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1952-53 Rochester Royals Roster and Statistics

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44-26, Finished 2nd in NBA Western Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Les Harrison (44-26)

Points Per Game: 86.3 (2nd of 10) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 83.5 (7th of 10)
Pythagorean W-L: 43-27 (4th of 10)

Arena: Edgerton Park Arena ▪ Attendance: NA

SRS: 2.62 (4th of 10)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Division Semifinals (2-1) versus Fort Wayne Pistons

1952-53 Rochester Royals:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
18 Cal Christensen F-C 6-5 210 July 8, 1927 2 University of Toledo
10 Jack Coleman F-C 6-7 195 May 23, 1924 3 University of Louisville
11 Bob Davies G-F 6-1 175 January 15, 1920 4 Seton Hall University
20 Alex Hannum F-C 6-7 210 July 19, 1923 3 University of Southern California
16 Red Holzman G 5-10 175 August 10, 1920 4 City College of New York
12 Arnie Johnson F-C 6-5 236 May 17, 1920 4 Bemidji State University
03 Jack McMahon G 6-1 185 December 3, 1928 R St. John's University
14 Arnie Risen C-F 6-9 200 October 9, 1924 4 Ohio State University
15 Odie Spears G 6-5 205 June 26, 1925 3 Western Kentucky University
09 Bobby Wanzer G 6-0 170 June 4, 1921 4 Seton Hall 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 70 2019 5432 .372 2005 2747 .730 3625 1520 2210 6043 86.3
Opponent 70 5847 83.5

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 Bob Davies 33 66 2216 339 880 .385 351 466 .753 195 280 261 1029
2 Bobby Wanzer 31 70 2577 318 866 .367 384 473 .812 351 252 206 1020
3 Arnie Risen 28 68 2288 295 802 .368 294 429 .685 745 135 274 884
4 Jack Coleman 28 70 2625 314 748 .420 135 208 .649 774 231 245 763
5 Odie Spears 27 62 1414 198 494 .401 199 243 .819 251 113 227 595
6 Arnie Johnson 32 70 1984 140 369 .379 303 405 .748 419 153 282 583
7 Jack McMahon 24 70 1665 176 534 .330 155 236 .657 183 186 253 507
8 Alex Hannum 29 68 1288 129 360 .358 88 133 .662 279 81 258 346
9 Cal Christensen 25 59 777 72 230 .313 68 114 .596 199 54 148 212
10 Red Holzman 32 46 392 38 149 .255 27 38 .711 40 35 56 103

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 Bob Davies 33 66 33.6 5.1 13.3 .385 5.3 7.1 .753 3.0 4.2 4.0 15.6
2 Bobby Wanzer 31 70 36.8 4.5 12.4 .367 5.5 6.8 .812 5.0 3.6 2.9 14.6
3 Arnie Risen 28 68 33.6 4.3 11.8 .368 4.3 6.3 .685 11.0 2.0 4.0 13.0
4 Jack Coleman 28 70 37.5 4.5 10.7 .420 1.9 3.0 .649 11.1 3.3 3.5 10.9
5 Odie Spears 27 62 22.8 3.2 8.0 .401 3.2 3.9 .819 4.0 1.8 3.7 9.6
6 Arnie Johnson 32 70 28.3 2.0 5.3 .379 4.3 5.8 .748 6.0 2.2 4.0 8.3
7 Jack McMahon 24 70 23.8 2.5 7.6 .330 2.2 3.4 .657 2.6 2.7 3.6 7.2
8 Alex Hannum 29 68 18.9 1.9 5.3 .358 1.3 2.0 .662 4.1 1.2 3.8 5.1
9 Cal Christensen 25 59 13.2 1.2 3.9 .313 1.2 1.9 .596 3.4 0.9 2.5 3.6
10 Red Holzman 32 46 8.5 0.8 3.2 .255 0.6 0.8 .711 0.9 0.8 1.2 2.2

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 Bob Davies 33 66 2216 5.5 14.3 .385 5.7 7.6 .753 3.2 4.5 4.2 16.7
2 Odie Spears 27 62 1414 5.0 12.6 .401 5.1 6.2 .819 6.4 2.9 5.8 15.1
3 Bobby Wanzer 31 70 2577 4.4 12.1 .367 5.4 6.6 .812 4.9 3.5 2.9 14.2
4 Arnie Risen 28 68 2288 4.6 12.6 .368 4.6 6.8 .685 11.7 2.1 4.3 13.9
5 Jack McMahon 24 70 1665 3.8 11.5 .330 3.4 5.1 .657 4.0 4.0 5.5 11.0
6 Arnie Johnson 32 70 1984 2.5 6.7 .379 5.5 7.3 .748 7.6 2.8 5.1 10.6
7 Jack Coleman 28 70 2625 4.3 10.3 .420 1.9 2.9 .649 10.6 3.2 3.4 10.5
8 Cal Christensen 25 59 777 3.3 10.7 .313 3.2 5.3 .596 9.2 2.5 6.9 9.8
9 Alex Hannum 29 68 1288 3.6 10.1 .358 2.5 3.7 .662 7.8 2.3 7.2 9.7
10 Red Holzman 32 46 392 3.5 13.7 .255 2.5 3.5 .711 3.7 3.2 5.1 9.5

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 Bobby Wanzer 31 70 2577 17.1 .475 .367 5.2 2.7 7.9
2 Arnie Johnson 32 70 1984 15.5 .533 .379 5.1 2.4 7.5
3 Bob Davies 33 66 2216 18.0 .474 .385 5.2 2.2 7.4
4 Jack Coleman 28 70 2625 17.1 .454 .420 2.8 3.9 6.7
5 Arnie Risen 28 68 2288 18.1 .446 .368 2.4 3.4 5.8
6 Odie Spears 27 62 1414 17.2 .495 .401 3.7 1.6 5.2
7 Alex Hannum 29 68 1288 9.6 .413 .358 0.1 1.5 1.6
8 Jack McMahon 24 70 1665 9.9 .397 .330 -0.4 1.7 1.3
9 Cal Christensen 25 59 777 9.8 .378 .313 -0.6 1.0 0.4
10 Red Holzman 32 46 392 4.0 .311 .255 -1.2 0.4 -0.8

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Bobby Wanzer 31 3 116 14 37 23 27 21 9 13 51 .378 .852 38.7 17.0 7.0 3.0
2 Arnie Risen 28 3 109 11 38 17 24 35 2 16 39 .289 .708 36.3 13.0 11.7 0.7
3 Jack McMahon 24 3 66 8 20 10 14 5 6 14 26 .400 .714 22.0 8.7 1.7 2.0
4 Bob Davies 33 3 91 6 29 14 20 4 14 11 26 .207 .700 30.3 8.7 1.3 4.7
5 Arnie Johnson 32 3 87 4 14 16 21 18 6 15 24 .286 .762 29.0 8.0 6.0 2.0
6 Jack Coleman 28 3 110 7 24 8 10 40 7 13 22 .292 .800 36.7 7.3 13.3 2.3
7 Odie Spears 27 3 62 8 19 4 5 12 0 12 20 .421 .800 20.7 6.7 4.0 0.0
8 Alex Hannum 29 3 52 4 10 3 8 4 2 16 11 .400 .375 17.3 3.7 1.3 0.7
9 Cal Christensen 25 2 13 0 3 3 4 4 1 5 3 .000 .750 6.5 1.5 2.0 0.5
10 Red Holzman 32 2 14 1 5 1 4 1 1 4 3 .200 .250 7.0 1.5 0.5 0.5

Playoffs 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 Bobby Wanzer 31 3 116 23.0 .522 .378 24.5 0.4 0.2 0.6
2 Arnie Johnson 32 3 87 15.4 .516 .286 17.6 0.2 0.2 0.4
3 Jack McMahon 24 3 66 14.9 .497 .400 28.7 0.2 0.1 0.3
4 Jack Coleman 28 3 110 15.4 .387 .292 17.0 -0.1 0.3 0.2
5 Odie Spears 27 3 62 11.3 .472 .421 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
6 Arnie Risen 28 3 109 15.0 .402 .289 5.5 -0.1 0.3 0.2
7 Bob Davies 33 3 91 9.0 .344 .207 41.4 -0.2 0.2 0.0
8 Cal Christensen 25 2 13 4.3 .315 .000 17.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
9 Alex Hannum 29 3 52 0.8 .407 .400 10.7 0.0 0.1 0.0
10 Red Holzman 32 2 14 -9.0 .222 .200 19.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1