1948–49 Rochester Royals season

BAA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Rochester Royals Sacramento Kings BAA 1949 yes 45 15 Western 1 Les Harrison Jack Harrison Les Harrison Edgerton Park Arena WHAM West Division Finals(eliminated 0–2) ROC The 1948–49 BAA season was the Royals' first season in the BAA (later known as the NBA).1948–49 Rochester Royals BAA Draft 1948 BAA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 10 Bobby Wanzer G United States 1912 Seton Hall – – Alex Athas – United States 1912 Tulane – – Bill Gabor G/F United States 1912 Syracuse – – Ed Keim – United States 1912 Niagara – – Leo Kubiak G/F United States 1912 Bowling Green – – Johnny Macknowski F United States 1912 Seton Hall – – Lionel Melamed – United States 1912 CCNY – – Hank O'Keefe – United States 1912 Canisius – – Warren Stickel – United States 1912 Syracuse – – Paul Yesavi – United States 1912 Niagara Originally, the Royals were one of four teams to participate in what was planned to be a joint draft procedure between the BAA and the rivaling National Basketball League. However, on the very day before the joint draft was set to commence, plans for it were scrapped when the Royals and three other NBL teams (including the defending NBL champion Minneapolis Lakers) decided to leave the NBL for the BAA, meaning they would participate in the 1948 BAA draft this time around instead or either a joint league draft akin to what the National Football League would later do with the future rivaling American Football League during the late 1960s or the 1948 NBL draft that they were originally meant to be a part of.Bradley Robert D. The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts 2013 Scarecrow Press 9780810890695, pg. 6 Interestingly, the first round selection of Bobby Wanzer by the Royals could be considered a cheating selection for the franchise's first ever draft pick in the BAA/NBA since Wanzer had previously played for the Royals in the 1947–48 season back when they were a part of the rivaling National Basketball League. However, it was agreed between the Royals and the BAA that the Rochester franchise could either waive their territorial draft pick rights or their regular draft turn in order for them to retain Wanzer, with the Royals deciding to waive their territorial draft pick rights in order to retain Wanzer onto their team for good.Bobby Wanzer https://www.thedraftreview.com/?option=com_content&view=article&id=6812 The Draft Review February 25, 2012 August 22, 2025 Roster Rochester Royals 1948–49 19 Bill Calhoun basketball SG 6 3 180 CCSF 1927-11-04 15 Fran Curran G 6 0 175 Notre Dame 1925-09-19 11 Bob Davies PG 6 1 175 Seton Hall 1920-01-15 10 Andy Duncan basketball F/C 6 6 195 William & Mary 1922-04-17 10 – 12 Bob Fitzgerald basketball F/C 6 5 190 Seton Hall 1923-03-14 16 Red Holzman PG 5 10 175 CCNY 1920-08-10 17 Arnie Johnson SF 6 5 236 Bemidji State 1920-05-16 13 Andrew Levane F/G 6 2 190 St. John's 1920-04-11 12 Lionel Malamed G 5 9 150 CCNY 1924-11-15 18 Mike Novak C/F 6 9 219 Loyola University Chicago 1915-04-23 14 Arnie Risen C 6 9 200 Ohio State 1924-10-09 09 Bobby Wanzer G 6 0 170 Seton Hall 1921-06-04 Les Harrison https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ROC/1949.html Regular season Season standings 50% ROC Game log Rochester Royals 1949 Total: 45–15 Rochester Royals November yes no no no |- | 1 | November 6 | Indianapolis | W 69–58 | Arnie Johnson (11) | | 1–0 |- | 2 | November 10 | @ Washington | L 66–73 | Arnie Risen (17) | | 1–1 |- | 3 | November 11 | @ Philadelphia | W 83–75 | Arnie Risen (21) | | 2–1 |- | 4 | November 13 | Boston | W 95–63 | Red Holzman (16) | | 3–1 |- | 5 | November 14 | Minneapolis | W 92–75 | Arnie Risen (19) | | 4–1 |- | 6 | November 16 | New York | W 75–63 | Arnie Risen (13) | | 5–1 |- | 7 | November 18 | @ Providence | W 103–74 | Red Holzman (18) | | 6–1 |- | 8 | November 21 | Washington | L 77–80 | Davies, Risen (17) | | 6–2 |- | 9 | November 23 | Baltimore | W 108–90 | Red Holzman (24) | | 7–2 |- | 10 | November 27 | Chicago | W 105–103 (2OT) | Arnie Risen (26) | | 8–2 Rochester Royals December no no no |- | 11 | December 1 | @ New York | W 73–72 | Arnie Risen (28) | | 9–2 |- | 12 | December 4 | Philadelphia | W 105–101 (OT) | Arnie Risen (20) | | 10–2 |- | 13 | December 6 | @ Boston | W 87–79 | Bob Davies (19) | | 11–2 |- | 14 | December 7 | Providence | L 89–90 | Andy Duncan (20) | | 11–3 |- | 15 | December 10 | Minneapolis | L 75–96 | Andy Duncan (15) | | 11–4 |- | 16 | December 12 | @ Minneapolis | L 58–67 | Arnie Risen (12) | | 11–5 |- | 17 | December 14 | @ Chicago | W 85–78 | Arnie Risen (26) | | 12–5 |- | 18 | December 18 | Fort Wayne | W 84–64 | Bobby Wanzer (21) | | 13–5 |- | 19 | December 19 | @ Fort Wayne | W 83–78 (OT) | Red Holzman (17) | | 14–5 |- | 20 | December 21 | @ Indianapolis | W 84–71 | Arnie Risen (25) | | 15–5 |- | 21 | December 25 | St. Louis | W 90–82 | Arnie Risen (19) | | 16–5 |- | 22 | December 26 | @ Minneapolis | L 90–99 | Andy Duncan (22) | | 16–6 |- | 23 | December 29 | @ New York | L 74–77 | Arnie Risen (16) | | 16–7 |- | 24 | December 30 | @ Baltimore | L 89–100 | Bobby Wanzer (22) | | 16–8 Rochester Royals January no no no |- | 25 | January 1 | St. Louis | W 106–83 | Bobby Wanzer (18) | | 17–8 |- | 26 | January 2 | @ St. Louis | W 89–64 | Novak, Risen (14) | | 18–8 |- | 27 | January 6 | @ Indianapolis | L 62–73 | Arnie Risen (11) | | 18–9 |- | 28 | January 8 | Chicago | L 88–91 | Arnie Risen (25) | | 18–10 |- | 29 | January 9 | @ Chicago | W 90–75 | Bob Davies (26) | | 19–10 |- | 30 | January 11 | Philadelphia | W 83–71 | Arnie Risen (21) | | 20–10 |- | 31 | January 13 | @ Baltimore | W 102–85 | Bobby Wanzer (18) | | 21–10 |- | 32 | January 15 | Fort Wayne | W 73–62 | Davies, Wanzer (14) | | 22–10 |- | 33 | January 19 | vs Indianapolis | W 70–66 | Bob Davies (33) | | 23–10 |- | 34 | January 20 | @ St. Louis | W 84–74 | Bob Davies (26) | | 24–10 |- | 35 | January 22 | New York | W 103–98 (2OT) | Bob Davies (22) | | 25–10 |- | 36 | January 23 | @ Fort Wayne | W 81–80 (OT) | Bob Davies (29) | | 26–10 |- | 37 | January 29 | Baltimore | W 90–86 | Arnie Risen (22) | | 27–10 Rochester Royals February no no no |- | 38 | February 1 | @ Boston | W 76–68 | Bobby Wanzer (21) | | 28–10 |- | 39 | February 3 | @ Providence | L 80–88 | Arnie Risen (26) | | 28–11 |- | 40 | February 5 | Fort Wayne | W 80–61 | Red Holzman (15) | | 29–11 |- | 41 | February 6 | @ Minneapolis | W 85–74 | Arnie Risen (22) | | 30–11 |- | 42 | February 8 | Providence | W 97–65 | Arnie Risen (20) | | 31–11 |- | 43 | February 9 | @ Washington | L 94–99 (2OT) | Bob Davies (29) | | 31–12 |- | 44 | February 10 | @ Baltimore | W 90–76 | Arnie Risen (27) | | 32–12 |- | 45 | February 12 | Chicago | W 87–73 | Davies, Risen (23) | | 33–12 |- | 46 | February 15 | Washington | W 91–79 | Arnie Risen (17) | | 34–12 |- | 47 | February 17 | @ St. Louis | W 68–63 | Bob Davies (19) | | 35–12 |- | 48 | February 18 | @ Indianapolis | W 65–53 | Bob Davies (14) | | 36–12 |- | 49 | February 19 | Indianapolis | W 87–73 | Arnie Risen (25) | | 37–12 |- | 50 | February 22 | Philadelphia | W 92–86 | Arnie Risen (17) | | 38–12 |- | 51 | February 26 | Boston | W 64–59 | Arnie Johnson (17) | | 39–12 Rochester Royals March y y no |- | 52 | March 1 | Washington | W 67–64 | Arnie Johnson (14) | | 40–12 |- | 53 | March 5 | Providence | W 81–64 | Bobby Wanzer (14) | | 41–12 |- | 54 | March 6 | @ Fort Wayne | W 78–66 | Arnie Risen (29) | | 42–12 |- | 55 | March 10 | @ Philadelphia | W 73–71 | Bob Davies (25) | | 43–12 |- | 56 | March 12 | St. Louis | W 104–74 | Arnie Risen (21) | | 44–12 |- | 57 | March 15 | @ Boston Celtics | L 83–86 | Arnie Risen (28) | | 44–13 |- | 58 | March 16 | @ New York | W 94–89 | Bob Davies (29) | | 45–13 |- | 59 | March 19 | Minneapolis | L 85–99 | Red Holzman (15) | | 45–14 |- | 60 | March 20 | @ Chicago | L 61–98 | Fran Curran (15) | | 45–15 1949 BAA Playoffs Rochester Royals 1949 yes Rochester Royals Division Semifinals yes yes no 1 0 1 0 yes yes yes |- | 1 | March 22 | St. Louis | W 93–64 | Bob Davies (23) | Edgerton Park Arena | 1–0 |- | 2 | March 23 | @ St. Louis | W 66–64 | Bobby Wanzer (17) | St. Louis Arena | 2–0 |- Rochester Royals Division Finals yes no 0 1 0 1 yes yes yes |- | 1 | March 27 | Minneapolis | L 79–80 | Arnie Risen (17) | Edgerton Park Arena | 0–1 |- | 2 | March 29 | @ Minneapolis | L 55–67 | Arnie Risen (21) | St. Paul Auditorium | 0–2 |- ROC yes 1949 Awards and records Bob Davies, All-NBA First Team References Category:Sacramento Kings seasons Rochester Rochester Royals Rochester Royals