DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1953-54 Milwaukee Hawks
21–51 · #8 in the league · Missed playoffs
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Milwaukee Hawks went 21–51 in the regular season, good for the #8 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#8
Net rating
-6.3
Home floor
Milwaukee Arena
Roster
18 players
Record
21–51
29.2% win rate
League rank
#8
Regular season
Net rating
-6.3
SRS -4.5
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Calhoun | F-G | 3 | 72 | — | 8.3 | 3.8 | 2.6 |
| Lew Hitch | F-C | — | 72 | — | 8.0 | 9.6 | 2.0 |
| Bill Tosheff | G | — | 71 | — | 6.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| George Ratkovicz | C-F | 13 | 69 | — | 8.3 | 7.6 | 2.2 |
| Irv Bemoras | F-G | 7 | 69 | — | 7.4 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| Don Sunderlage | G | 11 | 68 | — | 11.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| Red Holzman | G | — | 51 | — | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Chuck Share | C | — | 47 | — | 11.2 | 10.5 | 1.5 |
| Dick Surhoff | F | 6 | 32 | — | 4.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| Bob Harrison | G | — | 24 | — | 9.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Don Lofgran | F-C | — | 21 | — | 4.9 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Jack Nichols | C-F | 5 | 15 | — | 5.7 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| Bob Houbregs | C-F | — | 11 | — | 5.8 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Gene Dyker | F | 5 | 11 | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Max Zaslofsky | G-F | — | 9 | — | 15.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| Bob Lavoy | F-C | — | 8 | — | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.3 |
| Bob Peterson | F | — | 4 | — | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
| Isaac Walthour | G | 6 | 4 | — | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Team stats
Season profile
82.9
ORtg
89.2
DRtg
84.2
Pace
-4.5
SRS
-5.3
MOV
41.6%
TS%
34.5%
eFG%
26.1
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Red Holzman
head_coach
Andrew Levane
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Milwaukee Arena
689 average attendance
Then and now
Milwaukee Hawks
MLH · Now: Atlanta Hawks
18 players