1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors season

1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors season
Second NBA Championship
Head coach George Senesky
Arena Philadelphia Civic Center
Results
Record 45–27 (.625)
Place Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Champions

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

With George Senesky taking over for Eddie Gottlieb as coach, the Warriors had a strong start by winning 12 of their first 16 games.[1] Paul Arizin and Neil Johnston were among the league's scoring leaders as the Warriors won the Eastern Division with a 45–27 record. The addition of rookie Tom Gola made the difference. In his first season Gola averaged 9.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.[1] In the Eastern Division Finals the Warriors beat the Syracuse Nationals in 5 games. In the NBA Finals, the Warriors won their 2nd Championship by beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 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
G 7 United States Beck, Ernie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Pennsylvania
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
G/F 15 United States Gola, Tom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) La Salle
F/C 9 United States Graboski, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tuley HS (IL)
G 4 United States Hennessy, Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Villanova
C 6 United States Johnston, Neil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ohio State
F 14 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

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Neil Johnston Walt Davis
PF Joe Graboski Jackie Moore
SF Paul Arizin Ernie Beck
SG Tom Gola Larry Hennessy
PG Jack George George Dempsey

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia Warriors 45 27 .625 - 21-7 11-17 13-3 22-14
x-Boston Celtics 39 33 .542 6 20-7 12-15 7-11 18-18
x-Syracuse Nationals 35 37 .486 10 23-8 9–19 3-10 15-21
New York Knicks 35 37 .486 10 13-15 16-13 6-9 17-19

Record vs. opponents

1955-56 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIN NYK PHI ROC STL SYR
Boston — 4–5 7–2 5–7 5–7 5–4 5–4 8–4
Fort Wayne 5–4 — 5–7 5–4 4–5 7–5 7–5 4–5
Minneapolis 2–7 7–5 — 5–4 3–6 7–5 5–7 4–5
New York 7–5 4–5 4–5 — 6–6 6–3 4–5 4–8
Philadelphia 7–5 5–4 6–3 6–6 — 6–3 6–3 9–3
Rochester 4–5 5–7 5–7 3–6 3–6 — 6–6 5–4
St. Louis 4–5 5–7 7–5 5–4 3–6 6–6 — 3–6
Syracuse 4–8 5–4 5–4 8–4 3–9 4–5 6–3 —

Roster

Postseason

East Division Semifinals

The Warriors had a division semifinal bye.

East Division Finals

(1) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (3) Syracuse Nationals: Warriors win series 3–2

NBA Finals

(E1) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (W1) Fort Wayne Pistons: Warriors win series 4–1

Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 Philadelphia Warriors (1946–1962)
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