1952–53 Fort Wayne Pistons season

1952–53 Fort Wayne Pistons season
Head coach	Paul Birch
Arena	War Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	36–33 (.522)
Place	Division: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Division Finals (eliminated 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1952-53 NBA season was the Pistons' fifth season in the NBA and 12th 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-Minneapolis Lakers	48	22	.686	-	24-2	16-15	8-5	17-13
x-Rochester Royals	44	26	.629	4	24-8	13-17	7-1	27-13
x-Fort Wayne Pistons	36	33	.522	11.5	25-9	8-19	3-5	18-22
x-Indianapolis Olympians	28	43	.394	20.5	19-14	4-23	5-6	15-26
Milwaukee Hawks	27	44	.380	21.5	14-8	3-24	10-12	15-26

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) Rochester Royals vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Pistons win series 2-1

• Game 1 @ Rochester: Fort Wayne 84, Rochester 77
• Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Rochester 83, Fort Wayne 71
• Game 3 @ Rochester: Fort Wayne 67, Rochester 65

Last Playoff Meeting: 1952 Western Division Semifinals (Rochester won 2–0)

West Division Finals

(1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Lakers win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 83, Fort Wayne 73
• Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 82, Fort Wayne 75
• Game 3 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 98, Minneapolis 95
• Game 4 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 85, Minneapolis 82
• Game 5 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 74, Fort Wayne 58

Last Playoff Meeting: 1950 Central Division Finals (Minneapolis won 2–0)

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

• Don Meineke, NBA Rookie of the Year Award

References

1. 1952–53 Fort Wayne Pistons

See also

• 1952-53 NBA season