Rochester Royals Playoff Rosters

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1954-1955 Rochester Royals Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Cal Christensen SF 6-5 210 Jul 8, 1927 27 Toledo 4 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 5, Pick 4, Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Jack Coleman PF 6-7 195 May 23, 1924 30 Louisville 5 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 1, Providence Steamrollers
Bob Davies PG 6-1 175 Jan 15, 1920 35 Seton Hall 6 N/A
Don Henriksen FC 6-7 225 Oct 10, 1929 25 California 1 1952 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Tom Marshall SF 6-4 215 Jan 6, 1931 24 Western Kentucky 0 1954 1st Rnd, #7, Rochester Royals
Jack McMahon PG 6-1 185 Dec 3, 1928 26 St. John's 2 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 9, Rochester Royals
Boris Nachamkin SF 6-6 210 Dec 6, 1933 21 NYU 0 1954 2nd Rnd, #16, Rochester Royals
Arnie Risen C 6-9 200 Oct 9, 1924 30 Ohio State 6 N/A
Odie Spears GF 6-5 205 Jun 26, 1925 29 Western Kentucky 5 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 4, Pick 5, Chicago Stags
Art Spoelstra C 6-10 205 Sep 11, 1932 22 Western Kentucky 0 1954 4th Rnd, #34, Rochester Royals
Bobby Wanzer PG 6-0 170 Jun 4, 1921 33 Seton Hall 6 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 10, Rochester Royals

1954-1955 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #3 Boston Celtics BOS in 3
Second Round W2 Minneapolis Lakers W3 Rochester Royals MIN in 3
Conference Finals #1 Syracuse Nationals #3 Boston Celtics SYR in 4
Conference Finals W1 Fort Wayne Pistons W2 Minneapolis Lakers FWP in 4
NBA Finals #1 Syracuse Nationals W1 Fort Wayne Pistons SYR in 7

1954-1955 Rochester Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Bobby Wanzer 3 33.3 18.0 7.0 2.7
Jack McMahon 3 36.3 17.3 5.7 5.0
Arnie Risen 3 25.7 16.0 12.3 1.7
Odie Spears 3 30.0 11.7 4.7 3.3
Bob Davies 3 25.0 8.3 2.0 3.0
Jack Coleman 3 30.3 8.0 9.3 2.7
Art Spoelstra 3 9.3 5.0 3.0 0.0
Don Henriksen 3 23.3 4.3 5.3 1.0
Tom Marshall 3 16.7 3.0 5.7 0.7
Cal Christensen 3 10.0 2.3 2.0 0.0

1954-1955 Rochester Royals Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Rochester Leaders Minneapolis Leaders
Mar 16, 1955
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Minneapolis		 L, 82-78
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 30. Bobby Wanzer
 PTS: 26. C. Lovellette
Mar 18, 1955
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Minneapolis		 W, 94-92 Edgerton Park Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 19. Arnie Risen
 PTS: 19. C. Lovellette
Mar 19, 1955
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Minneapolis		 L, 119-110
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 24. Arnie Risen
 PTS: 26. Jim Pollard