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The Royals finished the season by winning their first NBA Championship. The Royals scored 84.6 points per game and allowed 81.7 points per game. [1] Rochester was led up front by Arnie Risen, a 6–9, 200-pound center nicknamed "Stilts", along with 6–5 Arnie Johnson and 6–7 Jack Coleman. The backcourt was manned by Bob Davies and Bobby Wanzer.
This category contains articles pertaining to the Rochester Royals professional basketball franchise. The franchise began in the National Basketball League (1945–46 thru 1947–48) before joining the Basketball Association of America (1948–49) and National Basketball Association (1949–50 thru present, now known as the Sacramento Kings).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 December 2024. National Basketball Association team in Sacramento, California Sacramento Kings 2024–25 Sacramento Kings season Conference Western Division Pacific Founded 1923 History Rochester Seagrams 1923–1942 Rochester Eber Seagrams 1942–1943 Rochester Pros 1943–1945 Rochester Royals 1945 ...
The Rochester Americans began play in the 1956–57 season. Edgerton Park Arena was the primary home of the NBA's Rochester Royals from 1945 to 1955. [1] On April 21, 1951, The Royals won the franchise's first and only NBA championship over the New York Knickerbockers 4 games to 3.
The 1951–52 NBA season was the Royals fourth season in the NBA. [1] 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.
The 1945–46 Rochester Royals season was the franchise's first season in the National Basketball League. [1] They would also win their only NBL championship during that season. Season standings
The 1951 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1951 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1950–51 season.The Western Division champion Rochester Royals faced the Eastern Division champion New York Knicks in a best-of-seven series with Rochester having home-court advantage.
Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA) were formerly known as the Rochester Royals, Cincinnati Royals, the Kansas City-Omaha Kings, and the Kansas City Kings. While the Kings were created first as a semiprofessional team in 1923 with the Rochester Seagrams, their professional roots began in 1945 with their arrival in the ...