1945–46 Rochester Royals season

1945–46 Rochester Royals season
1945–46 Rochester Royals season
NBL champions
Head coach	Eddie Malanowicz
Owners	Jack Harrison ; Les Harrison
Arena	Edgerton Park Arena
Results
Record	24–10 (.706)
Place	Division: 2 (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBL Champions; (Defeated Redskins 3–0)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WHAM
	1946–47 >

The 1945–46 Rochester Royals season was the franchise's first season in the National Basketball League.^[1]

Season standings[edit]

Pos.	Eastern Division	Wins	Losses	Win %
1	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons	26	8	.765
2	Rochester Royals	24	10	.706
3	Youngstown Bears	13	20	.394
4	Cleveland Allmen Transfers	4	29	.121

Pos.	Western Division	Wins	Losses	Win %
1	Sheboygan Red Skins	21	13	.618
2	Oshkosh All-Stars	19	15	.559
3	Chicago American Gears	17	17	.500
4	Indianapolis Kautskys	10	22	.313

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

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]