Fort Wayne Pistons Playoff Rosters

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1951-1952 Fort Wayne Pistons Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Frankie Brian PG 6-1 180 May 1, 1923 28 LSU 2 N/A
Bill Closs SF 6-5 195 Jan 8, 1922 30 Rice 2 1949 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Dike Eddleman SF 6-3 189 Dec 27, 1922 29 Illinois 2 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 10, Chicago Stags
Jake Fendley PG 6-0 180 Jun 12, 1929 22 Northwestern 0 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 4, Fort Wayne Pistons
Larry Foust FC 6-9 215 Jun 24, 1928 23 La Salle 1 1950 NBA Draft, Undrafted
1950 Chicago Stags Dispersal Draft, Fort Wayne Pistons
Ralph Johnson PG 5-11 170 Dec 6, 1921 30 Huntington (IN) 2 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Jack Kerris SF 6-6 215 Jan 30, 1925 27 Loyola (IL) 2 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 10, Chicago Stags
Jack Kiley PG 6-1 170 Jan 5, 1929 23 Syracuse 0 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 4, Fort Wayne Pistons
Ken Murray SG 6-2 190 Apr 20, 1928 23 St. Bonaventure 1 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 4, Pick 6, Chicago Stags
Fred Schaus GF 6-5 205 Jun 30, 1925 26 West Virginia 2 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 3, Fort Wayne Pistons
Charlie Share C 6-11 235 Mar 14, 1927 25 Bowling Green 0 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 1, Boston Celtics
Zeke Sinicola PG 5-10 165 Jan 25, 1929 23 Niagara 0 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 4, Fort Wayne Pistons

1951-1952 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Syracuse Nationals #4 San Francisco Warriors SYR in 3
Second Round #2 Boston Celtics #3 New York Knicks NYK in 3
Second Round W1 Rochester Royals W4 Fort Wayne Pistons ROR in 2
Second Round W2 Minneapolis Lakers W3 Indianapolis Olympians MIN in 2
Conference Finals #1 Syracuse Nationals #3 New York Knicks NYK in 4
Conference Finals W1 Rochester Royals W2 Minneapolis Lakers MIN in 4
NBA Finals W2 Minneapolis Lakers #3 New York Knicks MIN in 7

1951-1952 Fort Wayne Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Fred Schaus 2 45.0 15.5 7.5 7.0
Larry Foust 2 38.5 15.0 15.0 2.5
Jack Kerris 2 31.5 12.5 9.0 4.5
Charlie Share 2 17.5 9.5 5.0 1.5
Frankie Brian 2 40.5 8.5 3.0 4.5
Ralph Johnson 2 35.0 8.5 3.0 3.5
Dike Eddleman 2 18.5 8.0 3.5 2.0
Bill Closs 1 21.0 5.0 8.0 4.0
Jake Fendley 1 4.0 2.0 1.0 1.0
Jack Kiley 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0

1951-1952 Fort Wayne Pistons Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Fort Wayne Leaders Rochester Leaders
Mar 18, 1952
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Rochester		 L, 95-78 Edgerton Park Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 17. Larry Foust
 PTS: 26. Bobby Wanzer
Mar 20, 1952
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Rochester		 L, 86-92 North Side High School Gym
Conference Semi Finals 		0-2 PTS: 17. Jack Kerris
 PTS: 29. Bob Davies