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1951-52 Milwaukee Hawks Roster and Statistics

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17-49, Finished 5th in NBA Western Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Doxie Moore (17-49)

Points Per Game: 73.2 (10th of 10) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 81.2 (3rd of 10)
Pythagorean W-L: 13-53 (10th of 10)

Arena: Milwaukee Arena ▪ Attendance: NA

SRS: -7.04 (10th of 10)

1951-52 Milwaukee Hawks:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
Elmer Behnke C 6-7 210 February 3, 1929 R Bradley University
21 Charlie Black F-C 6-5 200 June 15, 1921 2 University of Kansas
18 Don Boven F-G 6-4 210 March 6, 1925 1 Western Michigan University
15 Art Burris F 6-5 220 April 7, 1924 1 University of Tennessee
20 Cal Christensen F-C 6-5 210 July 8, 1927 1 University of Toledo
20 Dillard Crocker F-G 6-4 205 January 19, 1925 2 Western Michigan University
21 Nate DeLong C 6-6 220 January 5, 1926 R University of Wisconsin-River Falls
18 Dike Eddleman F-G 6-3 189 December 27, 1922 2 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jerry Fowler C 6-8 230 June 20, 1927 R University of Missouri
22 Mel Hutchins F-C 6-6 200 November 22, 1928 R Brigham Young University
16 Walt Kirk G-F 6-3 173 September 3, 1924 2 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
15 John McConathy F 6-5 195 April 9, 1930 R Northwestern State University
17 Dick Mehen F-C 6-5 195 May 20, 1922 2 University of Tennessee
14 Kevin O'Shea G 6-2 175 July 10, 1925 1 University of Notre Dame
14 Don Otten C 6-10 240 April 18, 1921 2 Bowling Green State University
Red Owens G-F 6-3 185 September 2, 1925 1 Baylor University
15 Don Rehfeldt F 6-7 210 January 7, 1927 1 University of Wisconsin
John Rennicke G 6-2 185 August 11, 1929 R Drake University
11 Gene Vance G-F 6-3 195 February 25, 1923 4 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
12 Bob Wilson G 6-4 185 March 8, 1926 R West Virginia State University

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 66 1674 5055 .331 1485 2177 .682 3540 1229 1848 4833 73.2
Opponent 66 5357 81.2

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Dick Mehen 29 65 2294 293 824 .356 117 167 .701 282 171 209 703
2 Don Boven 26 66 1982 200 668 .299 256 350 .731 336 177 271 656
3 Mel Hutchins 23 66 2618 231 633 .365 145 225 .644 880 190 192 607
4 Bob Wilson 25 63 1308 79 264 .299 78 135 .578 210 108 172 236
5 Walt Kirk 27 11 396 28 101 .277 55 78 .705 44 28 47 111
6 Cal Christensen 24 24 374 29 96 .302 30 57 .526 82 34 47 88
7 Nate DeLong 26 17 132 20 42 .476 24 35 .686 31 14 47 64
8 Gene Vance 28 7 118 7 26 .269 9 14 .643 15 9 18 23
9 Charlie Black 30 13 117 6 31 .194 5 12 .417 31 9 31 17
10 Elmer Behnke 22 4 55 6 22 .273 4 7 .571 17 4 13 16
11 John McConathy 21 11 106 4 29 .138 6 14 .429 20 8 7 14
12 John Rennicke 22 6 54 4 18 .222 3 9 .333 9 1 7 11
13 Jerry Fowler 24 6 41 4 13 .308 1 4 .250 10 2 9 9
14 Art Burris 27
15 Dillard Crocker 27
16 Dike Eddleman 29
17 Kevin O'Shea 26
18 Don Otten 30
19 Red Owens 26
20 Don Rehfeldt 25

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Dick Mehen 29 65 35.3 4.5 12.7 .356 1.8 2.6 .701 4.3 2.6 3.2 10.8
2 Walt Kirk 27 11 36.0 2.5 9.2 .277 5.0 7.1 .705 4.0 2.5 4.3 10.1
3 Don Boven 26 66 30.0 3.0 10.1 .299 3.9 5.3 .731 5.1 2.7 4.1 9.9
4 Mel Hutchins 23 66 39.7 3.5 9.6 .365 2.2 3.4 .644 13.3 2.9 2.9 9.2
5 Elmer Behnke 22 4 13.8 1.5 5.5 .273 1.0 1.8 .571 4.3 1.0 3.3 4.0
6 Nate DeLong 26 17 7.8 1.2 2.5 .476 1.4 2.1 .686 1.8 0.8 2.8 3.8
7 Cal Christensen 24 24 15.6 1.2 4.0 .302 1.3 2.4 .526 3.4 1.4 2.0 3.7
8 Bob Wilson 25 63 20.8 1.3 4.2 .299 1.2 2.1 .578 3.3 1.7 2.7 3.7
9 Gene Vance 28 7 16.9 1.0 3.7 .269 1.3 2.0 .643 2.1 1.3 2.6 3.3
10 John Rennicke 22 6 9.0 0.7 3.0 .222 0.5 1.5 .333 1.5 0.2 1.2 1.8
11 Jerry Fowler 24 6 6.8 0.7 2.2 .308 0.2 0.7 .250 1.7 0.3 1.5 1.5
12 John McConathy 21 11 9.6 0.4 2.6 .138 0.5 1.3 .429 1.8 0.7 0.6 1.3
13 Charlie Black 30 13 9.0 0.5 2.4 .194 0.4 0.9 .417 2.4 0.7 2.4 1.3
14 Art Burris 27
15 Dillard Crocker 27
16 Dike Eddleman 29
17 Kevin O'Shea 26
18 Don Otten 30
19 Red Owens 26
20 Don Rehfeldt 25

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Nate DeLong 26 17 132 5.5 11.5 .476 6.5 9.5 .686 8.5 3.8 12.8 17.5
2 Don Boven 26 66 1982 3.6 12.1 .299 4.6 6.4 .731 6.1 3.2 4.9 11.9
3 Dick Mehen 29 65 2294 4.6 12.9 .356 1.8 2.6 .701 4.4 2.7 3.3 11.0
4 Elmer Behnke 22 4 55 3.9 14.4 .273 2.6 4.6 .571 11.1 2.6 8.5 10.5
5 Walt Kirk 27 11 396 2.5 9.2 .277 5.0 7.1 .705 4.0 2.5 4.3 10.1
6 Cal Christensen 24 24 374 2.8 9.2 .302 2.9 5.5 .526 7.9 3.3 4.5 8.5
7 Mel Hutchins 23 66 2618 3.2 8.7 .365 2.0 3.1 .644 12.1 2.6 2.6 8.3
8 Jerry Fowler 24 6 41 3.5 11.4 .308 0.9 3.5 .250 8.8 1.8 7.9 7.9
9 John Rennicke 22 6 54 2.7 12.0 .222 2.0 6.0 .333 6.0 0.7 4.7 7.3
10 Gene Vance 28 7 118 2.1 7.9 .269 2.7 4.3 .643 4.6 2.7 5.5 7.0
11 Bob Wilson 25 63 1308 2.2 7.3 .299 2.1 3.7 .578 5.8 3.0 4.7 6.5
12 Charlie Black 30 13 117 1.8 9.5 .194 1.5 3.7 .417 9.5 2.8 9.5 5.2
13 John McConathy 21 11 106 1.4 9.8 .138 2.0 4.8 .429 6.8 2.7 2.4 4.8
14 Art Burris 27
15 Dillard Crocker 27
16 Dike Eddleman 29
17 Kevin O'Shea 26
18 Don Otten 30
19 Red Owens 26
20 Don Rehfeldt 25

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Mel Hutchins 23 66 2618 16.6 .415 .365 0.7 3.0 3.8
2 Don Boven 26 66 1982 12.3 .399 .299 -0.2 1.7 1.5
3 Nate DeLong 26 17 132 21.0 .557 .476 0.7 0.1 0.8
4 Dick Mehen 29 65 2294 10.6 .392 .356 -1.0 1.6 0.6
5 Walt Kirk 27 11 396 9.6 .410 .277 0.1 0.3 0.4
6 Bob Wilson 25 63 1308 7.7 .365 .299 -0.8 1.0 0.2
7 Cal Christensen 24 24 374 10.6 .363 .302 -0.3 0.4 0.0
8 Gene Vance 28 7 118 5.9 .358 .269 -0.1 0.1 0.0
9 Jerry Fowler 24 6 41 3.8 .305 .308 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
10 Elmer Behnke 22 4 55 7.7 .319 .273 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
11 John Rennicke 22 6 54 -1.3 .250 .222 -0.3 0.0 -0.2
12 Charlie Black 30 13 117 1.1 .234 .194 -0.5 0.1 -0.4
13 John McConathy 21 11 106 1.7 .199 .138 -0.6 0.1 -0.5
14 Art Burris 27
15 Dillard Crocker 27
16 Dike Eddleman 29
17 Kevin O'Shea 26
18 Don Otten 30
19 Red Owens 26
20 Don Rehfeldt 25