1956–57 Philadelphia Warriors season

1956–57 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coachGeorge Senesky
ArenaPhiladelphia Civic Center
Results
Record37–35 (.514)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Semifinals
(eliminated 0–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPTZ/WCAU/WFIL
RadioWIBG
(Bill Campbell)
< 1955–56 1957–58 >

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

Offseason

Roster

Philadelphia Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 11 Arizin, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Villanova
F/C 19 Armstrong, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State
G 7 Beck, Ernie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Penn
G 18 Costello, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Niagara
F/C 12 Davis, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Texas A&M
G 5 Dempsey, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) King's (NY)
G 17 George, Jack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle
F/C 9 Graboski, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tuley HS (IL)
F 14 Hitch, Lew 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Kansas State
C 6 Johnston, Neil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ohio State
G 16 Lear, Hal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Temple
F 4 Moore, Jackie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) La Salle
Head coach
Legend
  • (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-Boston Celtics 44 28 .611 - 24-4 11-18 9-6 20-16
x-Syracuse Nationals 38 34 .528 6 23-9 9-15 6-10 20-16
x-Philadelphia Warriors 37 35 .514 7 20-5 5–25 12-5 17-19
New York Knicks 36 36 .500 8 18-10 9-19 9-7 15-21
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1956-57 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIN NYK PHI ROC STL SYR
Boston — 6–3 5–4 7–5 8–4 6–3 7–2 5–7
Fort Wayne 3–6 — 7–5 5–4 4–5 6–6 4–8 5–4
Minneapolis 4–5 5–7 — 3–6 5–4 9–3 4–8 4–5
New York 5–7 4–5 6–3 — 4–8 5–4 6–3 6–6
Philadelphia 4–8 5–4 4–5 8–4 — 4–5 7–2 5–7
Rochester 3–6 6–6 3–9 4–5 5–4 — 6–6 4–5
St. Louis 2–7 8–4 8–4 3–6 2–7 6–6 — 5–4
Syracuse 7–5 4–5 5–4 6–6 7–5 5–4 4–5 —

Game log

1956–57 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 27 N Syracuse 109–103 (2OT) Neil Johnston (31) 0–1
2 November 3 Fort Wayne 81–116 Paul Arizin (26) 1–1
3 November 7 @ Rochester 80–81 Neil Johnston (23) 1–2
4 November 9 Rochester 95–93 Paul Arizin (25) 1–3
5 November 10 New York 81–83 Neil Johnston (31) 2–3
6 November 11 @ New York 95–106 Neil Johnston (26) 2–4
7 November 15 N Rochester 83–92 Arizin, Johnston (23) 3–4
8 November 16 Minneapolis 97–123 Paul Arizin (27) 4–4
9 November 17 N Syracuse 96–109 Neil Johnston (31) 5–4
10 November 18 @ Syracuse 97–99 Neil Johnston (24) 5–5
11 November 21 @ Boston 83–95 Paul Arizin (22) 5–6
12 November 22 Boston 101–78 Paul Arizin (29) 5–7
13 November 24 Fort Wayne 88–98 Neil Johnston (27) 6–7
14 November 25 @ Fort Wayne 88–112 Neil Johnston (22) 6–8
15 November 27 N Minneapolis 98–113 Paul Arizin (28) 6–9
16 November 30 New York 99–110 Neil Johnston (31) 7–9
17 December 1 @ St. Louis 107–95 Paul Arizin (37) 8–9
18 December 2 @ Minneapolis 96–106 Joe Graboski (29) 8–10
19 December 6 Boston 111–113 Paul Arizin (26) 9–10
20 December 8 @ Rochester 91–92 Paul Arizin (32) 9–11
21 December 11 Minneapolis 111–114 Paul Arizin (30) 10–11
22 December 12 St. Louis 99–115 Neil Johnston (35) 11–11
23 December 15 @ Syracuse 117–108 Neil Johnston (26) 12–11
24 December 16 N Boston 116–104 Paul Arizin (31) 13–11
25 December 23 @ New York 95–90 Neil Johnston (26) 14–11
26 December 25 N Boston 89–82 Paul Arizin (22) 15–11
27 December 26 @ Boston 97–120 Paul Arizin (25) 15–12
28 December 27 New York 87–112 Neil Johnston (23) 16–12
29 December 29 Syracuse 104–103 (OT) Neil Johnston (30) 16–13
30 December 30 @ Fort Wayne 99–104 Paul Arizin (35) 16–14
31 January 1 N Boston 87–100 Neil Johnston (20) 16–15
32 January 3 N St. Louis 81–82 Paul Arizin (22) 17–15
33 January 4 St. Louis 92–96 Paul Arizin (28) 18–15
34 January 5 @ Rochester 81–78 Paul Arizin (30) 19–15
35 January 6 @ Syracuse 123–128 Paul Arizin (37) 19–16
36 January 8 N Rochester 95–94 Paul Arizin (28) 19–17
37 January 10 Rochester 93–112 Arizin, George (23) 20–17
38 January 12 New York 82–116 Joe Graboski (29) 21–17
39 January 13 @ New York 90–101 Paul Arizin (26) 21–18
40 January 17 Syracuse 108–103 Neil Johnston (23) 21–19
41 January 18 N Syracuse 94–96 Paul Arizin (33) 22–19
42 January 20 @ St. Louis 102–104 (OT) Neil Johnston (33) 22–20
43 January 23 N New York 99–93 Neil Johnston (27) 23–20
44 January 24 St. Louis 96–107 Paul Arizin (29) 24–20
45 January 26 @ Fort Wayne 98–101 Neil Johnston (27) 24–21
46 January 27 Boston 107–87 Neil Johnston (30) 24–22
47 January 28 @ Boston 95–105 Paul Arizin (24) 24–23
48 January 29 @ New York 110–114 Neil Johnston (38) 24–24
49 January 31 N New York 106–102 Paul Arizin (35) 25–24
50 February 2 Syracuse 100–107 Paul Arizin (31) 26–24
51 February 3 N Rochester 108–110 Neil Johnston (31) 27–24
52 February 4 @ Fort Wayne 91–103 Neil Johnston (19) 27–25
53 February 5 @ St. Louis 101–87 Paul Arizin (33) 28–25
54 February 6 @ Minneapolis 100–101 Neil Johnston (35) 28–26
55 February 8 St. Louis 90–93 Paul Arizin (35) 29–26
56 February 10 @ Boston 98–103 (OT) Paul Arizin (26) 29–27
57 February 13 Fort Wayne 89–99 Paul Arizin (28) 30–27
58 February 15 N Minneapolis 104–105 Neil Johnston (30) 31–27
59 February 17 New York 115–123 Arizin, Graboski (25) 32–27
60 February 21 @ Syracuse 86–92 Paul Arizin (28) 32–28
61 February 22 Boston 109–117 Joe Graboski (31) 33–28
62 February 24 @ St. Louis 112–113 Paul Arizin (37) 33–29
63 February 28 Minneapolis 112–129 Paul Arizin (32) 34–29
64 March 1 @ Boston 80–90 Paul Arizin (22) 34–30
65 March 2 N Syracuse 85–98 Paul Arizin (37) 35–30
66 March 3 @ Syracuse 86–112 Arizin, Graboski (22) 35–31
67 March 5 N Fort Wayne 114–80 Paul Arizin (23) 36–31
68 March 6 @ Rochester 79–82 Paul Arizin (27) 36–32
69 March 7 Fort Wayne 100–114 Arizin, Graboski (28) 37–32
70 March 10 @ New York 103–104 Paul Arizin (27) 37–33
71 March 12 N Minneapolis 94–100 Neil Johnston (24) 37–34
72 March 13 @ Minneapolis 97–114 Neil Johnston (22) 37–35

Playoffs

1957 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 16 Syracuse L 96–103 Neil Johnston (25) Neil Johnston (26) George Dempsey (8) Philadelphia Civic Center 0–1
2 March 18 @ Syracuse L 80–91 Joe Graboski (16) Walt Davis (10) Neil Johnston (5) Onondaga War Memorial 0–2
1957 schedule

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ 1956–57 Philadelphia Warriors