1956 NBA All-Star Game
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| Date | Tuesday, January 24, 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Rochester War Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Rochester | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Bob Pettit | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 8,517 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | WPIX | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bud Palmer, Jimmy Powers and Kevin Kennedy | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 NBA All Star Game was the sixth NBA All-Star Game.
| Legend | |||||||
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| Starter | MVP | MIN | Minutes played | ||||
| FG | Field goals | FGA | Field goal attempts | FT | Free throws | FTA | Free throw attempts |
| REB | Rebounds | AST | Assists | PF | Personal fouls | PTS | Points |
Roster
[edit]Western Division
[edit]Head Coach: Charley Eckman, Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slater Martin | Minneapolis Lakers | 29 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Mel Hutchins | Fort Wayne Pistons | 27 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Bobby Wanzer | Rochester Royals | 25 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Larry Foust | Fort Wayne Pistons | 20 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| George Yardley | Fort Wayne Pistons | 19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Bob Pettit | St. Louis Hawks | 31 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| Bob Harrison | St. Louis Hawks | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | Minneapolis Lakers | 22 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Maurice Stokes | Rochester Royals | 20 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Clyde Lovellette | Minneapolis Lakers | 20 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Totals | 240 | 39 | 100 | 30 | 42 | 79 | 22 | 32 | 108 |
Eastern Division
[edit]Head Coach: George Senesky, Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
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| Dick McGuire | New York Knicks | 29 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Paul Arizin | Philadelphia Warriors | 28 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| Neil Johnston | Philadelphia Warriors | 25 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| Dolph Schayes | Syracuse Nationals | 25 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 24 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Harry Gallatin | New York Knicks | 30 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Bill Sharman | Boston Celtics | 24 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Jack George | Philadelphia Warriors | 21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Ed Macauley | Boston Celtics | 20 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Red Kerr | Syracuse Nationals | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Carl Braun | New York Knicks | did not play due to injury | ||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 30 | 87 | 34 | 53 | 53 | 18 | 34 | 94 | |
References
[edit]- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 242. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- basketball-reference.com. "1956 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.