
1951-52 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster
Team Record: 29-37
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Rochester Royals 2-0
Coach: Paul Birch (29-37)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
1951-52 Fort Wayne Pistons Results
The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1951-52 season with a record of 29 wins and 37 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
The Pistons scored 5,151 points and yielded 5,286. Frank Brian scored a team-best 1,051 points for Fort Wayne, while Larry Foust and Fred Schaus netted 12 or more per game also. Larry Foust contributed 880 rebounds. Fred Schaus dished out 247 assists for the squad.
Paul Birch coached the team. The 1951-52 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the division semifinals.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Frank Brian | G | May 1, 1923 | 6'1" | 180 | Louisiana State | Zachary, LA USA |
Art Burris | F | April 7, 1924 | 6'5" | 220 | Tennessee | |
Bill Closs | F-C | January 8, 1922 | 6'5" | 195 | Rice | Edge, TX USA |
Dike Eddleman | F-G | December 27, 1922 | 6'2" | 189 | Illinois | Centralia, IL USA |
Jake Fendley | G | June 12, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | Northwestern | |
Larry Foust | C-F | June 24, 1928 | 6'9" | 215 | LaSalle | Painesville, OH USA |
Ralph Johnson | G | December 6, 1921 | 5'11" | 170 | Huntington | |
Jack Kerris | F-C | January 30, 1925 | 6'6" | 215 | Loyola (IL) | |
Jack Kiley | G | January 5, 1929 | 6'1" | 170 | Syracuse | |
Don Otten | C | April 18, 1921 | 6'10" | 240 | Bowling Green | Bellefontaine, OH USA |
Fred Schaus | F | June 30, 1925 | 6'4" | 205 | West Virginia | Newark, OH USA |
Chuck Share | C | March 14, 1927 | 6'11" | 235 | Bowling Green | |
Zeke Sinicola | G | January 25, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | Niagara | New York, NY USA |