1956–57 Philadelphia Warriors season

1956–57 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coach George Senesky
Arena Philadelphia Civic Center
Results
Record 37–35 (.514)
Place Division: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Division Semifinals
(eliminated 0–2)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1956–57 NBA season was the Warriors' 11th season in the NBA.[1]

Roster

Philadelphia Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 11 United States Arizin, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Villanova
F/C 19 United States Armstrong, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State
G 7 United States Beck, Ernie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Pennsylvania
G 18 United States Costello, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Niagara
F/C 12 United States Davis, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Texas A&M
G 5 United States Dempsey, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) King's College
G 17 United States George, Jack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle
F/C 9 United States Graboski, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tuley HS (IL)
F 14 United States Hitch, Lew 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Kansas State
C 6 United States Johnston, Neil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ohio State
G 16 United States Lear, Hal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Temple
F 4 United States Moore, Jackie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) La Salle
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 44 28 .611 - 24-4 11-18 9-6 20-16
x-Syracuse Nationals 38 34 .528 6 23-9 9-15 6-10 20-16
x-Philadelphia Warriors 37 35 .514 7 20-5 5–25 12-5 17-19
New York Knicks 36 36 .500 8 18-10 9-19 9-7 15-21
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1956-57 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIN NYK PHI ROC STL SYR
Boston — 6–3 5–4 7–5 8–4 6–3 7–2 5–7
Fort Wayne 3–6 — 7–5 5–4 4–5 6–6 4–8 5–4
Minneapolis 4–5 5–7 — 3–6 5–4 9–3 4–8 4–5
New York 5–7 4–5 6–3 — 4–8 5–4 6–3 6–6
Philadelphia 4–8 5–4 4–5 8–4 — 4–5 7–2 5–7
Rochester 3–6 6–6 3–9 4–5 5–4 — 6–6 4–5
St. Louis 2–7 8–4 8–4 3–6 2–7 6–6 — 5–4
Syracuse 7–5 4–5 5–4 6–6 7–5 5–4 4–5 —

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Syracuse Nationals vs. (3) Philadelphia Warriors: Nationals win series 2-0

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1956–57 Philadelphia Warriors
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