker

Dillard Crocker

Denver Nuggets

13.6

18
Profile photo of Vern Gardner

Vern Gardner

Philadelphia Warriors

13.5

19
Profile photo of Jack Nichols

Jack Nichols

Washington Capitols
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

13.1

20
Profile photo of Noble Jorgensen

Noble Jorgensen

Sheboygan Red Skins

13.0

21
Profile photo of Fred Scolari

Fred Scolari

Washington Capitols

13.0

22
Profile photo of Dike Eddleman

Dike Eddleman

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

12.9

23
Profile photo of Don Otten

Don Otten

Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Washington Capitols

12.9

24
Profile photo of Harry Boykoff

Harry Boykoff

Waterloo Hawks

12.8

25
Profile photo of Ed Sadowski

Ed Sadowski

Philadelphia Warriors
Baltimore Bullets

12.6

26
Profile photo of Max Morris

Max Morris

Sheboygan Red Skins

12.6

27
Profile photo of Wah Wah Jones

Wah Wah Jones

Indianapolis Olympians

12.5

28
Profile photo of Mike Todorovich

Mike Todorovich

St. Louis Bombers
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

12.2

29
Profile photo of John Logan

John Logan

St. Louis Bombers

12.2

30
Profile photo of Bob Brannum

Bob Brannum

Sheboygan Red Skins

12.1

31
Profile photo of Red Rocha

Red Rocha

St. Louis Bombers

11.8

32
Profile photo of Harry Gallatin

Harry Gallatin

New York Knicks

11.8

33
Profile photo of Bobby Wanzer

Bobby Wanzer

Rochester Royals

11.8

34
Profile photo of Bill Closs

Bill Closs

Anderson Packers

11.8

35
Profile photo of Bob Brown

Bob Brown

Denver Nuggets

11.7

36
Profile photo of Andy Phillip

Andy Phillip

Chicago Stags

11.7

37
Profile photo of Vern Mikkelsen

Vern Mikkelsen

Minneapolis Lakers

11.6

38
Profile photo of Bobby Cook

Bobby Cook

Sheboygan Red Skins

11.5

39
Profile photo of Leo Kubiak

Leo Kubiak

Waterloo Hawks

11.5

40
Profile photo of Connie Simmons

Connie Simmons

New York Knicks

11.3

41
Profile photo of Bob Kinney

Bob Kinney

Boston Celtics

11.1

42
Profile photo of Bill Gabor

Bill Gabor

Syracuse Nationals

10.9

43
Profile photo of John Hargis

John Hargis

Anderson Packers

10.7

44
Profile photo of Don Boven

Don Boven

Waterloo Hawks

10.6

45
Profile photo of Odie Spears

Odie Spears

Chicago Stags

10.5

46
Profile photo of Vince Boryla

Vince Boryla

New York Knicks

10.4

47
Profile photo of Bruce Hale

Bruce Hale

Indianapolis Olympians

10.3

48
Profile photo of Al Cervi

Al Cervi

Syracuse Nationals

10.2

49
Profile photo of Sonny Hertzberg

Sonny Hertzberg

Boston Celtics

10.2

50
Profile photo of Charlie Black

Charlie Black

Fort Wayne Pistons
Anderson Packers

10.2

51
Profile photo of Arnie Risen

Arnie Risen

Rochester Royals

10.1

52
Profile photo of Milo Komenich

Milo Komenich

Anderson Packers

9.9

53
Profile photo of Jack Burmaster

Jack Burmaster

Sheboygan Red Skins

9.8

54
Profile photo of George Kaftan

George Kaftan

Boston Celtics

9.7

55
Profile photo of Jack Toomay

Jack Toomay

Denver Nuggets

9.6

56
Profile photo of Bob Carpenter

Bob Carpenter

Fort Wayne Pistons

9.3

57
Profile photo of Bones McKinney

Bones McKinney

Washington Capitols

9.3

58
Profile photo of Ed Stanczak

Ed Stanczak

Anderson Packers

9.1

59
Profile photo of Duane Klueh

Duane Klueh

Denver Nuggets
Fort Wayne Pistons

9.1

60
Profile photo of Chick Reiser

Chick Reiser

Washington Capitols

9.0

61
Profile photo of Bill Calhoun

Bill Calhoun

Rochester Royals

9.0

62
Profile photo of Walt Budko

Walt Budko

Baltimore Bullets

9.0

63
Profile photo of George Senesky

George Senesky

Philadelphia Warriors

9.0

64
Profile photo of Ed Leede

Ed Leede

Boston Celtics

8.9

65
Profile photo of Ralph Johnson

Ralph Johnson

Anderson Packers
Fort Wayne Pistons

8.8

66
Profile photo of Tony Lavelli

Tony Lavelli

Boston Celtics

8.8

67
Profile photo of Leo Mogus

Leo Mogus

Philadelphia Warriors

8.8

68
Profile photo of Blackie Towery

Blackie Towery

Baltimore Bullets

8.8

69
Profile photo of Howie Shannon

Howie Shannon

Boston Celtics

8.8

70
Profile photo of Jack Coleman

Jack Coleman

Rochester Royals

8.7

71
Profile photo of George Ratkovicz

George Ratkovicz

Syracuse Nationals

8.6

72
Profile photo of Dick McGuire

Dick McGuire

New York Knicks

8.6

73
Profile photo of Ron Livingstone

Ron Livingstone

Baltimore Bullets
Philadelphia Warriors

8.3

74
Profile photo of Howie Schultz

Howie Schultz

Anderson Packers
Fort Wayne Pistons

8.3

75
Profile photo of Red Holzman

Red Holzman

Rochester Royals

8.2

76
Profile photo of Kleggie Hermsen

Kleggie Hermsen

Chicago Stags

8.1

77
Profile photo of Bob Feerick

Bob Feerick

Washington Capitols

8.1

78
Profile photo of Milt Schoon

Milt Schoon

Sheboygan Red Skins

8.0

79
Profile photo of Gene Englund

Gene Englund

Boston Celtics
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

7.8

80
Profile photo of Paul Seymour

Paul Seymour

Syracuse Nationals

7.7

81
Profile photo of Bob Harris

Bob Harris

Fort Wayne Pistons

7.7

82
Profile photo of Murray Wier

Murray Wier

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

7.7

83
Profile photo of Johnny Ezersky

Johnny Ezersky

Baltimore Bullets
Boston Celtics

7.6

84
Profile photo of Alex Hannum

Alex Hannum

Syracuse Nationals

7.5

85
Profile photo of Brady Walker

Brady Walker

Boston Celtics

7.5

86
Profile photo of Johnny Macknowski

Johnny Macknowski

Syracuse Nationals

7.4

87
Profile photo of Floyd Volker

Floyd Volker

Indianapolis Olympians
Denver Nuggets

7.4

88
Profile photo of Stan Miasek

Stan Miasek

Chicago Stags

7.3

89
Profile photo of Arnie Johnson

Arnie Johnson

Rochester Royals

7.3

90
Profile photo of Curly Armstrong

Curly Armstrong

Fort Wayne Pistons

7.3

91
Profile photo of Ed Peterson

Ed Peterson

Syracuse Nationals

7.2

92
Profile photo of Jack Kerris

Jack Kerris

Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Fort Wayne Pistons

7.1

93
Profile photo of Chink Crossin

Chink Crossin

Philadelphia Warriors

7.0

94
Profile photo of Ariel Maughan

Ariel Maughan

St. Louis Bombers

7.0

95
Profile photo of Dick O'Keefe

Dick O'Keefe

Washington Capitols

7.0

96
Profile photo of Joe Dolhon

Joe Dolhon

Baltimore Bullets

6.9

97
Profile photo of Leo Klier

Leo Klier

Fort Wayne Pistons

6.9

98
Profile photo of Bob Doll

Bob Doll

Boston Celtics

6.7

99
Profile photo of Frank Kudelka

Frank Kudelka

Chicago Stags

6.7

100
Profile photo of Leo Barnhorst

Leo Barnhorst

Chicago Stags

6.5

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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