1946–47 Rochester Royals season

1946–47 Rochester Royals season
1946–47 Rochester Royals season
Head coach	Eddie Malanowicz
Arena	Edgerton Park Arena
Results
Record	31–13 (.705)
Place	Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Won 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
Radio	WHAM
< 1945–46	1947–48 >

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
T–3	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
T–3	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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