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 (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 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 —

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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