
1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster
Team Record: 36-33
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 4-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Rochester Royals 2-1
Division Finals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 3-2
Coach: Paul Birch (36-33)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons Results
The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 36 wins and 33 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-4.
The Pistons scored 5,591 points and gave up 5,599. Larry Foust scored a team-best 958 points for Fort Wayne and contributed 769 rebounds. Andy Phillip dished out 286 assists for the squad.
Paul Birch coached the team. The 1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the division finals.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Don Boven | F-G-C | March 6, 1925 | 6'4" | 210 | Western Michigan | Kalamazoo, MI USA |
Frank Brian | G | May 1, 1923 | 6'1" | 180 | Louisiana State | Zachary, LA USA |
Ray Corley | G | January 14, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Georgetown | |
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 |
Dick Groat | G | November 4, 1930 | 5'11" | 180 | Duke | Wilkinsburg, PA USA |
Ralph Johnson | G | December 6, 1921 | 5'11" | 170 | Huntington | |
Jack Kiley | G | January 5, 1929 | 6'1" | 170 | Syracuse | |
Don Meineke | F-C | October 30, 1930 | 6'7" | 208 | Dayton | Dayton, OH USA |
Andy Phillip | G-F | March 7, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | Illinois | Granite City, IL USA |
Fred Schaus | F | June 30, 1925 | 6'4" | 205 | West Virginia | Newark, OH USA |
Fred Scolari | G | March 1, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA |
Chuck Share | C | March 14, 1927 | 6'11" | 235 | Bowling Green |