1951–52 Fort Wayne Pistons season

1951–52 Fort Wayne Pistons season
Head coach	Paul Birch
Arena	North Side High School Gym
Results
Record	29–37 (.439)
Place	Division: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	West Division Semifinals (eliminated 0–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1951–52 NBA season was the Pistons' fourth season in the NBA and 11th season as a franchise.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Rochester Royals	41	25	.621	-	28-5	12-18	1-2	22-14
x-Minneapolis Lakers	40	26	.606	1	21-5	13-20	6-1	24-12
x-Indianapolis Olympians	34	32	.515	7	25-6	4-24	5-2	18-18
x-Fort Wayne Pistons	29	37	.439	12	22-11	6–24	1-2	17-19
Milwaukee Hawks	17	49	.258	24	8-13	3–22	6-14	9-27

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(1) Rochester Royals vs. (4) Fort Wayne Pistons: Royals win series 2-0

• Game 1 @ Rochester: Rochester 95, Fort Wayne 78
• Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Rochester 92, Fort Wayne 86

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

Awards and records

• Larry Foust, All-NBA Second Team

References

1. 1951–52 Fort Wayne Pistons

See also

• 1951–52 NBA season