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
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
Player statistics
Season
Awards and records
Transactions
References
See also
1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
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