1953-54 Milwaukee Hawks Roster
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 StatisticsTeam 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 Results
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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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irv Bemoras | F-G | November 18, 1930 | 6'3" | 185 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA |
| Bill Calhoun | F-G | November 4, 1927 | 6'3" | 180 | San Francisco City | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Gene Dyker | F | February 17, 1930 | 6'6" | 225 | DePaul | |
| Bob Harrison | G | August 12, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | Michigan | |
| Lew Hitch | F-C | July 16, 1929 | 6'8" | 200 | Kansas State | Griggsville, IL USA |
| Red Holzman | G | August 10, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | CCNY | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Bob Houbregs | C-F | March 12, 1932 | 6'7" | 210 | Washington | Vancouver, BC CAN |
| Bob Lavoy | F-C | June 29, 1926 | 6'7" | 185 | Western Kentucky | Aurora, IL USA |
| Don Lofgran | F-C | November 8, 1929 | 6'5" | 200 | San Francisco | Oakland, CA USA |
| Jack Nichols | C-F | April 9, 1926 | 6'7" | 222 | Washington | |
| Bob Peterson | F | January 25, 1932 | 6'5" | 210 | Oregon | Menlo Park, CA USA |
| George Ratkovicz | C-F | November 13, 1922 | 6'6" | 220 | none | Chicago, IL USA |
| Chuck Share | C | March 14, 1927 | 6'11" | 235 | Bowling Green | |
| Don Sunderlage | G | December 20, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | Illinois | Roselle, IL USA |
| Dick Surhoff | F | November 16, 1929 | 6'4" | 210 | LIU | Weehawken, NJ USA |
| Bill Tosheff | G | June 2, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | Indiana | Gary, IN USA |
| Isaac Walthour | G | 5'11" | 163 | none | ||
| Max Zaslofsky | G-F | December 7, 1925 | 6'2" | 170 | St. John's (NY) | Brooklyn, NY USA |
