1952-53 Philadelphia Warriors Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 12-57
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Eastern Division
Coach: Eddie Gottlieb (12-57)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 56,882, Avg. 3,346 in 17 home dates
1952-53 Philadelphia Warriors Statistics
1952-53 Philadelphia Warriors Results

The Philadelphia Warriors of the National Basketball Association ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 12 wins and 57 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Eastern Division.

The Warriors tossed in 5,534 points and allowed 6,031. Neil Johnston netted a team-best 1,564 points for Philadelphia and contributed 976 rebounds. George Senesky dished out 264 assists for the squad.

Eddie Gottlieb coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Nelson BobbGFebruary 25, 19246'0"170TemplePhiladelphia, PA USA
Danny FinnGMay 29, 19286'1"185St. John's (NY)Brooklyn, NY USA
Jerry FleishmanG-FFebruary 14, 19226'2"190NYUBrooklyn, NY USA
Joe FulksF-COctober 26, 19216'5"190Murray StateBirmingham, KY USA
Neil JohnstonCFebruary 4, 19296'8"210Ohio StateChillicothe, OH USA
Frank KudelkaG-FJune 25, 19256'2"193St. Mary's (CA)
Don LofgranF-CNovember 8, 19296'5"200San FranciscoOakland, CA USA
Jack McCloskeyGSeptember 19, 19256'2"190PennsylvaniaMahanoy City, PA USA
Ed MikanC-FOctober 20, 19256'8"230DePaul
Bill MlkvyFJanuary 19, 19316'4"190TemplePalmerton, PA USA
Jim MooneyFJuly 8, 19306'5"215Villanova
Claude OvertonGDecember 16, 19276'2"195East Central Oklahoma(ht) McAlester, OK USA
Andy PhillipG-FMarch 7, 19226'2"195IllinoisGranite City, IL USA
Ralph PolsonF-COctober 26, 19296'7"200WhitworthRiverside, CA USA
Moe RadovichGMay 5, 19296'0"160WyomingCrosby, WY USA
George SeneskyGApril 4, 19226'2"179St. Joseph's (PA)Mahanoy City, PA USA
Mark WorkmanF-CMarch 10, 19306'9"215West VirginiaCharleston, WV USA



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