1955–56 NBA season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1955–56 NBA season was the 10th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Philadelphia Warriors winning the NBA Championship, beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

Contents 1 Notable occurrences 2 Final standings 2.1 Eastern Division 2.2 Western Division 3 1955-56 NBA statistics leaders 4 NBA awards 5 See also

[edit] Notable occurrences

• The Hawks relocate from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to St. Louis, Missouri.
• The NBA hands out a Most Valuable Player award for the first time.
• The NBA All-Star Game was played in Rochester, New York, with the West beating the East 108-94. Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks wins the game's MVP award.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Philadelphia Warriors C	45	27	.625	-
Boston Celtics	39	33	.542	6
New York Knicks	35	37	.486	10
Syracuse Nationals	35	37	.486	10

[edit] Western Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Fort Wayne Pistons	37	35	.514	-
Minneapolis Lakers	33	39	.458	4
St. Louis Hawks	33	39	.458	4
Rochester Royals	31	41	.431	6

C - NBA Champions

[edit] 1955-56 NBA statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Bob Pettit	St. Louis Hawks	25.7
Rebounds per game	Maurice Stokes	Rochester Royals	16.3
Assists per game	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	8.9
FG%	Neil Johnston	Philadelphia Warriors	45.7
FT%	Bill Sharman	Boston Celtics	86.7

[edit] NBA awards

• Most Valuable Player: Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
• Rookie of the Year: Maurice Stokes, Rochester Royals
• All-NBA First Team:
  • Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
  • Paul Arizin, Philadelphia Warriors
  • Neil Johnston, Philadelphia Warriors
  • Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
  • Bill Sharman, Boston Celtics
• All-NBA Second Team:
  • Dolph Schayes, Syracuse Nationals
  • Maurice Stokes, Rochester Royals
  • Slater Martin, Minneapolis Lakers
  • Jack George, Philadelphia Warriors
  • Clyde Lovellette, Minneapolis Lakers

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also

v • d • e NBA seasons
Also this year: 1955 Draft • 1956 Playoffs • 1956 Finals • 1956 in sports
1940s								1946–47	1947–48	1948–49
1950s	1949–50	1950–51	1951–52	1952–53	1953–54	1954–55	1955–56	1956–57	1957–58	1958–59
1960s	1959–60	1960–61	1961–62	1962–63	1963–64	1964–65	1965–66	1966–67	1967–68	1968–69
1970s	1969–70	1970–71	1971–72	1972–73	1973–74	1974–75	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79
1980s	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89
1990s	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99
2000s	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09

v • d • e 1955–56 NBA season by team 1955 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions Eastern Boston • New York • Philadelphia • Syracuse Western Fort Wayne • Minneapolis • Rochester • St. Louis