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1 Regular season  


1.1  Season standings  




1.2  Record vs. opponents  




1.3  Game log  






2 References  













1953–54 Milwaukee Hawks season






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1953–54 Milwaukee Hawks season
Head coachAndrew Levane
Red Holzman
ArenaMilwaukee Arena
Results
Record21–51 (.292)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWTMJ
< 1952–53 1954–55 >

The 1953–54 NBA season was the Hawks' eighth season of existence, their fifth season in the NBA, and their third season in Milwaukee.[1]

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Western Division
  • t
  • e
    		•  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 30 Minneapolis 59–69 Irv Bemoras (14) 1–0
    2 November 1 @ Fort Wayne 67–77 Don Sunderlage (28) 1–1
    3 November 4 NNew York 73–67 Don Sunderlage (19) 1–2
    4 November 6 New York 80–68 Don Sunderlage (17) 1–3
    5 November 10 Syracuse 74–59 Bill Tosheff (13) 1–4
    6 November 13 Minneapolis 92–84 George Ratkovicz (20) 1–5
    7 November 15 @ Syracuse 61–69 Don Sunderlage (14) 1–6
    8 November 18 @ Baltimore 74–104 Bob Houbregs (17) 1–7
    9 November 19 NRochester 79–69 Don Sunderlage (16) 1–8
    10 November 20 Rochester 81–63 Don Sunderlage (18) 1–9
    11 November 22 N Minneapolis 57–55 Bob Houbregs (13) 1–10
    12 November 25 Fort Wayne 58–64 Don Sunderlage (24) 2–10
    13 November 26 @ Fort Wayne 64–78 Jack Nichols (12) 2–11
    14 November 27 NPhiladelphia 51–55 Lew Hitch (15) 3–11
    15 November 28 N Philadelphia 68–71 Irv Bemoras (23) 4–11
    16 December 1 Syracuse 76–69 (OT) Max Zaslofsky (18) 4–12
    17 December 5 @ Boston 79–97 Max Zaslofsky (28) 4–13
    18 December 9 N Fort Wayne 59–83 George Ratkovicz (13) 4–14
    19 December 10 @ Syracuse 76–96 Bemoras, Zaslofsky (15) 4–15
    20 December 11 New York 70–82 Don Sunderlage (21) 5–15
    21 December 13 @ Baltimore 73–70 Lew Hitch (17) 6–15
    22 December 15 @ Rochester 64–76 Max Zaslofsky (18) 6–16
    23 December 16 N Minneapolis 69–63 (OT) Max Zaslofsky (22) 6–17
    24 December 19 Fort Wayne 69–63 Don Lofgran (15) 6–18
    25 December 21 N Boston 74–90 Don Lofgran (18) 6–19
    26 December 23 N Boston 74–80 Don Sunderlage (23) 6–20
    27 December 26 Boston 67–74 George Ratkovicz (16) 7–20
    28 December 27 @ Syracuse 75–96 Bill Calhoun (17) 7–21
    29 December 28 N Philadelphia 69–63 Lew Hitch (13) 7–22
    30 January 1 Baltimore 52–62 Don Sunderlage (12) 8–22
    31 January 5 @ Philadelphia 88–99 Bill Calhoun (21) 8–23
    32 January 6 N Philadelphia 77–72 Irv Bemoras (15) 8–24
    33 January 7 N Philadelphia 88–73 Don Sunderlage (19) 8–25
    34 January 9 Minneapolis 78–67 Irv Bemoras (16) 8–26
    35 January 10 @ Fort Wayne 73–81 Bill Tosheff (23) 8–27
    36 January 12 @ Rochester 73–78 Bill Tosheff (16) 8–28
    37 January 14 N Boston 74–86 Don Sunderlage (26) 8–29
    38 January 16 @ Minneapolis 64–58 Lew Hitch (16) 9–29
    39 January 18 N Minneapolis 91–72 Don Sunderlage (16) 9–30
    40 January 19 New York 78–75 Don Sunderlage (19) 9–31
    41 January 23 @ New York 63–75 Dick Surhoff (12) 9–32
    42 January 24 N New York 66–68 Don Sunderlage (19) 10–32
    43 January 26 Minneapolis 84–69 Don Sunderlage (22) 10–33
    44 January 27 N Fort Wayne 68–77 George Ratkovicz (14) 10–34
    45 January 29 Boston 70–82 Don Sunderlage (19) 11–34
    46 January 30 @ Minneapolis 64–80 Lew Hitch (15) 11–35
    47 February 1 Fort Wayne 72–71 Chuck Share (22) 11–36
    48 February 3 @ Baltimore 78–72 Bill Calhoun (19) 12–36
    49 February 5 Philadelphia 66–69 Chuck Share (19) 13–36
    50 February 7 @ Syracuse 73–88 Chuck Share (21) 13–37
    51 February 9 @ Rochester 70–81 Chuck Share (15) 13–38
    52 February 10 Rochester 62–61 Don Sunderlage (18) 13–39
    53 February 11 N Rochester 79–68 Bob Harrison (16) 13–40
    54 February 12 N Minneapolis 62–71 Don Sunderlage (17) 14–40
    55 February 16 Fort Wayne 69–65 Chuck Share (16) 14–41
    56 February 19 Boston 78–73 Don Sunderlage (15) 14–42
    57 February 20 @ Rochester 64–66 Calhoun, Hitch (16) 14–43
    58 February 21 @ Fort Wayne 64–62 Calhoun, Harrison (11) 15–43
    59 February 22 N Fort Wayne 82–95 Don Sunderlage (22) 15–44
    60 February 23 N Syracuse 68–70 Chuck Share (28) 16–44
    61 February 26 Syracuse 68–62 Chuck Share (15) 16–45
    62 February 27 @ New York 58–57 Chuck Share (16) 17–45
    63 February 28 N Boston 74–93 Chuck Share (26) 17–46
    64 March 1 N Philadelphia 78–73 Chuck Share (16) 17–47
    65 March 3 @ Baltimore 103–100 Bemoras, Harrison (22) 18–47
    66 March 4 N Baltimore 87–95 Don Sunderlage (19) 18–48
    67 March 7 @ Minneapolis 63–65 Bill Calhoun (22) 18–49
    68 March 8 Baltimore 54–64 Bob Harrison (14) 19–49
    69 March 8 Baltimore 54–65 Bob Harrison (18) 20–49
    70 March 9 N New York 72–65 Bill Calhoun (15) 20–50
    71 March 10 N Rochester 84–69 Chuck Share (23) 20–51
    72 March 14 Rochester 53–91 Bill Calhoun (22) 21–51

    References[edit]

    1. ^ 1953–54 Milwaukee Hawks

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