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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 References  














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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
< 1951–52 1953–54 >

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

Draft picks[edit]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Roster[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

  • e
  • 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]

    Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
    Cal Christensen
    Jack Coleman
    Bob Davies
    Alex Hannum
    Red Holzman
    Arnie Johnson
    Jack McMahon
    Arnie Risen
    Odie Spears
    Bobby Wanzer

    Playoffs[edit]

    Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
    Cal Christensen
    Jack Coleman
    Bob Davies
    Alex Hannum
    Red Holzman
    Arnie Johnson
    Jack McMahon
    Arnie Risen
    Odie Spears
    Bobby Wanzer

    Awards and records[edit]

    Transactions[edit]

    References[edit]


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