Last Updated on January 5, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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Here is the Atlanta Hawks 1950–51 roster and regular season player statistics. During this season, the team was still known as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (based in Moline, Rock Island, and Davenport). The franchise would later move and become the Milwaukee Hawks, St. Louis Hawks, and eventually the Atlanta Hawks.

Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1950–51) Roster

Player Pos Height Weight Birth Date College
Don Otten C 6’10” 240 lb Apr 18, 1921 Bowling Green
Frank Gates F 6’4″ 200 lb Feb 26, 1924 Western Kentucky
Murray Wier G 5’9″ 155 lb Dec 12, 1926 Iowa
Dillard Crocker F 6’4″ 195 lb Jan 12, 1925 UT Arlington
Mel Riebe G 6’1″ 190 lb Jul 12, 1916 Geneva
Jack Nichols F 6’7″ 220 lb Apr 9, 1926 Washington
Red Owens F 6’3″ 190 lb Dec 2, 1925 Baylor
Leo Barnhorst F 6’4″ 190 lb May 11, 1924 Notre Dame
Chick Reiser G 5’11” 180 lb Dec 17, 1914 NYU
Jack Eskridge F 6’4″ 200 lb Jan 21, 1926 Kansas
Ed Mikan C 6’8″ 230 lb Oct 20, 1925 DePaul
Dwight Parks F 6’3″ 190 lb Oct 23, 1922 Arkansas State

Coach: Doxie Moore

1950–51 Regular Season Per Game

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Dick Mehen PF 27 62     14.4   3.1       13.3 5.6 .420       4.5 3.2 .705
Harry Boykoff   27 61     12.8   2.4       11.4 4.7 .413       4.3 3.3 .775
Leo Kubiak   22 62     11.5   3.2       12.8 4.2 .326       3.8 3.1 .814
Don Boven   24 62     10.6   2.2       9.0 3.4 .373       5.6 3.9 .688
Johnny Payak SG 23 35     8.0   2.2       8.5 2.5 .288       4.3 3.1 .711
Stan Patrick   27 34     6.7   1.2       5.5 2.3 .422       3.2 2.1 .648
Jack Smiley   27 47     6.6   3.1       6.7 2.0 .293       3.8 2.6 .701
Hoot Gibson   28 30     5.6   1.2       6.4 2.1 .335       2.0 1.4 .683
Wayne See   26 61     5.2   2.3       5.0 1.9 .373       2.2 1.5 .696
Charley Shipp   36 23     4.7   2.0       6.0 1.5 .255       2.2 1.6 .725
Bob Tough   29 21     4.1   1.7       5.4 1.5 .281       1.6 1.0 .647
Jack Phelan   24 15     4.1   1.1       4.6 1.6 .348       1.6 0.9 .542
Johnny Orr   22 13     4.0   1.1       5.5 1.8 .324       0.5 0.5 .857
Gene Stump   24 26     3.9   0.8       4.5 1.4 .305       1.5 1.2 .750
Paul Cloyd   29 4     3.5   0.3       4.5 1.5 .333       1.3 0.5 .400
Al Miksis   21 8     3.4   0.5       2.6 0.6 .238       2.6 2.1 .810
Gene Ollrich   27 14     3.1   1.7       5.1 1.2 .236       1.0 0.7 .714
John Pritchard   23 7     3.1   1.1       4.1 1.3 .310       1.6 0.6 .364
Ken Menke   27 6     2.5   1.2       2.8 1.0 .353       1.3 0.5 .375
Dale Hamilton   30 14     1.8   1.2       2.4 0.6 .242       1.4 0.6 .474
Elmer Gainer   31 15     1.6   0.5       2.3 0.6 .257       0.5 0.4 .750
Team Totals     62     79.4   21.4       79.1 28.2 .356       32.3 23.0 .714**

1950–51 Regular Season Totals

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Dick Mehen PF 27 62     892   191       826 347 .420       281 198 .705
Harry Boykoff   27 61     779   149       698 288 .413       262 203 .775
Leo Kubiak   22 62     710   201       794 259 .326       236 192 .814
Don Boven   24 62     656   137       558 208 .373       349 240 .688
Jack Smiley   27 47     308   147       314 92 .293       177 124 .701
Wayne See   26 61     320   143       303 113 .373       135 94 .696
Johnny Payak SG 23 35     280   78       299 86 .288       152 108 .711
Stan Patrick   27 34     228   41       187 79 .422       108 70 .648
Charley Shipp   36 23     107   46       137 35 .255       51 37 .725
Hoot Gibson   28 30     169   36       191 64 .335       60 41 .683
Bob Tough   29 21     86   36       114 32 .281       34 22 .647
Gene Stump   24 26     102   21       118 36 .305       40 30 .750
Jack Phelan   24 15     61   16       69 24 .348       24 13 .542
Johnny Orr   22 13     52   14       71 23 .324       7 6 .857
Gene Ollrich   27 14     44   24       72 17 .236       14 10 .714
John Pritchard   23 7     22   8       29 9 .310       11 4 .364
Al Miksis   21 8     27   4       21 5 .238       21 17 .810
Dale Hamilton   30 14     25   17       33 8 .242       19 9 .474
Elmer Gainer   31 15     24   7       35 9 .257       8 6 .750
Paul Cloyd   29 4     14   1       18 6 .333       5 2 .400
Ken Menke   27 6     15   7       17 6 .353       8 3 .375
Team Totals     62     4921   1324       4904 1746 .356       2002 1429 .714**

Team Impact Index:

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (STL+BLS) Impact Index* Notes Awards / Achievements
Dick Mehen Primary Scorer / All‑around 14.4 High 14.4 5.6 3.1 5.6 14.35 Team scoring leader; versatile forward contributing in rebounds and assists.  —
Harry Boykoff Starting Center / Interior Anchor 12.8 High‑Medium 12.8 4.7 2.4 4.7 12.3 Strong interior presence; scored inside and provided size for rebounds/blocks.  —
Leo Kubiak Lead Guard / Playmaker-Scorer 11.5 Medium‑High 11.5 4.2 3.2 4.2 11.55 Secondary scoring and playmaking; led team in assists. Team MVP (fan vote)
Don Boven Supporting Forward / Versatile Role 10.6 Medium 10.6 3.4 2.2 3.4 9.8 Versatile forward providing scoring and rebounding depth.  —
Johnny Payak Spot-up Guard / Bench Shooter 8.0 Medium‑Low 8.0 2.5 2.2 2.5 7.6 Bench scoring guard; spot minutes.  —
Jack Smiley Bench Forward / Reserve Wing 6.6 Low 6.6 2.0 3.1 2.0 6.85 Playmaking forward off the bench.  —
Stan Patrick Role Player / Depth Wing 6.7 Low 6.7 2.3 1.2 2.3 6.25 Rotational wing providing modest scoring.  —
Hoot Gibson Role Player / Lower‑tier Rotation 5.6 Low 5.6 2.1 1.2 2.1 5.5 Reserve front‑court minutes; limited impact.  —
Wayne See Reserve Guard / Rotation Depth 5.2 Low 5.2 1.9 2.3 1.9 5.65 Backup guard contributing in spot minutes. ( —
Charley Shipp Veteran Reserve / Spot Minutes 4.7 Low‑Tiny 4.7 1.5 2.0 1.5 4.85 Veteran providing depth; limited playing time.  —
Bob Tough Minor Rotation / End‑of‑Bench 4.1 Tiny 4.1 1.5 1.7 1.5 4.4 Limited minutes; marginal contributor.  —
Jack Phelan Fringe Roster / Minimal Role 4.1 Tiny 4.1 1.6 1.1 1.6 4.2 Minimal contribution; spot minutes.  —
Johnny Orr Fringe / Deep Bench 4.0 Tiny 4.0 1.8 1.1 1.0 3.95 Limited role; minor impact.  —
Gene Stump Fringe / Minimal Minutes 3.9 Tiny 3.9 1.4 0.8 1.4 3.75 Very limited role. —
Paul Cloyd Marginal / Try‑out Level 3.5 Tiny 3.5 1.5 0.3 1.5 3.65 Played 4 games; extremely limited.  —
Al Miksis Marginal / Emergency Front‑court 3.4 Tiny 3.4 0.6 0.5 2.1 3.3 Sparse appearances; emergency front‑court depth.  —
Gene Ollrich Marginal / Reserve Guard 3.1 Tiny 3.1 1.2 1.7 1.2 3.1 Reserve guard; minimal minutes.  —
John Pritchard Marginal / Deep Bench 3.1 Tiny 3.1 1.3 1.1 1.6 3.05 Deep‑bench filler.  —
Ken Menke Marginal / Very Minimal Role 2.5 Tiny 2.5 1.0 1.2 1.3 2.0 Extremely limited minutes.  —
Dale Hamilton Marginal / End‑of‑Bench 1.8 Tiny 1.8 0.6 1.2 1.4 2.5 Barely played.  —
Elmer Gainer Marginal / Depth Front‑court 1.6 Tiny 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.8 Rarely saw floor.  —