NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1951–52 NBA season was the Royals fourth season in the NBA .[ 1] They entered the season as the defending champions, and finished matching their 41 wins from the year prior, though had a better winning percentage due to having two fewer games.
Draft picks
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College
Roster
Jack Coleman
Regular season
Season standings
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1951-52 NBA Records
Team
BAL
BOS
FWP
IND
MIL
MIN
NYK
PHI
ROC
SYR
Baltimore
—
1–8
2–4
2–4
4–2
0–6
2–7
4–5
2–4
3–6
Boston
8–1
—
3–3
3–3
5–1
3–3
4–5
6–3
3–3
4–5
Fort Wayne
4–2
3–3
—
5–4
4–5
5–4
3–3
2–4
3–6
0–6
Indianapolis
4–2
3–3
4–5
—
7–2
4–5
3–3
2–4
3–6
4–2
Milwaukee
2–4
1–5
5–4
2–7
—
1–8
2–4
1–5
1–8
2–4
Minneapolis
6–0
3–3
4–5
5–4
8–1
—
4–2
2–4
7–2
1–5
New York
7–2
5–4
3–3
3–3
4–2
2–4
—
6–3
2–4
5–4
Philadelphia
5–4
3–6
4–2
4–2
5–1
4–2
3–6
—
2–4
3–6
Rochester
4–2
3–3
6–3
6–3
8–1
2–7
4–2
4–2
—
4–2
Syracuse
6–3
5–4
6–0
2–4
4–2
5–1
4–5
6–3
2–4
—
Game log
1951–52 Game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
November 1
Baltimore
97–101
Bob Davies (20)
1–0
2
November 3
Minneapolis
93–74
Bob Davies (16)
1–1
3
November 10
Indianapolis
89–100
Bobby Wanzer (22)
2–1
4
November 11
New York
78–80
Arnie Risen (20)
3–1
5
November 13
@ Milwaukee
91–75
Bob Davies (26)
4–1
6
November 17
Philadelphia
72–86
Bob Davies (23)
5–1
7
November 18
@ Fort Wayne
76–71 (OT)
Arnie Risen (17)
6–1
8
November 20
@ Indianapolis
65–69 (2OT)
Davies, Risen (14)
6–2
9
November 22
@ Minneapolis
65–70 (2OT)
Arnie Johnson (16)
6–3
10
November 24
Fort Wayne
63–74
Bobby Wanzer (19)
7–3
11
November 25
@ Milwaukee
73–75
Bobby Wanzer (16)
7–4
12
November 27
Milwaukee
73–77
Jack Coleman (17)
8–4
13
November 29
@ New York
78–74
Bobby Wanzer (25)
9–4
14
December 1
Milwaukee
66–71
Davies, Wanzer (15)
10–4
15
December 2
@ Syracuse
81–79
Bob Davies (24)
11–4
16
December 3
@ Baltimore
77–70
Bob Davies (25)
12–4
17
December 4
@ Philadelphia
80–96
Jack Coleman (15)
12–5
18
December 8
Syracuse
95–75
Arnie Risen (17)
12–6
19
December 9
@ Fort Wayne
84–86
Arnie Risen (25)
12–7
20
December 15
Indianapolis
66–75
Bobby Wanzer (18)
13–7
21
December 16
Baltimore
95–99
Bob Davies (22)
14–7
22
December 18
@ Milwaukee
94–68
Jack Coleman (18)
15–7
23
December 20
@ Fort Wayne
69–54
Davies, Wanzer (15)
16–7
24
December 22
Philadelphia
89–105
Arnie Risen (25)
17–7
25
December 25
Indianapolis
78–87
Jack Coleman (25)
18–7
26
December 27
New York
85–98
Bobby Wanzer (25)
19–7
27
December 29
Fort Wayne
61–75
Jack Coleman (18)
20–7
28
December 31
N Indianapolis
73–77
Bobby Wanzer (17)
20–8
29
January 1
Boston
91–106
Bob Davies (27)
21–8
30
January 5
Philadelphia
94–103
Bob Davies (22)
22–8
31
January 6
@ Boston
80–91
Arnie Johnson (17)
22–9
32
January 8
@ New York
74–107
Arnie Johnson (13)
22–10
33
January 11
@ Philadelphia
83–85
Bob Davies (17)
22–11
34
January 12
Fort Wayne
88–76
Arnie Risen (14)
22–12
35
January 13
New York
70–97
Bob Davies (19)
23–12
36
January 19
Minneapolis
85–96
Bob Davies (28)
24–12
37
January 20
@ Minneapolis
81–91 (2OT)
Bob Davies (21)
24–13
38
January 21
N Milwaukee
78–76
Arnie Risen (23)
25–13
39
January 22
@ Indianapolis
65–68
Bobby Wanzer (18)
25–14
40
January 24
@ Fort Wayne
90–94
Arnie Risen (26)
25–15
41
January 26
Fort Wayne
71–104
Bobby Wanzer (25)
26–15
42
January 27
Indianapolis
95–102
Arnie Risen (28)
27–15
43
February 2
Milwaukee
79–100
Bobby Wanzer (26)
28–15
44
February 3
@ Minneapolis
75–77
Arnie Risen (19)
28–16
45
February 7
@ Minneapolis
75–86
Bobby Wanzer (16)
28–17
46
February 9
Boston
100–104
Bob Davies (22)
29–17
47
February 10
@ Boston
111–97
Bobby Wanzer (26)
30–17
48
February 12
@ Philadelphia
86–75
Bob Davies (22)
31–17
49
February 13
@ Baltimore
91–96
Bob Davies (17)
31–18
50
February 14
@ Syracuse
78–76
Bob Davies (17)
32–18
51
February 16
Syracuse
84–92
Arnie Risen (28)
33–18
52
February 17
Indianapolis
92–100
Arnie Risen (23)
34–18
53
February 23
Minneapolis
83–73
Arnie Risen (24)
34–19
54
February 24
Baltimore
100–124
Jack Coleman (27)
35–19
55
February 26
Milwaukee
67–99
Bobby Wanzer (19)
36–19
56
February 28
N Boston
72–91
Arnie Risen (17)
36–20
57
March 1
Syracuse
83–98
Bobby Wanzer (22)
37–20
58
March 2
@ Syracuse
72–76
Bob Davies (18)
37–21
59
March 3
@ Baltimore
96–99
Bob Davies (33)
37–22
60
March 4
@ New York
90–92 (OT)
Bob Davies (26)
37–23
61
March 6
Milwaukee
74–77
Arnie Risen (24)
38–23
62
March 8
Minneapolis
92–94 (OT)
Bob Davies (18)
39–23
63
March 9
@ Minneapolis
90–96
Arnie Risen (28)
39–24
64
March 11
@ Indianapolis
82–81
Arnie Risen (30)
40–24
65
March 13
@ Fort Wayne
86–84
Bobby Wanzer (17)
41–24
66
March 15
Boston
118–106
Bobby Wanzer (24)
41–25
Playoffs
1952 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Division Finals: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
1952 schedule
Player statistics
Season
Playoffs
Awards and records
Transactions
References
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