1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 36-33
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 4-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Rochester Royals 2-1
Division Finals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 3-2
Coach: Paul Birch (36-33)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana

1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons Results

The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 36 wins and 33 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-4.

The Pistons scored 5,591 points and gave up 5,599. Larry Foust scored a team-best 958 points for Fort Wayne and contributed 769 rebounds. Andy Phillip dished out 286 assists for the squad.

Paul Birch coached the team. The 1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the division finals.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Don Boven	F-G-C	March 6, 1925	6'4"	210	Western Michigan	Kalamazoo, MI USA
Frank Brian	G	May 1, 1923	6'1"	180	Louisiana State	Zachary, LA USA
Ray Corley	G	January 14, 1928	6'0"	180	Georgetown
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
Dick Groat	G	November 4, 1930	5'11"	180	Duke	Wilkinsburg, PA USA
Ralph Johnson	G	December 6, 1921	5'11"	170	Huntington
Jack Kiley	G	January 5, 1929	6'1"	170	Syracuse
Don Meineke	F-C	October 30, 1930	6'7"	208	Dayton	Dayton, OH USA
Andy Phillip	G-F	March 7, 1922	6'2"	195	Illinois	Granite City, IL USA
Fred Schaus	F	June 30, 1925	6'4"	205	West Virginia	Newark, OH USA
Fred Scolari	G	March 1, 1922	5'10"	175	San Francisco	San Francisco, CA USA
Chuck Share	C	March 14, 1927	6'11"	235	Bowling Green