1953–54 Rochester Royals season

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
< 1952–53 1954–55 >

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

Regular season

Season standings

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

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

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

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

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
Cal Christensen
Jack Coleman
Bob Davies
Alex Hannum
Al Masino
Jack McMahon
Frank Reddout
Arnie Risen
Odie Spears
Norm Swanson
Bobby Wanzer

Playoffs

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ 1953–54 Rochester Royals