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
Local media
Television WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL
Radio WIBG
(Bill Campbell)

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

Roster

Philadelphia Warriors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (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 Celtics4428.611-24-411-189-620-16
x-Syracuse Nationals3834.528623-99-156-1020-16
x-Philadelphia Warriors3735.514720-55–2512-517-19
New York Knicks3636.500818-109-199-715-21
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1956-57 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIN NYK PHI ROC STL SYR
Boston —6–35–47–58–46–37–25–7
Fort Wayne 3–6—7–55–44–56–64–85–4
Minneapolis 4–55–7—3–65–49–34–84–5
New York 5–74–56–3—4–85–46–36–6
Philadelphia 4–85–44–58–4—4–57–25–7
Rochester 3–66–63–94–55–4—6–64–5
St. Louis 2–78–48–43–62–76–6—5–4
Syracuse 7–54–55–46–67–55–44–5—

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

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

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Syracuse 103, Philadelphia 96
  • Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 91, Philadelphia 80

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1956–57 Philadelphia Warriors
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