1946–47 Rochester Royals season

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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
RadioWHAM
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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[1]

Rewards and Honors[]

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

Transactions[]

References[]

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