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Cal Christensen
Calvin Lawrence Christensen (July 8, 1927 – August 31, 2011) was an American basketball player. He played collegiately for the University of Toledo. He was selected by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks in the 5th round of the 1950 NBA draft. He played for the Blackhawks (1950–51), Milwaukee Hawks (1951–52) and Rochester Royals (1952–55) in the NBA for 291 games. He died in 2011 in Waterville, Ohio Waterville is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River, a suburb of Toledo. The population was 6,003 at the 2020 census. History Waterville was platted in 1830 by settler John Pray on the west bank of the upper Maumee ... where he lived with his wife of 51 years, Sharon. Career statistics NBA Source Regular season Playoffs References External links 1927 births 2011 deaths American men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Milwaukee Hawks players People from Waterville, Ohio Power forwards Rochester Royals players Basketball p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. A major Midwestern United States port city, Toledo is the fourth-most populous city in the state of Ohio, after Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, and according to the 2020 census, the 79th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 270,871, it is the principal city of the Toledo metropolitan area. It also serves as a major trade center for the Midwest; its port is the fifth-busiest in the Great Lakes and 54th-biggest in the United States. The city was founded in 1833 on the west bank of the Maumee River, and originally incorporated as part of Monroe County, Michigan Territory. It was refounded in 1837, after the conclusion of the Toledo War, when it was incorporated in Ohio. After the 1845 completion of the Miami and Erie Canal, Toledo grew quickly; it also benefited from its position on the railway line between New York City and Chicago. The first of many glass manufacturer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Reference
Sports Reference, LLC, is an American company which operates several sports-related websites, including Sports-Reference.com, Baseball-Reference.com for baseball, Basketball-Reference.com for basketball, Hockey-Reference.com for ice hockey, Pro-Football-Reference.com for American football, and FBref.com for association football (soccer). They also operate a subscription based service for statistics, called Stathead. Between 2008 and 2020, Sports Reference also provided pages for Olympic Games and its competitors. Description The site also includes sections on college football, college basketball and the Olympics. The sites attempt a comprehensive approach to sports data. For example, Baseball-Reference contains more than 100,000 box scores and Pro-Football-Reference contains data on every scoring play in the National Football League since . The company, which is based in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was founded as Sports Reference in 2004 and was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951–52 Rochester Royals Season
The 1951–52 NBA season was the Royals fourth season in the NBA. They entered the season as the defending champions, and finished matching their 41 wins from the year prior, though had a better winning percentage due to having two fewer games. Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , March 18 , Fort Wayne W 95–78, Bobby Wanzer (26) , Edgerton Park Arena , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , March 20 , @ Fort Wayne W 92–86, Bob Davies (29) , North Side High School Gym , 2–0 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , March 29 , Minneapolis W 88–78, Bob Davies (26) , Edgerton Park Arena , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , March 30 , Minneapolis L 78–83 (OT), Vern Mikkelsen (19) , Edgerton Park Arena , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , April 5 , @ Minneapolis L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 NBA Playoffs
The 1952 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1951–52 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. For the first time in NBA history, all teams that made the playoffs the year before meet again, but this time with different outcomes. This would happen again in 1957, in 1966, and then 1973 before a few more teams add to the playoffs in 1975, 1977 and 1984. The first NBA dynasty, the Lakers, won their third NBA title in the last 4 years and what would become their first of 3 straight titles. Bracket Division Semifinals Eastern Division Semifinals (1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriors This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers/Nationals winning the first two meetings. (2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) New York Knicks This was the second playof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954–55 Rochester Royals Season
The 1954–55 NBA season was the Royals seventh season in the NBA. Regular season Season standings :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , March 16 , @ Rochester , Bobby Wanzer (30) , St. Paul Auditorium4,841 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , March 18 , Rochester W 94–92, Arnie Risen (19) , Edgerton Park Arena , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , March 19 , @ Rochester L 110–119, Arnie Risen (24) , St. Paul Auditorium4,219 , 1–2 , - Player statistics Season Playoffs References {{DEFAULTSORT:1954-55 Rochester Royals Season Sacramento Kings seasons Rochester Rochester may refer to: Places Australia * Rochester, Victoria Canada * Rochester, Alberta United Kingdom *Rochester, Kent ** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area ** History of Rochester, Kent ** HM Prison ... Rochester Royals Roches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954–55 NBA Season
The 1954–55 NBA season was the ninth season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Syracuse Nationals winning the NBA Championship, beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. Notable occurrences * In response to the relatively slow pace of games, the NBA introduced a 24-second shot clock. The shot clock revitalized the game and scoring skyrocketed league-wide. * The Baltimore Bullets dropped out of the NBA and folded on November 27, 1954 after playing 14 games (record 3 wins 11 loses), the last time (as of 2021) that an NBA franchise has folded; these games and all statistics were deleted from the NBA's records. The NBA would return to Baltimore when the Chicago Zephyrs relocated there as the "new" Bullets for the 1963–64 season, though the franchise would relocate to Washington in 1973, where they remain today as the Washington Wizards. * As a result of Baltimore having folded, the NBA schedule was redrafted so each team now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953–54 Rochester Royals Season
The 1953–54 NBA season was the Royals sixth season in the NBA. Regular season Season standings :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , March 16 , Fort Wayne W 82–75, Bobby Wanzer (18) , Edgerton Park Arena , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , March 17 , @ Minneapolis L 88–109, Arnie Risen (21) , Minneapolis Auditorium , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , March 21 , @ Fort Wayne W 89–71, Bobby Wanzer (14) , War Memorial Coliseum , 2–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , March 24 , @ Minneapolis L 76–89, Wanzer, Coleman (17) , Minneapolis Auditorium , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , March 27 , Minneapolis W 74–73, Bobby Wanzer (16) , Edgerton Park Arena , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , March 28 , @ Minneapolis L 72–82, Arnie Risen (24) , Minneapolis Auditorium , 1–2 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953–54 NBA Season
The 1953–54 NBA season was the eighth season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning their 5th NBA Championship in 6 years, beating the Syracuse Nationals 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. It was also the final time the Lakers would win an NBA Championship before the franchise moved to Los Angeles in 1960. Notable occurrences * The Indianapolis Olympians folded prior to the start of the season. Indianapolis would return to professional basketball with the Pacers of the ABA in 1967. The NBA returned to Indianapolis for the 1976–77 season, when the Pacers joined the Association as part of the NBA-ABA merger. * The 1954 NBA All-Star Game was played in New York City, with the East beating the West 98–93 in overtime. Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics won the game's MVP award. * This marked the first year the NBA had a national television contract. The contract had the DuMont Television Network televising 13 games, paying 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952–53 Rochester Royals Season
The 1952–53 NBA season was the Royals fifth season in the NBA. Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , March 20 , Fort Wayne L 77–84, Arnie Risen (17) , Edgerton Park Arena , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , March 22 , @ Fort Wayne W 83–71, Bobby Wanzer (19) , War Memorial Coliseum , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , March 24 , Fort Wayne L 65–67, Bobby Wanzer (17) , Edgerton Park Arena , 1–2 , - Player statistics Season Playoffs Awards and records * Bob Davies, All-NBA Second Team * Bobby Wanzer, All-NBA Second Team Transactions References {{DEFAULTSORT:1952-53 Rochester Royals Season Sacramento Kings seasons Roc Rochester Royals Rochester Royals The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952–53 NBA Season
The 1952–53 NBA season was the seventh season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. Notable occurrences * The 1953 NBA All-Star Game was played in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with the West beating the East 79–75. George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers won the game's MVP award. * Don Meineke of the Fort Wayne Pistons wins the inaugural Rookie of the Year award. Final standings Eastern Division Western Division x – clinched playoff spot Playoffs Statistics leaders Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages. NBA awards * Rookie of the Year: Don Meineke, Fort Wayne Pistons * All-NBA First Team: ** George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers **Neil Johnston, Philadelphia Warriors ** Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics ** Ed Macauley, Boston Celtics ** Dolph Schay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951–52 Milwaukee Hawks Season
The 1951–52 NBA season was the Hawks' sixth season of existence, their third season in the NBA, and first season in Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ... as the Hawks after previously going by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks for most of their existence up until this point in time. Offseason Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Player statistics Season Awards and records Transactions References See also * 1951–52 NBA season {{DEFAULTSORT:1951-52 Milwaukee Hawks Season Atlanta Hawks seasons Mil Milwaukee Hawks Milwaukee Hawks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
