# Temporada 1958-59 de los Syracuse Nationals

La temporada 1958-59 fue la décima de los Syracuse Nationals en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 35 victorias y 37 derrotas, ocupando el tercer puesto de la división Este, clasificándose para los playoffs en los que cayeron en las finales de división ante los Boston Celtics.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 5 | Connie Dierking | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Cincinnati |
| 2 | 13 | Hal Greer | Base | Estados Unidos | Marshall |
| 4 | 29 | Tommy Kearns | Base | Estados Unidos | North Carolina |

## Temporada regular

División Este :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Boston Celtics | 52 | 20 | .722 | – | 26–4 | 13–15 | 13–1 | 23–13 |
| x-New York Knicks | 40 | 32 | .556 | 12 | 21–9 | 15–15 | 4–8 | 19–17 |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 35 | 37 | .486 | 17 | 17–9 | 7–24 | 8–7 | 14–22 |
| Philadelphia Warriors | 32 | 40 | .444 | 20 | 17–9 | 7–24 | 8–7 | 14–22 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

New York Knicks vs. Syracuse Nationals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 13 de marzo | New York Knicks 123, Syracuse Nationals 129 | Nueva York |
| 15 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 131, New York Knicks 115 | Syracuse |
| | Syracuse gana las series 2-0 | |

### Finales de División

Boston Celtics vs. Syracuse Nationals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 18 de marzo | Boston Celtics 131, Syracuse Nationals 109 | Boston |
| 21 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 120, Boston Celtics 118 | Syracuse |
| 22 de marzo | Boston Celtics 133, Syracuse Nationals 111 | Boston |
| 25 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 119, Boston Celtics 107 | Syracuse |
| 28 de marzo | Boston Celtics 129, Syracuse Nationals 108 | Boston |
| 29 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 133, Boston Celtics 121 | Syracuse |
| 1 de abril | Boston Celtics 130, Syracuse Nationals 125 | Boston |
| | Boston gana las series 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Dolph Schayes | 30 | 72 | 36.7 | 7.0 | 18.1 | .387 | 7.3 | 8.5 | .864 | 13.4 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 21.3 |
| 2 | Red Kerr | 26 | 72 | 37.1 | 7.0 | 15.8 | .441 | 3.9 | 5.1 | .766 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 17.8 |
| 3 | George Yardley | 30 | 15 | 28.0 | 6.4 | 13.3 | .482 | 3.9 | 6.1 | .648 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 16.7 |
| 4 | Larry Costello | 27 | 70 | 39.3 | 5.9 | 13.5 | .437 | 4.0 | 5.0 | .802 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 15.8 |
| 5 | Ed Conlin | 25 | 57 | 28.1 | 4.6 | 12.6 | .365 | 2.7 | 3.7 | .739 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 11.9 |
| 6 | Hal Greer | 22 | 68 | 23.9 | 4.5 | 10.0 | .454 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .778 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 11.1 |
| 7 | Bob Hopkins | 24 | 67 | 22.7 | 3.7 | 9.1 | .403 | 2.6 | 3.5 | .752 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Al Bianchi | 26 | 72 | 24.7 | 4.0 | 10.5 | .377 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .723 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Togo Palazzi | 26 | 71 | 14.8 | 3.4 | 8.6 | .392 | 1.6 | 2.2 | .728 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 8.4 |
| 10 | George Dempsey | 29 | 34 | 12.1 | 1.6 | 4.1 | .400 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .795 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 5.0 |
| 11 | Connie Dierking | 22 | 64 | 11.3 | 1.6 | 4.5 | .362 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .593 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 4.6 |
| 12 | Paul Seymour | 31 | 21 | 12.7 | 1.5 | 4.7 | .327 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .897 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 4.3 |
| 13 | Tommy Kearns | 22 | 1 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Dolph Schayes | 2º Mejor quinteto de la NBA |