1949–50 Rochester Royals season

The **1949–50 NBA season** was the second season for the Rochester Royals in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

## Draft picks

|style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#0046AD;" width="7%"|Round|style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#0046AD;" width="7%"|Pick|style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#0046AD;" width="20%"|Player|style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#0046AD;" width="15%"|Position|style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#0046AD;" width="15%"|Nationality|style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#0046AD;" width="20%"|School/Club Team|
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|1|10|Frank Saul|F/G||Seton Hall|||||||
|2|–|Jack Coleman|F/C||Louisville|||||||

## Roster

|colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;  color: #0046AD; text-align: center;"|**Rochester Royals 1949–50 roster**|||||||||||||||||||
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|} ==Regular season== ===Season standings=== ===Record vs. opponents=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"||||||||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left;"|Anderson|—|1–1|0–2|1–1|4–3|1–1|2–5|1–1|1–1|1–1|0–2|5–2|2–0|3–4|7–2|1–1|7–0||
|style="text-align:left;"|Baltimore|1–1|—|2–4|1–5|1–1|3–3|1–1|1–5|1–5|3–3|3–3|2–0|3–3|0–2|0–2|2–4|1–1||
|style="text-align:left;"|Boston|2–0|4–2|—|0–6|1–1|2–4|1–1|1–5|1–5|3–3|0–6|1–1|2–4|0–2|0–2|3–3|1–1||
|style="text-align:left;"|Chicago|1–1|5–1|6–0|—|2–0|2–4|1–1|2–4|2–4|4–2|2–4|2–0|5–1|0–2|1–1|3–3|2–0||
|style="text-align:left;"|Denver|3–4|1–1|1–1|0–2|—|0–2|0–7|0–2|0–2|0–2|0–2|3–4|0–2|1–6|0–7|0–2|2–5||
|style="text-align:left;"|Fort Wayne|1–1|3–3|4–2|4–2|2–0|—|1–1|2–4|4–2|4–2|3–3|2–0|5–1|0–2|2–0|2–4|1–1||
|style="text-align:left;"|Indianapolis|5–2|1–1|1–1|1–1|7–0|1–1|—|1–1|1–1|2–0|1–1|5–2|1–1|2–7|4–3|1–1|5–2||
|style="text-align:left;"|Minneapolis|1–1|5–1|5–1|4–2|2–0|4–2|1–1|—|5–1|4–2|3–3|1–1|5–1|1–1|2–0|6–0|2–0||
|style="text-align:left;"|New York|1–1|5–1|5–1|4–2|2–0|2–4|1–1|1–5|—|1–5|1–5|1–1|4–2|0–2|1–1|5–1|2–0||
|style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia|1–1|3–3|3–3|2–4|2–0|2–4|0–2|2–4|1–5|—|1–5|2–0|2–4|0–2|1–1|2–4|2–0||
|style="text-align:left;"|Rochester|2–0|3–3|6–0|4–2|2–0|3–3|1–1|3–3|5–1|5–1|—|1–1|5–1|1–1|2–0|6–0|2–0||
|style="text-align:left;"|Sheboygan|2–5|0–2|1–1|0–2|4–3|0–2|2–5|1–1|1–1|0–2|1–1|—|0–2|1–6|3–4|2–0|4–3||
|style="text-align:left;"|St. Louis|0–2|3–3|4–2|1–5|2–0|1–5|1–1|1–5|2–4|4–2|1–5|2–0|—|1–1|2–0|0–6|1–1||
|style="text-align:left;"|Syracuse|4–3|2–0|2–0|2–0|6–1|2–0|7–2|1–1|2–0|2–0|1–1|6–1|1–1|—|6–1|1–1|6–1||
|style="text-align:left;"|Tri-Cities|2–7|2–0|2–0|1–1|7–0|0–2|3–4|0–2|1–1|1–1|0–2|4–3|0–2|1–6|—|1–1|4–3||
|style="text-align:left;"|Washington|1–1|4–2|3–3|3–3|2–0|4–2|1–1|0–6|1–5|4–2|0–6|0–2|6–0|1–1|1–1|—|1–1||
|style="text-align:left;"|Waterloo|0–7|1–1|1–1|0–2|5–2|1–1|2–5|0–2|0–2|0–2|0–2|3–4|1–1|1–6|3–4|1–1|—|} ===Game log=== {| class="toccolours collapsible" width=50% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center"|
|**#**|**Date**|**Opponent**|**Score**|**High points**|**Record**|||||||||||||||
|1|November 1|Sheboygan|108–75|Frank Saul (18)|1–0|||||||||||||||
|2|November 5|Philadelphia|83–53|Arnie Risen (18)|2–0|||||||||||||||
|3|November 9|at Chicago|72–75 (OT)|Bob Davies (18)|2–1|||||||||||||||
|4|November 10|at Sheboygan|87–97|Red Holzman (15)|2–2|||||||||||||||
|5|November 12|New York|94–73|Arnie Risen (21)|3–2|||||||||||||||
|6|November 15|Tri-Cities|93–81|Arnie Risen (17)|4–2|||||||||||||||
|7|November 19|Denver|96–64|Curran, Risen, Wanzer (14)|5–2|||||||||||||||
|8|November 20|at St. Louis|74–95|Bob Davies (18)|5–3|||||||||||||||
|9|November 22|at Indianapolis|74–80|Bill Calhoun (18)|5–4|||||||||||||||
|10|November 23|at Waterloo|90–71|Bob Davies (18)|6–4|||||||||||||||
|11|November 26|Waterloo|120–95|Bob Davies (26)|7–4|||||||||||||||
|12|November 30|at Washington|86–84|Bob Davies (21)|8–4|||||||||||||||
|13|December 1|at Baltimore|64–70|Arnie Risen (17)|8–5|||||||||||||||
|14|December 2|at Philadelphia|82–79|Bill Calhoun (19)|9–5|||||||||||||||
|15|December 3|Indianapolis|99–77|Jack Coleman (17)|10–5|||||||||||||||
|16|December 4|at Minneapolis|80–95|Andy Duncan (15)|10–6|||||||||||||||
|17|December 10|Syracuse|69–63|Arnie Risen (20)|11–6|||||||||||||||
|18|December 13|at Denver|81–65|Bob Davies (16)|12–6|||||||||||||||
|19|December 15|at Fort Wayne|66–69|Bob Davies (24)|12–7|||||||||||||||
|20|December 16|at Chicago|71–80|Arnie Risen (15)|12–8|||||||||||||||
|21|December 17|Chicago|85–63|Arnie Risen (22)|13–8|||||||||||||||
|22|December 20|Minneapolis|87–62|Arnie Johnson (15)|14–8|||||||||||||||
|23|December 25|Boston|88–79|Bob Davies (22)|15–8|||||||||||||||
|24|December 26|at New York|83–80 (OT)|Bob Davies (32)|16–8|||||||||||||||
|25|December 27|Washington|96–72|Davies, Risen (17)|17–8|||||||||||||||
|26|December 29|Fort Wayne|97–79|Bob Davies (21)|18–8|||||||||||||||
|27|December 31|St. Louis|87–68|Bobby Wanzer (19)|19–8|||||||||||||||
|28|January 3|Washington|83–79|Bob Davies (19)|20–8|||||||||||||||
|29|January 4|at Washington|72–63|Bob Davies (15)|21–8|||||||||||||||
|30|January 5|at Baltimore|71–74|Arnie Risen (15)|21–9|||||||||||||||
|31|January 6|at Philadelphia|73–91|Bill Calhoun (12)|21–10|||||||||||||||
|32|January 7|Philadelphia|85–68|Arnie Risen (15)|22–10|||||||||||||||
|33|January 8|at St. Louis|75–73 (2OT)|Bob Davies (18)|23–10|||||||||||||||
|34|January 10|Baltimore|85–67|Arnie Risen (18)|24–10|||||||||||||||
|35|January 14|Minneapolis|83–77|Bobby Wanzer (17)|25–10|||||||||||||||
|36|January 15|at Minneapolis|73–85|Andy Duncan (13)|25–11|||||||||||||||
|37|January 18|at Tri-Cities|70–65|Davies, Wanzer (11)|26–11|||||||||||||||
|38|January 19|at Anderson|81–78|Bob Davies (13)|27–11|||||||||||||||
|39|January 21|Anderson|95–79|Bobby Wanzer (18)|28–11|||||||||||||||
|40|January 22|at New York|71–81|Bobby Wanzer (21)|28–12|||||||||||||||
|41|January 24|Baltimore|70–56|Jack Coleman (16)|29–12|||||||||||||||
|42|January 26|at Syracuse|72–76|Bob Davies (18)|29–13|||||||||||||||
|43|January 28|Boston|82–75|Red Holzman (15)|30–13|||||||||||||||
|44|January 31|at Boston|85–72|Jack Coleman (18)|31–13|||||||||||||||
|45|February 1|at Philadelphia|82–68|Bobby Wanzer (14)|32–13|||||||||||||||
|46|February 2|at Baltimore|69–79|Fran Curran (13)|32–14|||||||||||||||
|47|February 4|Chicago|82–78|Bob Davies (23)|33–14|||||||||||||||
|48|February 5|at New York|73–65|Davies, Johnson (18)|34–14|||||||||||||||
|49|February 7|St. Louis|90–84|Bob Davies (22)|35–14|||||||||||||||
|50|February 11|Fort Wayne|84–92|Bob Davies (29)|35–15|||||||||||||||
|51|February 12|at Fort Wayne|74–76|Bobby Wanzer (11)|35–16|||||||||||||||
|52|February 14|at Chicago|83–74|Bob Davies (23)|36–16|||||||||||||||
|53|February 15|at Minneapolis|70–92|Red Holzman (16)|36–17|||||||||||||||
|54|February 17|at Boston|81–73|Bob Davies (20)|37–17|||||||||||||||
|55|February 18|vs Boston|94–73|Bobby Wanzer (19)|38–17|||||||||||||||
|56|February 19|New York|105–92|Bob Davies (23)|39–17|||||||||||||||
|57|February 21|Washington|84–76|Bob Davies (22)|40–17|||||||||||||||
|58|February 25|Minneapolis|66–64|Calhoun, Holzman (14)|41–17|||||||||||||||
|59|February 26|at St. Louis|81–79|Davies, Johnson (16)|42–17|||||||||||||||
|60|February 28|Chicago|74–69|Bob Davies (21)|43–17|||||||||||||||
|61|March 4|Fort Wayne|73–70|Bob Davies (16)|44–17|||||||||||||||
|62|March 5|at Fort Wayne|65–60|Davies, Wanzer (11)|45–17|||||||||||||||
|63|March 9|Boston|78–59|Arnie Risen (15)|46–17|||||||||||||||
|64|March 11|Philadelphia|90–72|Bobby Wanzer (19)|47–17|||||||||||||||
|65|March 12|St. Louis|99–72|Frank Saul (16)|48–17|||||||||||||||
|66|March 15|at Washington|93–64|Bobby Wanzer (19)|49–17|||||||||||||||
|67|March 18|New York|77–74|Bob Davies (12)|50–17|||||||||||||||
|68|March 19|Baltimore|97–66|Bill Calhoun (17)|51–17|} ==Playoffs== ===Central Division Tiebreaker=== Rochester Royals vs. **Minneapolis Lakers**: _Lakers win series 1-0_ ***Game 1** @ Rochester:  **Minneapolis 78**, Rochester 76 ===Central Division Semifinals=== *(2) Rochester Royals vs. (3) **Fort Wayne Pistons**: _Pistons win series 2-0_ ***Game 1** @ Rochester:  **Fort Wayne 90**, Rochester 84 ***Game 2** @ Fort Wayne:  **Fort Wayne 79**, Rochester 78 (OT) ==Awards and records== *Bob Davies, All-NBA First Team||||||||||||||