1948β49 Rochester Royals season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Les Harrison |
Owners | Jack Harrison Les Harrison |
Arena | Edgerton Park Arena |
Results | |
Record | 45–15 (.750) |
Place | Division: 1st ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
West Division Finals (eliminated 0β2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WHAM |
The 1948β49 BAA season was the Royals' first season in the BAA (later known as the NBA). [1]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 10 | Bobby Wanzer | G | United States | Seton Hall |
β | β | Alex Athas | β | United States | Tulane |
β | β | Bill Gabor | G/F | United States | Syracuse |
β | β | Ed Keim | β | United States | Niagara |
β | β | Leo Kubiak | G/F | United States | Bowling Green |
β | β | Johnny Macknowski | F | United States | Seton Hall |
β | β | Lionel Melamed | β | United States | CCNY |
β | β | Hank O'Keefe | β | United States | Canisius |
β | β | Warren Stickel | β | United States | Syracuse |
β | β | Paul Yesavi | β | United States | Niagara |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | PRO | ROC | STL | WAS | |
Baltimore | β | 4β2 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β3 | |
Boston | 2β4 | β | 0β5 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 1β5 | |
Chicago | 4β1 | 5β0 | β | 4β2 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 3β2 | |
Fort Wayne | 1β4 | 1β4 | 2β4 | β | 3β3 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 5β0 | 4β1 | 0β6 | 1β4 | 2β3 | |
Indianapolis | 0β5 | 2β3 | 1-5 | 3β3 | β | 0β6 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 2β3 | |
Minneapolis | 4β1 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 6β0 | β | 4β1 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 2β3 | |
New York | 4β2 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 1β4 | β | 2β4 | 5β1 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 2β3 | |
Philadelphia | 2β4 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 0β5 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 4β2 | β | 6β0 | 0β5 | 3β2 | 2β4 | |
Providence | 4β2 | 3β3 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 1β5 | 0β6 | β | 2β3 | 0β5 | 0β6 | |
Rochester | 4β1 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 3β2 | β | 6β0 | 2β3 | |
St. Louis | 3β2 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 0β6 | β | 2β3 | |
Washington | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 3β2 | 3β2 | β |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | November 6 | Indianapolis | 69β58 | Arnie Johnson (11) | 1β0 |
2 | November 10 | @ Washington | 66β73 | Arnie Risen (17) | 1β1 |
3 | November 11 | @ Philadelphia | 83β75 | Arnie Risen (21) | 2β1 |
4 | November 13 | Boston | 95β63 | Red Holzman (16) | 3β1 |
5 | November 14 | Minneapolis | 92β75 | Arnie Risen (19) | 4β1 |
6 | November 16 | New York | 75β63 | Arnie Risen (13) | 5β1 |
7 | November 18 | @ Providence | 103β74 | Red Holzman (18) | 6β1 |
8 | November 21 | Washington | 77β80 | Davies, Risen (17) | 6β2 |
9 | November 23 | Baltimore | 108β90 | Red Holzman (24) | 7β2 |
10 | November 27 | Chicago | 105β103 (2OT) | Arnie Risen (26) | 8β2 |
11 | December 1 | @ New York | 73β72 | Arnie Risen (28) | 9β2 |
12 | December 4 | Philadelphia | 105β101 (OT) | Arnie Risen (20) | 10β2 |
13 | December 6 | @ Boston | 87β79 | Bob Davies (19) | 11β2 |
14 | December 7 | Providence | 89β90 | Andy Duncan (20) | 11β3 |
15 | December 10 | Minneapolis | 75β96 | Andy Duncan (15) | 11β4 |
16 | December 12 | @ Minneapolis | 58β67 | Arnie Risen (12) | 11β5 |
17 | December 14 | @ Chicago | 85β78 | Arnie Risen (26) | 12β5 |
18 | December 18 | Fort Wayne | 84β64 | Bobby Wanzer (21) | 13β5 |
19 | December 19 | @ Fort Wayne | 83β78 (OT) | Red Holzman (17) | 14β5 |
20 | December 21 | @ Indianapolis | 84β71 | Arnie Risen (25) | 15β5 |
21 | December 25 | St. Louis | 90β82 | Arnie Risen (19) | 16β5 |
22 | December 26 | @ Minneapolis | 90β99 | Andy Duncan (22) | 16β6 |
23 | December 29 | @ New York | 74β77 | Arnie Risen (16) | 16β7 |
24 | December 30 | @ Baltimore | 89β100 | Bobby Wanzer (22) | 16β8 |
25 | January 1 | St. Louis | 106β83 | Bobby Wanzer (18) | 17β8 |
26 | January 2 | @ St. Louis | 89β64 | Novak, Risen (14) | 18β8 |
27 | January 6 | @ Indianapolis | 62β73 | Arnie Risen (11) | 18β9 |
28 | January 8 | Chicago | 88β91 | Arnie Risen (25) | 18β10 |
29 | January 9 | @ Chicago | 90β75 | Bob Davies (26) | 19β10 |
30 | January 11 | Philadelphia | 83β71 | Arnie Risen (21) | 20β10 |
31 | January 13 | @ Baltimore | 102β85 | Bobby Wanzer (18) | 21β10 |
32 | January 15 | Fort Wayne | 73β62 | Davies, Wanzer (14) | 22β10 |
33 | January 19 | vs Indianapolis | 70β66 | Bob Davies (33) | 23β10 |
34 | January 20 | @ St. Louis | 84β74 | Bob Davies (26) | 24β10 |
35 | January 22 | New York | 103β98 (2OT) | Bob Davies (22) | 25β10 |
36 | January 23 | @ Fort Wayne | 81β80 (OT) | Bob Davies (29) | 26β10 |
37 | January 29 | Baltimore | 90β86 | Arnie Risen (22) | 27β10 |
38 | February 1 | @ Boston | 76β68 | Bobby Wanzer (21) | 28β10 |
39 | February 3 | @ Providence | 80β88 | Arnie Risen (26) | 28β11 |
40 | February 5 | Fort Wayne | 80β61 | Red Holzman (15) | 29β11 |
41 | February 6 | @ Minneapolis | 85β74 | Arnie Risen (22) | 30β11 |
42 | February 8 | Providence | 97β65 | Arnie Risen (20) | 31β11 |
43 | February 9 | @ Washington | 94β99 (2OT) | Bob Davies (29) | 31β12 |
44 | February 10 | @ Baltimore | 90β76 | Arnie Risen (27) | 32β12 |
45 | February 12 | Chicago | 87β73 | Davies, Risen (23) | 33β12 |
46 | February 15 | Washington | 91β79 | Arnie Risen (17) | 34β12 |
47 | February 17 | @ St. Louis | 68β63 | Bob Davies (19) | 35β12 |
48 | February 18 | @ Indianapolis | 65β53 | Bob Davies (14) | 36β12 |
49 | February 19 | Indianapolis | 87β73 | Arnie Risen (25) | 37β12 |
50 | February 22 | Philadelphia | 92β86 | Arnie Risen (17) | 38β12 |
51 | February 26 | Boston | 64β59 | Arnie Johnson (17) | 39β12 |
52 | March 1 | Washington | 67β64 | Arnie Johnson (14) | 40β12 |
53 | March 5 | Providence | 81β64 | Bobby Wanzer (14) | 41β12 |
54 | March 6 | @ Fort Wayne | 78β66 | Arnie Risen (29) | 42β12 |
55 | March 10 | @ Philadelphia | 73β71 | Bob Davies (25) | 43β12 |
56 | March 12 | St. Louis | 104β74 | Arnie Risen (21) | 44β12 |
57 | March 15 | @ Boston | 83β86 | Arnie Risen (28) | 44β13 |
58 | March 16 | @ New York | 94β89 | Bob Davies (29) | 45β13 |
59 | March 19 | Minneapolis | 85β99 | Red Holzman (15) | 45β14 |
60 | March 20 | @ Chicago | 61β98 | Fran Curran (15) | 45β15 |
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Division Semifinals: 2β0 (home: 1β0; road: 1β0)
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Division Finals: 0β2 (home: 0β1; road: 0β1)
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1949 schedule |
1948β49 Rochester Royals season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Les Harrison |
Owners | Jack Harrison Les Harrison |
Arena | Edgerton Park Arena |
Results | |
Record | 45–15 (.750) |
Place | Division: 1st ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
West Division Finals (eliminated 0β2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WHAM |
The 1948β49 BAA season was the Royals' first season in the BAA (later known as the NBA). [1]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 10 | Bobby Wanzer | G | United States | Seton Hall |
β | β | Alex Athas | β | United States | Tulane |
β | β | Bill Gabor | G/F | United States | Syracuse |
β | β | Ed Keim | β | United States | Niagara |
β | β | Leo Kubiak | G/F | United States | Bowling Green |
β | β | Johnny Macknowski | F | United States | Seton Hall |
β | β | Lionel Melamed | β | United States | CCNY |
β | β | Hank O'Keefe | β | United States | Canisius |
β | β | Warren Stickel | β | United States | Syracuse |
β | β | Paul Yesavi | β | United States | Niagara |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | PRO | ROC | STL | WAS | |
Baltimore | β | 4β2 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β3 | |
Boston | 2β4 | β | 0β5 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 1β5 | |
Chicago | 4β1 | 5β0 | β | 4β2 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 3β2 | |
Fort Wayne | 1β4 | 1β4 | 2β4 | β | 3β3 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 5β0 | 4β1 | 0β6 | 1β4 | 2β3 | |
Indianapolis | 0β5 | 2β3 | 1-5 | 3β3 | β | 0β6 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 2β3 | |
Minneapolis | 4β1 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 6β0 | β | 4β1 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 2β3 | |
New York | 4β2 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 1β4 | β | 2β4 | 5β1 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 2β3 | |
Philadelphia | 2β4 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 0β5 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 4β2 | β | 6β0 | 0β5 | 3β2 | 2β4 | |
Providence | 4β2 | 3β3 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 1β5 | 0β6 | β | 2β3 | 0β5 | 0β6 | |
Rochester | 4β1 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 3β2 | β | 6β0 | 2β3 | |
St. Louis | 3β2 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 0β6 | β | 2β3 | |
Washington | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 3β2 | 3β2 | β |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | November 6 | Indianapolis | 69β58 | Arnie Johnson (11) | 1β0 |
2 | November 10 | @ Washington | 66β73 | Arnie Risen (17) | 1β1 |
3 | November 11 | @ Philadelphia | 83β75 | Arnie Risen (21) | 2β1 |
4 | November 13 | Boston | 95β63 | Red Holzman (16) | 3β1 |
5 | November 14 | Minneapolis | 92β75 | Arnie Risen (19) | 4β1 |
6 | November 16 | New York | 75β63 | Arnie Risen (13) | 5β1 |
7 | November 18 | @ Providence | 103β74 | Red Holzman (18) | 6β1 |
8 | November 21 | Washington | 77β80 | Davies, Risen (17) | 6β2 |
9 | November 23 | Baltimore | 108β90 | Red Holzman (24) | 7β2 |
10 | November 27 | Chicago | 105β103 (2OT) | Arnie Risen (26) | 8β2 |
11 | December 1 | @ New York | 73β72 | Arnie Risen (28) | 9β2 |
12 | December 4 | Philadelphia | 105β101 (OT) | Arnie Risen (20) | 10β2 |
13 | December 6 | @ Boston | 87β79 | Bob Davies (19) | 11β2 |
14 | December 7 | Providence | 89β90 | Andy Duncan (20) | 11β3 |
15 | December 10 | Minneapolis | 75β96 | Andy Duncan (15) | 11β4 |
16 | December 12 | @ Minneapolis | 58β67 | Arnie Risen (12) | 11β5 |
17 | December 14 | @ Chicago | 85β78 | Arnie Risen (26) | 12β5 |
18 | December 18 | Fort Wayne | 84β64 | Bobby Wanzer (21) | 13β5 |
19 | December 19 | @ Fort Wayne | 83β78 (OT) | Red Holzman (17) | 14β5 |
20 | December 21 | @ Indianapolis | 84β71 | Arnie Risen (25) | 15β5 |
21 | December 25 | St. Louis | 90β82 | Arnie Risen (19) | 16β5 |
22 | December 26 | @ Minneapolis | 90β99 | Andy Duncan (22) | 16β6 |
23 | December 29 | @ New York | 74β77 | Arnie Risen (16) | 16β7 |
24 | December 30 | @ Baltimore | 89β100 | Bobby Wanzer (22) | 16β8 |
25 | January 1 | St. Louis | 106β83 | Bobby Wanzer (18) | 17β8 |
26 | January 2 | @ St. Louis | 89β64 | Novak, Risen (14) | 18β8 |
27 | January 6 | @ Indianapolis | 62β73 | Arnie Risen (11) | 18β9 |
28 | January 8 | Chicago | 88β91 | Arnie Risen (25) | 18β10 |
29 | January 9 | @ Chicago | 90β75 | Bob Davies (26) | 19β10 |
30 | January 11 | Philadelphia | 83β71 | Arnie Risen (21) | 20β10 |
31 | January 13 | @ Baltimore | 102β85 | Bobby Wanzer (18) | 21β10 |
32 | January 15 | Fort Wayne | 73β62 | Davies, Wanzer (14) | 22β10 |
33 | January 19 | vs Indianapolis | 70β66 | Bob Davies (33) | 23β10 |
34 | January 20 | @ St. Louis | 84β74 | Bob Davies (26) | 24β10 |
35 | January 22 | New York | 103β98 (2OT) | Bob Davies (22) | 25β10 |
36 | January 23 | @ Fort Wayne | 81β80 (OT) | Bob Davies (29) | 26β10 |
37 | January 29 | Baltimore | 90β86 | Arnie Risen (22) | 27β10 |
38 | February 1 | @ Boston | 76β68 | Bobby Wanzer (21) | 28β10 |
39 | February 3 | @ Providence | 80β88 | Arnie Risen (26) | 28β11 |
40 | February 5 | Fort Wayne | 80β61 | Red Holzman (15) | 29β11 |
41 | February 6 | @ Minneapolis | 85β74 | Arnie Risen (22) | 30β11 |
42 | February 8 | Providence | 97β65 | Arnie Risen (20) | 31β11 |
43 | February 9 | @ Washington | 94β99 (2OT) | Bob Davies (29) | 31β12 |
44 | February 10 | @ Baltimore | 90β76 | Arnie Risen (27) | 32β12 |
45 | February 12 | Chicago | 87β73 | Davies, Risen (23) | 33β12 |
46 | February 15 | Washington | 91β79 | Arnie Risen (17) | 34β12 |
47 | February 17 | @ St. Louis | 68β63 | Bob Davies (19) | 35β12 |
48 | February 18 | @ Indianapolis | 65β53 | Bob Davies (14) | 36β12 |
49 | February 19 | Indianapolis | 87β73 | Arnie Risen (25) | 37β12 |
50 | February 22 | Philadelphia | 92β86 | Arnie Risen (17) | 38β12 |
51 | February 26 | Boston | 64β59 | Arnie Johnson (17) | 39β12 |
52 | March 1 | Washington | 67β64 | Arnie Johnson (14) | 40β12 |
53 | March 5 | Providence | 81β64 | Bobby Wanzer (14) | 41β12 |
54 | March 6 | @ Fort Wayne | 78β66 | Arnie Risen (29) | 42β12 |
55 | March 10 | @ Philadelphia | 73β71 | Bob Davies (25) | 43β12 |
56 | March 12 | St. Louis | 104β74 | Arnie Risen (21) | 44β12 |
57 | March 15 | @ Boston | 83β86 | Arnie Risen (28) | 44β13 |
58 | March 16 | @ New York | 94β89 | Bob Davies (29) | 45β13 |
59 | March 19 | Minneapolis | 85β99 | Red Holzman (15) | 45β14 |
60 | March 20 | @ Chicago | 61β98 | Fran Curran (15) | 45β15 |
1949 playoff game log | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Division Semifinals: 2β0 (home: 1β0; road: 1β0)
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Division Finals: 0β2 (home: 0β1; road: 0β1)
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1949 schedule |