1956–57 Philadelphia Warriors season

Philadelphia Warriors
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 @ Basketball-Reference.com
< 1955–56	1957–58 >

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

Offseason

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Philadelphia Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
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)	Pennsylvania
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 College
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

Eastern Division v t e	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

(2) Syracuse Nationals vs. (3) Philadelphia Warriors: Nationals win series 2-0

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