Temporada 1951-52 de los Fort Wayne Pistons
# Temporada 1951-52 de los Fort Wayne Pistons

La Temporada 1951-52 fue la cuarta de los Fort Wayne Pistons en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 29 victorias y 37 derrotas, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las semifinales de división ante los Rochester Royals.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Zeke Sinicola | Base | Estados Unidos | Niagara |
| 2 | 13 | Jack Kiley | Base | Estados Unidos | Syracuse |
| 3 | 23 | Jake Fendley | Alero | Estados Unidos | Northwestern |

## Temporada regular

División Oeste :

| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| x-Rochester Royals | 41 | 25 | .621 | - | 28-5 | 12-18 | 1-2 | 22-14 |
| x-Minneapolis Lakers | 40 | 26 | .606 | 1 | 21-5 | 13-20 | 6-1 | 24-12 |
| x-Indianapolis Olympians | 34 | 32 | .515 | 7 | 25-6 | 4-24 | 5-2 | 18-18 |
| x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 29 | 37 | .439 | 12 | 22-11 | 6–24 | 1-2 | 17-19 |
| Milwaukee Hawks | 17 | 49 | .258 | 24 | 8-13 | 3–22 | 6-14 | 9-27 |

## Playoffs

### Semifinales de División

Rochester Royals - Fort Wayne Pistons

| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| - | - | - |
| 18 de marzo | Rochester Royals 95, Fort Wayne Pistons 78 | Rochester |
| 20 de marzo | Fort Wayne Pistons 86, Rochester Royals 92 | Fort Wayne |
| | Rochester gana las series 2-0 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Frankie Brian | 28 | 66 | 40.5 | 5.2 | 14.7 | .352 | 5.6 | 6.6 | .848 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 15.9 |
| 2 | Larry Foust | 23 | 66 | 39.6 | 5.9 | 15.0 | .394 | 4.0 | 6.0 | .678 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 15.9 |
| 3 | Fred Schaus | 26 | 62 | 41.6 | 4.5 | 12.5 | .361 | 5.0 | 6.0 | .833 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 14.1 |
| 4 | Jack Kerris | 27 | 66 | 32.5 | 2.8 | 7.3 | .388 | 3.3 | 4.9 | .668 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 8.9 |
| 5 | Ralph Johnson | 30 | 66 | 34.3 | 3.2 | 9.0 | .356 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .721 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 7.9 |
| 6 | Dike Eddleman | 29 | 16 | 18.0 | 2.7 | 7.1 | .381 | 1.1 | 2.4 | .462 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Bill Closs | 30 | 57 | 19.6 | 2.1 | 6.8 | .308 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .682 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 6.1 |
| 8 | Chuck Share | 24 | 63 | 14.0 | 1.2 | 3.7 | .322 | 1.5 | 2.5 | .619 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 9 | Don Otten | 30 | 7 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 2.9 | .250 | 2.0 | 2.3 | .875 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| 10 | Jake Fendley | 22 | 58 | 11.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | .318 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .789 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| 11 | Jack Kiley | 23 | 47 | 10.1 | 0.9 | 4.1 | .228 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .556 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| 12 | Art Burris | 27 | 29 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 2.6 | .240 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .583 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 13 | Zeke Sinicola | 23 | 3 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.7 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| - | - |
| Larry Foust | 2º Mejor quinteto de la NBA |
