1952–53 Baltimore Bullets season

1952–53 Baltimore Bullets season
Head coach Chick Reiser
Clair Bee
Arena Baltimore Coliseum
Results
Record 16–54 (.229)
Place Division: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Division Semifinals
(eliminated 0-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio WCBM

The 1952-53 NBA season was the Bullets' 6th season in the NBA.[1] The team featured Hall of Fame center Don Barksdale.[2] With a .229 winning percentage, the team was selected by Nate Silver as the worst team to have ever advanced to the post-season in the NBA, NFL, NHL, or MLB.[3] The Bullets never again made the playoffs, and the franchise folded midway through the 1954-55 season.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 Jim Baechtold G/F United States United States Eastern Kentucky

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

1952-53 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS FWP IND MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Baltimore —2–80–62–43–31–50–106–40–62–8
Boston 8–2—4–24–25–11–56–49–14–25–6
Fort Wayne 6–02–4—7–37–31–94–25–03–71–5
Indianapolis 4–22–43–7—5–64–61–55–13–71–5
Milwaukee 3–31–53–76–5—3–71–54–23–73–3
Minneapolis 5–15–19–16–47–3—4–26–04–62–4
New York 10–04–62–45–15–12–4—10–03–36–4
Philadelphia 4–61–90–51–52–40–60–10—2–42–8
Rochester 6–02–47–37–37–36–43–34–2—2–4
Syracuse 8–26–55–15–13–34–24–68–24–2—

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(1) New York Knicks vs. (4) Baltimore Bullets: Knicks win series 2-0

  • Game 1 @ Syracuse: New York 80, Baltimore 62
  • Game 2 @ Baltimore: New York 90, Baltimore 81

Last Playoff Meeting: 1949 Eastern Division Semifinals (New York won 2-1)

References

  1. ↑ 1952-53 Baltimore Bullets
  2. ↑ "Five Direct-Elects for the Class of 2012 Announced By the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  3. ↑ "The 2010 Seattle Seahawks: Worst. Playoff. Team. Ever?".
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