1953–54 Milwaukee Hawks season

The 1953–54 Milwaukee Hawks season was the Hawks' eighth season of existence, their fifth season in the NBA, and their third season in Milwaukee.1953–54 Milwaukee Hawks

Regular season

Season standings

x – clinched playoff spot

Game log 1953–54 Game log # Date Opponent Score High points Record 1 October 30 Minneapolis 59–69 Irv Bemoras (14) 1–0 2 November 1 @ Fort Wayne 67–77 Don Sunderlage (28) 1–1 3 November 4 N New York 73–67 Don Sunderlage (19) 1–2 4 November 6 New York 80–68 Don Sunderlage (17) 1–3 5 November 10 Syracuse 74–59 Bill Tosheff (13) 1–4 6 November 13 Minneapolis 92–84 George Ratkovicz (20) 1–5 7 November 15 @ Syracuse 61–69 Don Sunderlage (14) 1–6 8 November 18 @ Baltimore 74–104 Bob Houbregs (17) 1–7 9 November 19 N Rochester 79–69 Don Sunderlage (16) 1–8 10 November 20 Rochester 81–63 Don Sunderlage (18) 1–9 11 November 22 N Minneapolis 57–55 Bob Houbregs (13) 1–10 12 November 25 Fort Wayne 58–64 Don Sunderlage (24) 2–10 13 November 26 @ Fort Wayne 64–78 Jack Nichols (12) 2–11 14 November 27 N Philadelphia 51–55 Lew Hitch (15) 3–11 15 November 28 N Philadelphia 68–71 Irv Bemoras (23) 4–11 16 December 1 Syracuse 76–69 (OT) Max Zaslofsky (18) 4–12 17 December 5 @ Boston 79–97 Max Zaslofsky (28) 4–13 18 December 9 N Fort Wayne 59–83 George Ratkovicz (13) 4–14 19 December 10 @ Syracuse 76–96 Bemoras, Zaslofsky (15) 4–15 20 December 11 New York 70–82 Don Sunderlage (21) 5–15 21 December 13 @ Baltimore 73–70 Lew Hitch (17) 6–15 22 December 15 @ Rochester 64–76 Max Zaslofsky (18) 6–16 23 December 16 N Minneapolis 69–63 (OT) Max Zaslofsky (22) 6–17 24 December 19 Fort Wayne 69–63 Don Lofgran (15) 6–18 25 December 21 N Boston 74–90 Don Lofgran (18) 6–19 26 December 23 N Boston 74–80 Don Sunderlage (23) 6–20 27 December 26 Boston 67–74 George Ratkovicz (16) 7–20 28 December 27 @ Syracuse 75–96 Bill Calhoun (17) 7–21 29 December 28 N Philadelphia 69–63 Lew Hitch (13) 7–22 30 January 1 Baltimore 52–62 Don Sunderlage (12) 8–22 31 January 5 @ Philadelphia 88–99 Bill Calhoun (21) 8–23 32 January 6 N Philadelphia 77–72 Irv Bemoras (15) 8–24 33 January 7 N Philadelphia 88–73 Don Sunderlage (19) 8–25 34 January 9 Minneapolis 78–67 Irv Bemoras (16) 8–26 35 January 10 @ Fort Wayne 73–81 Bill Tosheff (23) 8–27 36 January 12 @ Rochester 73–78 Bill Tosheff (16) 8–28 37 January 14 N Boston 74–86 Don Sunderlage (26) 8–29 38 January 16 @ Minneapolis 64–58 Lew Hitch (16) 9–29 39 January 18 N Minneapolis 91–72 Don Sunderlage (16) 9–30 40 January 19 New York 78–75 Don Sunderlage (19) 9–31 41 January 23 @ New York 63–75 Dick Surhoff (12) 9–32 42 January 24 N New York 66–68 Don Sunderlage (19) 10–32 43 January 26 Minneapolis 84–69 Don Sunderlage (22) 10–33 44 January 27 N Fort Wayne 68–77 George Ratkovicz (14) 10–34 45 January 29 Boston 70–82 Don Sunderlage (19) 11–34 46 January 30 @ Minneapolis 64–80 Lew Hitch (15) 11–35 47 February 1 Fort Wayne 72–71 Chuck Share (22) 11–36 48 February 3 @ Baltimore 78–72 Bill Calhoun (19) 12–36 49 February 5 Philadelphia 66–69 Chuck Share (19) 13–36 50 February 7 @ Syracuse 73–88 Chuck Share (21) 13–37 51 February 9 @ Rochester 70–81 Chuck Share (15) 13–38 52 February 10 Rochester 62–61 Don Sunderlage (18) 13–39 53 February 11 N Rochester 79–68 Bob Harrison (16) 13–40 54 February 12 N Minneapolis 62–71 Don Sunderlage (17) 14–40 55 February 16 Fort Wayne 69–65 Chuck Share (16) 14–41 56 February 19 Boston 78–73 Don Sunderlage (15) 14–42 57 February 20 @ Rochester 64–66 Calhoun, Hitch (16) 14–43 58 February 21 @ Fort Wayne 64–62 Calhoun, Harrison (11) 15–43 59 February 22 N Fort Wayne 82–95 Don Sunderlage (22) 15–44 60 February 23 N Syracuse 68–70 Chuck Share (28) 16–44 61 February 26 Syracuse 68–62 Chuck Share (15) 16–45 62 February 27 @ New York 58–57 Chuck Share (16) 17–45 63 February 28 N Boston 74–93 Chuck Share (26) 17–46 64 March 1 N Philadelphia 78–73 Chuck Share (16) 17–47 65 March 3 @ Baltimore 103–100 Bemoras, Harrison (22) 18–47 66 March 4 N Baltimore 87–95 Don Sunderlage (19) 18–48 67 March 7 @ Minneapolis 63–65 Bill Calhoun (22) 18–49 68 March 8 Baltimore 54–64 Bob Harrison (14) 19–49 69 March 8 Baltimore 54–65 Bob Harrison (18) 20–49 70 March 9 N New York 72–65 Bill Calhoun (15) 20–50 71 March 10 N Rochester 84–69 Chuck Share (23) 20–51 72 March 14 Rochester 53–91 Bill Calhoun (22) 21–51

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