Record: 21-51, Finished 4th in NBA Western Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Andrew Levane (11-35), Red Holzman (10-16)
PTS/G: 70.0 (9th of 9) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 75.3 (1st of 9)
SRS: -4.55 (8th of 9)
Expected W-L: 19-53 (8th of 9)
Arena: Milwaukee Arena ▪ Attendance: 60,210 (5th of 5)
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Transactions listed are from July 1, 1953 to June
30, 1954.
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stats.
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accomplishments.
September 25, 1953
Signed Red Holzman as a free agent.
October 27, 1953
Purchased Lew Hitch from the Minneapolis Lakers.
November 23, 1953
Traded Bob Lavoy to the Syracuse Nationals for Noble Jorgensen.
Signed Bob Peterson as a free agent.
November 25, 1953
Traded Bob Houbregs to the Baltimore Bullets for Max Zaslofsky.
November 29, 1953
Traded Jack Nichols to the Boston Celtics for Fred Eydt, J.C. Maze, John Azary, Paul Unruh and Tom Lillis.
December 21, 1953
Traded Max Zaslofsky to the Fort Wayne Pistons for Chuck Share.
Traded Lew Hitch to the Minneapolis Lakers for Bobby Watson.
January, 1954
Signed Dick Surhoff as a free agent.
February 2, 1954
Purchased Bob Harrison from the Minneapolis Lakers.
April 24, 1954
Drafted Bob Pettit in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
Drafted Bob Mattick in the 2nd round (11th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
Drafted Walt Walowac in the 3rd round (20th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
Drafted Phil Martin in the 4th round (29th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
Drafted Paul Ebert in the 5th round (38th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
Drafted Bob Carney in the 6th round (47th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
Drafted Alan Kelley in the 7th round (56th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
Drafted Dick Nunneley in the 8th round (65th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
Drafted Hal Cervini in the 9th round (74th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
Drafted Joe Bertrand in the 10th round (82nd pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
Drafted Jerry Domerschick in the 11th round (91st pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
Drafted Ron Weisner in the 12th round (97th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
May 28, 1954
Purchased Chuck Cooper from the Boston Celtics.
August 23, 1953
Sold Mel Hutchins to the Fort Wayne Pistons.