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 1st season in the BAA (later known as the NBA).[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1948 BAA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

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

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.

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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bill Calhoun
Fran Curran
Bob Davies
Andy Duncan
Bob Fitzgerald
Red Holzman
Arnie Johnson
Andrew Levane
Lionel Malamed
Mike Novak
Arnie Risen
Bobby Wanzer

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bill Calhoun
Fran Curran
Bob Davies
Andy Duncan
Bob Fitzgerald
Red Holzman
Arnie Johnson
Mike Novak
Arnie Risen
Bobby Wanzer

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1948–49 Rochester Royals
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