1951-52 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 29-37
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Rochester Royals 2-0
Coach: Paul Birch (29-37)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana

1951-52 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
1951-52 Fort Wayne Pistons Results

The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1951-52 season with a record of 29 wins and 37 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

The Pistons scored 5,151 points and yielded 5,286. Frank Brian scored a team-best 1,051 points for Fort Wayne, while Larry Foust and Fred Schaus netted 12 or more per game also. Larry Foust contributed 880 rebounds. Fred Schaus dished out 247 assists for the squad.

Paul Birch coached the team. The 1951-52 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the division semifinals.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Frank Brian	G	May 1, 1923	6'1"	180	Louisiana State	Zachary, LA USA
Art Burris	F	April 7, 1924	6'5"	220	Tennessee
Bill Closs	F-C	January 8, 1922	6'5"	195	Rice	Edge, TX USA
Dike Eddleman	F-G	December 27, 1922	6'2"	189	Illinois	Centralia, IL USA
Jake Fendley	G	June 12, 1929	6'0"	180	Northwestern
Larry Foust	C-F	June 24, 1928	6'9"	215	LaSalle	Painesville, OH USA
Ralph Johnson	G	December 6, 1921	5'11"	170	Huntington
Jack Kerris	F-C	January 30, 1925	6'6"	215	Loyola (IL)
Jack Kiley	G	January 5, 1929	6'1"	170	Syracuse
Don Otten	C	April 18, 1921	6'10"	240	Bowling Green	Bellefontaine, OH USA
Fred Schaus	F	June 30, 1925	6'4"	205	West Virginia	Newark, OH USA
Chuck Share	C	March 14, 1927	6'11"	235	Bowling Green
Zeke Sinicola	G	January 25, 1929	5'10"	165	Niagara	New York, NY USA