1954β55 Milwaukee Hawks season | |
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Head coach | Red Holzman |
Arena | Milwaukee Arena |
Results | |
Record | 26–46 (.361) |
Place | Division: 4th ( Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1954β55 NBA season was the Hawks' ninth season of existence, their sixth season in the NBA, and the fourth and final season in Milwaukee. [1] After this season's conclusion, the Hawks would move again, this time to St. Louis, Missouri for the following season.
There would not be another NBA franchise in Milwaukee, until the Bucks began play in 1968.
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x- Fort Wayne Pistons | 43 | 29 | .597 | β | 21β6 | 9β14 | 13β9 | 28β8 |
x- Minneapolis Lakers | 40 | 32 | .556 | 3 | 18β6 | 10β14 | 12β12 | 18β18 |
x- Rochester Royals | 29 | 43 | .403 | 14 | 17β11 | 4β19 | 8β13 | 14β22 |
Milwaukee Hawks | 26 | 46 | .361 | 17 | 6β11 | 9β16 | 11β19 | 14β22 |
1954-55 NBA Records | ||||||||
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Team | BOS | FWP | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Boston | β | 4β5 | 6β3 | 3β6 | 6β6 | 7β5 | 4β5 | 6β6 |
Fort Wayne | 5β4 | β | 11β1 | 9β3 | 2β7 | 6β3 | 8β4 | 2β7 |
Milwaukee | 3β6 | 1β11 | β | 5β7 | 3β6 | 4β5 | 6β6 | 4β5 |
Minneapolis | 6β3 | 3β9 | 7β5 | β | 4β5 | 6β3 | 8β4 | 6β3 |
New York | 6β6 | 7β2 | 6β3 | 5β4 | β | 5β7 | 5β4 | 4β8 |
Philadelphia | 5β7 | 3β6 | 5β4 | 3β6 | 7β5 | β | 5β4 | 5β7 |
Rochester | 5β4 | 4β8 | 6β6 | 4β8 | 4β5 | 4β5 | β | 2β7 |
Syracuse | 6β6 | 7β2 | 5β4 | 3β6 | 8β4 | 7β5 | 7β2 | β |
1954β55 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 30 | Fort Wayne | 91β72 | Bob Pettit (17) | 0β1 | |||||
2 | November 2 | New York | 91β84 | Ken McBride (30) | 0β2 | |||||
3 | November 6 | N Minneapolis | 79β67 | Bob Pettit (18) | 0β3 | |||||
4 | November 7 | @ Syracuse | 80β97 | Bob Pettit (23) | 0β4 | |||||
5 | November 10 | @ Rochester | 86β90 | Bob Pettit (25) | 0β5 | |||||
6 | November 11 | N Boston | 95β85 | Chuck Share (22) | 1β5 | |||||
7 | November 13 | Syracuse | 72β85 | Chuck Cooper (23) | 2β5 | |||||
8 | November 14 | @ Fort Wayne | 91β93 | Chuck Cooper (27) | 2β6 | |||||
9 | November 24 | Rochester | 90β87 (OT) | Lew Hitch (20) | 2β7 | |||||
10 | November 25 | @ Syracuse | 85β91 | Bob Pettit (23) | 2β8 | |||||
11 | November 28 | @ Fort Wayne | 81β96 | Bob Pettit (19) | 2β9 | |||||
12 | November 30 | Boston | 118β99 | Frank Selvy (35) | 2β10 | |||||
13 | December 1 | N Boston | 90β101 | Bob Pettit (29) | 2β11 | |||||
14 | December 2 | N Minneapolis | 108β117 | Frank Selvy (42) | 3β11 | |||||
15 | December 3 | N Philadelphia | 110β91 | Bob Pettit (23) | 3β12 | |||||
16 | December 4 | Minneapolis | 88β95 | Frank Selvy (31) | 4β12 | |||||
17 | December 5 | @ Minneapolis | 102β104 (OT) | Bob Pettit (25) | 4β13 | |||||
18 | December 7 | N Fort Wayne | 85β101 | Frank Selvy (17) | 4β14 | |||||
19 | December 8 | N Fort Wayne | 68β92 | Bob Pettit (24) | 4β15 | |||||
20 | December 11 | New York | 97β87 | Bob Pettit (19) | 4β16 | |||||
21 | December 12 | N Rochester | 74β86 | Lew Hitch (20) | 5β16 | |||||
22 | December 15 | @ Boston | 106β117 | Chuck Share (21) | 5β17 | |||||
23 | December 18 | New York | 91β85 | Frank Selvy (23) | 5β18 | |||||
24 | December 19 | @ Fort Wayne | 82β87 | Bob Pettit (24) | 5β19 | |||||
25 | December 25 | Boston | 108β99 | Chuck Cooper (26) | 5β20 | |||||
26 | December 31 | N New York | 64β89 | Hitch, Selvy (16) | 6β20 | |||||
27 | January 1 | @ New York | 91β100 | Frank Selvy (31) | 6β21 | |||||
28 | January 2 | @ Syracuse | 91β79 | Bob Harrison (30) | 7β21 | |||||
29 | January 4 | Rochester | 80β92 | Bob Pettit (36) | 8β21 | |||||
30 | January 5 | N Fort Wayne | 97β92 | Bob Pettit (33) | 9β21 | |||||
31 | January 6 | N Philadelphia | 92β79 | Bob Pettit (27) | 9β22 | |||||
32 | January 7 | N New York | 75β85 | Bob Pettit (30) | 10β22 | |||||
33 | January 8 | @ Rochester | 88β91 | Bob Pettit (34) | 10β23 | |||||
34 | January 9 | Syracuse | 72β77 | Frank Selvy (26) | 11β23 | |||||
35 | January 11 | N Rochester | 90β93 | Bob Pettit (31) | 12β23 | |||||
36 | January 14 | Philadelphia | 84β86 | Frank Selvy (22) | 13β23 | |||||
37 | January 15 | Philadelphia | 93β88 | Frank Selvy (18) | 13β24 | |||||
38 | January 16 | @ Fort Wayne | 78β89 | Frank Selvy (20) | 13β25 | |||||
39 | January 19 | N Minneapolis | 95β81 | Frank Selvy (23) | 13β26 | |||||
40 | January 20 | N Minneapolis | 97β90 | Frank Selvy (40) | 13β27 | |||||
41 | January 21 | N Minneapolis | 100β92 | Frank Selvy (29) | 13β28 | |||||
42 | January 22 | Fort Wayne | 85β83 | Frank Selvy (23) | 13β29 | |||||
43 | January 23 | @ Minneapolis | 79β82 | Frank Selvy (17) | 13β30 | |||||
44 | January 24 | N Rochester | 97β86 | Frank Selvy (21) | 13β31 | |||||
45 | January 27 | N Minneapolis | 79β85 | Frank Selvy (23) | 14β31 | |||||
46 | January 29 | @ New York | 93β95 (OT) | Chuck Cooper (21) | 14β32 | |||||
47 | January 30 | @ Boston | 88β79 | Chuck Share (18) | 15β32 | |||||
48 | January 31 | Rochester | 80β100 | Frank Selvy (23) | 16β32 | |||||
49 | February 3 | N Rochester | 88β87 | Bob Pettit (32) | 16β33 | |||||
50 | February 5 | N Minneapolis | 103β87 | Chuck Share (22) | 16β34 | |||||
51 | February 6 | @ Minneapolis | 101β99 | Frank Selvy (23) | 17β34 | |||||
52 | February 8 | N Philadelphia | 95β102 | Frank Selvy (30) | 18β34 | |||||
53 | February 9 | @ Rochester | 75β74 | Bob Pettit (25) | 19β34 | |||||
54 | February 12 | @ Syracuse | 66β92 | Bill Calhoun (13) | 19β35 | |||||
55 | February 13 | @ Fort Wayne | 78β90 | Bob Pettit (24) | 19β36 | |||||
56 | February 14 | N Syracuse | 82β81 | Chuck Share (19) | 19β37 | |||||
57 | February 15 | N Boston | 103β106 (OT) | Chuck Share (28) | 19β38 | |||||
58 | February 19 | @ Rochester | 84β78 | Bob Pettit (27) | 20β38 | |||||
59 | February 20 | @ Fort Wayne | 87β96 | Bob Pettit (32) | 20β39 | |||||
60 | February 22 | Rochester | 87β71 | Chuck Share (24) | 20β40 | |||||
61 | February 23 | N Boston | 120β103 | Bob Pettit (32) | 21β40 | |||||
62 | February 24 | N Fort Wayne | 85β95 | Bob Pettit (19) | 21β41 | |||||
63 | February 26 | @ New York | 79β72 | Bob Pettit (26) | 22β41 | |||||
64 | February 27 | N Boston | 57β62 | Chuck Share (19) | 22β42 | |||||
65 | February 28 | N Philadelphia | 101β84 | Bob Pettit (35) | 22β43 | |||||
66 | March 1 | @ Philadelphia | 91β88 | Bob Pettit (26) | 23β43 | |||||
67 | March 2 | N Philadelphia | 78β75 | Bob Pettit (24) | 23β44 | |||||
68 | March 3 | N New York | 103β89 | Bob Harrison (18) | 23β45 | |||||
69 | March 4 | Syracuse | 99β96 | Bob Pettit (25) | 23β46 | |||||
70 | March 6 | @ Minneapolis | 100β98 | Bob Pettit (21) | 24β46 | |||||
71 | March 13 | @ Syracuse | 77β76 | Bob Pettit (17) | 25β46 | |||||
72 | March 14 | N Philadelphia | 84β99 | Bob Pettit (34) | 26β46 |
1954β55 Milwaukee Hawks season | |
---|---|
Head coach | Red Holzman |
Arena | Milwaukee Arena |
Results | |
Record | 26–46 (.361) |
Place | Division: 4th ( Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1954β55 NBA season was the Hawks' ninth season of existence, their sixth season in the NBA, and the fourth and final season in Milwaukee. [1] After this season's conclusion, the Hawks would move again, this time to St. Louis, Missouri for the following season.
There would not be another NBA franchise in Milwaukee, until the Bucks began play in 1968.
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
x- Fort Wayne Pistons | 43 | 29 | .597 | β | 21β6 | 9β14 | 13β9 | 28β8 |
x- Minneapolis Lakers | 40 | 32 | .556 | 3 | 18β6 | 10β14 | 12β12 | 18β18 |
x- Rochester Royals | 29 | 43 | .403 | 14 | 17β11 | 4β19 | 8β13 | 14β22 |
Milwaukee Hawks | 26 | 46 | .361 | 17 | 6β11 | 9β16 | 11β19 | 14β22 |
1954-55 NBA Records | ||||||||
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Team | BOS | FWP | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Boston | β | 4β5 | 6β3 | 3β6 | 6β6 | 7β5 | 4β5 | 6β6 |
Fort Wayne | 5β4 | β | 11β1 | 9β3 | 2β7 | 6β3 | 8β4 | 2β7 |
Milwaukee | 3β6 | 1β11 | β | 5β7 | 3β6 | 4β5 | 6β6 | 4β5 |
Minneapolis | 6β3 | 3β9 | 7β5 | β | 4β5 | 6β3 | 8β4 | 6β3 |
New York | 6β6 | 7β2 | 6β3 | 5β4 | β | 5β7 | 5β4 | 4β8 |
Philadelphia | 5β7 | 3β6 | 5β4 | 3β6 | 7β5 | β | 5β4 | 5β7 |
Rochester | 5β4 | 4β8 | 6β6 | 4β8 | 4β5 | 4β5 | β | 2β7 |
Syracuse | 6β6 | 7β2 | 5β4 | 3β6 | 8β4 | 7β5 | 7β2 | β |
1954β55 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 30 | Fort Wayne | 91β72 | Bob Pettit (17) | 0β1 | |||||
2 | November 2 | New York | 91β84 | Ken McBride (30) | 0β2 | |||||
3 | November 6 | N Minneapolis | 79β67 | Bob Pettit (18) | 0β3 | |||||
4 | November 7 | @ Syracuse | 80β97 | Bob Pettit (23) | 0β4 | |||||
5 | November 10 | @ Rochester | 86β90 | Bob Pettit (25) | 0β5 | |||||
6 | November 11 | N Boston | 95β85 | Chuck Share (22) | 1β5 | |||||
7 | November 13 | Syracuse | 72β85 | Chuck Cooper (23) | 2β5 | |||||
8 | November 14 | @ Fort Wayne | 91β93 | Chuck Cooper (27) | 2β6 | |||||
9 | November 24 | Rochester | 90β87 (OT) | Lew Hitch (20) | 2β7 | |||||
10 | November 25 | @ Syracuse | 85β91 | Bob Pettit (23) | 2β8 | |||||
11 | November 28 | @ Fort Wayne | 81β96 | Bob Pettit (19) | 2β9 | |||||
12 | November 30 | Boston | 118β99 | Frank Selvy (35) | 2β10 | |||||
13 | December 1 | N Boston | 90β101 | Bob Pettit (29) | 2β11 | |||||
14 | December 2 | N Minneapolis | 108β117 | Frank Selvy (42) | 3β11 | |||||
15 | December 3 | N Philadelphia | 110β91 | Bob Pettit (23) | 3β12 | |||||
16 | December 4 | Minneapolis | 88β95 | Frank Selvy (31) | 4β12 | |||||
17 | December 5 | @ Minneapolis | 102β104 (OT) | Bob Pettit (25) | 4β13 | |||||
18 | December 7 | N Fort Wayne | 85β101 | Frank Selvy (17) | 4β14 | |||||
19 | December 8 | N Fort Wayne | 68β92 | Bob Pettit (24) | 4β15 | |||||
20 | December 11 | New York | 97β87 | Bob Pettit (19) | 4β16 | |||||
21 | December 12 | N Rochester | 74β86 | Lew Hitch (20) | 5β16 | |||||
22 | December 15 | @ Boston | 106β117 | Chuck Share (21) | 5β17 | |||||
23 | December 18 | New York | 91β85 | Frank Selvy (23) | 5β18 | |||||
24 | December 19 | @ Fort Wayne | 82β87 | Bob Pettit (24) | 5β19 | |||||
25 | December 25 | Boston | 108β99 | Chuck Cooper (26) | 5β20 | |||||
26 | December 31 | N New York | 64β89 | Hitch, Selvy (16) | 6β20 | |||||
27 | January 1 | @ New York | 91β100 | Frank Selvy (31) | 6β21 | |||||
28 | January 2 | @ Syracuse | 91β79 | Bob Harrison (30) | 7β21 | |||||
29 | January 4 | Rochester | 80β92 | Bob Pettit (36) | 8β21 | |||||
30 | January 5 | N Fort Wayne | 97β92 | Bob Pettit (33) | 9β21 | |||||
31 | January 6 | N Philadelphia | 92β79 | Bob Pettit (27) | 9β22 | |||||
32 | January 7 | N New York | 75β85 | Bob Pettit (30) | 10β22 | |||||
33 | January 8 | @ Rochester | 88β91 | Bob Pettit (34) | 10β23 | |||||
34 | January 9 | Syracuse | 72β77 | Frank Selvy (26) | 11β23 | |||||
35 | January 11 | N Rochester | 90β93 | Bob Pettit (31) | 12β23 | |||||
36 | January 14 | Philadelphia | 84β86 | Frank Selvy (22) | 13β23 | |||||
37 | January 15 | Philadelphia | 93β88 | Frank Selvy (18) | 13β24 | |||||
38 | January 16 | @ Fort Wayne | 78β89 | Frank Selvy (20) | 13β25 | |||||
39 | January 19 | N Minneapolis | 95β81 | Frank Selvy (23) | 13β26 | |||||
40 | January 20 | N Minneapolis | 97β90 | Frank Selvy (40) | 13β27 | |||||
41 | January 21 | N Minneapolis | 100β92 | Frank Selvy (29) | 13β28 | |||||
42 | January 22 | Fort Wayne | 85β83 | Frank Selvy (23) | 13β29 | |||||
43 | January 23 | @ Minneapolis | 79β82 | Frank Selvy (17) | 13β30 | |||||
44 | January 24 | N Rochester | 97β86 | Frank Selvy (21) | 13β31 | |||||
45 | January 27 | N Minneapolis | 79β85 | Frank Selvy (23) | 14β31 | |||||
46 | January 29 | @ New York | 93β95 (OT) | Chuck Cooper (21) | 14β32 | |||||
47 | January 30 | @ Boston | 88β79 | Chuck Share (18) | 15β32 | |||||
48 | January 31 | Rochester | 80β100 | Frank Selvy (23) | 16β32 | |||||
49 | February 3 | N Rochester | 88β87 | Bob Pettit (32) | 16β33 | |||||
50 | February 5 | N Minneapolis | 103β87 | Chuck Share (22) | 16β34 | |||||
51 | February 6 | @ Minneapolis | 101β99 | Frank Selvy (23) | 17β34 | |||||
52 | February 8 | N Philadelphia | 95β102 | Frank Selvy (30) | 18β34 | |||||
53 | February 9 | @ Rochester | 75β74 | Bob Pettit (25) | 19β34 | |||||
54 | February 12 | @ Syracuse | 66β92 | Bill Calhoun (13) | 19β35 | |||||
55 | February 13 | @ Fort Wayne | 78β90 | Bob Pettit (24) | 19β36 | |||||
56 | February 14 | N Syracuse | 82β81 | Chuck Share (19) | 19β37 | |||||
57 | February 15 | N Boston | 103β106 (OT) | Chuck Share (28) | 19β38 | |||||
58 | February 19 | @ Rochester | 84β78 | Bob Pettit (27) | 20β38 | |||||
59 | February 20 | @ Fort Wayne | 87β96 | Bob Pettit (32) | 20β39 | |||||
60 | February 22 | Rochester | 87β71 | Chuck Share (24) | 20β40 | |||||
61 | February 23 | N Boston | 120β103 | Bob Pettit (32) | 21β40 | |||||
62 | February 24 | N Fort Wayne | 85β95 | Bob Pettit (19) | 21β41 | |||||
63 | February 26 | @ New York | 79β72 | Bob Pettit (26) | 22β41 | |||||
64 | February 27 | N Boston | 57β62 | Chuck Share (19) | 22β42 | |||||
65 | February 28 | N Philadelphia | 101β84 | Bob Pettit (35) | 22β43 | |||||
66 | March 1 | @ Philadelphia | 91β88 | Bob Pettit (26) | 23β43 | |||||
67 | March 2 | N Philadelphia | 78β75 | Bob Pettit (24) | 23β44 | |||||
68 | March 3 | N New York | 103β89 | Bob Harrison (18) | 23β45 | |||||
69 | March 4 | Syracuse | 99β96 | Bob Pettit (25) | 23β46 | |||||
70 | March 6 | @ Minneapolis | 100β98 | Bob Pettit (21) | 24β46 | |||||
71 | March 13 | @ Syracuse | 77β76 | Bob Pettit (17) | 25β46 | |||||
72 | March 14 | N Philadelphia | 84β99 | Bob Pettit (34) | 26β46 |