1945–46 Rochester Royals season

The 1945–46 Rochester Royals season was the franchise's first season in the National Basketball League. They would also win their only NBL championship during that 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

Season standings

Eastern Division

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

Western Division

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

Statistics

Regular season

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

Playoffs

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

Awards and records

• NBL Rookie of the Year: Red Holzman
• All-NBL First Team: George Glamack, Red Holzman
• All-NBL Second Team: Al Cervi

External links

• Sacramento Kings History Timeline | Sacramento Kings