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NBA professional basketball team season
1946–47 Rochester Royals season
Head coachEddie Malanowicz
ArenaEdgerton Park Arena
Results
Record31–13 (.705)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishWon NBL Eastern Division Opening Round (3-1) over Syracuse Nationals

Won NBL Western Division Semifinals (2-1) over Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons

Lost NBL NBL Championship (1-3) to Chicago American Gears
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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The 1946–47 Rochester Royals season was the franchise's second season in the National Basketball League (NBL). The team finished with the best record in the league.

1946–47 NBL standings

Eastern Division

Pos. Eastern Division Wins Losses Win %
1 Rochester Royals 31 13 .705
2 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 25 19 .568
T–3 Syracuse Nationals 21 23 .477
Toledo Jeeps 21 23 .477
5 Buffalo Bisons /
Tri-Cities Blackhawks‡		 19 25 .432
6 Youngstown Bears 12 32 .273
After 13 games the franchise moved from New York to Illinois.

Western Division

Pos. Western Division Wins Losses Win %
1 Oshkosh All-Stars 28 16 .636
2 Indianapolis Kautskys 27 17 .614
T–3 Chicago American Gears 26 18 .591
Sheboygan Red Skins 26 18 .591
5 Anderson Duffey Packers 24 20 .545
6 Detroit Gems 4 40 .091

Team statistics

Regular season

Rank Player Position Games played Field goals Free throws made Free throws attempted Points per game
1 Al Cervi G-F 44 5.2 4.0 5.4 14.4
2 Red Holzman G 44 5.2 1.7 3.2 12.0
3 Bob Davies G-F 32 5.2 4.1 5.2 14.4
4 George Glamack C-F 44 3.2 2.0 3.1 8.5
5 Andrew Levane F-G 39 3.4 1.3 2.2 8.1
6 Arnie Johnson F-C 32 2.1 2.1 3.1 6.4
7 William King C-F 41 1.3 1.5 2.4 4.0
8 Al Negratti F-C 33 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.3
9 Bill Coven F-C 13 0.8 0.3 0.6 1.8
10 Jack Garfinkel G 10 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.3
11 Leon Gauchat G 6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.7
12 Jim Cominsky G 5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.8
13 Jim Quinlan F 3 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.3
14 Frank Beaty F 6 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.2

Playoffs

Rank Player Position Games played Field goals Free throws made Free throws attempted Points per game
1 Bob Davies G-F 11 4.9 3.9 5.7 13.7
2 Al Cervi G-F 11 4.5 4.5 6.2 13.5
3 Red Holzman G 11 3.8 2.0 2.6 9.6
4 George Glamack C-F 10 3.5 2.8 3.3 9.8
5 Andrew Levane F-G 11 3.4 1.6 2.5 8.4
6 William King C-F 11 2.7 2.8 3.9 8.3
7 Al Negratti F-C 11 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.9
8 Frank Beaty F 2 0.5 0.0 1.0 1.0
9 Leon Gauchat G 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10 Bill Coven F-C 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Rewards and Honors

  • 1st Team: Al Cervi, Bob Davies
  • 2nd Team: Red Holzman
  • League MVP: Bob Davies

Transactions

Main article: List of 1946–47 BAA season transactions

References

  1. 1946-47 Rochester Royals Stats | Basketball-Reference.com
  2. 1946-47 NBL Season Summary | Basketball-Reference.com
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