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1945–46 Rochester Royals season

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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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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.

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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