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1953–54 Rochester Royals season

April 12, 2024

The 1953–54 NBA season was the Royals sixth season in the NBA.[1]

1953–54 Rochester Royals season
Head coachLes Harrison
OwnersJack Harrison
Les Harrison
ArenaEdgerton Park Arena
Results
Record44–28 (.611)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Finals
(eliminated 1–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWHAM

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Minneapolis Lakers 46 26 .639 – 20–4 13–15 13–7 19–13
x-Rochester Royals 44 28 .611 2 18–10 12–15 14–3 22–10
x-Fort Wayne Pistons 40 32 .556 6 19–8 11–17 10–7 17–15
Milwaukee Hawks 21 51 .292 25 11–14 5–17 6–20 6–26
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents edit

1953–54 NBA records
Team BAL BOS FWP MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Baltimore — 1–9 0–8 2–6 2–6 3–7 4–6 1–7 3–7
Boston 9–1 — 4–4 6–2 3–5 5–5 6–4 4–4 5–5
Fort Wayne 8–0 4–4 — 9–2 5–5 3–5 6–2 3–8 2–6
Milwaukee 6–2 2–6 2–9 — 3–8 3–5 3–5 1–9 1–7
Minneapolis 6–2 5–3 5–5 8–3 — 5–3 6–2 6–5 5–3
New York 7–3 5–5 5–3 5–3 3–5 — 7–3 7–1 5–5
Philadelphia 6–4 4–6 2–6 5–3 2–6 3–7 — 1–7 6–4
Rochester 7–1 4–4 8–3 9–1 5–6 1–7 7–1 — 3–5
Syracuse 7–3 5–5 6–2 7–1 3–5 5–5 4–6 5–3 —

Game log edit

1953–54 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 31 N Baltimore 72–68 Bob Davies (20) 1–0
2 November 1 @ Baltimore 80–72 Bobby Wanzer (25) 2–0
3 November 7 Fort Wayne 76–91 Bobby Wanzer (18) 3–0
4 November 8 @ Syracuse 66–85 Arnie Risen (16) 3–1
5 November 10 Philadelphia 66–64 Jack Coleman (13) 3–2
6 November 14 Minneapolis 91–98 (3OT) Odie Spears (22) 4–2
7 November 15 @ Fort Wayne 65–68 Arnie Risen (19) 4–3
8 November 17 N Boston 92–73 Bobby Wanzer (16) 5–3
9 November 19 N Milwaukee 79–69 Bobby Wanzer (21) 6–3
10 November 20 @ Milwaukee 81–63 Bob Davies (17) 7–3
11 November 21 @ Minneapolis 70–76 Hannum, Risen (15) 7–4
12 November 22 @ Fort Wayne 82–83 Bobby Wanzer (15) 7–5
13 November 24 Syracuse 89–80 Bobby Wanzer (14) 7–6
14 November 26 @ Baltimore 80–75 (OT) Bobby Wanzer (14) 8–6
15 November 28 @ New York 90–95 (OT) Jack McMahon (20) 8–7
16 November 29 New York 69–64 Arnie Risen (18) 8–8
17 December 1 Fort Wayne 69–92 Bobby Wanzer (24) 9–8
18 December 5 Baltimore 65–72 Jack McMahon (19) 10–8
19 December 8 Boston 79–97 Bob Davies (21) 11–8
20 December 12 Syracuse 85–90 Bob Davies (23) 12–8
21 December 13 N Minneapolis 87–70 Arnie Risen (19) 13–8
22 December 15 Milwaukee 64–76 Arnie Risen (18) 14–8
23 December 17 N Philadelphia 91–79 Arnie Risen (23) 15–8
24 December 19 Minneapolis 91–78 Arnie Risen (16) 15–9
25 December 25 @ Philadelphia 73–65 Bob Davies (19) 16–9
26 December 26 New York 78–77 Arnie Risen (24) 16–10
27 December 27 @ Boston 72–98 Bob Davies (16) 16–11
28 December 29 Baltimore 77–96 Jack Coleman (23) 17–11
29 December 31 @ Syracuse 81–86 Bobby Wanzer (25) 17–12
30 January 1 Philadelphia 76–79 Bobby Wanzer (20) 18–12
31 January 2 Fort Wayne 76–77 (OT) Arnie Risen (19) 19–12
32 January 4 N Minneapolis 85–84 Bob Davies (16) 20–12
33 January 7 @ Minneapolis 71–89 Bob Davies (15) 20–13
34 January 9 New York 88–87 Bobby Wanzer (22) 20–14
35 January 10 @ New York 69–81 Jack McMahon (17) 20–15
36 January 12 Milwaukee 73–78 Bobby Wanzer (16) 21–15
37 January 16 Syracuse 95–93 (3OT) Alex Hannum (18) 21–16
38 January 17 @ Syracuse 81–84 Arnie Risen (24) 21–17
39 January 19 N Fort Wayne 73–67 Bobby Wanzer (18) 22–17
40 January 23 Philadelphia 61–71 Arnie Risen (15) 23–17
41 January 24 @ Boston 93–85 Bobby Wanzer (25) 24–17
42 January 26 N New York 71–74 Bobby Wanzer (17) 24–18
43 January 28 @ Philadelphia 82–79 (OT) Jack Coleman (15) 25–18
44 January 30 Fort Wayne 70–95 Jack McMahon (16) 26–18
45 January 31 @ Fort Wayne 69–83 Jack McMahon (14) 26–19
46 February 2 Minneapolis 87–78 Bobby Wanzer (16) 26–20
47 February 3 @ Boston 81–88 Arnie Risen (16) 26–21
48 February 5 N Fort Wayne 89–70 Bobby Wanzer (22) 27–21
49 February 6 Boston 104–81 Bob Davies (22) 27–22
50 February 7 @ Baltimore 73–75 Davies, Wanzer (18) 27–23
51 February 9 Milwaukee 70–81 Bob Davies (20) 28–23
52 February 10 @ Milwaukee 62–61 Arnie Risen (19) 29–23
53 February 11 N Milwaukee 79–68 Coleman, Davies (16) 30–23
54 February 13 Syracuse 78–81 Arnie Risen (15) 31–23
55 February 14 @ Minneapolis 77–105 Bobby Wanzer (18) 31–24
56 February 16 N Minneapolis 79–85 Jack Coleman (23) 31–25
57 February 20 Milwaukee 64–66 Bob Davies (17) 32–25
58 February 23 N Boston 93–77 Bobby Wanzer (18) 33–25
59 February 24 @ Baltimore 79–64 Bob Davies (20) 34–25
60 February 25 N Baltimore 102–86 Jack Coleman (21) 35–25
61 February 27 Boston 75–74 Jack McMahon (20) 35–26
62 February 28 @ Syracuse 91–85 Arnie Risen (35) 36–26
63 March 2 N Fort Wayne 71–64 Arnie Risen (15) 37–26
64 March 4 @ Philadelphia 85–78 Jack Coleman (19) 38–26
65 March 5 N New York 66–70 Arnie Risen (19) 38–27
66 March 6 Minneapolis 59–74 Jack McMahon (14) 39–27
67 March 7 @ New York 91–88 Arnie Risen (22) 40–27
68 March 9 N Minneapolis 70–61 Arnie Risen (18) 41–27
69 March 10 N Milwaukee 84–69 Bobby Wanzer (21) 42–27
70 March 11 @ Fort Wayne 95–80 Bob Davies (17) 43–27
71 March 13 Philadelphia 76–77 Bob Davies (21) 44–27
72 March 14 @ Milwaukee 53–91 Cal Christensen (12) 44–28

Playoffs edit

1954 playoff game log
Division Round Robin Semifinals: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Record
1 March 16 Fort Wayne W 82–75 Bobby Wanzer (18) Edgerton Park Arena 1–0
2 March 17 @ Minneapolis L 88–109 Arnie Risen (21) Minneapolis Auditorium 1–1
3 March 21 @ Fort Wayne W 89–71 Bobby Wanzer (14) War Memorial Coliseum 2–1
Division Finals: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 24 @ Minneapolis L 76–89 Wanzer, Coleman (17) Minneapolis Auditorium 0–1
2 March 27 Minneapolis W 74–73 Bobby Wanzer (16) Edgerton Park Arena 1–1
3 March 28 @ Minneapolis L 72–82 Arnie Risen (24) Minneapolis Auditorium 1–2
1954 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

References edit

  1. ^ 1953–54 Rochester Royals

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The 1953 54 NBA season was the Royals sixth season in the NBA 1 1953 54 Rochester Royals seasonHead coachLes HarrisonOwnersJack Harrison Les HarrisonArenaEdgerton Park ArenaResultsRecord44 28 611 PlaceDivision 2nd Western Playoff finishWest Division Finals eliminated 1 2 Stats at Basketball Reference comRadioWHAM lt 1952 53 1954 55 gt Contents 1 Regular season 1 1 Season standings 1 2 Record vs opponents 1 3 Game log 2 Playoffs 3 Player statistics 3 1 Season 3 2 Playoffs 4 Awards and records 5 ReferencesRegular season editSeason standings edit Western Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Divx Minneapolis Lakers 46 26 639 20 4 13 15 13 7 19 13x Rochester Royals 44 28 611 2 18 10 12 15 14 3 22 10x Fort Wayne Pistons 40 32 556 6 19 8 11 17 10 7 17 15Milwaukee Hawks 21 51 292 25 11 14 5 17 6 20 6 26x clinched playoff spotRecord vs opponents edit 1953 54 NBA recordsTeam BAL BOS FWP MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYRBaltimore 1 9 0 8 2 6 2 6 3 7 4 6 1 7 3 7Boston 9 1 4 4 6 2 3 5 5 5 6 4 4 4 5 5Fort Wayne 8 0 4 4 9 2 5 5 3 5 6 2 3 8 2 6Milwaukee 6 2 2 6 2 9 3 8 3 5 3 5 1 9 1 7Minneapolis 6 2 5 3 5 5 8 3 5 3 6 2 6 5 5 3New York 7 3 5 5 5 3 5 3 3 5 7 3 7 1 5 5Philadelphia 6 4 4 6 2 6 5 3 2 6 3 7 1 7 6 4Rochester 7 1 4 4 8 3 9 1 5 6 1 7 7 1 3 5Syracuse 7 3 5 5 6 2 7 1 3 5 5 5 4 6 5 3 Game log edit 1953 54 Game log Date Opponent Score High points Record1 October 31 N Baltimore 72 68 Bob Davies 20 1 02 November 1 Baltimore 80 72 Bobby Wanzer 25 2 03 November 7 Fort Wayne 76 91 Bobby Wanzer 18 3 04 November 8 Syracuse 66 85 Arnie Risen 16 3 15 November 10 Philadelphia 66 64 Jack Coleman 13 3 26 November 14 Minneapolis 91 98 3OT Odie Spears 22 4 27 November 15 Fort Wayne 65 68 Arnie Risen 19 4 38 November 17 N Boston 92 73 Bobby Wanzer 16 5 39 November 19 N Milwaukee 79 69 Bobby Wanzer 21 6 310 November 20 Milwaukee 81 63 Bob Davies 17 7 311 November 21 Minneapolis 70 76 Hannum Risen 15 7 412 November 22 Fort Wayne 82 83 Bobby Wanzer 15 7 513 November 24 Syracuse 89 80 Bobby Wanzer 14 7 614 November 26 Baltimore 80 75 OT Bobby Wanzer 14 8 615 November 28 New York 90 95 OT Jack McMahon 20 8 716 November 29 New York 69 64 Arnie Risen 18 8 817 December 1 Fort Wayne 69 92 Bobby Wanzer 24 9 818 December 5 Baltimore 65 72 Jack McMahon 19 10 819 December 8 Boston 79 97 Bob Davies 21 11 820 December 12 Syracuse 85 90 Bob Davies 23 12 821 December 13 N Minneapolis 87 70 Arnie Risen 19 13 822 December 15 Milwaukee 64 76 Arnie Risen 18 14 823 December 17 N Philadelphia 91 79 Arnie Risen 23 15 824 December 19 Minneapolis 91 78 Arnie Risen 16 15 925 December 25 Philadelphia 73 65 Bob Davies 19 16 926 December 26 New York 78 77 Arnie Risen 24 16 1027 December 27 Boston 72 98 Bob Davies 16 16 1128 December 29 Baltimore 77 96 Jack Coleman 23 17 1129 December 31 Syracuse 81 86 Bobby Wanzer 25 17 1230 January 1 Philadelphia 76 79 Bobby Wanzer 20 18 1231 January 2 Fort Wayne 76 77 OT Arnie Risen 19 19 1232 January 4 N Minneapolis 85 84 Bob Davies 16 20 1233 January 7 Minneapolis 71 89 Bob Davies 15 20 1334 January 9 New York 88 87 Bobby Wanzer 22 20 1435 January 10 New York 69 81 Jack McMahon 17 20 1536 January 12 Milwaukee 73 78 Bobby Wanzer 16 21 1537 January 16 Syracuse 95 93 3OT Alex Hannum 18 21 1638 January 17 Syracuse 81 84 Arnie Risen 24 21 1739 January 19 N Fort Wayne 73 67 Bobby Wanzer 18 22 1740 January 23 Philadelphia 61 71 Arnie Risen 15 23 1741 January 24 Boston 93 85 Bobby Wanzer 25 24 1742 January 26 N New York 71 74 Bobby Wanzer 17 24 1843 January 28 Philadelphia 82 79 OT Jack Coleman 15 25 1844 January 30 Fort Wayne 70 95 Jack McMahon 16 26 1845 January 31 Fort Wayne 69 83 Jack McMahon 14 26 1946 February 2 Minneapolis 87 78 Bobby Wanzer 16 26 2047 February 3 Boston 81 88 Arnie Risen 16 26 2148 February 5 N Fort Wayne 89 70 Bobby Wanzer 22 27 2149 February 6 Boston 104 81 Bob Davies 22 27 2250 February 7 Baltimore 73 75 Davies Wanzer 18 27 2351 February 9 Milwaukee 70 81 Bob Davies 20 28 2352 February 10 Milwaukee 62 61 Arnie Risen 19 29 2353 February 11 N Milwaukee 79 68 Coleman Davies 16 30 2354 February 13 Syracuse 78 81 Arnie Risen 15 31 2355 February 14 Minneapolis 77 105 Bobby Wanzer 18 31 2456 February 16 N Minneapolis 79 85 Jack Coleman 23 31 2557 February 20 Milwaukee 64 66 Bob Davies 17 32 2558 February 23 N Boston 93 77 Bobby Wanzer 18 33 2559 February 24 Baltimore 79 64 Bob Davies 20 34 2560 February 25 N Baltimore 102 86 Jack Coleman 21 35 2561 February 27 Boston 75 74 Jack McMahon 20 35 2662 February 28 Syracuse 91 85 Arnie Risen 35 36 2663 March 2 N Fort Wayne 71 64 Arnie Risen 15 37 2664 March 4 Philadelphia 85 78 Jack Coleman 19 38 2665 March 5 N New York 66 70 Arnie Risen 19 38 2766 March 6 Minneapolis 59 74 Jack McMahon 14 39 2767 March 7 New York 91 88 Arnie Risen 22 40 2768 March 9 N Minneapolis 70 61 Arnie Risen 18 41 2769 March 10 N Milwaukee 84 69 Bobby Wanzer 21 42 2770 March 11 Fort Wayne 95 80 Bob Davies 17 43 2771 March 13 Philadelphia 76 77 Bob Davies 21 44 2772 March 14 Milwaukee 53 91 Cal Christensen 12 44 28Playoffs edit1954 playoff game logDivision Round Robin Semifinals 2 1 home 1 0 road 1 1 Game Date Team Score High points Location Record1 March 16 Fort Wayne W 82 75 Bobby Wanzer 18 Edgerton Park Arena 1 02 March 17 Minneapolis L 88 109 Arnie Risen 21 Minneapolis Auditorium 1 13 March 21 Fort Wayne W 89 71 Bobby Wanzer 14 War Memorial Coliseum 2 1Division Finals 1 2 home 1 0 road 0 2 Game Date Team Score High points Location Series1 March 24 Minneapolis L 76 89 Wanzer Coleman 17 Minneapolis Auditorium 0 12 March 27 Minneapolis W 74 73 Bobby Wanzer 16 Edgerton Park Arena 1 13 March 28 Minneapolis L 72 82 Arnie Risen 24 Minneapolis Auditorium 1 21954 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 HannumAl MasinoJack McMahonFrank ReddoutArnie RisenOdie SpearsNorm SwansonBobby WanzerPlayoffs edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGCal ChristensenJack ColemanBob DaviesAlex HannumJack McMahonArnie RisenOdie SpearsNorm SwansonBobby WanzerAwards and records editBobby Wanzer All NBA Second TeamReferences edit 1953 54 Rochester Royals Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1953 54 Rochester Royals season amp oldid 1172531817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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