1947–48 Rochester Royals season

The 1947–48 Rochester Royals season was the franchise's third season in the National Basketball League (NBL). The team finished with a 44-16 record, the best record in the league. The team lost the NBL Championship for the second straight year.

1947–48 Rochester Royals season
Head coachEddie Malanowicz
ArenaEdgerton Park Arena
Results
Record4416 (.733)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishWon NBL Eastern Division Opening Round (3-1) over Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons


Won NBL Eastern Division Semifinals (2-1) over Anderson Duffey Packers


Lost NBL NBL Championship (1-3) to Minneapolis Lakers

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWHAM

1947-48 League standings

Eastern standings

Team W L W/L% GB Points scored
er game
Points allowed
per game
Rochester Royals 44 16 .733 64.6 58.2
Anderson Duffey Packers 42 18 .700 2.0 65.0 59.4
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 40 20 .667 4.0 59.9 56.9
Syracuse Nationals 24 36 .400 20.0 59.3 62.5
Toledo Jeeps 22 37 .373 21.5 55.8 57.1
Flint Dow A.C.'s 8 52 .133 36.0 58.4 69.4

Western Division

Team W L W/L% GB Points scored
er game
Points allowed
per game
Minneapolis Lakers 43 17 .717 64.1 56.6
Tri-Cities Blackhawks 30 30 .500 13.0 60.9 61.1
Oshkosh All-Stars 29 31 .483 14.0 59.7 59.6
Indianapolis Kautskys 24 35 .407 18.5 60.3 63.2
Sheboygan Redskins 23 37 .383 20.0 56.8 60.9

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 49 4.8 3.8 4.9 13.4
2 Red Holzman G 60 4.1 2.0 3.0 10.2
3 Andy Duncan F-C 60 3.3 2.0 3.3 8.7
4 Bob Davies G-F 48 3.7 2.5 3.3 9.8
5 Arnie Risen C-F 28 5.2 4.2 5.8 14.5
6 Andrew Levane F-G 54 2.7 0.8 1.1 6.3
7 Arnie Johnson F-C 57 1.8 1.7 2.6 5.2
8 George Ratkovicz C-F 234 1.5 1.4 2.2 4.4
9 Bobby Wanzer G 40 1.4 1.4 1.7 4.2
10 Bill Calhoun F-G 42 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.9
11 John Mandic F-C 33 1.0 0.4 0.7 2.3
12 LeRoy King C 12 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0
13 Joseph Lord G 4 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.5
14 Ocie Richie F 1 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Playoffs

Rank Player Position Games played Field goals Free throws made Free throws attempted Points per game
1 Bob Davies G-F 11 5.1 4.5 5.8 14.6
2 Andy Duncan F-C 11 3.5 2.1 3.1 9.2
3 Arnie Risen C-F 7 5.0 4.3 6.3 14.3
4 Red Holzman G 10 3.5 1.0 1.5 8.0
5 Bobby Wanzer G 11 1.9 2.2 2.5 6.0
6 Arnie Johnson F-C 11 2.1 1.8 2.2 6.0
7 George Ratkovicz C-F 60 2.0 1.5 2.5 5.5
8 Al Cervi G-F 6 3.0 2.3 3.2 8.3
9 Andrew Levane F-G 9 2.2 0.2 0.3 4.7
10 Bill Calhoun F-G 8 1.4 0.3 0.4 3.0
11 John Mandic F-C 5 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.2[1]

Awards and honors

  • 1st Team: Al Cervi, Red Holzman
  • 2nd Team: Bob Davies[2]

References

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