NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1952–53 NBA season was the Hawks' seventh season of existence, their fourth season in the NBA, and their second season in Milwaukee.[1]
Offseason
Draft picks
Round
|
Pick
|
Player
|
Position
|
Nationality
|
College
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Roster
Regular season
Season standings
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1952-53 NBA Records
|
Team
|
BAL
|
BOS
|
FWP
|
IND
|
MIL
|
MIN
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
ROC
|
SYR
|
Baltimore
|
— |
2–8 |
0–6 |
2–4 |
3–3 |
1–5 |
0–10 |
6–4 |
0–6 |
2–8
|
Boston
|
8–2 |
— |
4–2 |
4–2 |
5–1 |
1–5 |
6–4 |
9–1 |
4–2 |
5–6
|
Fort Wayne
|
6–0 |
2–4 |
— |
7–3 |
7–3 |
1–9 |
4–2 |
5–0 |
3–7 |
1–5
|
Indianapolis
|
4–2 |
2–4 |
3–7 |
— |
5–6 |
4–6 |
1–5 |
5–1 |
3–7 |
1–5
|
Milwaukee
|
3–3 |
1–5 |
3–7 |
6–5 |
— |
3–7 |
1–5 |
4–2 |
3–7 |
3–3
|
Minneapolis
|
5–1 |
5–1 |
9–1 |
6–4 |
7–3 |
— |
4–2 |
6–0 |
4–6 |
2–4
|
New York
|
10–0 |
4–6 |
2–4 |
5–1 |
5–1 |
2–4 |
— |
10–0 |
3–3 |
6–4
|
Philadelphia
|
4–6 |
1–9 |
0–5 |
1–5 |
2–4 |
0–6 |
0–10 |
— |
2–4 |
2–8
|
Rochester
|
6–0 |
2–4 |
7–3 |
7–3 |
7–3 |
6–4 |
3–3 |
4–2 |
— |
2–4
|
Syracuse
|
8–2 |
6–5 |
5–1 |
5–1 |
3–3 |
4–2 |
4–6 |
8–2 |
4–2 |
—
|
Game log
1952–53 Game log
|
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
|
1 |
November 1 |
Indianapolis |
71–73 |
Hutchins, Nichols (17) |
1–0
|
2 |
November 9 |
Rochester |
75–78 |
John Payak (14) |
2–0
|
3 |
November 12 |
@ Baltimore |
90–107 |
Jack Nichols (24) |
2–1
|
4 |
November 13 |
N Rochester |
97–79 |
John Payak (19) |
2–2
|
5 |
November 15 |
Fort Wayne |
68–71 |
John Payak (16) |
3–2
|
6 |
November 16 |
@ Minneapolis |
51–87 |
Jack Nichols (17) |
3–3
|
7 |
November 18 |
N Philadelphia |
83–82 |
Mel Hutchins (23) |
3–4
|
8 |
November 19 |
N Boston |
77–91 |
Don Boven (19) |
3–5
|
9 |
November 20 |
@ Syracuse |
73–92 |
Jack Nichols (18) |
3–6
|
10 |
November 22 |
@ Rochester |
65–69 |
Don Otten (15) |
3–7
|
11 |
November 23 |
Minneapolis |
62–46 |
Don Boven (10) |
3–8
|
12 |
November 25 |
@ Indianapolis |
78–66 |
George Ratkovicz (15) |
4–8
|
13 |
November 26 |
Fort Wayne |
80–72 |
John Payak (16) |
4–9
|
14 |
November 27 |
@ Fort Wayne |
87–95 (OT) |
Mel Hutchins (19) |
4–10
|
15 |
November 28 |
N Philadelphia |
77–78 (2OT) |
Don Boven (20) |
5–10
|
16 |
November 30 |
Rochester |
91–88 |
Hutchins, Masino, Nichols (15) |
5–11
|
17 |
December 3 |
@ Baltimore |
87–98 |
Bill Calhoun (18) |
5–12
|
18 |
December 4 |
N Boston |
90–73 |
Bill Calhoun (26) |
6–12
|
19 |
December 6 |
@ Boston |
83–88 |
Jim Brasco (11) |
6–13
|
20 |
December 7 |
@ Syracuse |
67–71 |
Bill Calhoun (21) |
6–14
|
21 |
December 8 |
Syracuse |
89–101 |
Bill Calhoun (26) |
7–14
|
22 |
December 11 |
@ Fort Wayne |
70–71 (OT) |
Jack Nichols (23) |
7–15
|
23 |
December 12 |
@ Indianapolis |
49–63 |
Calhoun, Nichols (10) |
7–16
|
24 |
December 14 |
New York |
74–69 |
Mel Hutchins (18) |
7–17
|
25 |
December 20 |
Minneapolis |
75–86 |
John Payak (21) |
8–17
|
26 |
December 22 |
N New York |
80–75 |
George Ratkovicz (14) |
8–18
|
27 |
December 25 |
@ Fort Wayne |
69–71 (2OT) |
Don Boven (14) |
8–19
|
28 |
December 28 |
@ Minneapolis |
77–86 |
George Ratkovicz (24) |
8–20
|
29 |
December 31 |
N Rochester |
82–74 |
Mel Hutchins (20) |
8–21
|
30 |
January 1 |
Baltimore |
83–81 (OT) |
Al Masino (19) |
8–22
|
31 |
January 2 |
N Minneapolis |
74–66 |
Mel Hutchins (20) |
8–23
|
32 |
January 3 |
N Minneapolis |
79–75 |
Jack Nichols (18) |
8–24
|
33 |
January 6 |
Fort Wayne |
71–73 |
Stan Miasek (14) |
9–24
|
34 |
January 8 |
@ New York |
68–81 |
Stan Miasek (14) |
9–25
|
35 |
January 10 |
@ Rochester |
81–89 |
Mel Hutchins (22) |
9–26
|
36 |
January 11 |
Rochester |
79–83 (2OT) |
George Ratkovicz (16) |
10–26
|
37 |
January 15 |
N Indianapolis |
68–75 |
Jack Nichols (22) |
10–27
|
38 |
January 16 |
Boston |
100–90 |
Jack Nichols (23) |
10–28
|
39 |
January 18 |
@ Minneapolis |
83–70 |
Jack Nichols (34) |
11–28
|
40 |
January 21 |
N New York |
70–72 |
John Payak (17) |
12–28
|
41 |
January 23 |
N Minneapolis |
65–67 |
Mel Hutchins (17) |
13–28
|
42 |
January 24 |
Indianapolis |
64–72 |
Jack Nichols (27) |
14–28
|
43 |
January 25 |
@ Fort Wayne |
62–65 |
John Payak (21) |
14–29
|
44 |
January 27 |
N Boston |
58–80 |
Jack Nichols (15) |
14–30
|
45 |
January 28 |
@ Baltimore |
84–83 |
Jack Nichols (27) |
15–30
|
46 |
January 29 |
N Baltimore |
70–67 |
Jack Nichols (24) |
16–30
|
47 |
January 30 |
Syracuse |
68–84 |
Mel Hutchins (23) |
17–30
|
48 |
February 2 |
N Rochester |
80–78 (OT) |
Bill Calhoun (23) |
17–31
|
49 |
February 3 |
N New York |
76–69 |
Jack Nichols (23) |
17–32
|
50 |
February 8 |
Rochester |
82–85 (OT) |
Mel Hutchins (18) |
18–32
|
51 |
February 11 |
N Indianapolis |
67–65 (OT) |
Dave Minor (17) |
19–32
|
52 |
February 12 |
N Baltimore |
92–85 |
Jack Nichols (21) |
20–32
|
53 |
February 13 |
@ Boston |
74–77 |
Jack Nichols (23) |
20–33
|
54 |
February 14 |
@ Rochester |
72–81 |
Jack Nichols (26) |
20–34
|
55 |
February 15 |
Minneapolis |
80–71 |
Jack Nichols (21) |
20–35
|
56 |
February 17 |
@ New York |
67–86 |
George Ratkovicz (12) |
20–36
|
57 |
February 19 |
@ Syracuse |
72–82 |
Jack Nichols (22) |
20–37
|
58 |
February 21 |
N Indianapolis |
61–60 |
Mel Hutchins (26) |
21–37
|
59 |
February 22 |
Indianapolis |
64–71 |
Jack Nichols (15) |
22–37
|
60 |
February 23 |
N Philadelphia |
64–78 |
Jack Nichols (15) |
23–37
|
61 |
February 24 |
@ Indianapolis |
69–71 (OT) |
Jack Nichols (19) |
23–38
|
62 |
February 28 |
Philadelphia |
73–87 |
George Ratkovicz (19) |
24–38
|
63 |
March 1 |
@ Fort Wayne |
74–76 |
Jack Nichols (16) |
24–39
|
64 |
March 3 |
Syracuse |
70–75 |
Dave Minor (21) |
25–39
|
65 |
March 8 |
@ Minneapolis |
73–100 |
Jack Nichols (19) |
25–40
|
66 |
March 9 |
@ Fort Wayne |
74–94 |
George Ratkovicz (19) |
25–41
|
67 |
March 10 |
N Philadelphia |
76–77 |
Bill Calhoun (17) |
26–41
|
68 |
March 11 |
N Philadelphia |
72–69 (OT) |
Mel Hutchins (20) |
26–42
|
69 |
March 13 |
@ Indianapolis |
50–52 |
Bill Calhoun (14) |
26–43
|
70 |
March 17 |
Fort Wayne |
61–87 |
Jack Nichols (17) |
27–43
|
71 |
March 18 |
Indianapolis |
74–69 |
George Ratkovicz (14) |
27–44
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Player statistics
Season
Awards and records
Transactions
References
See also
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