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The Boston Celtics 1952–53 were led by Bob Cousy, whose scoring and elite playmaking made him the focal point of the offense, while Ed Macauley provided efficient frontcourt scoring and rebounding. Bill Sharman added another dependable perimeter scoring option, giving Boston a balanced attack. The statistics reflect a team built on ball movement, multiple offensive contributors, and solid rebounding rather than reliance on a single scoring threat.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birth Date College
4 Bob Brannum F/C 6’5″ 215 lb May 28, 1925 Michigan State
6 Bill Sharman G 6’1″ 175 lb May 25, 1926 USC
10 Jack Nichols F 6’7″ 220 lb Apr 9, 1926 Washington
11 Chuck Cooper F 6’5″ 210 lb Sep 29, 1926 Duquesne
14 Bob Donham G 6’2″ 190 lb Oct 11, 1926 Ohio State
17 Bob Cousy G 6’1″ 175 lb Aug 9, 1928 Holy Cross
18 Paul Seymour G 6’1″ 180 lb Jan 30, 1928 Toledo
19 Jim Loscutoff* F 6’5″ 210 lb Feb 4, 1930 Oregon
— Ed Macauley C 6’8″ 185 lb Mar 22, 1928 Saint Louis
— Red Auerbach (Coach) — — — Sep 20, 1917 George Washington

*Jim Loscutoff was not yet on the active roster in 1952–53 (drafted in 1955), so he is shown here for clarity if confused with later years.

Regular Season Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Ed Macauley C 24 69 69 42.1 20.3 9.1 4.1 – – – 14.4 6.5 .452 0 0 – 9.7 7.2 .750
Bob Cousy PG 24 71 71 41.5 19.8 6.3 7.7 – – – 18.6 6.5 .352 0 0 – 8.3 6.7 .816
Bill Sharman SG 26 71 71 32.9 16.2 4.1 2.7 – – – 13.0 5.7 .436 0 0 – 5.6 4.8 .850
Bob Harris SF 25 70 70 28.2 7.4 6.9 1.4 – – – 6.6 2.7 .418 0 0 – 3.2 1.9 .588
Chuck Cooper SF 26 70 70 28.5 6.5 6.3 1.6 – – – 6.7 2.2 .337 0 0 – 2.7 2.1 .758
Bob Brannum PF 26 71 71 26.8 6.8 7.6 2.1 – – – 7.6 2.6 .348 0 0 – 2.6 1.5 .595
Bob Donham SG 26 71 71 20.2 6.4 3.4 2.2 – – – 5.0 2.4 .479 0 0 – 3.4 1.6 .471
John Mahnken C 30 69 69 11.2 2.8 2.6 1.1 – – – 3.7 1.1 .302 0 0 – 0.8 0.6 .696
Gene Conley PF 22 39 39 11.8 2.3 4.4 0.5 – – – 2.8 0.9 .324 0 0 – 0.8 0.5 .581
Kenny Rollins PG 29 43 43 9.9 2.3 1.0 1.1 – – – 2.7 0.9 .330 0 0 – 0.6 0.5 .815
Mo Mahoney – 25 6 6 5.7 2.0 1.2 0.2 – – – 1.7 0.7 .400 0 0 – 0.8 0.7 .800
Kleggie Hermsen – 29 4 4 5.5 0.3 1.8 0.0 – – – 2.3 0.0 .000 0 0 – 0.5 0.3 .500
Totals – – 71 – 26.3 88.1 54.4 23.5 – – – 30.7 12.0 .392 0 0 – 36.9 26.8 .728

Playoff Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Cousy PG 24 6 6 45.0 25.5 4.2 6.2 – – – 20.0 7.7 .383 0 0 – 12.2 10.2 .836
Ed Macauley C 24 6 6 46.3 16.8 9.7 3.5 – – – 11.8 5.2 .437 0 0 – 9.0 6.5 .722
Chuck Cooper SF 26 6 6 32.5 10.0 6.5 2.3 – – – 8.0 3.2 .396 0 0 – 4.5 3.7 .815
Bill Sharman SG 26 6 6 33.5 11.7 2.5 2.5 – – – 10.0 3.3 .333 0 0 – 5.3 5.0 .938
Bob Harris SF 25 6 6 32.2 8.3 9.3 2.0 – – – 5.8 2.7 .457 0 0 – 4.0 3.0 .750
Bob Donham SG 26 6 6 23.0 5.5 3.5 2.2 – – – 6.3 1.8 .289 0 0 – 4.5 1.8 .407
Bob Brannum PF 26 6 6 13.8 5.2 3.5 1.7 – – – 3.8 2.0 .522 0 0 – 1.8 1.2 .636
Kenny Rollins PG 29 6 6 10.8 3.3 1.3 1.2 – – – 2.5 1.0 .400 0 0 – 1.3 1.3 1.000
Mo Mahoney – 25 4 4 11.3 2.3 1.8 0.5 – – – 3.5 0.8 .214 0 0 – 1.3 0.8 .600
John Mahnken C 30 6 6 12.0 0.8 3.2 1.0 – – – 1.7 0.0 .000 0 0 – 0.8 0.8 1.000
Totals – – 6 – 256.7 88.7 50.0 22.8 – – – 72.3 27.3 .378 0 0 – 44.3 34.0 .767

Regular Season Per 36 Minutes

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bill Sharman SG 26 71 71 32.9 17.7 4.4 2.9 – – – 14.3 6.2 .436 0 0 – 6.2 5.3 .850
Ed Macauley C 24 69 69 42.1 17.4 7.8 3.5 – – – 12.4 5.6 .452 0 0 – 8.3 6.2 .750
Bob Cousy PG 24 71 71 41.5 17.2 5.5 6.7 – – – 16.1 5.7 .352 0 0 – 7.2 5.9 .816
Bob Donham SG 26 71 71 20.2 11.3 6.0 3.8 – – – 8.9 4.2 .479 0 0 – 6.0 2.8 .471
Mo Mahoney – 25 6 6 5.7 12.7 7.4 1.1 – – – 10.6 4.2 .400 0 0 – 5.3 4.2 .800
Bob Harris SF 25 70 70 28.2 9.4 8.9 1.7 – – – 8.4 3.5 .418 0 0 – 4.1 2.4 .588
Bob Brannum PF 26 71 71 26.8 9.2 10.2 2.8 – – – 10.3 3.6 .348 0 0 – 3.5 2.1 .595
John Mahnken C 30 69 69 11.2 8.9 8.5 3.5 – – – 11.8 3.5 .302 0 0 – 2.6 1.8 .696
Chuck Cooper SF 26 70 70 28.5 8.3 7.9 2.0 – – – 8.4 2.8 .337 0 0 – 3.4 2.6 .758
Kenny Rollins PG 29 43 43 9.9 8.3 3.8 3.9 – – – 9.7 3.2 .330 0 0 – 2.3 1.9 .815
Gene Conley PF 22 39 39 11.8 6.9 13.4 1.5 – – – 8.4 2.7 .324 0 0 – 2.4 1.4 .581
Kleggie Hermsen – 29 4 4 5.5 1.6 11.5 0.0 – – – 14.7 0.0 .000 0 0 – 3.3 1.6 .500
Totals – – 71 – 256.7 88.7 50.0 22.8 – – – 72.3 27.3 .378 0 0 – 44.3 34.0 .767

Playoff Per 36 Minutes

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Cousy PG 24 6 6 45.0 20.4 3.3 4.9 – – – 16.0 6.1 .383 0 0 – 9.7 8.1 .836
Bob Brannum PF 26 6 6 13.8 13.4 9.1 4.3 – – – 10.0 5.2 .522 0 0 – 4.8 3.0 .636
Ed Macauley C 24 6 6 46.3 13.1 7.5 2.7 – – – 9.2 4.0 .437 0 0 – 7.0 5.1 .722
Bill Sharman SG 26 6 6 33.5 12.5 2.7 2.7 – – – 10.7 3.6 .333 0 0 – 5.7 5.4 .938
Chuck Cooper SF 26 6 6 32.5 11.1 7.2 2.6 – – – 8.9 3.5 .396 0 0 – 5.0 4.1 .815
Kenny Rollins PG 29 6 6 10.8 11.1 4.4 3.9 – – – 8.3 3.3 .400 0 0 – 4.4 4.4 1.000
Bob Harris SF 25 6 6 32.2 9.3 10.4 2.2 – – – 6.5 3.0 .457 0 0 – 4.5 3.4 .750
Bob Donham SG 26 6 6 23.0 8.6 5.5 3.4 – – – 9.9 2.9 .289 0 0 – 7.0 2.9 .407
Mo Mahoney – 25 4 4 11.3 7.2 5.6 1.6 – – – 11.2 2.4 .214 0 0 – 4.0 2.4 .600
John Mahnken C 30 6 6 12.0 2.5 9.5 3.0 – – – 5.0 0.0 .000 0 0 – 2.5 2.5 1.000
Totals – – 6 – 270.0 117.4 67.3 32.3 – – – 95.7 33.0 .378 0 0 – 49.3 37.5 .767

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Cousy PG 24 71 – 2945 1407 449 547 – – – 1320 464 .352 0 0 – 587 479 .816
Ed Macauley C 24 69 – 2902 1402 629 280 – – – 997 451 .452 0 0 – 667 500 .750
Bill Sharman SG 26 71 – 2333 1147 288 191 – – – 925 403 .436 0 0 – 401 341 .850
Bob Brannum PF 26 71 – 1900 486 537 147 – – – 541 188 .348 0 0 – 185 110 .595
Bob Harris SF 25 70 – 1971 517 485 95 – – – 459 192 .418 0 0 – 226 133 .588
Bob Donham SG 26 71 – 1435 451 239 153 – – – 353 169 .479 0 0 – 240 113 .471
Chuck Cooper SF 26 70 – 1994 458 439 112 – – – 466 157 .337 0 0 – 190 144 .758
John Mahnken C 30 69 – 771 191 182 75 – – – 252 76 .302 0 0 – 56 39 .696
Kenny Rollins PG 29 43 – 426 98 45 46 – – – 115 38 .330 0 0 – 27 22 .815
Gene Conley PF 22 39 – 461 88 171 19 – – – 108 35 .324 0 0 – 31 18 .581
Mo Mahoney – 25 6 – 34 12 7 1 – – – 10 4 .400 0 0 – 5 4 .800
Kleggie Hermsen – 29 4 – 22 1 7 0 – – – 9 0 .000 0 0 – 2 1 .500
Totals – – 71 – 17194 6258 3478 1666 – – – 5555 2177 .392 0 0 – 2617 1904 .728

Playoff Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Cousy PG 24 6 – 270 153 25 37 – – – 120 46 .383 0 0 – 73 61 .836
Ed Macauley C 24 6 – 278 101 58 21 – – – 71 31 .437 0 0 – 54 39 .722
Bill Sharman SG 26 6 – 201 70 15 15 – – – 60 20 .333 0 0 – 32 30 .938
Chuck Cooper SF 26 6 – 195 60 39 14 – – – 48 19 .396 0 0 – 27 22 .815
Bob Harris SF 25 6 – 193 50 56 12 – – – 35 16 .457 0 0 – 24 18 .750
Bob Donham SG 26 6 – 138 33 21 13 – – – 38 11 .289 0 0 – 27 11 .407
Bob Brannum PF 26 6 – 83 31 21 10 – – – 23 12 .522 0 0 – 11 7 .636
Kenny Rollins PG 29 6 – 65 20 8 7 – – – 15 6 .400 0 0 – 8 8 1.000
Mo Mahoney – 25 4 – 45 9 7 2 – – – 14 3 .214 0 0 – 5 3 .600
John Mahnken C 30 6 – 72 5 19 6 – – – 10 0 .000 0 0 – 5 5 1.000
Totals – – 6 – 1540 532 269 137 – – – 434 164 .378 0 0 – 266 204 .767

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes Awards
Bob Cousy Primary Playmaker/Star 41.5 High 19.8 6.3 7.7 0† 16.9 Hall‑of‑Fame point guard who orchestrated the offense and led the team in assists; key floor general under coach Red Auerbach and a driving scoring threat. AS, NBA1
Ed Macauley Lead Scorer/Versatile Big 42.1 High 20.3 9.1 4.1 0† 16.7 Skilled big man with a smooth offensive game and strong free‑throw shooting; served as focal scoring option and rebounder. AS, NBA1
Bill Sharman Efficient Scorer 32.9 Moderate 16.2 4.1 2.7 0† 11.5 Sharp‑shooting guard known for his accuracy and scoring efficiency; provided floor spacing and veteran scoring punch. AS, NBA2
Bob Harris Frontcourt Support 28.2 Low‑Moderate 7.4 6.9 1.4 0† 7.9 Physical forward/center who contributed solid rebounding and defense; brought energy and toughness in limited offensive role.  
Bob Brannum Defensive/Role Big 26.8 Low 6.8 7.6 2.1 0† 8.3 Strong interior defender and rebounder; balanced frontcourt minutes and provided physicality and help defense.  
Bob Donham Spot Scorer/Role Wing 20.2 Low 6.4 3.4 2.2 0† 6.0 Role wing player who contributed occasional secondary scoring and perimeter spacing.  
Chuck Cooper Rebounding Wing 28.5 Low 6.5 6.3 1.6 0† 7.2 Two‑way wing noted for rebounding and physical defense; provided depth on perimeter.  
Gene Conley Reserve Big 11.8 Very Low 2.3 4.4 0.5 0† 3.6 Limited minutes reserve big who offered size and interior presence.  
John Mahnken Backup Center 11.2 Very Low 2.8 2.6 1.1 0† 3.2 Bench center providing brief relief minutes in frontcourt rotation.  
Kenny Rollins Reserve Guard 9.9 Very Low 2.3 1.0 1.1 0† 2.2 Veteran guard in strictly limited role off the bench.  
Mo Mahoney Fringe Reserve 5.7 Very Low 2.0 1.2 0.2 0† 1.7 Very limited action; occasional bench minutes.  
Kleggie Hermsen Reserve Big 5.5 Very Low 0.3 1.8 0.0 0† 1.1 Brief cameo appearances late in games.