NBA professional basketball team season
1945–46 Rochester Royals season | |||
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NBL champions | |||
Head coach | Eddie Malanowicz | ||
Owners | Jack Harrison Les Harrison | ||
Arena | Edgerton Park Arena | ||
Results | |||
Record | 24–10 (.706) | ||
Place | Division: 2 (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | NBL Champions (Defeated Redskins 3–0) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Radio | WHAM | ||
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The 1945–46 Rochester Royals season was the franchise's first season in the National Basketball League. They would also win their only NBL championship during that season.
Season standings
Eastern Division
Pos. | Eastern Division | Wins | Losses | Win % |
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1 | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | 26 | 8 | .765 |
2 | Rochester Royals | 24 | 10 | .706 |
3 | Youngstown Bears | 13 | 20 | .394 |
4 | Cleveland Allmen Transfers | 4 | 29 | .121 |
Western Division
Pos. | Western Division | Wins | Losses | Win % |
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1 | Sheboygan Red Skins | 21 | 13 | .618 |
2 | Oshkosh All-Stars | 19 | 15 | .559 |
3 | Chicago American Gears | 17 | 17 | .500 |
4 | Indianapolis Kautskys | 10 | 22 | .313 |
Statistics
Regular season
Rk | Player | Position | Games played | Field Goals Per Game |
Free Throws Per Game |
Free Throws Attempted Per Game |
Points Per Game |
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1 | George Glamack | C-F | 34 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 12.3 |
2 | Red Holzman | G | 34 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 10.7 |
3 | Al Cervi | G-F | 28 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 10.7 |
4 | Bob Davies | G-F | 27 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 9.0 |
5 | Otto Graham | F-G | 32 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 5.2 |
6 | John Mahnken | C | 16 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 7.7 |
7 | Andrew Levane | F-G | 22 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
8 | Al Negratti | F-C | 16 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.0 | |
9 | Tommy Rich | F | 17 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | |
10 | Jack Garfinkel | G | 18 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 | |
11 | Bob Fitzgerald | F-C | 10 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.3 | |
12 | Chuck Connors | F-C | 14 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | |
13 | Delbert Rice | F | 11 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
14 | Buddy O'Grady | G | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
15 | Bernard Voorheis | G | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Playoffs
Rk | Player | Position | Games played | Field Goals Per Game |
Free Throws Per Game |
Free Throws Attempted Per Game |
Points Per Game |
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1 | George Glamack | C-F | 7 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 12.6 |
2 | Bob Davies | G-F | 7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 12.3 |
3 | Red Holzman | G | 7 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 11.6 |
4 | Al Cervi | G-F | 7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 10.0 |
5 | John Mahnken | C | 7 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
6 | Al Negratti | F-C | 7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
7 | Bob Fitzgerald | F-C | 6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
8 | Otto Graham | F-G | 5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 | |
9 | Jack Garfinkel | G | 6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
10 | Andrew Levane | F-G | 3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
11 | Bernard Voorheis | G | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Awards and records
- NBL Rookie of the Year: Red Holzman
- All-NBL First Team: George Glamack, Red Holzman
- All-NBL Second Team: Al Cervi
Transactions
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References
- NBA Team Roots
- 1945-46 Rochester Royals Stats | Basketball-Reference.com
- 1945-46 NBL Season Summary | Basketball-Reference.com
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Rochester Royals 1945–46 NBL champions | |
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