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
Personal Fouls

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Profile photo of George Mikan

George Mikan

Minneapolis Lakers

297

2
Profile photo of Bob Brannum

Bob Brannum

Sheboygan Red Skins

279

3
Profile photo of Chuck Gilmur

Chuck Gilmur

Washington Capitols

275

4
Profile photo of Charlie Black

Charlie Black

Fort Wayne Pistons
Anderson Packers

273

5
Profile photo of Bob Brown

Bob Brown

Denver Nuggets

269

6
Profile photo of Kleggie Hermsen

Kleggie Hermsen

Chicago Stags

267

7
Profile photo of Alex Hannum

Alex Hannum

Syracuse Nationals

264

8
Profile photo of Stan Miasek

Stan Miasek

Chicago Stags

264

9
Profile photo of Arnie Johnson

Arnie Johnson

Rochester Royals

260

10
Profile photo of Warren Perkins

Warren Perkins

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

260

11
Profile photo of Ron Livingstone

Ron Livingstone

Baltimore Bullets
Philadelphia Warriors

260

12
Profile photo of Walt Budko

Walt Budko

Baltimore Bullets

259

13
Profile photo of Red Rocha

Red Rocha

St. Louis Bombers

257

14
Profile photo of Don Boven

Don Boven

Waterloo Hawks

255

15
Profile photo of Dike Eddleman

Dike Eddleman

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

254

16
Profile photo of Bob Kinney

Bob Kinney

Boston Celtics

251

17
Profile photo of Odie Spears

Odie Spears

Chicago Stags

250

18
Profile photo of Leo Kubiak

Leo Kubiak

Waterloo Hawks

250

19
Profile photo of Dick O'Keefe

Dick O'Keefe

Washington Capitols

247

20
Profile photo of Don Otten

Don Otten

Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Washington Capitols

246

21
Profile photo of Milo Komenich

Milo Komenich

Anderson Packers

246

22
Profile photo of Blackie Towery

Blackie Towery

Baltimore Bullets

244

23
Profile photo of Ed Sadowski

Ed Sadowski

Philadelphia Warriors
Baltimore Bullets

244

24
Profile photo of Howie Schultz

Howie Schultz

Anderson Packers
Fort Wayne Pistons

244

25
Profile photo of Kenny Sailors

Kenny Sailors

Denver Nuggets

242

26
Profile photo of Wah Wah Jones

Wah Wah Jones

Indianapolis Olympians

241

27
Profile photo of Joe Fulks

Joe Fulks

Philadelphia Warriors

240

28
Profile photo of Jack Burmaster

Jack Burmaster

Sheboygan Red Skins

237

29
Profile photo of Vern Gardner

Vern Gardner

Philadelphia Warriors

236

30
Profile photo of Paul Hoffman

Paul Hoffman

Baltimore Bullets

234

31
Profile photo of Fred Schaus

Fred Schaus

Fort Wayne Pistons

232

32
Profile photo of John Mahnken

John Mahnken

Fort Wayne Pistons
Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Boston Celtics

231

33
Profile photo of Mike Todorovich

Mike Todorovich

St. Louis Bombers
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

230

34
Profile photo of Harry Boykoff

Harry Boykoff

Waterloo Hawks

229

35
Profile photo of Arnie Risen

Arnie Risen

Rochester Royals

228

36
Profile photo of Dolph Schayes

Dolph Schayes

Syracuse Nationals

225

37
Profile photo of Dillard Crocker

Dillard Crocker

Denver Nuggets

223

38
Profile photo of Al Cervi

Al Cervi

Syracuse Nationals

223

39
Profile photo of Jack Coleman

Jack Coleman

Rochester Royals

223

40
Profile photo of Chick Reiser

Chick Reiser

Washington Capitols

223

41
Profile photo of Vern Mikkelsen

Vern Mikkelsen

Minneapolis Lakers

222

42
Profile photo of Ed Macauley

Ed Macauley

St. Louis Bombers

221

43
Profile photo of Alex Groza

Alex Groza

Indianapolis Olympians

221

44
Profile photo of Joe Holland

Joe Holland

Indianapolis Olympians

220

45
Profile photo of Curly Armstrong

Curly Armstrong

Fort Wayne Pistons

217

46
Profile photo of Harry Gallatin

Harry Gallatin

New York Knicks

215

47
Profile photo of Jack Toomay

Jack Toomay

Denver Nuggets

213

48
Profile photo of Mal McMullen

Mal McMullen

Indianapolis Olympians

212

49
Profile photo of Andy Phillip

Andy Phillip

Chicago Stags

210

50
Profile photo of Ralph Johnson

Ralph Johnson

Anderson Packers
Fort Wayne Pistons

207

51
Profile photo of John Logan

John Logan

St. Louis Bombers

206

52
Profile photo of Connie Simmons

Connie Simmons

New York Knicks

203

53
Profile photo of Vince Boryla

Vince Boryla

New York Knicks

203

54
Profile photo of Dick Mehen

Dick Mehen

Waterloo Hawks

203

55
Profile photo of George Ratkovicz

George Ratkovicz

Syracuse Nationals

201

56
Profile photo of Noble Jorgensen

Noble Jorgensen

Sheboygan Red Skins

201

57
Profile photo of Ed Peterson

Ed Peterson

Syracuse Nationals

198

58
Profile photo of Frank Kudelka

Frank Kudelka

Chicago Stags

198

59
Profile photo of Bill Gabor

Bill Gabor

Syracuse Nationals

198

60
Profile photo of Jack Smiley

Jack Smiley

Anderson Packers
Waterloo Hawks

193

61
Profile photo of Joe Dolhon

Joe Dolhon

Baltimore Bullets

193

62
Profile photo of Leo Barnhorst

Leo Barnhorst

Chicago Stags

192

63
Profile photo of John Oldham

John Oldham

Fort Wayne Pistons

192

64
Profile photo of Frankie Brian

Frankie Brian

Anderson Packers

192

65
Profile photo of Milt Schoon

Milt Schoon

Sheboygan Red Skins

190

66
Profile photo of Bill Closs

Bill Closs

Anderson Packers

190

67
Profile photo of Bob Harris

Bob Harris

Fort Wayne Pistons

190

68
Profile photo of Carl Braun

Carl Braun

New York Knicks

188

69
Profile photo of Bob Davies

Bob Davies

Rochester Royals

187

70
Profile photo of Bones McKinney

Bones McKinney

Washington Capitols

185

71
Profile photo of Max Zaslofsky

Max Zaslofsky

Chicago Stags

185

72
Profile photo of Jack Cotton

Jack Cotton

Denver Nuggets

184

73
Profile photo of Fred Scolari

Fred Scolari

Washington Capitols

181

74
Profile photo of Jack Nichols

Jack Nichols

Washington Capitols
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

179

75
Profile photo of Leo Klier

Leo Klier

Fort Wayne Pistons

177

76
Profile photo of Clint Wager

Clint Wager

Fort Wayne Pistons

175

77
Profile photo of Bob Harrison

Bob Harrison

Minneapolis Lakers

175

78
Profile photo of Jack Kerris

Jack Kerris

Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Fort Wayne Pistons

175

79
Profile photo of Ariel Maughan

Ariel Maughan

St. Louis Bombers

174

80
Profile photo of Max Morris

Max Morris

Sheboygan Red Skins

172

81
Profile photo of John Hargis

John Hargis

Anderson Packers

170

82
Profile photo of Floyd Volker

Floyd Volker

Indianapolis Olympians
Denver Nuggets

169

83
Profile photo of Leo Mogus

Leo Mogus

Philadelphia Warriors

169

84
Profile photo of Bob Carpenter

Bob Carpenter

Fort Wayne Pistons

168

85
Profile photo of Ed Leede

Ed Leede

Boston Celtics

167

86
Profile photo of Gene Englund

Gene Englund

Boston Celtics
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

167

87
Profile photo of Ed Stanczak

Ed Stanczak

Anderson Packers

166

88
Profile photo of George Senesky

George Senesky

Philadelphia Warriors

164

89
Profile photo of Slater Martin

Slater Martin

Minneapolis Lakers

162

90
Profile photo of Belus Smawley

Belus Smawley

St. Louis Bombers

160

91
Profile photo of Dick McGuire

Dick McGuire

New York Knicks

160

92
Profile photo of Andy Duncan

Andy Duncan

Rochester Royals

160

93
Profile photo of Easy Parham

Easy Parham

St. Louis Bombers

158

94
Profile photo of Chips Sobek

Chips Sobek

Sheboygan Red Skins

158

95
Profile photo of Paul Seymour

Paul Seymour

Syracuse Nationals

157

96
Profile photo of Walt Kirk

Walt Kirk

Anderson Packers
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

155

97
Profile photo of Jim Seminoff

Jim Seminoff

Boston Celtics

154

98
Profile photo of Sonny Hertzberg

Sonny Hertzberg

Boston Celtics

153

99
Profile photo of Red Owens

Red Owens

Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Anderson Packers

152

100
Profile photo of Jack Phelan

Jack Phelan

Waterloo Hawks
Sheboygan Red Skins

151

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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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