1949–50 Rochester Royals season

1949–50 Rochester Royals season
Head coach	Lester Harrison
Arena	Edgerton Park Arena
Results
Record	51–17 (.750)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central)
Playoff finish	Central Division Semifinals (eliminated 0–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WHAM

Draft picks

Main article: 1949 BAA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	10	Frank Saul	F/G	United States	Seton Hall
2	–	Jack Coleman	F/C	United States	Louisville

Roster

Rochester Royals 1949–50 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From G/F 17 Brookfield, Price 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) West Texas A&M G/F 19 Calhoun, Bill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) City College of San Francisco F/C 10 Coleman, Jack 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Louisville G 15 Curran, Fran 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Notre Dame G/F 11 Davies, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Seton Hall F/C 20 Duncan, Andy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) The College of William & Mary G 16 Holzman, Red 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) City College of New York F/C 12 Johnson, Arnie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Bemidji State F/C 18 Mikan, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) DePaul F/C 18 Novak, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Loyola (IL) F/C 14 Risen, Arnie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ohio State G/F 3 Saul, Frank 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Seton Hall G 9 Wanzer, Bobby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Seton Hall	Head coach Lester Harrison Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Minneapolis Lakers	51	17	.750	–	30-1	18-16	3-0	16-8
x-Rochester Royals	51	17	.750	–	33-1	17-6	1-0	15-9
x-Fort Wayne Pistons	40	28	.588	11	28-6	12-22	–	14-10
x-Chicago Stags	40	28	.588	11	18-6	14–21	8-1	11-13
St. Louis Bombers	26	42	.382	25	17-14	7–26	2-2	4-20

Playoffs

Central Division Tiebreaker

Rochester Royals vs. Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 1-0

• Game 1 @ Rochester: Minneapolis 78, Rochester 76

Central Division Semifinals

• (2) Rochester Royals vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Pistons win series 2-0
• Game 1 @ Rochester: Fort Wayne 90, Rochester 84
• Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 79, Rochester 78 (OT)

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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Prince Brookfield
Bill Calhoun
Jack Coleman
Fran Curran
Bob Davies
Andy Duncan
Red Holzman
Arnie Johnson
Ed Mikan
Mike Novak
Arnie Risen
Pep Saul
Bobby Wanzer

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jack Coleman
Fran Curran
Bob Davies
Andy Duncan
Red Holzman
Arnie Johnson
Ed Mikan
Arnie Risen
Pep Saul
Bobby Wanzer

Awards and records

• Bob Davies, All-NBA First Team