1952-53 Milwaukee Hawks Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 27-44
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Western Division
Coach: Andrew Levane (27-44)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 136,673, Avg. 6,212 in 22 home dates
1952-53 Milwaukee Hawks Statistics
1952-53 Milwaukee Hawks Roster

The Milwaukee Hawks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 27 wins and 44 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Western Division.

Milwaukee poured in 5,389 points and yielded 5,496. Jack Nichols tossed in a team-leading 1,090 points for the Hawks, while Mel Hutchins contributed 793 boards. Mel Hutchins dished out 227 assists for the squad.

Andrew Levane coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 5283
Regular Season Points Against: 5496

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 1, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 71 at Milwaukee Hawks 73 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
November 9, 1952 Rochester Royals 75 at Milwaukee Hawks 78 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
November 12, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 90 at Baltimore Bullets 107 L 2-0 0-1 2-1
November 13, 1952 Rochester Royals 97 at Milwaukee Hawks 79 L 2-1 0-1 2-2 at New York, NY
November 15, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 68 at Milwaukee Hawks 71 W 3-1 0-1 3-2
November 16, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 51 at Minneapolis Lakers 87 L 3-1 0-2 3-3
November 18, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 82 at Philadelphia Warriors 83 L 3-1 0-3 3-4 at Hershey, PA
November 19, 1952 Boston Celtics 91 at Milwaukee Hawks 77 L 3-2 0-3 3-5 at Baltimore, MD
November 20, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 73 at Syracuse Nationals 92 L 3-2 0-4 3-6
November 22, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 65 at Rochester Royals 69 L 3-2 0-5 3-7
November 23, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 62 at Milwaukee Hawks 46 L 3-3 0-5 3-8
November 25, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 78 at Indianapolis Olympians 66 W 3-3 1-5 4-8
November 26, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 80 at Milwaukee Hawks 72 L 3-4 1-5 4-9
November 27, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 95 L 3-4 1-6 4-10 OT
November 28, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 78 at Philadelphia Warriors 77 W 3-4 2-6 5-10 2OT at Chicago, IL
November 30, 1952 Rochester Royals 91 at Milwaukee Hawks 88 L 3-5 2-6 5-11
December 3, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 87 at Baltimore Bullets 98 L 3-5 2-7 5-12
December 4, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 90 at Boston Celtics 73 W 3-5 3-7 6-12 at New York, NY
December 6, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 83 at Boston Celtics 88 L 3-5 3-8 6-13
December 7, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 67 at Syracuse Nationals 71 L 3-5 3-9 6-14
December 8, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 89 at Milwaukee Hawks 101 W 4-5 3-9 7-14
December 11, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 71 L 4-5 3-10 7-15 OT
December 12, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 49 at Indianapolis Olympians 63 L 4-5 3-11 7-16
December 14, 1952 New York Knicks 74 at Milwaukee Hawks 69 L 4-6 3-11 7-17
December 20, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 75 at Milwaukee Hawks 86 W 5-6 3-11 8-17
December 22, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 75 at New York Knicks 80 L 5-6 3-12 8-18 at Buffalo, NY
December 25, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 69 at Fort Wayne Pistons 71 L 5-6 3-13 8-19 2OT
December 28, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 77 at Minneapolis Lakers 86 L 5-6 3-14 8-20
December 31, 1952 Rochester Royals 82 at Milwaukee Hawks 74 L 5-7 3-14 8-21 at Ft Wayne, IN
January 1, 1953 Baltimore Bullets 83 at Milwaukee Hawks 81 L 5-8 3-14 8-22 OT
January 2, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 74 at Milwaukee Hawks 66 L 5-9 3-14 8-23 at Chicago, IL
January 3, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 75 at Minneapolis Lakers 79 L 5-9 3-15 8-24 at Hibbing, MN
January 6, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 71 at Milwaukee Hawks 73 W 6-9 3-15 9-24
January 8, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 68 at New York Knicks 81 L 6-9 3-16 9-25
January 10, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 81 at Rochester Royals 89 L 6-9 3-17 9-26
January 11, 1953 Rochester Royals 79 at Milwaukee Hawks 83 W 7-9 3-17 10-26 2OT
January 15, 1953 Indianapolis Olympians 75 at Milwaukee Hawks 68 L 7-10 3-17 10-27 at Sheboygan, WI
January 16, 1953 Boston Celtics 100 at Milwaukee Hawks 90 L 7-11 3-17 10-28
January 18, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 83 at Minneapolis Lakers 70 W 7-11 4-17 11-28
January 21, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 72 at New York Knicks 70 W 7-11 5-17 12-28 at Boston, MA
January 23, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 67 at Minneapolis Lakers 65 W 7-11 6-17 13-28 at Indianapolis, IN
January 24, 1953 Indianapolis Olympians 64 at Milwaukee Hawks 72 W 8-11 6-17 14-28
January 25, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 62 at Fort Wayne Pistons 65 L 8-11 6-18 14-29
January 27, 1953 Boston Celtics 80 at Milwaukee Hawks 58 L 8-12 6-18 14-30 at Indianapolis, IN
January 28, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 84 at Baltimore Bullets 83 W 8-12 7-18 15-30
January 29, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 70 at Baltimore Bullets 67 W 8-12 8-18 16-30 at Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 68 at Milwaukee Hawks 84 W 9-12 8-18 17-30
February 2, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 78 at Rochester Royals 80 L 9-12 8-19 17-31 OT at Buffalo, NY
February 3, 1953 New York Knicks 76 at Milwaukee Hawks 69 L 9-13 8-19 17-32 at Indianapolis, IN
February 8, 1953 Rochester Royals 82 at Milwaukee Hawks 85 W 10-13 8-19 18-32 OT
February 11, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 67 at Indianapolis Olympians 65 W 10-13 9-19 19-32 OT at Ft Wayne, IN
February 12, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 92 at Baltimore Bullets 85 W 10-13 10-19 20-32 at Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 74 at Boston Celtics 77 L 10-13 10-20 20-33
February 14, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 72 at Rochester Royals 81 L 10-13 10-21 20-34
February 15, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 80 at Milwaukee Hawks 71 L 10-14 10-21 20-35
February 17, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 67 at New York Knicks 86 L 10-14 10-22 20-36
February 19, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 72 at Syracuse Nationals 82 L 10-14 10-23 20-37
February 21, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 61 at Indianapolis Olympians 60 W 10-14 11-23 21-37 at Minneapolis, MN
February 22, 1953 Indianapolis Olympians 64 at Milwaukee Hawks 71 W 11-14 11-23 22-37
February 23, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 78 at Philadelphia Warriors 64 W 11-14 12-23 23-37 at Cincinnati, OH
February 24, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 69 at Indianapolis Olympians 71 L 11-14 12-24 23-38 OT
February 28, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 73 at Milwaukee Hawks 87 W 12-14 12-24 24-38
March 1, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 76 L 12-14 12-25 24-39
March 3, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 70 at Milwaukee Hawks 75 W 13-14 12-25 25-39
March 8, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 73 at Minneapolis Lakers 100 L 13-14 12-26 25-40
March 9, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 94 L 13-14 12-27 25-41
March 10, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 77 at Philadelphia Warriors 76 W 13-14 13-27 26-41 at Louisville, KY
March 11, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 72 at Milwaukee Hawks 69 L 13-15 13-27 26-42 OT at Pittsburgh, PA
March 13, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 50 at Indianapolis Olympians 52 L 13-15 13-28 26-43 OT
March 17, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 61 at Milwaukee Hawks 87 W 14-15 13-28 27-43
March 18, 1953 Indianapolis Olympians 74 at Milwaukee Hawks 69 L 14-16 13-28 27-44


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