1953–54 Milwaukee Hawks season
Appearance
1953–54 Milwaukee Hawks season | |
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Head coach | Andrew Levane Red Holzman |
Arena | Milwaukee Arena |
Results | |
Record | 21–51 (.292) |
Place | Division: 4th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did Not Qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WTMJ |
The 1953–54 NBA season was the Hawks' fifth season in the NBA and third season in Milwaukee.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Minneapolis Lakers | 46 | 26 | .639 | – | 20–4 | 13–15 | 13–7 | 19–13 |
x-Rochester Royals | 44 | 28 | .611 | 2 | 18–10 | 12–15 | 14–3 | 22–10 |
x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 40 | 32 | .556 | 6 | 19–8 | 11–17 | 10–7 | 17–15 |
Milwaukee Hawks | 21 | 51 | .292 | 25 | 11–14 | 5–17 | 6–20 | 6–26 |
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Baltimore | — | 1–9 | 0–8 | 2–6 | 2–6 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 1–7 | 3–7 |
Boston | 9–1 | — | 4–4 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 5–5 |
Fort Wayne | 8–0 | 4–4 | — | 9–2 | 5–5 | 3–5 | 6–2 | 3–8 | 2–6 |
Milwaukee | 6–2 | 2–6 | 2–9 | — | 3–8 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 1–9 | 1–7 |
Minneapolis | 6–2 | 5–3 | 5–5 | 8–3 | — | 5–3 | 6–2 | 6–5 | 5–3 |
New York | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 3–5 | — | 7–3 | 7–1 | 5–5 |
Philadelphia | 6–4 | 4–6 | 2–6 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 3–7 | — | 1–7 | 6–4 |
Rochester | 7–1 | 4–4 | 8–3 | 9–1 | 5–6 | 1–7 | 7–1 | — | 3–5 |
Syracuse | 7–3 | 5–5 | 6–2 | 7–1 | 3–5 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–3 | — |
Game log
1953–54 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 30 | Minneapolis | 59–69 | Irv Bemoras (14) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | November 1 | @ Fort Wayne | 67–77 | Don Sunderlage (28) | 1–1 | |||||
3 | November 4 | N New York | 73–67 | Don Sunderlage (19) | 1–2 | |||||
4 | November 6 | New York | 80–68 | Don Sunderlage (17) | 1–3 | |||||
5 | November 10 | Syracuse | 74–59 | Bill Tosheff (13) | 1–4 | |||||
6 | November 13 | Minneapolis | 92–84 | George Ratkovicz (20) | 1–5 | |||||
7 | November 15 | @ Syracuse | 61–69 | Don Sunderlage (14) | 1–6 | |||||
8 | November 18 | @ Baltimore | 74–104 | Bob Houbregs (17) | 1–7 | |||||
9 | November 19 | N Rochester | 79–69 | Don Sunderlage (16) | 1–8 | |||||
10 | November 20 | Rochester | 81–63 | Don Sunderlage (18) | 1–9 | |||||
11 | November 22 | N Minneapolis | 57–55 | Bob Houbregs (13) | 1–10 | |||||
12 | November 25 | Fort Wayne | 58–64 | Don Sunderlage (24) | 2–10 | |||||
13 | November 26 | @ Fort Wayne | 64–78 | Jack Nichols (12) | 2–11 | |||||
14 | November 27 | N Philadelphia | 51–55 | Lew Hitch (15) | 3–11 | |||||
15 | November 28 | N Philadelphia | 68–71 | Irv Bemoras (23) | 4–11 | |||||
16 | December 1 | Syracuse | 76–69 (OT) | Max Zaslofsky (18) | 4–12 | |||||
17 | December 5 | @ Boston | 79–97 | Max Zaslofsky (28) | 4–13 | |||||
18 | December 9 | N Fort Wayne | 59–83 | George Ratkovicz (13) | 4–14 | |||||
19 | December 10 | @ Syracuse | 76–96 | Bemoras, Zaslofsky (15) | 4–15 | |||||
20 | December 11 | New York | 70–82 | Don Sunderlage (21) | 5–15 | |||||
21 | December 13 | @ Baltimore | 73–70 | Lew Hitch (17) | 6–15 | |||||
22 | December 15 | @ Rochester | 64–76 | Max Zaslofsky (18) | 6–16 | |||||
23 | December 16 | N Minneapolis | 69–63 (OT) | Max Zaslofsky (22) | 6–17 | |||||
24 | December 19 | Fort Wayne | 69–63 | Don Lofgran (15) | 6–18 | |||||
25 | December 21 | N Boston | 74–90 | Don Lofgran (18) | 6–19 | |||||
26 | December 23 | N Boston | 74–80 | Don Sunderlage (23) | 6–20 | |||||
27 | December 26 | Boston | 67–74 | George Ratkovicz (16) | 7–20 | |||||
28 | December 27 | @ Syracuse | 75–96 | Bill Calhoun (17) | 7–21 | |||||
29 | December 28 | N Philadelphia | 69–63 | Lew Hitch (13) | 7–22 | |||||
30 | January 1 | Baltimore | 52–62 | Don Sunderlage (12) | 8–22 | |||||
31 | January 5 | @ Philadelphia | 88–99 | Bill Calhoun (21) | 8–23 | |||||
32 | January 6 | N Philadelphia | 77–72 | Irv Bemoras (15) | 8–24 | |||||
33 | January 7 | N Philadelphia | 88–73 | Don Sunderlage (19) | 8–25 | |||||
34 | January 9 | Minneapolis | 78–67 | Irv Bemoras (16) | 8–26 | |||||
35 | January 10 | @ Fort Wayne | 73–81 | Bill Tosheff (23) | 8–27 | |||||
36 | January 12 | @ Rochester | 73–78 | Bill Tosheff (16) | 8–28 | |||||
37 | January 14 | N Boston | 74–86 | Don Sunderlage (26) | 8–29 | |||||
38 | January 16 | @ Minneapolis | 64–58 | Lew Hitch (16) | 9–29 | |||||
39 | January 18 | N Minneapolis | 91–72 | Don Sunderlage (16) | 9–30 | |||||
40 | January 19 | New York | 78–75 | Don Sunderlage (19) | 9–31 | |||||
41 | January 23 | @ New York | 63–75 | Dick Surhoff (12) | 9–32 | |||||
42 | January 24 | N New York | 66–68 | Don Sunderlage (19) | 10–32 | |||||
43 | January 26 | Minneapolis | 84–69 | Don Sunderlage (22) | 10–33 | |||||
44 | January 27 | N Fort Wayne | 68–77 | George Ratkovicz (14) | 10–34 | |||||
45 | January 29 | Boston | 70–82 | Don Sunderlage (19) | 11–34 | |||||
46 | January 30 | @ Minneapolis | 64–80 | Lew Hitch (15) | 11–35 | |||||
47 | February 1 | Fort Wayne | 72–71 | Chuck Share (22) | 11–36 | |||||
48 | February 3 | @ Baltimore | 78–72 | Bill Calhoun (19) | 12–36 | |||||
49 | February 5 | Philadelphia | 66–69 | Chuck Share (19) | 13–36 | |||||
50 | February 7 | @ Syracuse | 73–88 | Chuck Share (21) | 13–37 | |||||
51 | February 9 | @ Rochester | 70–81 | Chuck Share (15) | 13–38 | |||||
52 | February 10 | Rochester | 62–61 | Don Sunderlage (18) | 13–39 | |||||
53 | February 11 | N Rochester | 79–68 | Bob Harrison (16) | 13–40 | |||||
54 | February 12 | N Minneapolis | 62–71 | Don Sunderlage (17) | 14–40 | |||||
55 | February 16 | Fort Wayne | 69–65 | Chuck Share (16) | 14–41 | |||||
56 | February 19 | Boston | 78–73 | Don Sunderlage (15) | 14–42 | |||||
57 | February 20 | @ Rochester | 64–66 | Calhoun, Hitch (16) | 14–43 | |||||
58 | February 21 | @ Fort Wayne | 64–62 | Calhoun, Harrison (11) | 15–43 | |||||
59 | February 22 | N Fort Wayne | 82–95 | Don Sunderlage (22) | 15–44 | |||||
60 | February 23 | N Syracuse | 68–70 | Chuck Share (28) | 16–44 | |||||
61 | February 26 | Syracuse | 68–62 | Chuck Share (15) | 16–45 | |||||
62 | February 27 | @ New York | 58–57 | Chuck Share (16) | 17–45 | |||||
63 | February 28 | N Boston | 74–93 | Chuck Share (26) | 17–46 | |||||
64 | March 1 | N Philadelphia | 78–73 | Chuck Share (16) | 17–47 | |||||
65 | March 3 | @ Baltimore | 103–100 | Bemoras, Harrison (22) | 18–47 | |||||
66 | March 4 | N Baltimore | 87–95 | Don Sunderlage (19) | 18–48 | |||||
67 | March 7 | @ Minneapolis | 63–65 | Bill Calhoun (22) | 18–49 | |||||
68 | March 8 | Baltimore | 54–64 | Bob Harrison (14) | 19–49 | |||||
69 | March 8 | Baltimore | 54–65 | Bob Harrison (18) | 20–49 | |||||
70 | March 9 | N New York | 72–65 | Bill Calhoun (15) | 20–50 | |||||
71 | March 10 | N Rochester | 84–69 | Chuck Share (23) | 20–51 | |||||
72 | March 14 | Rochester | 53–91 | Bill Calhoun (22) | 21–51 |