1945–46 Rochester Royals season

The 1945–46 Rochester Royals season was the franchise's first season in the National Basketball League.[1] They would also win their only NBL championship during that season.

1945–46 Rochester Royals season
NBL champions
Head coachEddie Malanowicz
OwnersJack Harrison
Les Harrison
ArenaEdgerton Park Arena
Results
Record24–10 (.706)
PlaceDivision: 2 (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBL Champions
(Defeated Redskins 3–0)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWHAM
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Season standings

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Eastern Division

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Pos. Eastern Division Wins Losses Win %
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

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Pos. Western Division Wins Losses Win %
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

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Regular season

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Rk Player Position Games played Field Goals
Per Game
Free Throws
Per Game
Free Throws
Attempted Per Game
Points Per
Game
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

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Rk Player Position Games played Field Goals
Per Game
Free Throws
Per Game
Free Throws
Attempted Per Game
Points Per
Game
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[2]

Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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