1951–52 Milwaukee Hawks season

1951–52 Milwaukee Hawks season
Head coach	Doxie Moore
Arena	Milwaukee Arena
Results
Record	17–49 (.258)
Place	Division: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 1951–52 NBA season was the Hawks' third season in the NBA and first season in Milwaukee.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1951 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Rochester Royals	41	25	.621	–	28–5	12–18	1–2	22–14
x-Minneapolis Lakers	40	26	.606	1	21–5	13–20	6–1	24–12
x-Indianapolis Olympians	34	32	.515	7	25–6	4–24	5–2	18–18
x-Fort Wayne Pistons	29	37	.439	12	22–11	6–24	1–2	17–19
Milwaukee Hawks	17	49	.258	24	8–13	3–22	6–14	9–27

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1951-52 NBA Records
Team	BAL	BOS	FWP	IND	MIL	MIN	NYK	PHI	ROC	SYR
Baltimore	—	1–8	2–4	2–4	4–2	0–6	2–7	4–5	2–4	3–6
Boston	8–1	—	3–3	3–3	5–1	3–3	4–5	6–3	3–3	4–5
Fort Wayne	4–2	3–3	—	5–4	4–5	5–4	3–3	2–4	3–6	0–6
Indianapolis	4–2	3–3	4–5	—	7–2	4–5	3–3	2–4	3–6	4–2
Milwaukee	2–4	1–5	5–4	2–7	—	1–8	2–4	1–5	1–8	2–4
Minneapolis	6–0	3–3	4–5	5–4	8–1	—	4–2	2–4	7–2	1–5
New York	7–2	5–4	3–3	3–3	4–2	2–4	—	6–3	2–4	5–4
Philadelphia	5–4	3–6	4–2	4–2	5–1	4–2	3–6	—	2–4	3–6
Rochester	4–2	3–3	6–3	6–3	8–1	2–7	4–2	4–2	—	4–2
Syracuse	6–3	5–4	6–0	2–4	4–2	5–1	4–5	6–3	2–4	—

Game log

1950–51 Game log
#	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Record
1	November 3	New York	68–66	Elmer Behnke (14)	0–1
2	November 6	Fort Wayne	62–65 (OT)	Dwight Eddleman (17)	1–1
3	November 11	@ Fort Wayne	59–74	Dwight Eddleman (12)	1–2
4	November 13	Rochester	91–75	Dwight Eddleman (20)	1–3
5	November 16	@ Indianapolis	78–68	Boven, Eddleman (18)	2–3
6	November 17	N Indianapolis	58–68	Kevin O'Shea (14)	2–4
7	November 19	@ Baltimore	70–71	Dwight Eddleman (15)	2–5
8	November 20	@ Philadelphia	64–80	Dwight Eddleman (18)	2–6
9	November 22	@ Boston	72–103	Dwight Eddleman (19)	2–7
10	November 24	Minneapolis	72–59	Dwight Eddleman (15)	2–8
11	November 25	Rochester	73–75	Mel Hutchins (16)	3–8
12	November 27	@ Rochester	73–77	Dwight Eddleman (31)	3–9
13	November 29	N Baltimore	64–77	Dwight Eddleman (24)	3–10
14	December 1	@ Rochester	66–71	Dwight Eddleman (15)	3–11
15	December 2	Indianapolis	80–71	Dwight Eddleman (19)	3–12
16	December 6	N Syracuse	70–73	Dick Mehen (17)	4–12
17	December 8	Fort Wayne	71–82	Dwight Eddleman (27)	5–12
18	December 9	Baltimore	73–71	Don Rehfeldt (15)	5–13
19	December 11	@ New York	83–88	Dick Mehen (26)	5–14
20	December 12	@ Boston	84–89	Dick Mehen (15)	5–15
21	December 13	@ Syracuse	82–89	Don Otten (21)	5–16
22	December 16	@ Minneapolis	52–99	Dwight Eddleman (18)	5–17
23	December 18	Rochester	94–68	Dwight Eddleman (14)	5–18
24	December 21	@ Indianapolis	64–69	Dwight Eddleman (17)	5–19
25	December 25	N Syracuse	70–65	Don Rehfeldt (15)	5–20
26	December 26	N New York	76–78	Don Boven (19)	6–20
27	December 27	@ Syracuse	69–68	Mel Hutchins (15)	7–20
28	December 29	Philadelphia	68–61	Don Otten (22)	7–21
29	December 30	at Fort Wayne	60–77	Eddleman, Hutchins (12)	7–22
30	January 1	New York	68–65	Boven, Rehfeldt (16)	7–23
31	January 2	N New York	89–67	Dwight Eddleman (18)	7–24
32	January 8	Boston	83–76	Dick Mehen (19)	7–25
33	January 11	Minneapolis	75–63	Dwight Eddleman (17)	7–26
34	January 12	N Minneapolis	96–84	Dan Boven (18)	7–27
35	January 15	Fort Wayne	63–76	Dwight Eddleman (22)	8–27
36	January 16	N Baltimore	77–71	Dwight Eddleman (18)	9–27
37	January 17	N Baltimore	87–76	Dick Mehen (17)	10–27
38	January 20	@ Fort Wayne	76–83	Don Otten (23)	10–28
39	January 21	N Rochester	78–76	Boven, Otten (18)	10–29
40	January 22	Syracuse	93–82	Dwight Eddleman (16)	10–30
41	January 26	Minneapolis	57–56	Don Otten (18)	10–31
42	January 27	@ Minneapolis	62–91	Dick Mehen (19)	10–32
43	January 31	@ Syracuse	79–88	Don Otten (26)	10–33
44	February 1	N Boston	77–100	Bob Wilson (16)	10–34
45	February 22	@ Rochester	79–100	Dillard Crocker (17)	10–35
46	February 3	Philadelphia	73–83	Dick Mehen (21)	11–35
47	February 5	@ Fort Wayne	75–64	Don Otten (24)	12–35
48	February 8	@ Indianapolis	76–80	Don Otten (28)	12–36
49	February 9	Indianapolis	83–90	Don Otten (27)	13–36
50	February 10	Minneapolis	69–70 (2OT)	Don Boven (16)	14–36
51	February 14	N Minneapolis	109–74	Don Otten (16)	14–37
52	February 17	N Boston	97–95	Don Boven (28)	15–37
53	February 18	N Boston	84–106	Dick Mehen (19)	15–38
54	February 20	N Indianapolis	80–95	Don Boven (18)	15–39
55	February 22	@ Indianapolis	73–82	Dick Mehen (15)	15–40
56	February 23	N Indianapolis	59–86	Don Otten (14)	15–41
57	February 24	N Philadelphia	76–71	Don Boven (19)	15–42
58	February 26	@ Rochester	67–99	Don Boven (17)	15–43
59	March 1	N Fort Wayne	58–66	Don Boven (16)	15–44
60	March 2	Minneapolis	96–85	Hutchins, Mehen (20)	15–45
61	March 6	@ Rochester	74–77	Dillard Crocker (23)	15–46
62	March 7	Fort Wayne	74–75	Don Otten (27)	16–46
63	March 8	N New York	99–103	Don Otten (27)	17–46
64	March 10	@ Baltimore	80–91	Don Otten (26)	17–47
65	March 14	@ Philadelphia	82–85	Nate DeLong (19)	17–48
66	March 15	N Philadelphia	105–86	Dillard Crocker (19)	17–49

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

See also

• 1951–52 NBA season