1953-54 Milwaukee Hawks Game-by-Game Results
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 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 | ||
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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 |