1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors season

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1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head Coach George Senesky
Arena
Results
Record 45–27
(.625)
Place Division: 1st
Conference: 1st
Playoff Finish Won NBA Finals

With George Senesky taking over for Edward 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.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] Roster

[edit] Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

[edit] Postseason

[edit] NBA Finals

[edit] Awards and Honors

[edit] References

Preceded by
Syracuse Nationals
1955
NBA Champions
Philadelphia Warriors

1956
Succeeded by
Boston Celtics
1957