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Bobby Wanzer

Birthdate:

6/4/1921

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 170 lbs.

Position: G

College:

Seton Hall

Basketball Historian Biography

A quick moving guard, Bob Wanzer delighted Rochester Royals fans during his 9-year NBA career. Always hustling on offense and defense he averaged 12.2 points per game is an era of low scoring games years before the 24-second clock.

Bobby Wanzer played a major role in the successes of the Royals. He helped Rochester reach and play in the 1949-50 NBA Championship, eventually losing in 6 games to a George Mikan led Minneapolis Lakers. Then in 1950-51, with well-regarded teammates Bob Davies, Arnie Risen, and Jack Coleman the Royals defeated the New York Knicks in 7 games to win the NBA Crown.

Honors:

Bobby Wanzer gained status among teammates and media and was chosen a NBA All-Star three consecutive seasons - 1951-1952, 1952-1953, 1953-1954, and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987.

Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	G	MIN	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	STL	BLK	TO	Rebs	AST	PTS
48-49	ROC (NBA)	60	0.00	3.4-8.88	.379	0.0-0.0	.000	3.5-4.2	.823	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	10.22
49-50	ROC (NBA)	67	0.00	3.8-9.16	.414	0.0-0.0	.000	4.2-5.2	.806	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	11.81
50-51	ROC (NBA)	68	0.00	3.7-9.24	.401	0.0-0.0	.000	3.4-4.0	.850	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	2.7	10.82
51-52	ROC (NBA)	66	37.85	5.0-11.70	.425	0.0-0.0	.000	5.7-6.3	.904	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	15.65
52-53	ROC (NBA)	70	36.81	4.5-12.37	.367	0.0-0.0	.000	5.5-6.8	.812	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	3.6	14.57
53-54	ROC (NBA)	72	35.25	4.5-11.60	.386	0.0-0.0	.000	4.4-5.9	.734	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.4	3.5	13.31
54-55	ROC (NBA)	72	33.00	4.5-11.39	.395	0.0-0.0	.000	4.1-5.2	.786	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.2	3.4	13.08
55-56	ROC (NBA)	72	27.50	3.4-9.04	.376	0.0-0.0	.000	3.6-5.0	.719	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	3.1	10.40
56-57	ROC (NBA)	21	7.57	1.1-2.33	.469	0.0-0.0	.000	1.7-2.2	.783	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.4	3.91
9 years		568	21.35	4.0-10.2	.393	0.0-0.0	.0	4.2-5.2	.802	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	3.2	12.19

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