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Quick facts: Founded: 1923 Previously Named: Rochester Seagrams 1923-42 Eber Seagrams 1942-43 Rochester Pros 1943-45 Moved: Cincinnati Royals 1957-72 Also Called: K.C.-Omaha Kings 1972-75 Kansas City Kings 1975-85 Sacramento Kings 1985-Now Arena: Rochester's Edgerton Park Sports Arena Capacity: 5,000 NBA Division Championships: 2 NBL Division Championships: 2 NBA Titles: 1(1951) NBL Titles: 1(1946) NBA Conf. Championships 1 NBL Conf. Championships 3 Playoffs: 29No Trophy:
Because of budget restraints of the NBL, when the Royals won their only NBL title they did not get a championship trophy from the league, instead several local business banded together to purchase one for the team.
Biggest Blowout in NBL history:
The Rochester Royals beat the Youngstown Bears 70-27 on January 5, 1946, in the biggest blowout in the history of the NBL. The Bears scored on just 11 field goals and added 5 free throws in the beatdown.
The Royals started a starting five of Bob Davis, Al Cervi, George Glamack, Red Holzman and football legand Otto Graham, while the Bears started Peter Maravich, Rudy Debnar, Moe Becker, Huck Hartman and Paul Birch (Who was also the coach)
Glackman lead all scorers with 17 points and Davies added 12 more as the combo outscored the Bears 29-27. No Bears player scored more than 8 points. The Bears were lead by baseball legand Frank Baumholtz.
Youngstown was not a terrible team that season, but they also were not good either, finishing the season 13-20. The Royals however would go on to win the NBL championship that year.
1945-46 NBL Champion Rochester Royals
46-47 Royals
1951 Royals
1956-57 Royals
Dolly King was one of the first black players to play in a major league. He beat Jackie Robinson by years, but because the NBA does not consider the NBL history to be part of its own, he is not credited.
When the Royals joined the BAA, King and fellow teammate Pop Gates were not allowed to play so they left the team.
1946 Royals with King and Gates
1946 Royals
1950 Royals
1945-46 NBL Champion Royals
Bob Davies goes for a layup vs the Jeeps
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