1953-54 Milwaukee Hawks Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 21-51
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Coach: Andrew Levane (11-35)
Coach: Red Holzman (10-16)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 60,210, Avg. 2,509 in 24 home dates
1953-54 Milwaukee Hawks Statistics
1953-54 Milwaukee Hawks Roster

The Milwaukee Hawks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1953-54 season with a record of 21 wins and 51 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Western Division.

The Hawks gave up 5,419 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Milwaukee netted 5,038 points, worst in the circuit. Don Sunderlage tossed in a team-leading 760 points for the team, while Lew Hitch racked up 691 boards. Bill Tosheff dished out 196 assists for the squad.

Andrew Levane and Red Holzman coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 5038
Regular Season Points Against: 5419

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 30, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 59 at Milwaukee Hawks 69 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
November 1, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 67 at Fort Wayne Pistons 77 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
November 4, 1953 New York Knicks 73 at Milwaukee Hawks 67 L 1-1 0-1 1-2 at Baltimore, MD
November 6, 1953 New York Knicks 80 at Milwaukee Hawks 68 L 1-2 0-1 1-3
November 10, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 74 at Milwaukee Hawks 59 L 1-3 0-1 1-4
November 13, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 92 at Milwaukee Hawks 84 L 1-4 0-1 1-5
November 15, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 61 at Syracuse Nationals 69 L 1-4 0-2 1-6
November 18, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 74 at Baltimore Bullets 104 L 1-4 0-3 1-7
November 19, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 69 at Rochester Royals 79 L 1-4 0-4 1-8 at Syracuse, NY
November 20, 1953 Rochester Royals 81 at Milwaukee Hawks 63 L 1-5 0-4 1-9
November 22, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 57 at Milwaukee Hawks 55 L 1-6 0-4 1-10 at Ft Wayne, IN
November 25, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 58 at Milwaukee Hawks 64 W 2-6 0-4 2-10
November 26, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 64 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 L 2-6 0-5 2-11
November 27, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 55 at Philadelphia Warriors 51 W 2-6 1-5 3-11 at Chicago, IL
November 28, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 71 at Philadelphia Warriors 68 W 2-6 2-5 4-11 at Iowa City, IA
December 1, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 76 at Milwaukee Hawks 69 L 2-7 2-5 4-12 OT
December 5, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 79 at Boston Celtics 97 L 2-7 2-6 4-13
December 9, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 83 at Milwaukee Hawks 59 L 2-8 2-6 4-14 at Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 76 at Syracuse Nationals 96 L 2-8 2-7 4-15
December 11, 1953 New York Knicks 70 at Milwaukee Hawks 82 W 3-8 2-7 5-15
December 13, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 73 at Baltimore Bullets 70 W 3-8 3-7 6-15
December 15, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 64 at Rochester Royals 76 L 3-8 3-8 6-16
December 16, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 69 at Milwaukee Hawks 63 L 3-9 3-8 6-17 OT at Boston, MA
December 19, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 69 at Milwaukee Hawks 63 L 3-10 3-8 6-18
December 21, 1953 Boston Celtics 90 at Milwaukee Hawks 74 L 3-11 3-8 6-19 at Buffalo, NY
December 23, 1953 Boston Celtics 80 at Milwaukee Hawks 74 L 3-12 3-8 6-20 at Baltimore, MD
December 26, 1953 Boston Celtics 67 at Milwaukee Hawks 74 W 4-12 3-8 7-20
December 27, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 75 at Syracuse Nationals 96 L 4-12 3-9 7-21
December 28, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 63 at Philadelphia Warriors 69 L 4-12 3-10 7-22 at Hershey, PA
January 1, 1954 Baltimore Bullets 52 at Milwaukee Hawks 62 W 5-12 3-10 8-22
January 5, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 88 at Philadelphia Warriors 99 L 5-12 3-11 8-23
January 6, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 77 at Milwaukee Hawks 72 L 5-13 3-11 8-24 at Baltimore, MD
January 7, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 88 at Milwaukee Hawks 73 L 5-14 3-11 8-25 at New York, NY
January 9, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 78 at Milwaukee Hawks 67 L 5-15 3-11 8-26
January 10, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 73 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 L 5-15 3-12 8-27
January 12, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 73 at Rochester Royals 78 L 5-15 3-13 8-28
January 14, 1954 Boston Celtics 86 at Milwaukee Hawks 74 L 5-16 3-13 8-29 at Syracuse, NY
January 16, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 64 at Minneapolis Lakers 58 W 5-16 4-13 9-29
January 18, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 91 at Milwaukee Hawks 72 L 5-17 4-13 9-30 at Kansas City, KS
January 19, 1954 New York Knicks 78 at Milwaukee Hawks 75 L 5-18 4-13 9-31
January 23, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 63 at New York Knicks 75 L 5-18 4-14 9-32
January 24, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 68 at New York Knicks 66 W 5-18 5-14 10-32 at Boston, MA
January 26, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 84 at Milwaukee Hawks 69 L 5-19 5-14 10-33
January 27, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at Milwaukee Hawks 68 L 5-20 5-14 10-34 at Minneapolis, MN
January 29, 1954 Boston Celtics 70 at Milwaukee Hawks 82 W 6-20 5-14 11-34
January 30, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 64 at Minneapolis Lakers 80 L 6-20 5-15 11-35
February 3, 1954 Baltimore Bullets 72 at Milwaukee Hawks 78 W 7-20 5-15 12-35
February 5, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 66 at Milwaukee Hawks 69 W 8-20 5-15 13-35
February 7, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 73 at Syracuse Nationals 88 L 8-20 5-16 13-36
February 9, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 70 at Rochester Royals 81 L 8-20 5-17 13-37
February 10, 1954 Rochester Royals 62 at Milwaukee Hawks 61 L 8-21 5-17 13-38
February 11, 1954 Rochester Royals 79 at Milwaukee Hawks 68 L 8-22 5-17 13-39 at Minneapolis, MN
February 12, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 71 at Minneapolis Lakers 62 W 8-22 6-17 14-39 at Toledo, OH
February 16, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 69 at Milwaukee Hawks 65 L 8-23 6-17 14-40
February 19, 1954 Boston Celtics 78 at Milwaukee Hawks 73 L 8-24 6-17 14-41
February 20, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 64 at Rochester Royals 66 L 8-24 6-18 14-42
February 21, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 64 at Fort Wayne Pistons 62 W 8-24 7-18 15-42
February 22, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 95 at Milwaukee Hawks 82 L 8-25 7-18 15-43 at Troy, OH
February 23, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 70 at Syracuse Nationals 68 W 8-25 8-18 16-43 at Cincinnati, OH
February 26, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 68 at Milwaukee Hawks 62 L 8-26 8-18 16-44
February 27, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 58 at New York Knicks 57 W 8-26 9-18 17-44
February 28, 1954 Boston Celtics 93 at Milwaukee Hawks 74 L 8-27 9-18 17-45 at Providence, RI
March 1, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 72 at Milwaukee Hawks 71 L 8-28 9-18 17-46
March 2, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 78 at Milwaukee Hawks 73 L 8-29 9-18 17-47 at Collingswood, NJ
March 3, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 103 at Baltimore Bullets 100 W 8-29 10-18 18-47
March 4, 1954 Baltimore Bullets 95 at Milwaukee Hawks 87 L 8-30 10-18 18-48 at Philadelphia, PA
March 7, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 63 at Minneapolis Lakers 65 L 8-30 10-19 18-49
March 8, 1954 Baltimore Bullets 54 at Milwaukee Hawks 65 W 9-30 10-19 19-49
March 8, 1954 Baltimore Bullets 54 at Milwaukee Hawks 64 W 10-30 10-19 20-49
March 9, 1954 New York Knicks 72 at Milwaukee Hawks 65 L 10-31 10-19 20-50 at Indianapolis, IN
March 10, 1954 Rochester Royals 84 at Milwaukee Hawks 69 L 10-32 10-19 20-51 at Omaha, NE
March 14, 1954 Rochester Royals 53 at Milwaukee Hawks 91 W 11-32 10-19 21-51