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

 Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team 1  10  Frank Saul  F/G    Seton Hall 2  –  Jack Coleman  F/C    Louisville

Roster
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 Pos.  #  Nat.  Name  Ht.  Wt.  From

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents
1949–50 NBA recordsTeamANDBALBOSCHIDENFWPINDMINNYKPHIROCSHESTLSYRTCBWASWAT 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
 1949–50 Game log #  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

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