1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors season

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1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors season
NBA champions
Division champions
Head coachGeorge Senesky
ArenaPhiladelphia Civic Center
Results
Record45–27 (.625)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA champions
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPTZ/WCAU/WFIL
RadioWIBG
(Bill Campbell)
< 1954–55 1956–57 >

The 1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors season George Senesky took 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 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) Penn
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 (NY)
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
G 25 United States Schafer, Bob 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Villanova
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

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 6-33 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 —

Game log

1955–56 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 5 @ Boston 87–98 Joe Graboski (18) 1–0
2 November 9 Minneapolis 106–117 Neil Johnston (29) 1–1
3 November 10 N Rochester 84–89 Paul Arizin (33) 2–1
4 November 12 N Minneapolis 100–89 Paul Arizin (34) 3–1
5 November 17 @ Philadelphia 92–106 Joe Graboski (21) 4–1
6 November 19 Syracuse 94–102 Neil Johnston (37) 5–1
7 November 23 N Syracuse 101–104 Arizin, George (23) 6–1
8 November 24 New York 97–118 Neil Johnston (32) 7–1
9 November 26 Fort Wayne 82–87 Paul Arizin (22) 8–1
10 November 27 @ Minneapolis 94–99 Paul Arizin (24) 8–2
11 November 29 @ St. Louis 95–108 Jack George (15) 8–3
12 December 1 St. Louis 98–115 Neil Johnston (31) 9–3
13 December 3 @ New York 109–102 Paul Arizin (32) 10–3
14 December 4 @ Rochester 84–107 Neil Johnston (21) 10–4
15 December 6 N Minneapolis 116–103 Neil Johnston (32) 11–4
16 December 9 Syracuse 92–101 Jack George (30) 12–4
17 December 11 @ Fort Wayne 91–96 Paul Arizin (21) 12–5
18 December 13 N Boston 109–108 Neil Johnston (29) 13–5
19 December 15 Fort Wayne 73–80 Neil Johnston (22) 14–5
20 December 18 @ Syracuse 79–99 Neil Johnston (17) 14–6
21 December 21 @ Rochester 96–92 Neil Johnston (21) 15–6
22 December 26 New York 108–97 Paul Arizin (22) 15–7
23 December 27 @ New York 79–80 Paul Arizin (29) 15–8
24 December 29 Syracuse 83–112 Paul Arizin (20) 16–8
25 January 1 @ Boston 113–121 Paul Arizin (37) 16–9
26 January 2 N Rochester 100–130 Paul Arizin (23) 17–9
27 January 3 Fort Wayne 82–102 Tom Gola (20) 18–9
28 January 4 @ Syracuse 88–87 Neil Johnston (26) 19–9
29 January 5 N Fort Wayne 81–92 Joe Graboski (31) 19–10
30 January 7 New York 97–104 Neil Johnston (24) 20–10
31 January 8 @ New York 95–83 Neil Johnston (28) 21–10
32 January 10 St. Louis 107–109 (OT) Neil Johnston (35) 22–10
33 January 11 @ Rochester 97–94 Paul Arizin (32) 23–10
34 January 12 Rochester 94–123 Neil Johnston (23) 24–10
35 January 14 Boston 104–103 Paul Arizin (27) 24–11
36 January 15 @ St. Louis 108–96 Paul Arizin (35) 25–11
37 January 18 N Minneapolis 94–105 Neil Johnston (28) 25–12
38 January 21 Fort Wayne 92–91 Joe Graboski (28) 25–13
39 January 22 @ Boston 129–115 Paul Arizin (39) 26–13
40 January 23 N Boston 120–104 Neil Johnston (29) 27–13
41 January 25 Syracuse 100–112 Paul Arizin (26) 28–13
42 January 26 @ Syracuse 89–100 Paul Arizin (23) 28–14
43 January 28 @ Minneapolis 108–85 Paul Arizin (33) 29–14
44 January 29 @ Fort Wayne 85–99 Paul Arizin (20) 29–15
45 January 31 @ New York 95–105 Paul Arizin (38) 29–16
46 February 1 New York 105–104 (2OT) Joe Graboski (29) 29–17
47 February 2 N New York 88–87 Paul Arizin (31) 30–17
48 February 3 Rochester 105–96 Paul Arizin (31) 30–18
49 February 5 @ St. Louis 93–105 Paul Arizin (22) 30–19
50 February 7 N Syracuse 95–128 Neil Johnston (41) 31–19
51 February 9 St. Louis 97–108 Paul Arizin (34) 32–19
52 February 11 @ Minneapolis 117–102 Paul Arizin (34) 33–19
53 February 12 @ St. Louis 87–79 Neil Johnston (22) 34–19
54 February 13 N Fort Wayne 105–94 Paul Arizin (26) 35–19
55 February 15 N Fort Wayne 101–78 Paul Arizin (25) 36–19
56 February 17 Minneapolis 111–134 Arizin, Johnston (29) 37–19
57 February 18 N Boston 115–101 Neil Johnston (38) 38–19
58 February 19 @ Boston 118–120 Paul Arizin (39) 38–20
59 February 22 New York 117–108 Neil Johnston (29) 38–21
60 February 24 Boston 129–135 Joe Graboski (35) 39–21
61 February 26 @ Syracuse 87–85 Paul Arizin (26) 40–21
62 February 29 Rochester 81–86 Neil Johnston (21) 41–21
63 March 1 Minneapolis 102–100 Joe Graboski (28) 41–22
64 March 3 Syracuse 96–102 Paul Arizin (31) 42–22
65 March 4 @ Boston 114–128 Paul Arizin (39) 42–23
66 March 6 N St. Louis 102–97 Paul Arizin (31) 42–24
67 March 7 N New York 108–87 Neil Johnston (34) 43–24
68 March 8 Boston 120–142 Arizin, Johnston (29) 44–24
69 March 10 @ Rochester 96–111 Paul Arizin (21) 44–25
70 March 11 @ Syracuse 88–99 Paul Arizin (20) 44–26
71 March 13 St. Louis 113–116 Jack George (33) 45–26
72 March 14 @ New York 108–115 Neil Johnston (27) 45–27

Roster

Philadelphia Warriors 1955–56 NBA champions

Playoffs

1956 playoff game log
Division Finals: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 23 Syracuse W 109–87 Paul Arizin (29) Neil Johnston (24) Gola, Beck (5) Philadelphia Civic Center 1–0
2 March 25 @ Syracuse L 112–118 Neil Johnston (43) Neil Johnston (16) Neil Johnston (7) Onondaga War Memorial 1–1
3 March 27 Syracuse W 119–96 Joe Graboski (20) Neil Johnston (18) Tom Gola (10) Philadelphia Civic Center 2–1
4 March 28 @ Syracuse L 104–108 Neil Johnston (35) Neil Johnston (12) Neil Johnston (7) Onondaga War Memorial 2–2
5 March 29 Syracuse W 109–104 Paul Arizin (35) Neil Johnston (18) Neil Johnston (8) Philadelphia Civic Center 3–2
NBA Finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 31 Fort Wayne W 98–94 Paul Arizin (28) Neil Johnston (14) Tom Gola (10) Philadelphia Civic Center
4,128 		1–0
2 April 1 @ Fort Wayne L 83–84 Paul Arizin (27) Arizin, Johnston (9) Ernie Beck (6) War Memorial Coliseum
6,976 		1–1
3 April 3 Fort Wayne W 100–96 Paul Arizin (27) Neil Johnston (14) Tom Gola (8) Philadelphia Civic Center
11,698 		2–1
4 April 5 @ Fort Wayne W 107–105 Paul Arizin (30) Tom Gola (9) Joe Graboski (7) War Memorial Coliseum
7,852 		3–1
5 April 7 Fort Wayne W 99–88 Joe Graboski (29) Joe Graboski (16) Jack George (10) Philadelphia Civic Center
11,194 		4–1
1956 schedule

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b Philadelphia Warriors (1946–1962)
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