1948–49 Rochester Royals season

1948–49 Rochester Royals season
Division champions
Head coachLes Harrison
OwnersJack Harrison
Les Harrison
ArenaEdgerton Park Arena
Results
Record45–15 (.750)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Finals
(eliminated 0–2)
Stats at Basketball Reference
RadioWHAM

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

Draft

Main article: 1948 BAA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 10 Bobby Wanzer G  United States Seton Hall
– – Alex Athas –  United States Tulane
– – Bill Gabor G/F  United States Syracuse
– – Ed Keim –  United States Niagara
– – Leo Kubiak G/F  United States Bowling Green
– – Johnny Macknowski F  United States Seton Hall
– – Lionel Melamed –  United States CCNY
– – Hank O'Keefe –  United States Canisius
– – Warren Stickel –  United States Syracuse
– – Paul Yesavi –  United States Niagara

Roster

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

Les Harrison

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

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

1948–49 game log
Total: 45–15
November
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 6 Indianapolis W 69–58 Arnie Johnson (11) 1–0
2 November 10 @ Washington L 66–73 Arnie Risen (17) 1–1
3 November 11 @ Philadelphia W 83–75 Arnie Risen (21) 2–1
4 November 13 Boston W 95–63 Red Holzman (16) 3–1
5 November 14 Minneapolis W 92–75 Arnie Risen (19) 4–1
6 November 16 New York W 75–63 Arnie Risen (13) 5–1
7 November 18 @ Providence W 103–74 Red Holzman (18) 6–1
8 November 21 Washington L 77–80 Davies, Risen (17) 6–2
9 November 23 Baltimore W 108–90 Red Holzman (24) 7–2
10 November 27 Chicago W 105–103 (2OT) Arnie Risen (26) 8–2
December
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
11 December 1 @ New York W 73–72 Arnie Risen (28) 9–2
12 December 4 Philadelphia W 105–101 (OT) Arnie Risen (20) 10–2
13 December 6 @ Boston W 87–79 Bob Davies (19) 11–2
14 December 7 Providence L 89–90 Andy Duncan (20) 11–3
15 December 10 Minneapolis L 75–96 Andy Duncan (15) 11–4
16 December 12 @ Minneapolis L 58–67 Arnie Risen (12) 11–5
17 December 14 @ Chicago W 85–78 Arnie Risen (26) 12–5
18 December 18 Fort Wayne W 84–64 Bobby Wanzer (21) 13–5
19 December 19 @ Fort Wayne W 83–78 (OT) Red Holzman (17) 14–5
20 December 21 @ Indianapolis W 84–71 Arnie Risen (25) 15–5
21 December 25 St. Louis W 90–82 Arnie Risen (19) 16–5
22 December 26 @ Minneapolis L 90–99 Andy Duncan (22) 16–6
23 December 29 @ New York L 74–77 Arnie Risen (16) 16–7
24 December 30 @ Baltimore L 89–100 Bobby Wanzer (22) 16–8
January
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
25 January 1 St. Louis W 106–83 Bobby Wanzer (18) 17–8
26 January 2 @ St. Louis W 89–64 Novak, Risen (14) 18–8
27 January 6 @ Indianapolis L 62–73 Arnie Risen (11) 18–9
28 January 8 Chicago L 88–91 Arnie Risen (25) 18–10
29 January 9 @ Chicago W 90–75 Bob Davies (26) 19–10
30 January 11 Philadelphia W 83–71 Arnie Risen (21) 20–10
31 January 13 @ Baltimore W 102–85 Bobby Wanzer (18) 21–10
32 January 15 Fort Wayne W 73–62 Davies, Wanzer (14) 22–10
33 January 19 vs Indianapolis W 70–66 Bob Davies (33) 23–10
34 January 20 @ St. Louis W 84–74 Bob Davies (26) 24–10
35 January 22 New York W 103–98 (2OT) Bob Davies (22) 25–10
36 January 23 @ Fort Wayne W 81–80 (OT) Bob Davies (29) 26–10
37 January 29 Baltimore W 90–86 Arnie Risen (22) 27–10
February
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
38 February 1 @ Boston W 76–68 Bobby Wanzer (21) 28–10
39 February 3 @ Providence L 80–88 Arnie Risen (26) 28–11
40 February 5 Fort Wayne W 80–61 Red Holzman (15) 29–11
41 February 6 @ Minneapolis W 85–74 Arnie Risen (22) 30–11
42 February 8 Providence W 97–65 Arnie Risen (20) 31–11
43 February 9 @ Washington L 94–99 (2OT) Bob Davies (29) 31–12
44 February 10 @ Baltimore W 90–76 Arnie Risen (27) 32–12
45 February 12 Chicago W 87–73 Davies, Risen (23) 33–12
46 February 15 Washington W 91–79 Arnie Risen (17) 34–12
47 February 17 @ St. Louis W 68–63 Bob Davies (19) 35–12
48 February 18 @ Indianapolis W 65–53 Bob Davies (14) 36–12
49 February 19 Indianapolis W 87–73 Arnie Risen (25) 37–12
50 February 22 Philadelphia W 92–86 Arnie Risen (17) 38–12
51 February 26 Boston W 64–59 Arnie Johnson (17) 39–12
March
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record
52 March 1 Washington W 67–64 Arnie Johnson (14) 40–12
53 March 5 Providence W 81–64 Bobby Wanzer (14) 41–12
54 March 6 @ Fort Wayne W 78–66 Arnie Risen (29) 42–12
55 March 10 @ Philadelphia W 73–71 Bob Davies (25) 43–12
56 March 12 St. Louis W 104–74 Arnie Risen (21) 44–12
57 March 15 @ Boston Celtics L 83–86 Arnie Risen (28) 44–13
58 March 16 @ New York W 94–89 Bob Davies (29) 45–13
59 March 19 Minneapolis L 85–99 Red Holzman (15) 45–14
60 March 20 @ Chicago L 61–98 Fran Curran (15) 45–15

Playoffs

1949 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 22 St. Louis W 93–64 Bob Davies (23) Edgerton Park Arena 1–0
2 March 23 @ St. Louis W 66–64 Bobby Wanzer (17) St. Louis Arena 2–0
Division Finals: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 27 Minneapolis L 79–80 Arnie Risen (17) Edgerton Park Arena 0–1
2 March 29 @ Minneapolis L 55–67 Arnie Risen (21) St. Paul Auditorium 0–2
1949 schedule

Awards and records

References

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