1948-49 Rochester Royals Roster and Stats

Record: 45-15, Finished 1st in BAA Western Division

Coach: Les Harrison (45-15)

PTS/G: 84.0 (2nd of 12) Opp PTS/G: 77.4 (2nd of 12)

SRS: 6.12 (2nd of 12) Pace:

Off Rtg: Def Rtg: Net Rtg:

Expected W-L: 46-14 (2nd of 12)

Arena: Edgerton Park Arena

BAA 1949 Playoffs:
Won BAA Western Division Semifinals (2-0) versus St. Louis Bombers (Series Stats)
Lost BAA Western Division Finals (0-2) versus Minneapolis Lakers (Series Stats)

Recent Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date	Birth	Exp	College
19	Bill Calhoun	SG	6-3	180	November 4, 1927	us US	R	City College of San Francisco
15	Fran Curran	G	6-0	175	September 9, 1922	us US	R	Notre Dame
11	Bob Davies	PG	6-1	175	January 15, 1920	us US	R	Seton Hall
10	Andy Duncan	F-C	6-6	195	April 17, 1922	us US	R	William & Mary
10, 12	Bob Fitzgerald	F-C	6-5	190	March 14, 1923	us US	1	Seton Hall
16	Red Holzman	PG	5-10	175	August 10, 1920	us US	R	City College of New York
17	Arnie Johnson	SF	6-5	236	May 16, 1920	us US	R	Bemidji State University
13	Andrew Levane	F-G	6-2	190	April 11, 1920	us US	R	St. John's
12	Lionel Malamed	G	5-9	150	November 15, 1924	us US	R	City College of New York
18	Mike Novak	C-F	6-9	219	April 23, 1915	us US	R	Loyola Chicago
14	Arnie Risen	C	6-9	200	October 9, 1924	us US	R	Eastern Kentucky University, Ohio State
09	Bobby Wanzer	G	6-0	170	June 4, 1921	us US	R	Seton Hall

Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game

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Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	AST	PF	PTS
1	Bill Calhoun	21	SG	56	2.6	7.3	.358	1.3	2.3	.573	2.2	1.7	6.6
2	Fran Curran	26		57	1.1	2.9	.363	1.5	2.2	.675	1.4	2.1	3.6
3	Bob Davies	29	PG	60	5.3	14.5	.364	4.5	5.8	.776	5.4	3.3	15.1
4	Andy Duncan	26		55	2.9	7.1	.414	1.5	2.5	.615	0.9	3.3	7.4
5	Bob Fitzgerald	25		18	0.3	1.6	.207	0.4	0.6	.700	0.7	1.4	1.1
6	Red Holzman	28	PG	60	3.8	11.5	.326	1.6	2.6	.611	2.5	1.6	9.1
7	Arnie Johnson	28	SF	60	2.6	6.3	.416	3.3	4.7	.701	1.3	4.1	8.5
8	Andrew Levane	28		36	1.5	5.4	.285	0.4	0.6	.619	1.1	1.0	3.4
9	Lionel Malamed	24		9	1.3	3.4	.387	0.7	0.9	.750	0.7	1.0	3.3
10	Mike Novak	33		60	2.1	6.1	.342	1.2	2.1	.581	1.9	3.1	5.3
11	Arnie Risen	24	C	60	5.8	13.6	.423	5.1	7.7	.660	1.7	3.6	16.6
12	Bobby Wanzer	27		60	3.4	8.9	.379	3.5	4.2	.823	3.1	2.2	10.2
	Team Totals				30.2	81.2	.372	23.7	34.3	.689	21.0	25.7	84.0

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	AST	PF	PTS
1	Bill Calhoun	21	SG	4	3.3	7.5	.433	3.3	4.5	.722	3.5	1.5	9.8
2	Fran Curran	26		4	0.3	1.3	.200	0.5	0.5	1.000	0.8	0.8	1.0
3	Bob Davies	29	PG	4	4.8	12.8	.373	2.5	3.3	.769	3.3	3.0	12.0
4	Andy Duncan	26		4	0.8	3.3	.231	0.0	0.3	.000	0.5	1.3	1.5
5	Bob Fitzgerald	25		1	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	0.0
6	Red Holzman	28	PG	4	4.5	10.0	.450	1.3	1.5	.833	3.3	0.8	10.3
7	Arnie Johnson	28	SF	4	2.8	10.3	.268	4.0	5.5	.727	1.8	4.0	9.5
8	Mike Novak	33		4	1.5	5.5	.273	0.3	0.3	1.000	2.5	3.3	3.3
9	Arnie Risen	24	C	4	5.5	13.3	.415	5.5	8.3	.667	2.5	4.0	16.5
10	Bobby Wanzer	27		4	3.3	10.3	.317	3.0	4.3	.706	2.3	2.3	9.5
	Team Totals				26.5	57.8	.459	20.3	28.5	.711		20.8	73.3

Qualified players in the top 20 · Includes full-season stats for all players who saw court time during the regular season or playoffs.