1952–53 Fort Wayne Pistons season

1952–53 Fort Wayne Pistons season
Head coach Paul Birch
Arena War Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record 36–33 (.522)
Place Division: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish West Division Finals
(eliminated 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
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The 1952-53 NBA season was the Pistons' 5th season in the NBA and 12th season as a franchise.[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Minneapolis Lakers 48 22 .686 - 24-2 16-15 8-5 17-13
x-Rochester Royals 44 26 .629 4 24-8 13-17 7-1 27-13
x-Fort Wayne Pistons 36 33 .522 11.5 25-9 8-19 3-5 18-22
x-Indianapolis Olympians 28 43 .394 20.5 19-14 4-23 5-6 15-26
Milwaukee Hawks 27 44 .380 21.5 14-8 3-24 10-12 15-26
x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) Rochester Royals vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Pistons win series 2-1

Last Playoff Meeting: 1952 Western Division Semifinals (Rochester won 2–0)

West Division Finals

(1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Lakers win series 3-2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1950 Central Division Finals (Minneapolis won 2–0)

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1952–53 Fort Wayne Pistons

See also