1956–57 Philadelphia Warriors season

1956–57 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coach	George Senesky
Arena	Philadelphia Civic Center
Results
Record	37–35 (.514)
Place	Division: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Division Semifinals (eliminated 0–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL
Radio	WIBG (Bill Campbell)

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

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 George Senesky (Saint Joseph's) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended 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

• Paul Arizin, NBA All-Star Game
• Neil Johnston, NBA All-Star Game
• Paul Arizin, NBA scoring champion
• Paul Arizin, All-NBA First Team
• Neil Johnston, All-NBA Second Team