- Season standings Eastern Division Western Division
- Statistics Regular season Playoffs
- Awards and records
- Transactions
- References
- External links
{{NBA season
| team = Rochester Royals
| end_year = 1946
| wins = 24
| losses = 10
| division = Eastern
| division_place = 2
| coach = Lester Harrison
| arena = Edgerton Park Arena
| television =
| radio = WHAM
| playoffs = NBL Champions
(Defeated Redskins 3–0)
| bbr_team = ROC
| no_prevseason = 1
}}The 1945–46 Rochester Royals season was the franchise's first season in the National Basketball League.[1] Season standingsEastern Division| Team | Wins | Losses | Win-Loss
Percentage | Games
Behind | Points scored
per game | Points allowed
per game |
|---|
| Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | 26 | 8 | .765 | 58.7 | 51.0 | | Rochester Royals | 24 | 10 | .706 | 2.0 | 56.8 | 50.9 | | Youngstown Bears | 13 | 20 | .394 | 12.5 | 46.0 | 50.5 | | Cleveland Allmen Transfers | 4 | 29 | .121 | 21.5 | 45.9 | 56.2 | |
Western Division| Team | Wins | Losses | Win-Loss
Percentage | Games
Behind | Points scored
per game | Points allowed
per game |
|---|
| Sheboygan Redskins | 21 | 13 | .618 | 51.0 | 48.2 | | Oshkosh All-Stars | 19 | 15 | .559 | 2.0 | 53.4 | 49.2 | | Chicago American Gears | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4.0 | 48.4 | 51.5 | | Indianapolis Kautskys | 10 | 22 | .313 | 10.0 | 46.4 | 49.8 | |
StatisticsRegular season| Rk | Player | Position | Games played | Field Goals
Per Game | Free Throws
Per Game | Free Throws
Attempted Per Game | Points Per
Game |
|---|
| 1 | George Glamack | C-F | 34 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 12.3 | | 2 | Red Holzman | G | 34 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 10.7 | | 3 | Al Cervi | G-F | 28 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 10.7 | | 4 | Bob Davies | G-F | 27 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 9.0 | | 5 | Otto Graham | F-G | 32 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 5.2 | | 6 | John Mahnken | C | 16 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 7.7 | | 7 | Andrew Levane | F-G | 22 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 5.1 | | 8 | Al Negratti | F-C | 16 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.0 | | 9 | Tommy Rich | F | 17 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | | 10 | Jack Garfinkel | G | 18 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 | | 11 | Bob Fitzgerald | F-C | 10 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.3 | | 12 | Chuck Connors | F-C | 14 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | | 13 | Delbert Rice | F | 11 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.0 | | 14 | Buddy O'Grady | G | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 15 | Bernard Voorheis | G | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Playoffs| Rk | Player | Position | Games played | Field Goals
Per Game | Free Throws
Per Game | Free Throws
Attempted Per Game | Points Per
Game |
|---|
| 1 | George Glamack | C-F | 7 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 12.6 | | 2 | Bob Davies | G-F | 7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 12.3 | | 3 | Red Holzman | G | 7 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 11.6 | | 4 | Al Cervi | G-F | 7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 10.0 | | 5 | John Mahnken | C | 7 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 6.6 | | 6 | Al Negratti | F-C | 7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.6 | | 7 | Bob Fitzgerald | F-C | 6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | | 8 | Otto Graham | F-G | 5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 | | 9 | Jack Garfinkel | G | 6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | | 10 | Andrew Levane | F-G | 3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | | 11 | Bernard Voorheis | G | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0[2] | |
Awards and records- National Basketball League Rookie of the Year: Red Holzman
- All-NBL 1st Team: George Glamack, Red Holzman
- All-NBL 2nd Team: Al Cervi[3]
Transactions{{Empty section|date=December 2014}}References1. ^NBA Team Roots
2. ^[https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/teams/RCR/1946.html 1945-46 Rochester Royals Stats | Basketball-Reference.com]
3. ^[https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/seasons/1946.html 1945-46 NBL Season Summary | Basketball-Reference.com]
External links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150601005423/http://www.nba.com/kings/sacramento_kings_history_timeline.html Sacramento Kings History Timeline | Sacramento Kings]
{{Sacramento Kings seasons}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1945-46 Rochester Royals Season}} 4 : Sacramento Kings seasons|1945–46 National Basketball League (United States) season|1945 in sports in New York (state)|1946 in sports in New York (state) |