1947–48 Rochester Royals season explained

The 1947–48 Rochester Royals season was the franchise's third season in the National Basketball League (NBL). The team finished with a 44-16 record, the best record in the league. The team lost the NBL Championship for the second straight year.

League standings

Western Division

Team statistics

Regular season

Rank Player Position Games played Field goalsFree throws madeFree throws attemptedPoints per game
1 G-F 49 4.8 3.8 4.9 13.4
2 G 60 4.1 2.0 3.0 10.2
3 F-C 60 3.3 2.0 3.3 8.7
4 G-F 48 3.7 2.5 3.3 9.8
5 C-F 28 5.2 4.2 5.8 14.5
6F-G 54 2.7 0.8 1.1 6.3
7 F-C 57 1.8 1.7 2.6 5.2
8 George RatkoviczC-F 234 1.5 1.4 2.2 4.4
9 G 40 1.4 1.4 1.7 4.2
10 F-G 42 0.7 0.4 0.81.9
11 F-C 33 1.0 0.4 0.7 2.3
12 C 12 0.3 0.5 0.71.0
13 G 4 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.5
14 F 1 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Playoffs

Rank Player Position Games played Field goalsFree throws madeFree throws attemptedPoints per game
1 G-F 11 5.1 4.5 5.8 14.6
2 F-C 11 3.5 2.1 3.1 9.2
3 C-F 7 5.0 4.3 6.3 14.3
4 G 10 3.5 1.0 1.5 8.0
5 G 11 1.9 2.2 2.5 6.0
6 F-C 11 2.1 1.8 2.2 6.0
7 C-F 60 2.0 1.5 2.5 5.5
8 G-F 6 3.0 2.3 3.2 8.3
9 F-G 9 2.2 0.2 0.3 4.7
10 F-G 8 1.4 0.3 0.4 3.0
11 F-C 5 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.2[1]

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/teams/RCR/1948.html 1947-48 Rochester Royals Stats | Basketball-Reference.com
  2. https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/seasons/1948.html 1947-48 NBL Season Summary | Basketball-Reference.com