1952–53 Philadelphia Warriors season

The 1952–53 NBA season was the Warriors' 7th season in the NBA.[1]

1952–53 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coachEdward Gottlieb
ArenaPhiladelphia Civic Center
Results
Record12–57 (.174)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWCAU
< 1951–52 1953–54 >

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Roster

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Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-New York Knicks 47 23 .671 - 22-4 15-14 10-5 30-10
x-Syracuse Nationals 47 24 .662 0.5 32-2 10-20 5-2 26-15
x-Boston Celtics 46 25 .648 1.5 21-3 11-18 14-4 28-13
x-Baltimore Bullets 16 54 .229 31 11-20 1–19 4-15 10-30
Philadelphia Warriors 12 57 .174 34.5 5-12 1–28 6-17 7-33
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1952-53 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS FWP IND MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Baltimore 2–8 0–6 2–4 3–3 1–5 0–10 6–4 0–6 2–8
Boston 8–2 4–2 4–2 5–1 1–5 6–4 9–1 4–2 5–6
Fort Wayne 6–0 2–4 7–3 7–3 1–9 4–2 5–0 3–7 1–5
Indianapolis 4–2 2–4 3–7 5–6 4–6 1–5 5–1 3–7 1–5
Milwaukee 3–3 1–5 3–7 6–5 3–7 1–5 4–2 3–7 3–3
Minneapolis 5–1 5–1 9–1 6–4 7–3 4–2 6–0 4–6 2–4
New York 10–0 4–6 2–4 5–1 5–1 2–4 10–0 3–3 6–4
Philadelphia 4–6 1–9 0–5 1–5 2–4 0–6 0–10 2–4 2–8
Rochester 6–0 2–4 7–3 7–3 7–3 6–4 3–3 4–2 2–4
Syracuse 8–2 6–5 5–1 5–1 3–3 4–2 4–6 8–2 4–2

Game log

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1952–53 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 1 Syracuse 86–84 (OT) Andy Phillip (21) 1–0
2 November 2 @ Syracuse 91–117 Claude Overton (25) 1–1
3 November 8 Minneapolis 71–93 Neil Johnston (21) 1–2
4 November 14 Indianapolis 71–77 Neil Johnston (13) 1–3
5 November 15 N Indianapolis 76–79 Neil Johnston (20) 1–4
6 November 16 N Baltimore 81–79 Don Lofgran (20) 2–4
7 November 18 N Milwaukee 83–82 Neil Johnston (23) 3–4
8 November 19 @ Baltimore 89–106 Don Lofgran (23) 3–5
9 November 20 Baltimore 106–99 Neil Johnston (31) 4–5
10 November 22 N Baltimore 95–96 Neil Johnston (21) 4–6
11 November 23 @ Fort Wayne 80–92 Johnston, Phillip (21) 4–7
12 November 26 @ Boston 92–93 Neil Johnston (29) 4–8
13 November 27 Boston 70–83 Andy Phillip (15) 4–9
14 November 28 N Milwaukee 77–78 (2OT) Neil Johnston (21) 4–10
15 November 30 @ Minneapolis 66–91 Neil Johnston (30) 4–11
16 December 2 New York 82–89 (OT) Neil Johnston (25) 4–12
17 December 3 N New York 75–100 Neil Johnston (22) 4–13
18 December 6 Syracuse 74–82 Neil Johnston (31) 4–14
19 December 7 @ Rochester 92–94 Neil Johnston (24) 4–15
20 December 9 N Boston 72–86 Jerry Fleishman (18) 4–16
21 December 10 N Boston 97–103 Neil Johnston (32) 4–17
22 December 11 Rochester 98–86 Neil Johnston (20) 5–17
23 December 13 @ Boston 78–82 Fulks, Johnston, Lofgran (15) 5–18
24 December 14 @ Syracuse 83–102 Neil Johnston (26) 5–19
25 December 16 N Fort Wayne 64–95 Neil Johnston (18) 5–20
26 December 18 Fort Wayne 79–86 Neil Johnston (17) 5–21
27 December 21 @ Fort Wayne 71–74 Neil Johnston (23) 5–22
28 December 25 Rochester 78–93 Jerry Fleishman (21) 5–23
29 December 28 @ New York 54–72 Neil Johnston (16) 5–24
30 January 1 New York 82–108 Neil Johnston (28) 5–25
31 January 3 @ Baltimore 77–81 Neil Johnston (26) 5–26
32 January 4 @ Fort Wayne 68–79 Joe Fulks (23) 5–27
33 January 6 @ Indianapolis 76–71 Neil Johnston (26) 6–27
34 January 7 Boston 82–84 Neil Johnston (20) 6–28
35 January 10 N Syracuse 77–87 Neil Johnston (34) 6–29
36 January 11 @ Syracuse 72–76 Neil Johnston (32) 6–30
37 January 17 @ New York 76–84 Neil Johnston (27) 6–31
38 January 18 N Indianapolis 74–76 (OT) Neil Johnston (23) 6–32
39 January 25 @ Baltimore 68–82 Joe Fulks (19) 6–33
40 January 29 New York 61–72 Neil Johnston (21) 6–34
41 January 31 @ Rochester 83–103 Joe Fulks (19) 6–35
42 February 1 N New York 85–90 Neil Johnston (22) 6–36
43 February 4 N Baltimore 96–88 Danny Finn (30) 7–36
44 February 7 @ New York 63–86 Neil Johnston (30) 7–37
45 February 8 @ Syracuse 89–98 Neil Johnston (28) 7–38
46 February 10 @ Rochester 85–101 Neil Johnston (26) 7–39
47 February 12 Boston 92–91 Danny Finn (27) 8–39
48 February 14 @ Minneapolis 84–92 Neil Johnston (24) 8–40
49 February 15 N Baltimore 95–75 Neil Johnston (32) 9–40
50 February 17 @ Indianapolis 77–80 Neil Johnston (32) 9–41
51 February 21 @ New York 69–85 Neil Johnston (23) 9–42
52 February 22 @ Syracuse 73–86 Neil Johnston (26) 9–43
53 February 23 N Milwaukee 64–78 Danny Finn (25) 9–44
54 February 24 N Syracuse 63–74 Neil Johnston (21) 9–45
55 February 25 @ Boston 80–87 Joe Fulks (21) 9–46
56 February 26 Minneapolis 73–85 Neil Johnston (24) 9–47
57 February 27 N Minneapolis 75–98 Joe Fulks (23) 9–48
58 February 28 @ Milwaukee 73–87 Neil Johnston (28) 9–49
59 March 1 N Minneapolis 80–102 Neil Johnston (28) 9–50
60 March 3 @ Indianapolis 73–90 Neil Johnston (23) 9–51
61 March 4 N Boston 75–82 Neil Johnston (30) 9–52
62 March 5 N Rochester 78–69 Neil Johnston (21) 10–52
63 March 7 N Syracuse 88–87 Neil Johnston (25) 11–52
64 March 10 N Milwaukee 76–77 Neil Johnston (19) 11–53
65 March 11 N Milwaukee 72–69 (OT) Neil Johnston (26) 12–53
66 March 12 New York 85–90 Joe Fulks (29) 12–54
67 March 13 N Baltimore 72–98 Neil Johnston (20) 12–55
68 March 14 @ Baltimore 85–87 Neil Johnston (27) 12–56
69 March 15 @ Boston 87–103 Neil Johnston (33) 12–57

Player statistics

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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

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Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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See also

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