1951–52 Fort Wayne Pistons season
The 1951–52 NBA season was the Pistons' fourth season in the NBA and 11th season as a franchise.[1]
1951–52 Fort Wayne Pistons season | |
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Head coach | Paul Birch |
Arena | North Side High School Gym |
Results | |
Record | 29–37 (.439) |
Place | Division: 4th (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Division Semifinals (eliminated 0–2) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Offseason
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Western Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-Rochester Royals | 41 | 25 | .621 | – | 28–5 | 12–18 | 1–2 | 22–14 |
x-Minneapolis Lakers | 40 | 26 | .606 | 1 | 21–5 | 13–20 | 6–1 | 24–12 |
x-Indianapolis Olympians | 34 | 32 | .515 | 7 | 25–6 | 4–24 | 5–2 | 18–18 |
x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 29 | 37 | .439 | 12 | 22–11 | 6–24 | 1–2 | 17–19 |
Milwaukee Hawks | 17 | 49 | .258 | 24 | 8–13 | 3–22 | 6–14 | 9–27 |
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | IND | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Baltimore | — | 1–8 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 3–6 |
Boston | 8–1 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 4–5 |
Fort Wayne | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–6 | 0–6 |
Indianapolis | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–5 | — | 7–2 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–6 | 4–2 |
Milwaukee | 2–4 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 2–7 | — | 1–8 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–8 | 2–4 |
Minneapolis | 6–0 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–1 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 7–2 | 1–5 |
New York | 7–2 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 6–3 | 2–4 | 5–4 |
Philadelphia | 5–4 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–6 | — | 2–4 | 3–6 |
Rochester | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 2–7 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 4–2 |
Syracuse | 6–3 | 5–4 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 2–4 | — |
Game log
1951–52 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | November 1 | @ Syracuse | 75–90 | Chuck Share (21) | 0–1 | |||||
2 | November 3 | @ Philadelphia | 69–70 | Boag Johnson (22) | 0–2 | |||||
3 | November 4 | New York | 75–84 | Frank Brian (28) | 1–2 | |||||
4 | November 6 | @ Milwaukee | 62–65 (OT) | Frank Brian (23) | 1–3 | |||||
5 | November 9 | @ Indianapolis | 77–92 | Larry Foust (18) | 1–4 | |||||
6 | November 11 | Milwaukee | 59–74 | Frank Brian (15) | 2–4 | |||||
7 | November 14 | @ Boston | 91–98 (OT) | Frank Brian (21) | 2–5 | |||||
8 | November 17 | @ Minneapolis | 64–68 (OT) | Frank Brian (23) | 2–6 | |||||
9 | November 18 | @ Rochester | 76–71 (OT) | Larry Foust (25) | 2–7 | |||||
10 | November 22 | Syracuse | 96–72 | Frank Brian (15) | 2–8 | |||||
11 | November 24 | @ Rochester | 63–74 | Fred Schaus (14) | 2–9 | |||||
12 | November 25 | Baltimore | 66–83 | Larry Foust (16) | 3–9 | |||||
13 | November 29 | @ Syracuse | 78–82 | Fred Schaus (19) | 3–10 | |||||
14 | December 1 | @ Minneapolis | 69–89 | Fred Schaus (16) | 3–11 | |||||
15 | December 2 | Minneapolis | 61–63 | Larry Foust (23) | 4–11 | |||||
16 | December 5 | @ Boston | 91–88 | Frank Brian (29) | 5–11 | |||||
17 | December 8 | @ Milwaukee | 71–82 | Larry Foust (26) | 5–12 | |||||
18 | December 9 | Rochester | 84–86 | Frank Brian (25) | 6–12 | |||||
19 | December 11 | N Syracuse | 80–62 | Frank Brian (12) | 6–13 | |||||
20 | December 14 | @ Philadelphia | 62–72 | Larry Foust (21) | 6–14 | |||||
21 | December 15 | @ Baltimore | 80–90 | Ralph Johnson (18) | 6–15 | |||||
22 | December 16 | New York | 80–71 | Fred Schaus (25) | 6–16 | |||||
23 | December 20 | Rochester | 69–54 | Frank Brian (11) | 6–17 | |||||
24 | December 23 | Minneapolis | 79–81 | Fred Schaus (22) | 7–17 | |||||
25 | December 25 | @ New York | 65–72 | Frank Brian (14) | 7–18 | |||||
26 | December 26 | Boston | 86–94 | Fred Schaus (23) | 8–18 | |||||
27 | December 29 | @ Rochester | 61–75 | Frank Brian (13) | 8–19 | |||||
28 | December 30 | Milwaukee | 60–77 | Larry Foust (23) | 9–19 | |||||
29 | December 31 | @ Baltimore | 95–86 | Larry Foust (28) | 10–19 | |||||
30 | January 1 | Philadelphia | 74–89 | Jack Kerris (27) | 11–19 | |||||
31 | January 4 | N Minneapolis | 79–64 | Larry Foust (15) | 11–20 | |||||
32 | January 6 | Indianapolis | 75–79 | Frank Brian (23) | 12–20 | |||||
33 | January 10 | Boston | 94–85 | Larry Foust (19) | 12–21 | |||||
34 | January 12 | @ Rochester | 88–76 | Larry Foust (23) | 13–21 | |||||
35 | January 13 | Baltimore | 71–81 | Frank Brian (22) | 14–21 | |||||
36 | January 15 | @ Milwaukee | 63–76 | Larry Foust (22) | 14–22 | |||||
37 | January 17 | Philadelphia | 78–82 | Frank Brian (22) | 15–22 | |||||
38 | January 20 | Milwaukee | 76–83 | Larry Foust (18) | 16–22 | |||||
39 | January 24 | Rochester | 90–94 | Fred Schaus (23) | 17–22 | |||||
40 | January 25 | @ Indianapolis | 79–83 (OT) | Fred Schaus (22) | 17–23 | |||||
41 | January 26 | @ Rochester | 71–104 | Fred Schaus (17) | 17–24 | |||||
42 | January 27 | New York | 92–100 | Larry Foust (29) | 18–24 | |||||
43 | January 30 | @ Indianapolis | 81–77 | Brian, Foust (18) | 19–24 | |||||
44 | January 31 | Minneapolis | 85–78 | Larry Foust (25) | 19–25 | |||||
45 | February 2 | @ Baltimore | 76–63 | Frank Brian (30) | 20–25 | |||||
46 | February 3 | Indianapolis | 70–85 | Fred Schaus (21) | 21–25 | |||||
47 | February 5 | Milwaukee | 75–64 | Foust, Schaus (15) | 21–26 | |||||
48 | February 7 | Philadlephia | 105–91 | Fred Schaus (27) | 21–27 | |||||
49 | February 9 | @ Minneapolis | 70–67 | Fred Schaus (22) | 22–27 | |||||
50 | February 10 | Baltimore | 82–77 | Fred Schaus (17) | 22–28 | |||||
51 | February 12 | @ Indianapolis | 78–80 | Larry Foust (21) | 22–29 | |||||
52 | February 14 | Boston | 90–94 | Jack Kerris (20) | 23–29 | |||||
53 | February 17 | Minneapolis | 87–99 | Larry Foust (25) | 24–29 | |||||
54 | February 19 | @ Philadelphia | 80–98 | Larry Foust (23) | 24–30 | |||||
55 | February 21 | @ Boston | 67–88 | Frank Brian (21) | 24–31 | |||||
56 | February 23 | @ New York | 77–82 (OT) | Frank Brian (17) | 24–32 | |||||
57 | February 24 | Minneapolis | 70–83 | Frank Brian (20) | 25–32 | |||||
58 | February 28 | @ Syracuse | 83–88 | Fred Schaus (17) | 25–33 | |||||
59 | March 1 | N Milwaukee | 58–66 | Larry Foust (29) | 26–33 | |||||
60 | March 2 | Indianapolis | 88–101 | Larry Foust (31) | 27–33 | |||||
61 | March 4 | @ Indianapolis | 68–86 | Larry Foust (19) | 27–34 | |||||
62 | March 6 | Syracuse | 83–81 (2OT) | Frank Brian (22) | 27–35 | |||||
63 | March 7 | @ Milwaukee | 74–75 | Brian, Schaus (20) | 27–36 | |||||
64 | March 9 | New York | 79–80 | Frank Brian (24) | 28–36 | |||||
65 | March 13 | Rochester | 86–84 | Chuck Share (18) | 28–37 | |||||
66 | March 16 | Indianapolis | 92–111 | Brian, Eddleman, Foust (19) | 29–37 |
Playoffs
West Division Semifinals
(1) Rochester Royals vs. (4) Fort Wayne Pistons: Royals win series 2-0
- Game 1 @ Rochester: Rochester 95, Fort Wayne 78
- Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Rochester 92, Fort Wayne 86
Player statistics
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 |
Season
Playoffs
Awards and records
- Larry Foust, All-NBA Second Team
Transactions
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References
See also
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