1951–52 Rochester Royals season

1951–52 Rochester Royals season
Division champions
Head coachLes Harrison
OwnersJack Harrison
Les Harrison
ArenaEdgerton Park Arena
Results
Record41–25 (.621)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Finals
(eliminated 1–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
RadioWHAM

The 1951–52 NBA season was the Royals fourth season in the NBA.[1] They entered the season as the defending champions, and finished matching their 41 wins from the year prior, though had a better winning percentage due to having two fewer games.

Draft picks

Main article: 1951 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Roster

Jack Coleman

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x- 41 25 .621 – 28–5 12–18 1–2 22–14
x-Minneapolis Lakers 40 26 .606 1 21–5 13–20 6–1 24–12
x-Indianapolis Olympians 34 32 .515 7 25–6 4–24 5–2 18–18
x-Fort Wayne Pistons 29 37 .439 12 22–11 6–24 1–2 17–19
Milwaukee Hawks 17 49 .258 24 8–13 3–22 6–14 9–27
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1951-52 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS FWP IND MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Baltimore — 1–8 2–4 2–4 4–2 0–6 2–7 4–5 2–4 3–6
Boston 8–1 — 3–3 3–3 5–1 3–3 4–5 6–3 3–3 4–5
Fort Wayne 4–2 3–3 — 5–4 4–5 5–4 3–3 2–4 3–6 0–6
Indianapolis 4–2 3–3 4–5 — 7–2 4–5 3–3 2–4 3–6 4–2
Milwaukee 2–4 1–5 5–4 2–7 — 1–8 2–4 1–5 1–8 2–4
Minneapolis 6–0 3–3 4–5 5–4 8–1 — 4–2 2–4 7–2 1–5
New York 7–2 5–4 3–3 3–3 4–2 2–4 — 6–3 2–4 5–4
Philadelphia 5–4 3–6 4–2 4–2 5–1 4–2 3–6 — 2–4 3–6
Rochester 4–2 3–3 6–3 6–3 8–1 2–7 4–2 4–2 — 4–2
Syracuse 6–3 5–4 6–0 2–4 4–2 5–1 4–5 6–3 2–4 —

Game log

1951–52 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 1 Baltimore 97–101 Bob Davies (20) 1–0
2 November 3 Minneapolis 93–74 Bob Davies (16) 1–1
3 November 10 Indianapolis 89–100 Bobby Wanzer (22) 2–1
4 November 11 New York 78–80 Arnie Risen (20) 3–1
5 November 13 @ Milwaukee 91–75 Bob Davies (26) 4–1
6 November 17 Philadelphia 72–86 Bob Davies (23) 5–1
7 November 18 @ Fort Wayne 76–71 (OT) Arnie Risen (17) 6–1
8 November 20 @ Indianapolis 65–69 (2OT) Davies, Risen (14) 6–2
9 November 22 @ Minneapolis 65–70 (2OT) Arnie Johnson (16) 6–3
10 November 24 Fort Wayne 63–74 Bobby Wanzer (19) 7–3
11 November 25 @ Milwaukee 73–75 Bobby Wanzer (16) 7–4
12 November 27 Milwaukee 73–77 Jack Coleman (17) 8–4
13 November 29 @ New York 78–74 Bobby Wanzer (25) 9–4
14 December 1 Milwaukee 66–71 Davies, Wanzer (15) 10–4
15 December 2 @ Syracuse 81–79 Bob Davies (24) 11–4
16 December 3 @ Baltimore 77–70 Bob Davies (25) 12–4
17 December 4 @ Philadelphia 80–96 Jack Coleman (15) 12–5
18 December 8 Syracuse 95–75 Arnie Risen (17) 12–6
19 December 9 @ Fort Wayne 84–86 Arnie Risen (25) 12–7
20 December 15 Indianapolis 66–75 Bobby Wanzer (18) 13–7
21 December 16 Baltimore 95–99 Bob Davies (22) 14–7
22 December 18 @ Milwaukee 94–68 Jack Coleman (18) 15–7
23 December 20 @ Fort Wayne 69–54 Davies, Wanzer (15) 16–7
24 December 22 Philadelphia 89–105 Arnie Risen (25) 17–7
25 December 25 Indianapolis 78–87 Jack Coleman (25) 18–7
26 December 27 New York 85–98 Bobby Wanzer (25) 19–7
27 December 29 Fort Wayne 61–75 Jack Coleman (18) 20–7
28 December 31 N Indianapolis 73–77 Bobby Wanzer (17) 20–8
29 January 1 Boston 91–106 Bob Davies (27) 21–8
30 January 5 Philadelphia 94–103 Bob Davies (22) 22–8
31 January 6 @ Boston 80–91 Arnie Johnson (17) 22–9
32 January 8 @ New York 74–107 Arnie Johnson (13) 22–10
33 January 11 @ Philadelphia 83–85 Bob Davies (17) 22–11
34 January 12 Fort Wayne 88–76 Arnie Risen (14) 22–12
35 January 13 New York 70–97 Bob Davies (19) 23–12
36 January 19 Minneapolis 85–96 Bob Davies (28) 24–12
37 January 20 @ Minneapolis 81–91 (2OT) Bob Davies (21) 24–13
38 January 21 N Milwaukee 78–76 Arnie Risen (23) 25–13
39 January 22 @ Indianapolis 65–68 Bobby Wanzer (18) 25–14
40 January 24 @ Fort Wayne 90–94 Arnie Risen (26) 25–15
41 January 26 Fort Wayne 71–104 Bobby Wanzer (25) 26–15
42 January 27 Indianapolis 95–102 Arnie Risen (28) 27–15
43 February 2 Milwaukee 79–100 Bobby Wanzer (26) 28–15
44 February 3 @ Minneapolis 75–77 Arnie Risen (19) 28–16
45 February 7 @ Minneapolis 75–86 Bobby Wanzer (16) 28–17
46 February 9 Boston 100–104 Bob Davies (22) 29–17
47 February 10 @ Boston 111–97 Bobby Wanzer (26) 30–17
48 February 12 @ Philadelphia 86–75 Bob Davies (22) 31–17
49 February 13 @ Baltimore 91–96 Bob Davies (17) 31–18
50 February 14 @ Syracuse 78–76 Bob Davies (17) 32–18
51 February 16 Syracuse 84–92 Arnie Risen (28) 33–18
52 February 17 Indianapolis 92–100 Arnie Risen (23) 34–18
53 February 23 Minneapolis 83–73 Arnie Risen (24) 34–19
54 February 24 Baltimore 100–124 Jack Coleman (27) 35–19
55 February 26 Milwaukee 67–99 Bobby Wanzer (19) 36–19
56 February 28 N Boston 72–91 Arnie Risen (17) 36–20
57 March 1 Syracuse 83–98 Bobby Wanzer (22) 37–20
58 March 2 @ Syracuse 72–76 Bob Davies (18) 37–21
59 March 3 @ Baltimore 96–99 Bob Davies (33) 37–22
60 March 4 @ New York 90–92 (OT) Bob Davies (26) 37–23
61 March 6 Milwaukee 74–77 Arnie Risen (24) 38–23
62 March 8 Minneapolis 92–94 (OT) Bob Davies (18) 39–23
63 March 9 @ Minneapolis 90–96 Arnie Risen (28) 39–24
64 March 11 @ Indianapolis 82–81 Arnie Risen (30) 40–24
65 March 13 @ Fort Wayne 86–84 Bobby Wanzer (17) 41–24
66 March 15 Boston 118–106 Bobby Wanzer (24) 41–25

Playoffs

1952 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 18 Fort Wayne W 95–78 Bobby Wanzer (26) Edgerton Park Arena 1–0
2 March 20 @ Fort Wayne W 92–86 Bob Davies (29) North Side High School Gym 2–0
Division Finals: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 29 Minneapolis W 88–78 Bob Davies (26) Edgerton Park Arena 1–0
2 March 30 Minneapolis L 78–83 (OT) Vern Mikkelsen (19) Edgerton Park Arena 1–1
3 April 5 @ Minneapolis L 67–77 Jim Pollard (22) Minneapolis Auditorium 1–2
4 April 6 @ Minneapolis L 80–82 Bob Davies (21) Minneapolis Auditorium 1–3
1952 schedule

Player statistics

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

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jack Coleman
Bob Davies
Alex Hannum
Red Holzman
Arnie Johnson
Joe McNamee
Paul Noel
Ray Ragelis
Sam Ranzino
Arnie Risen
Odie Spears
Bobby Wanzer

Playoffs

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

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 1951–52 Rochester Royals
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