1948–49 Rochester Royals season

1948–49 Rochester Royals season
Head coach Les Harrison
Arena Edgerton Park Arena
Results
Record 45–15 (.750)
Place Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish West Division Finals
(eliminated 0–2)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1948–49 BAA season was the Royals' first season in the BAA (later known as the NBA).[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1948 BAA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 10 Bobby Wanzer G  United States Seton Hall
– – Bill Gabor G/F  United States Syracuse
– – Leo Kubiak G/F  United States Bowling Green

Roster

1948–49 Rochester Royals roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 19 Calhoun, Bill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1927-11-04 CCSF
G 15 Curran, Fran 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1925-09-19 Notre Dame
PG 11 Davies, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1920-01-15 Seton Hall
F/C 10 Duncan, Andy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1922-04-17 William & Mary
F/C 10/12 Fitzgerald, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1923-03-14 Fordham
PG 16 Holzman, Red 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1920-08-10 CCNY
SF 17 Johnson, Arnie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1920-05-16 Bemidji State
G/F 13 Levane, Andrew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1920-04-11 St. John's
G 12 Malamed, Lionel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1924-11-15 CCNY
F/C 18 Novak, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1915-04-23 Loyola
C 14 Risen, Arnie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1924-10-09 Ohio State
G 09 Wanzer, Bobby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1921-06-04 Seton Hall
Head coach

Les Harrison

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

# Western Division
Team W L PCT GB
1 x-Rochester Royals 45 15 .750 –
2 x-Minneapolis Lakers 44 16 .733 1
3 x-Chicago Stags 38 22 .633 7
4 x-St. Louis Bombers 29 31 .483 16
5 Fort Wayne Pistons 22 38 .367 23
6 Indianapolis Jets 18 42 .300 27

Record vs. opponents

1948–49 BAA records
Team BAL BOS CHI FWP IND MIN NYK PHI PRO ROC STL WAS
Baltimore — 4–2 1–4 4–1 5–0 1–4 2–4 4–2 2–4 1–4 2–3 3–3
Boston 2–4 — 0–5 4–1 3–2 2–3 3–3 3–3 3–3 1–4 3–2 1–5
Chicago 4–1 5–0 — 4–2 5–1 2–4 3–2 2–3 5–0 2–4 3–3 3–2
Fort Wayne 1–4 1–4 2–4 — 3–3 2–4 1–4 5–0 4–1 0–6 1–4 2–3
Indianapolis 0–5 2–3 1-5 3–3 — 0–6 1–4 1–4 4–1 1–5 3–3 2–3
Minneapolis 4–1 3–2 4–2 4–2 6–0 — 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–2 4–2 2–3
New York 4–2 3–3 2–3 4–1 4–1 1–4 — 2–4 5–1 1–4 3–2 2–3
Philadelphia 2–4 3–3 3–2 0–5 4–1 1–4 4–2 — 6–0 0–5 3–2 2–4
Providence 4–2 3–3 0–5 1–4 1–4 0–5 1–5 0–6 — 2–3 0–5 0–6
Rochester 4–1 4–1 4–2 6–0 5–1 2–4 4–1 5–0 3–2 — 6–0 2–3
St. Louis 3–2 2–3 3–3 4–1 3–3 2–4 2–3 2–3 5–0 0–6 — 2–3
Washington 3–3 5–1 2–3 3–2 3–2 3–2 3–2 4–2 6–0 3–2 3–2 —

Game log

# Date Opponent Score Record
1 November 6 Indianapolis 69–58 1–0
2 November 10 @ Washington 66–73 1–1
3 November 11 @ Philadelphia 83–75 2–1
4 November 13 Boston 95–63 3–1
5 November 14 Minneapolis 92–75 4–1
6 November 16 New York 75–63 5–1
7 November 18 @ Providence 103–74 6–1
8 November 21 Washington 77–80 6–2
9 November 23 Baltimore 108–90 7–2
10 November 27 Chicago 105–103 (2OT) 8–2
11 December 1 @ New York 73–72 9–2
12 December 4 Philadelphia 105–101 (OT) 10–2
13 December 6 @ Boston 87–79 11–2
14 December 7 Providence 89–90 11–3
15 December 10 Minneapolis 75–96 11–4
16 December 12 @ Minneapolis 58–67 11–5
17 December 14 @ Chicago 85–78 12–5
18 December 18 Fort Wayne 84–64 13–5
19 December 19 @ Fort Wayne 83–78 (OT) 14–5
20 December 21 @ Indianapolis 84–71 15–5
21 December 25 St. Louis 90–82 16–5
22 December 26 @ Minneapolis 90–99 16–6
23 December 29 @ New York 74–77 16–7
24 December 30 @ Baltimore 89–100 16–8
25 January 1 St. Louis 106–83 17–8
26 January 2 @ St. Louis 89–64 18–8
27 January 6 @ Indianapolis 62–73 18–9
28 January 8 Chicago 88–91 18–10
29 January 9 @ Chicago 90–75 19–10
30 January 11 Philadelphia 83–71 20–10
31 January 13 @ Baltimore 102–85 21–10
32 January 15 Fort Wayne 73–62 22–10
33 January 19 vs Indianapolis 70–66 23–10
34 January 20 @ St. Louis 84–74 24–10
35 January 22 New York 103–98 (2OT) 25–10
36 January 23 @ Fort Wayne 81–80 (OT) 26–10
37 January 29 Baltimore 90–86 27–10
38 February 1 @ Boston 76–68 28–10
39 February 3 @ Providence 80–88 28–11
40 February 5 Fort Wayne 80–61 29–11
41 February 6 @ Minneapolis 85–74 30–11
42 February 8 Providence 97–65 31–11
43 February 9 @ Washington 94–99 (2OT) 31–12
44 February 10 @ Baltimore 90–76 32–12
45 February 12 Chicago 87–73 33–12
46 February 15 Washington 91–79 34–12
47 February 17 @ St. Louis 68–63 35–12
48 February 18 @ Indianapolis 65–53 36–12
49 February 19 Indianapolis 87–73 37–12
50 February 22 Philadelphia 92–86 38–12
51 February 26 Boston 64–59 39–12
52 March 1 Washington 67–64 40–12
53 March 5 Providence 81–64 41–12
54 March 6 @ Fort Wayne 78–66 42–12
55 March 10 @ Philadelphia 73–71 43–12
56 March 12 St. Louis 104–74 44–12
57 March 15 @ Boston 83–86 44–13
58 March 16 @ New York 94–89 45–13
59 March 19 Minneapolis 85–99 45–14
60 March 20 @ Chicago 61–98 45–15

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(1) Rochester Royals vs. (4) St. Louis Bombers: Royals win series 2-0

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Royals and Bombers.

West Division Finals

(1) Rochester Royals vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 2-0

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Royals and Lakers.

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1948–49 Rochester Royals
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