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1952-53 Baltimore Bullets Roster
Team Record: 16-54
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to New York Knicks 2-0
Coach: Chick Reiser (0-3)
Coach: Clair Bee (16-51)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1952-53 Baltimore Bullets Results
The Baltimore Bullets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 16 wins and 54 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
The Bullets scored 5,911 points and allowed 6,360, most in the circuit. Don Barksdale scored a team-best 899 points for Baltimore, and Eddie Miller contributed 609 rebounds. Paul Hoffman dished out 237 assists for the squad.
Chick Reiser and Clair Bee coached the team. The 1952-53 Baltimore Bullets lost in the division semifinals.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Jim Baechtold | F-G | December 9, 1927 | 6'4" | 205 | Eastern Kentucky | McKeesport, PA USA |
Don Barksdale | F-C | March 31, 1923 | 6'6" | 200 | UCLA | Oakland, CA USA |
Dick Bunt | G | July 13, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | NYU | New York, NY USA |
Blaine Denning | G | September 19, 1930 | 6'2" | 175 | Lawrence Tech | Fulton, KY USA |
Don Henriksen | F-C | October 10, 1929 | 6'7" | 225 | California | |
Paul Hoffman | G-F | April 12, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | Purdue | Jasper, IN USA |
George Kaftan | F | February 22, 1928 | 6'3" | 190 | Holy Cross | New York, NY USA |
Jack Kerris | F-C | January 30, 1925 | 6'6" | 215 | Loyola (IL) | |
Ray Lumpp | G | July 11, 1923 | 6'1" | 178 | NYU | Brooklyn, NY USA |
George McLeod | F | January 3, 1931 | 6'5" | 200 | TCU | (ht) Houston, TX USA |
Eddie Miller | C-F | June 18, 1931 | 6'8" | 225 | Syracuse | New Rochelle, NY USA |
Jim Mooney | F | July 8, 1930 | 6'5" | 215 | Villanova | |
Ralph O'Brien | G | April 8, 1928 | 5'9" | 160 | Butler | Henshaw, KY USA |
Kevin O'Shea | G | July 10, 1925 | 6'2" | 175 | Notre Dame | San Francisco, CA USA |
Bob Priddy | F | March 24, 1930 | 6'3" | 190 | New Mexico A&M |