DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons
43–29 · #1 in the league · Playoff team
Season snapshotFTW
Fort Wayne Pistons went 43–29 in the regular season, good for the #1 record in the league, and finished as playoff team.
League rank
#1
Net rating
+2.3
Home floor
War Memorial Coliseum
Roster
12 players
Record
43–29
59.7% win rate
League rank
#1
Playoff team
Net rating
+2.3
SRS +2.0
Finish
Playoff team
Made the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Hutchins | F-C | 9 | 72 | — | 12.0 | 9.2 | 3.4 |
| Frankie Brian | G | 7 | 71 | — | 9.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Larry Foust | C-F | 16 | 70 | — | 17.0 | 10.0 | 1.7 |
| Max Zaslofsky | G-F | 10 | 70 | — | 11.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Monk Meineke | F-C | 17 | 68 | — | 5.8 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| Paul Walther | G-F | — | 68 | — | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| Dick Rosenthal | F-G | 15 | 67 | — | 7.8 | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| Andy Phillip | G-F | 14 | 64 | — | 9.6 | 4.5 | 7.7 |
| George Yardley | F-G | 12 | 60 | — | 17.3 | 9.9 | 2.1 |
| Bob Houbregs | C-F | — | 52 | — | 6.4 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| Jim Fritsche | F-C | 8 | 16 | — | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| Al Roges | G-F | — | 4 | — | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Team stats
Season profile
91.2
ORtg
88.9
DRtg
100.7
Pace
+2.0
SRS
+2.4
MOV
46.4%
TS%
39.0%
eFG%
27.1
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Charley Eckman
head_coach
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Playoff team
Made the playoffs.
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War Memorial Coliseum
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Then and now
Fort Wayne Pistons
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12 players