1952–53 Rochester Royals season
The 1952–53 NBA season was the Royals fifth season in the NBA.[1]
1952–53 Rochester Royals season | |
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Head coach | Les Harrison |
Arena | Edgerton Park Arena |
Results | |
Record | 44–26 (.629) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Division Semifinals (eliminated 1–2) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WHAM |
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-Minneapolis Lakers | 48 | 22 | .686 | - | 24-2 | 16-15 | 8-5 | 17-13 |
x-Rochester Royals | 44 | 26 | .629 | 4 | 24-8 | 13-17 | 7-1 | 27-13 |
x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 36 | 33 | .522 | 11.5 | 25-9 | 8-19 | 3-5 | 18-22 |
x-Indianapolis Olympians | 28 | 43 | .394 | 20.5 | 19-14 | 4-23 | 5-6 | 15-26 |
Milwaukee Hawks | 27 | 44 | .380 | 21.5 | 14-8 | 3-24 | 10-12 | 15-26 |
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1952-53 NBA Records | ||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | IND | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Baltimore | — | 2–8 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–10 | 6–4 | 0–6 | 2–8 |
Boston | 8–2 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 4–2 | 5–6 |
Fort Wayne | 6–0 | 2–4 | — | 7–3 | 7–3 | 1–9 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–7 | 1–5 |
Indianapolis | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–7 | — | 5–6 | 4–6 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 3–7 | 1–5 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–7 | 6–5 | — | 3–7 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–7 | 3–3 |
Minneapolis | 5–1 | 5–1 | 9–1 | 6–4 | 7–3 | — | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–6 | 2–4 |
New York | 10–0 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | — | 10–0 | 3–3 | 6–4 |
Philadelphia | 4–6 | 1–9 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 0–10 | — | 2–4 | 2–8 |
Rochester | 6–0 | 2–4 | 7–3 | 7–3 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 |
Syracuse | 8–2 | 6–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 4–2 | — |
Game log
1952–53 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | November 1 | Fort Wayne | 82–94 | Arnie Risen (15) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | November 6 | @ Fort Wayne | 84–64 | Bobby Wanzer (17) | 2–0 | |||||
3 | November 7 | @ Indianapolis | 65–63 | Bob Davies (14) | 3–0 | |||||
4 | November 8 | Indianapolis | 96–99 (4OT) | Odie Spears (31) | 4–0 | |||||
5 | November 9 | @ Milwaukee | 75–78 | Bob Davies (23) | 4–1 | |||||
6 | November 11 | New York | 94–104 | Jack Coleman (24) | 5–1 | |||||
7 | November 13 | N Milwaukee | 97–79 | Davies, Wanzer (18) | 6–1 | |||||
8 | November 15 | Minneapolis | 89–97 | Arnie Risen (24) | 7–1 | |||||
9 | November 16 | @ Boston | 87–96 | Bob Davies (20) | 7–2 | |||||
10 | November 22 | Milwaukee | 65–69 | Bob Davies (24) | 8–2 | |||||
11 | November 23 | Boston | 102–100 | Bob Davies (28) | 8–3 | |||||
12 | November 25 | Baltimore | 89–106 | Johnson, Spears (19) | 9–3 | |||||
13 | November 27 | @ Syracuse | 79–86 | Bobby Wanzer (16) | 9–4 | |||||
14 | November 29 | Minneapolis | 71–83 | Arnie Risen (22) | 10–4 | |||||
15 | November 30 | @ Milwaukee | 91–88 | Bob Davies (21) | 11–4 | |||||
16 | December 2 | @ Indianapolis | 76–85 | McMahon, Spears (14) | 11–5 | |||||
17 | December 6 | Indianapolis | 79–82 | Arnie Risen (29) | 12–5 | |||||
18 | December 7 | Philadelphia | 92–94 | Bob Davies (27) | 13–5 | |||||
19 | December 9 | @ New York | 77–75 | Bobby Wanzer (17) | 14–5 | |||||
20 | December 10 | @ Baltimore | 99–97 (OT) | Arnie Risen (23) | 15–5 | |||||
21 | December 11 | @ Philadelphia | 86–98 | Odie Spears (15) | 15–6 | |||||
22 | December 13 | New York | 99–97 (OT) | Bob Davies (27) | 15–7 | |||||
23 | December 14 | @ Minneapolis | 77–95 | Jack Coleman (15) | 15–8 | |||||
24 | December 16 | @ Indianapolis | 84–71 | Bobby Wanzer (17) | 16–8 | |||||
25 | December 20 | Fort Wayne | 89–92 | Bobby Wanzer (15) | 17–8 | |||||
26 | December 21 | N Indianapolis | 83–65 | Odie Spears (21) | 18–8 | |||||
27 | December 25 | @ Philadelphia | 93–78 | Coleman, Risen (19) | 19–8 | |||||
28 | December 27 | Indianapolis | 73–94 | Bobby Wanzer (27) | 20–8 | |||||
29 | December 30 | Syracuse | 93–106 | Bob Davies (22) | 21–8 | |||||
30 | December 31 | N Milwaukee | 82–74 | Jack Coleman (22) | 22–8 | |||||
31 | January 1 | Boston | 83–81 (OT) | Bobby Wanzer (15) | 22–9 | |||||
32 | January 3 | Fort Wayne | 101–106 | Arnie Risen (30) | 23–9 | |||||
33 | January 4 | @ Minneapolis | 80–83 (OT) | Bobby Wanzer (21) | 23–10 | |||||
34 | January 6 | N Minneapolis | 85–69 | Bobby Wanzer (25) | 24–10 | |||||
35 | January 8 | N Boston | 85–88 (OT) | Bobby Wanzer (20) | 24–11 | |||||
36 | January 10 | Milwaukee | 81–89 | Odie Spears (21) | 25–11 | |||||
37 | January 11 | @ Milwaukee | 79–83 (2OT) | Bob Davies (16) | 25–12 | |||||
38 | January 15 | @ Syracuse | 85–109 | Davies, Johnson (15) | 25–13 | |||||
39 | January 17 | Minneapolis | 101–109 | Bob Davies (29) | 26–13 | |||||
40 | January 18 | @ Fort Wayne | 87–90 | Bob Davies (26) | 26–14 | |||||
41 | January 20 | @ Indianapolis | 59–70 | Odie Spears (10) | 26–15 | |||||
42 | January 21 | @ Baltimore | 89–82 | Bob Davies (21) | 27–15 | |||||
43 | January 24 | Syracuse | 107–82 | Arnie Risen (23) | 27–16 | |||||
44 | January 27 | New York | 74–72 | Bobby Wanzer (21) | 27–17 | |||||
45 | January 30 | N Fort Wayne | 70–68 (OT) | Bobby Wanzer (18) | 28–17 | |||||
46 | January 31 | Philadelphia | 83–103 | Jack Coleman (19) | 29–17 | |||||
47 | February 1 | @ Boston | 109–86 | Bobby Wanzer (30) | 30–17 | |||||
48 | February 2 | N Milwaukee | 80–78 (OT) | Bob Davies (29) | 31–17 | |||||
49 | February 3 | Baltimore | 82–109 | Bob Davies (20) | 32–17 | |||||
50 | February 5 | @ Syracuse | 79–83 (OT) | Bob Davies (27) | 32–18 | |||||
51 | February 7 | Minneapolis | 72–87 | Bob Davies (18) | 33–18 | |||||
52 | February 8 | @ Milwaukee | 82–85 (OT) | Bobby Wanzer (17) | 33–19 | |||||
53 | February 10 | Philadelphia | 85–101 | Bob Davies (19) | 34–19 | |||||
54 | February 14 | Milwaukee | 72–81 | Bob Davies (20) | 35–19 | |||||
55 | February 15 | @ Fort Wayne | 84–72 | Bob Davies (27) | 36–19 | |||||
56 | February 17 | Fort Wayne | 88–78 | Arnie Johnson (16) | 36–20 | |||||
57 | February 19 | @ Minneapolis | 87–107 | Holzman, Johnson, Spears (13) | 36–21 | |||||
58 | February 21 | Syracuse | 73–84 | Bob Davies (18) | 37–21 | |||||
59 | February 24 | Fort Wayne | 91–80 | Bob Davies (25) | 37–22 | |||||
60 | February 25 | N New York | 79–71 (OT) | Bob Davies (18) | 38–22 | |||||
61 | February 28 | Boston | 85–92 | Arnie Johnson (21) | 39–22 | |||||
62 | March 3 | @ New York | 88–109 | Bob Davies (22) | 39–23 | |||||
63 | March 4 | @ Baltimore | 81–77 | Bob Davies (22) | 40–23 | |||||
64 | March 5 | N Philadelphia | 69–78 | Arnie Risen (15) | 40–24 | |||||
65 | March 7 | Minneapolis | 82–84 | Arnie Risen (21) | 41–24 | |||||
66 | March 8 | @ Fort Wayne | 71–69 | Arnie Risen (22) | 42–24 | |||||
67 | March 10 | @ Indianapolis | 61–59 | Arnie Risen (15) | 43–24 | |||||
68 | March 12 | @ Minneapolis | 77–89 | Jack McMahon (18) | 43–25 | |||||
69 | March 14 | Indianapolis | 90–82 | Bobby Wanzer (17) | 43–26 | |||||
70 | March 15 | Baltimore | 87–105 | Arnie Risen (23) | 44–26 |
Playoffs
West Division Semifinals
(2) Rochester Royals vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Pistons win series 2-1
- Game 1 @ Rochester: Fort Wayne 84, Rochester 77
- Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Rochester 83, Fort Wayne 71
- Game 3 @ Rochester: Fort Wayne 67, Rochester 65
Last Playoff Meeting: 1952 Western Division Semifinals (Rochester won 2–0)
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
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Cal Christensen | |||||||||||
Jack Coleman | |||||||||||
Bob Davies | |||||||||||
Alex Hannum | |||||||||||
Red Holzman | |||||||||||
Arnie Johnson | |||||||||||
Jack McMahon | |||||||||||
Arnie Risen | |||||||||||
Odie Spears | |||||||||||
Bobby Wanzer |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Cal Christensen | |||||||||||
Jack Coleman | |||||||||||
Bob Davies | |||||||||||
Alex Hannum | |||||||||||
Red Holzman | |||||||||||
Arnie Johnson | |||||||||||
Jack McMahon | |||||||||||
Arnie Risen | |||||||||||
Odie Spears | |||||||||||
Bobby Wanzer |
Awards and records
- Bob Davies, All-NBA Second Team
- Bobby Wanzer, All-NBA Second Team
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References
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