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1952–53 Rochester Royals season

April 12, 2024

The 1952–53 NBA season was the Royals fifth season in the NBA.[1]

1952–53 Rochester Royals season
Head coachLes Harrison
OwnersJack Harrison
Les Harrison
ArenaEdgerton Park Arena
Results
Record44–26 (.629)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Semi-finals
(eliminated 1–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWHAM

Draft picks edit

Main article: 1952 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Roster edit

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
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 edit

1952-53 NBA Records
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 edit

1952–53 Game log
# 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 edit

1953 playoff game log
Division Semi-finals: 1–2 (home: 0–2; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 20 Fort Wayne L 77–84 Arnie Risen (17) Edgerton Park Arena 0–1
2 March 22 @ Fort Wayne W 83–71 Bobby Wanzer (19) War Memorial Coliseum 1–1
3 March 24 Fort Wayne L 65–67 Bobby Wanzer (17) Edgerton Park Arena 1–2
1953 schedule

Player statistics edit

Legend
  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 edit

Playoffs edit

Awards and records edit

Transactions edit

References edit

  1. ^ 1952–53 Rochester Royals

April 12, 2024
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The 1952 53 NBA season was the Royals fifth season in the NBA 1 1952 53 Rochester Royals seasonHead coachLes HarrisonOwnersJack Harrison Les HarrisonArenaEdgerton Park ArenaResultsRecord44 26 629 PlaceDivision 2nd Western Playoff finishWest Division Semi finals eliminated 1 2 Stats at Basketball Reference comRadioWHAM lt 1951 52 1953 54 gt Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Season standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 3 3 Game log 4 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5 1 Season 5 2 Playoffs 6 Awards and records 7 Transactions 8 ReferencesDraft picks editMain article 1952 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality CollegeRoster editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it February 2013 Regular season editSeason standings edit Western Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Divx Minneapolis Lakers 48 22 686 24 2 16 15 8 5 17 13x Rochester Royals 44 26 629 4 24 8 13 17 7 1 27 13x Fort Wayne Pistons 36 33 522 11 5 25 9 8 19 3 5 18 22x Indianapolis Olympians 28 43 394 20 5 19 14 4 23 5 6 15 26Milwaukee Hawks 27 44 380 21 5 14 8 3 24 10 12 15 26x clinched playoff spotRecord vs opponents edit 1952 53 NBA RecordsTeam BAL BOS FWP IND MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYRBaltimore 2 8 0 6 2 4 3 3 1 5 0 10 6 4 0 6 2 8Boston 8 2 4 2 4 2 5 1 1 5 6 4 9 1 4 2 5 6Fort Wayne 6 0 2 4 7 3 7 3 1 9 4 2 5 0 3 7 1 5Indianapolis 4 2 2 4 3 7 5 6 4 6 1 5 5 1 3 7 1 5Milwaukee 3 3 1 5 3 7 6 5 3 7 1 5 4 2 3 7 3 3Minneapolis 5 1 5 1 9 1 6 4 7 3 4 2 6 0 4 6 2 4New York 10 0 4 6 2 4 5 1 5 1 2 4 10 0 3 3 6 4Philadelphia 4 6 1 9 0 5 1 5 2 4 0 6 0 10 2 4 2 8Rochester 6 0 2 4 7 3 7 3 7 3 6 4 3 3 4 2 2 4Syracuse 8 2 6 5 5 1 5 1 3 3 4 2 4 6 8 2 4 2 Game log edit 1952 53 Game log Date Opponent Score High points Record1 November 1 Fort Wayne 82 94 Arnie Risen 15 1 02 November 6 Fort Wayne 84 64 Bobby Wanzer 17 2 03 November 7 Indianapolis 65 63 Bob Davies 14 3 04 November 8 Indianapolis 96 99 4OT Odie Spears 31 4 05 November 9 Milwaukee 75 78 Bob Davies 23 4 16 November 11 New York 94 104 Jack Coleman 24 5 17 November 13 N Milwaukee 97 79 Davies Wanzer 18 6 18 November 15 Minneapolis 89 97 Arnie Risen 24 7 19 November 16 Boston 87 96 Bob Davies 20 7 210 November 22 Milwaukee 65 69 Bob Davies 24 8 211 November 23 Boston 102 100 Bob Davies 28 8 312 November 25 Baltimore 89 106 Johnson Spears 19 9 313 November 27 Syracuse 79 86 Bobby Wanzer 16 9 414 November 29 Minneapolis 71 83 Arnie Risen 22 10 415 November 30 Milwaukee 91 88 Bob Davies 21 11 416 December 2 Indianapolis 76 85 McMahon Spears 14 11 517 December 6 Indianapolis 79 82 Arnie Risen 29 12 518 December 7 Philadelphia 92 94 Bob Davies 27 13 519 December 9 New York 77 75 Bobby Wanzer 17 14 520 December 10 Baltimore 99 97 OT Arnie Risen 23 15 521 December 11 Philadelphia 86 98 Odie Spears 15 15 622 December 13 New York 99 97 OT Bob Davies 27 15 723 December 14 Minneapolis 77 95 Jack Coleman 15 15 824 December 16 Indianapolis 84 71 Bobby Wanzer 17 16 825 December 20 Fort Wayne 89 92 Bobby Wanzer 15 17 826 December 21 N Indianapolis 83 65 Odie Spears 21 18 827 December 25 Philadelphia 93 78 Coleman Risen 19 19 828 December 27 Indianapolis 73 94 Bobby Wanzer 27 20 829 December 30 Syracuse 93 106 Bob Davies 22 21 830 December 31 N Milwaukee 82 74 Jack Coleman 22 22 831 January 1 Boston 83 81 OT Bobby Wanzer 15 22 932 January 3 Fort Wayne 101 106 Arnie Risen 30 23 933 January 4 Minneapolis 80 83 OT Bobby Wanzer 21 23 1034 January 6 N Minneapolis 85 69 Bobby Wanzer 25 24 1035 January 8 N Boston 85 88 OT Bobby Wanzer 20 24 1136 January 10 Milwaukee 81 89 Odie Spears 21 25 1137 January 11 Milwaukee 79 83 2OT Bob Davies 16 25 1238 January 15 Syracuse 85 109 Davies Johnson 15 25 1339 January 17 Minneapolis 101 109 Bob Davies 29 26 1340 January 18 Fort Wayne 87 90 Bob Davies 26 26 1441 January 20 Indianapolis 59 70 Odie Spears 10 26 1542 January 21 Baltimore 89 82 Bob Davies 21 27 1543 January 24 Syracuse 107 82 Arnie Risen 23 27 1644 January 27 New York 74 72 Bobby Wanzer 21 27 1745 January 30 N Fort Wayne 70 68 OT Bobby Wanzer 18 28 1746 January 31 Philadelphia 83 103 Jack Coleman 19 29 1747 February 1 Boston 109 86 Bobby Wanzer 30 30 1748 February 2 N Milwaukee 80 78 OT Bob Davies 29 31 1749 February 3 Baltimore 82 109 Bob Davies 20 32 1750 February 5 Syracuse 79 83 OT Bob Davies 27 32 1851 February 7 Minneapolis 72 87 Bob Davies 18 33 1852 February 8 Milwaukee 82 85 OT Bobby Wanzer 17 33 1953 February 10 Philadelphia 85 101 Bob Davies 19 34 1954 February 14 Milwaukee 72 81 Bob Davies 20 35 1955 February 15 Fort Wayne 84 72 Bob Davies 27 36 1956 February 17 Fort Wayne 88 78 Arnie Johnson 16 36 2057 February 19 Minneapolis 87 107 Holzman Johnson Spears 13 36 2158 February 21 Syracuse 73 84 Bob Davies 18 37 2159 February 24 Fort Wayne 91 80 Bob Davies 25 37 2260 February 25 N New York 79 71 OT Bob Davies 18 38 2261 February 28 Boston 85 92 Arnie Johnson 21 39 2262 March 3 New York 88 109 Bob Davies 22 39 2363 March 4 Baltimore 81 77 Bob Davies 22 40 2364 March 5 N Philadelphia 69 78 Arnie Risen 15 40 2465 March 7 Minneapolis 82 84 Arnie Risen 21 41 2466 March 8 Fort Wayne 71 69 Arnie Risen 22 42 2467 March 10 Indianapolis 61 59 Arnie Risen 15 43 2468 March 12 Minneapolis 77 89 Jack McMahon 18 43 2569 March 14 Indianapolis 90 82 Bobby Wanzer 17 43 2670 March 15 Baltimore 87 105 Arnie Risen 23 44 26Playoffs edit1953 playoff game logDivision Semi finals 1 2 home 0 2 road 1 0 Game Date Team Score High points Location Series1 March 20 Fort Wayne L 77 84 Arnie Risen 17 Edgerton Park Arena 0 12 March 22 Fort Wayne W 83 71 Bobby Wanzer 19 War Memorial Coliseum 1 13 March 24 Fort Wayne L 65 67 Bobby Wanzer 17 Edgerton Park Arena 1 21953 schedulePlayer statistics editLegend 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 gameSeason edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGCal ChristensenJack ColemanBob DaviesAlex HannumRed HolzmanArnie JohnsonJack McMahonArnie RisenOdie SpearsBobby WanzerPlayoffs edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGCal ChristensenJack ColemanBob DaviesAlex HannumRed HolzmanArnie JohnsonJack McMahonArnie RisenOdie SpearsBobby WanzerAwards and records editBob Davies All NBA Second Team Bobby Wanzer All NBA Second TeamTransactions editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it January 2011 References edit 1952 53 Rochester Royals Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1952 53 Rochester Royals season amp oldid 1172531764, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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