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1956 Philadelphia Warriors



Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Paul Arizin GF 6-4 190 Apr 9, 1928 28 Villanova 4 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 3, Philadelphia Warriors
Bob Armstrong F 6-8 220 Jun 17, 1933 23 Michigan State 0 1955 Rnd 6, Pick 2, Rochester Royals
Ernie Beck GF 6-4 190 Dec 11, 1931 25 Pennsylvania 2 1953 Territorial Pick, Philadelphia Warriors
Larry Costello PG 6-1 186 Jul 2, 1931 25 Niagara 1 1954 Rnd 2, Pick 3, Philadelphia Warriors
Walt Davis FC 6-8 205 Jan 5, 1931 26 Texas A&M 3 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 4, Philadelphia Warriors
George Dempsey PG 6-2 190 Jul 19, 1929 27 King's College 2 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 7, Pick 9, Philadelphia Warriors
Jack George G 6-2 190 Nov 13, 1928 28 La Salle 3 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 13, Pick 1, Philadelphia Warriors
Joe Graboski FC 6-7 195 Jan 15, 1930 27 7 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Lew Hitch FC 6-8 200 Jul 16, 1929 27 Kansas State 5 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 10, Minneapolis Lakers
Neil Johnston C 6-8 210 Feb 4, 1929 28 Ohio State 5 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Hal Lear G 5-11 163 Jan 31, 1935 22 Temple 0 1956 Rnd 1, Pick 7, Philadelphia Warriors
Jackie Moore F 6-5 190 Sep 24, 1932 24 La Salle 2 1954 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Philadelphia Warriors 1955-1956
Game Schedule and Results |
NBA Regular Season
|
Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
Streak |
Record |
1 |
Nov 5, 1955 |
Warriors |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
L |
87 |
- |
98 |
|
lost 1
|
|
0 |
- |
1 |
2 |
Nov 9, 1955 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
117 |
- |
106 |
|
won 1
|
|
1 |
- |
1 |
3 |
Nov 10, 1955 |
Warriors |
|
Rochester Royals |
W |
89 |
- |
84 |
|
won 2
|
|
2 |
- |
1 |
4 |
Nov 12, 1955 |
Warriors |
|
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
100 |
- |
89 |
|
won 3
|
|
3 |
- |
1 |
5 |
Nov 17, 1955 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Boston Celtics |
W |
106 |
- |
92 |
|
won 4
|
|
4 |
- |
1 |
6 |
Nov 19, 1955 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
102 |
- |
94 |
|
won 5
|
|
5 |
- |
1 |
7 |
Nov 23, 1955 |
Warriors |
|
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
104 |
- |
101 |
|
won 6
|
|
6 |
- |
1 |
8 |
Nov 24, 1955 |
Warriors |
vs. |
New York Knicks |
W |
118 |
- |
97 |
|
won 7
|
|
7 |
- |
1 |
9 |
Nov 26, 1955 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
W |
87 |
- |
82 |
|
won 8
|
|
8 |
- |
1 |
10 |
Nov 27, 1955 |
Warriors |
@ |
Minneapolis Lakers |
L |
94 |
- |
99 |
|
lost 1
|
|
8 |
- |
2 |
11 |
Nov 29, 1955 |
Warriors |
@ |
St. Louis Hawks |
L |
95 |
- |
108 |
|
lost 2
|
|
8 |
- |
3 |
12 |
Dec 1, 1955 |
Warriors |
vs. |
St. Louis Hawks |
W |
115 |
- |
98 |
|
won 1
|
|
9 |
- |
3 |
13 |
Dec 3, 1955 |
Warriors |
@ |
New York Knicks |
W |
109 |
- |
102 |
|
won 2
|
|
10 |
- |
3 |
14 |
Dec 4, 1955 |
Warriors |
@ |
Rochester Royals |
L |
84 |
- |
107 |
|
lost 1
|
|
10 |
- |
4 |
15 |
Dec 6, 1955 |
Warriors |
|
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
116 |
- |
103 |
|
won 1
|
|
11 |
- |
4 |
16 |
Dec 9, 1955 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
101 |
- |
92 |
|
won 2
|
|
12 |
- |
4 |
17 |
Dec 11, 1955 |
Warriors |
@ |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
L |
91 |
- |
96 |
|
lost 1
|
|
12 |
- |
5 |
18 |
Dec 13, 1955 |
Warriors |
|
Boston Celtics |
W |
109 |
- |
108 |
|
won 1
|
|
13 |
- |
5 |
19 |
Dec 15, 1955 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
W |
80 |
- |
73 |
|
won 2
|
|
14 |
- |
5 |
20 |
Dec 18, 1955 |
Warriors |
@ |
Syracuse Nationals |
L |
79 |
- |
99 |
|
lost 1
|
|
14 |
- |
6 |
21 |
Dec 21, 1955 |
Warriors |
@ |
Rochester Royals |
W |
96 |
- |
92 |
|
won 1
|
|
15 |
- |
6 |
22 |
Dec 26, 1955 |
Warriors |
vs. |
New York Knicks |
L |
97 |
- |
108 |
|
lost 1
|
|
15 |
- |
7 |
23 |
Dec 27, 1955 |
Warriors |
@ |
New York Knicks |
L |
79 |
- |
80 |
|
lost 2
|
|
15 |
- |
8 |
24 |
Dec 29, 1955 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
112 |
- |
83 |
|
won 1
|
|
16 |
- |
8 |
25 |
Jan 1, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
L |
113 |
- |
121 |
|
lost 1
|
|
16 |
- |
9 |
26 |
Jan 2, 1956 |
Warriors |
|
Rochester Royals |
W |
130 |
- |
100 |
|
won 1
|
|
17 |
- |
9 |
27 |
Jan 3, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
W |
102 |
- |
82 |
|
won 2
|
|
18 |
- |
9 |
28 |
Jan 4, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
88 |
- |
87 |
|
won 3
|
|
19 |
- |
9 |
29 |
Jan 5, 1956 |
Warriors |
|
Fort Wayne Pistons |
L |
81 |
- |
92 |
|
lost 1
|
|
19 |
- |
10 |
30 |
Jan 6, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
New York Knicks |
W |
104 |
- |
97 |
|
won 1
|
|
20 |
- |
10 |
Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
Streak |
Record |
31 |
Jan 8, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
New York Knicks |
W |
95 |
- |
83 |
|
won 2
|
|
21 |
- |
10 |
32 |
Jan 10, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
St. Louis Hawks |
W |
109 |
- |
107 |
OT |
won 3
|
|
22 |
- |
10 |
33 |
Jan 11, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Rochester Royals |
W |
97 |
- |
94 |
|
won 4
|
|
23 |
- |
10 |
34 |
Jan 12, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Rochester Royals |
W |
123 |
- |
94 |
|
won 5
|
|
24 |
- |
10 |
35 |
Jan 14, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Boston Celtics |
L |
103 |
- |
104 |
|
lost 1
|
|
24 |
- |
11 |
36 |
Jan 15, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
St. Louis Hawks |
W |
108 |
- |
96 |
|
won 1
|
|
25 |
- |
11 |
37 |
Jan 18, 1956 |
Warriors |
|
Minneapolis Lakers |
L |
94 |
- |
105 |
|
lost 1
|
|
25 |
- |
12 |
38 |
Jan 21, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
L |
91 |
- |
92 |
|
lost 2
|
|
25 |
- |
13 |
39 |
Jan 22, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
W |
129 |
- |
115 |
|
won 1
|
|
26 |
- |
13 |
40 |
Jan 23, 1956 |
Warriors |
|
Boston Celtics |
W |
120 |
- |
104 |
|
won 2
|
|
27 |
- |
13 |
41 |
Jan 25, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
112 |
- |
100 |
|
won 3
|
|
28 |
- |
13 |
42 |
Jan 26, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Syracuse Nationals |
L |
89 |
- |
100 |
|
lost 1
|
|
28 |
- |
14 |
43 |
Jan 28, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
108 |
- |
85 |
|
won 1
|
|
29 |
- |
14 |
44 |
Jan 29, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
L |
85 |
- |
99 |
|
lost 1
|
|
29 |
- |
15 |
45 |
Jan 31, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
New York Knicks |
L |
95 |
- |
105 |
|
lost 2
|
|
29 |
- |
16 |
46 |
Feb 1, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
New York Knicks |
L |
104 |
- |
105 |
|
lost 3
|
|
29 |
- |
17 |
47 |
Feb 2, 1956 |
Warriors |
|
New York Knicks |
W |
88 |
- |
87 |
|
won 1
|
|
30 |
- |
17 |
48 |
Feb 3, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Rochester Royals |
L |
96 |
- |
105 |
|
lost 1
|
|
30 |
- |
18 |
49 |
Feb 5, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
St. Louis Hawks |
L |
93 |
- |
105 |
|
lost 2
|
|
30 |
- |
19 |
50 |
Feb 7, 1956 |
Warriors |
|
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
128 |
- |
95 |
|
won 1
|
|
31 |
- |
19 |
51 |
Feb 9, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
St. Louis Hawks |
W |
108 |
- |
97 |
|
won 2
|
|
32 |
- |
19 |
52 |
Feb 11, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
117 |
- |
102 |
|
won 3
|
|
33 |
- |
19 |
53 |
Feb 12, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
St. Louis Hawks |
W |
87 |
- |
79 |
|
won 4
|
|
34 |
- |
19 |
54 |
Feb 14, 1956 |
Warriors |
|
Fort Wayne Pistons |
W |
105 |
- |
94 |
|
won 5
|
|
35 |
- |
19 |
55 |
Feb 15, 1956 |
Warriors |
|
Fort Wayne Pistons |
W |
101 |
- |
78 |
|
won 6
|
|
36 |
- |
19 |
56 |
Feb 17, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
134 |
- |
111 |
|
won 7
|
|
37 |
- |
19 |
57 |
Feb 18, 1956 |
Warriors |
|
Boston Celtics |
W |
115 |
- |
101 |
|
won 8
|
|
38 |
- |
19 |
58 |
Feb 19, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
L |
118 |
- |
120 |
|
lost 1
|
|
38 |
- |
20 |
59 |
Feb 22, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
New York Knicks |
L |
108 |
- |
117 |
|
lost 2
|
|
38 |
- |
21 |
60 |
Feb 24, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Boston Celtics |
W |
135 |
- |
129 |
|
won 1
|
|
39 |
- |
21 |
Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
Streak |
Record |
61 |
Feb 26, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
87 |
- |
85 |
|
won 2
|
|
40 |
- |
21 |
62 |
Feb 29, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Rochester Royals |
W |
86 |
- |
81 |
|
won 3
|
|
41 |
- |
21 |
63 |
Mar 1, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Minneapolis Lakers |
L |
100 |
- |
102 |
|
lost 1
|
|
41 |
- |
22 |
64 |
Mar 3, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
102 |
- |
96 |
|
won 1
|
|
42 |
- |
22 |
65 |
Mar 4, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
L |
114 |
- |
128 |
|
lost 1
|
|
42 |
- |
23 |
66 |
Mar 6, 1956 |
Warriors |
|
St. Louis Hawks |
L |
97 |
- |
102 |
|
lost 2
|
|
42 |
- |
24 |
67 |
Mar 7, 1956 |
Warriors |
|
New York Knicks |
W |
108 |
- |
87 |
|
won 1
|
|
43 |
- |
24 |
68 |
Mar 8, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Boston Celtics |
W |
142 |
- |
120 |
|
won 2
|
|
44 |
- |
24 |
69 |
Mar 10, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Rochester Royals |
L |
96 |
- |
111 |
|
lost 1
|
|
44 |
- |
25 |
70 |
Mar 11, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Syracuse Nationals |
L |
88 |
- |
99 |
|
lost 2
|
|
44 |
- |
26 |
71 |
Mar 13, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
St. Louis Hawks |
W |
116 |
- |
113 |
|
won 1
|
|
45 |
- |
26 |
72 |
Mar 14, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
New York Knicks |
L |
108 |
- |
115 |
|
lost 1
|
|
45 |
- |
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Finals |
Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
|
Series Status |
|
Streak |
1 |
Mar 23, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
109 |
- |
87 |
|
|
Warriors lead 1-0
|
|
won 1 |
2 |
Mar 25, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Syracuse Nationals |
L |
118 |
- |
122 |
|
|
series tied 1-1
|
|
lost 1 |
3 |
Mar 27, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
119 |
- |
96 |
|
|
Warriors lead 2-1
|
|
won 1 |
4 |
Mar 28, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Syracuse Nationals |
L |
104 |
- |
108 |
|
|
series tied 2-2
|
|
lost 1 |
5 |
Mar 29, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
109 |
- |
104 |
|
|
Warriors win 3-2
|
|
won 1 |
|
NBA Playoffs - Finals |
Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
|
Series Status |
|
Streak |
1 |
Mar 31, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
W |
98 |
- |
94 |
|
|
Warriors lead 1-0
|
|
won 2 |
2 |
Apr 1, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
L |
83 |
- |
84 |
|
|
series tied 1-1
|
|
lost 1 |
3 |
Apr 3, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
W |
100 |
- |
96 |
|
|
Warriors lead 2-1
|
|
won 1 |
4 |
Apr 5, 1956 |
Warriors |
@ |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
W |
107 |
- |
105 |
|
|
Warriors lead 3-1
|
|
won 2 |
5 |
Apr 7, 1956 |
Warriors |
vs. |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
W |
99 |
- |
88 |
|
|
Warriors win 4-1
|
|
won 3 |
|
|
|
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