# Temporada 1952-53 de los Fort Wayne Pistons

La Temporada 1952-53 fue la quinta de los Fort Wayne Pistons en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 36 victorias y 33 derrotas, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las finales de división ante los Minneapolis Lakers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 3 | Dick Groat | Base | Estados Unidos | Duke |
| 2 | 12 | Don Meineke | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Dayton |

## Temporada regular

División Central :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Minneapolis Lakers | 48 | 22 | .686 | - | 24-2 | 16-15 | 8-5 | 17-13 |
| x-Rochester Royals | 44 | 26 | .629 | 4 | 24-8 | 13-17 | 7-1 | 27-13 |
| x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 36 | 33 | .522 | 11.5 | 25-9 | 8-19 | 3-5 | 18-22 |
| x-Indianapolis Olympians | 28 | 43 | .394 | 20.5 | 19-14 | 4-23 | 5-6 | 15-26 |
| Milwaukee Hawks | 27 | 44 | .380 | 21.5 | 14-8 | 3-24 | 10-12 | 15-26 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Rochester Royals - Fort Wayne Pistons
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 20 de marzo | Rochester Royals 77, Fort Wayne Pistons 84 | Rochester |
| 22 de marzo | Fort Wayne Pistons 71, Rochester Royals 83 | Fort Wayne |
| 24 de marzo | Rochester Royals 65, Fort Wayne Pistons 67 | Rochester |
| | Fort Wayne gana las series 2-1 | |

### Finales de División

Minneapolis Lakers - Fort Wayne Pistons
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 26 de marzo | Minneapolis Lakers 83, Fort Wayne Pistons 73 | Minneapolis |
| 28 de marzo | Minneapolis Lakers 82, Fort Wayne Pistons 75 | Minneapolis |
| 30 de marzo | Fort Wayne Pistons 98, Minneapolis Lakers 95 | Fort Wayne |
| 1 de abril | Fort Wayne Pistons 85, Minneapolis Lakers 82 | Fort Wayne |
| 2 de abril | Minneapolis Lakers 74, Fort Wayne Pistons 58 | Minneapolis |
| | Minneapolis gana las series 3-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Larry Foust | 24 | 67 | 34.4 | 4.6 | 12.9 | .360 | 5.0 | 6.9 | .723 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 14.3 |
| 2 | Dick Groat | 22 | 26 | 25.5 | 3.8 | 10.5 | .368 | 4.2 | 5.3 | .790 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 11.9 |
| 3 | Fred Scolari | 30 | 16 | 31.6 | 3.8 | 10.1 | .377 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .824 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 11.1 |
| 4 | Frankie Brian | 29 | 68 | 28.1 | 3.6 | 10.3 | .351 | 3.5 | 4.4 | .795 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 10.7 |
| 5 | Monk Meineke | 22 | 68 | 33.1 | 3.5 | 9.3 | .381 | 3.6 | 4.6 | .783 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 10.7 |
| 6 | Fred Schaus | 27 | 69 | 36.8 | 3.5 | 10.4 | .334 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .821 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 10.5 |
| 7 | Dike Eddleman | 30 | 69 | 22.8 | 3.5 | 10.0 | .351 | 1.9 | 3.4 | .561 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 8.9 |
| 8 | Don Boven | 27 | 17 | 22.2 | 2.1 | 6.5 | .324 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .744 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 6.1 |
| 9 | Chuck Share | 25 | 67 | 15.6 | 1.4 | 3.8 | .358 | 2.6 | 3.5 | .735 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 5.3 |
| 10 | Jack Kerris | 28 | 52 | 18.9 | 1.1 | 3.4 | .330 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .616 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| 11 | Ralph O'Brien | 24 | 7 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 3.4 | .417 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .600 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Ralph Johnson | 31 | 3 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .333 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .667 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| 13 | Jake Fendley | 23 | 45 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | .400 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .667 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 14 | Ray Corley | 25 | 8 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 3.0 | .125 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .833 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| 15 | Jack Kiley | 24 | 6 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | .200 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Andy Phillip | 30 | 57 | 37.7 | 3.5 | 8.9 | .400 | 2.9 | 3.9 | .729 | | 5.0 | 3.2 | 10.0 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Don Meineke | Rookie del Año de la NBA |