DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons
37–35 · #3 in the league · Playoff team
Season snapshotFTW
Fort Wayne Pistons went 37–35 in the regular season, good for the #3 record in the league, and finished as playoff team.
League rank
#3
Net rating
+0.7
Home floor
War Memorial Coliseum
Roster
15 players
Record
37–35
51.4% win rate
League rank
#3
Playoff team
Net rating
+0.7
SRS +0.5
Finish
Playoff team
Made the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Foust | C-F | 16 | 72 | — | 16.2 | 9.0 | 1.8 |
| Chuck Noble | G | — | 72 | — | 9.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| Odie Spears | G | — | 72 | — | 6.8 | 3.2 | 1.7 |
| George Yardley | F-G | 12 | 71 | — | 17.4 | 9.7 | 2.2 |
| Bob Houbregs | C-F | 17 | 70 | — | 11.1 | 5.9 | 2.3 |
| Andy Phillip | G-F | 14 | 70 | — | 5.8 | 3.7 | 5.9 |
| Corky Devlin | G | — | 69 | — | 7.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Mel Hutchins | F-C | 9 | 66 | — | 12.0 | 7.5 | 2.7 |
| Frankie Brian | G | 7 | 37 | — | 6.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
| Chuck Cooper | F | — | 32 | — | 3.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 |
| Jesse Arnelle | F | 15 / 18 | 31 | — | 4.7 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| Jim Holstein | F-G | — | 27 | — | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
| Max Zaslofsky | G-F | 10 | 9 | — | 9.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Johnny Horan | F | 15 | 7 | — | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Don Bielke | C | 18 | 7 | — | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
Team stats
Season profile
90.7
ORtg
90.0
DRtg
103.2
Pace
+0.5
SRS
+0.7
MOV
46.1%
TS%
38.8%
eFG%
27.2
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Charley Eckman
head_coach
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Standings
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Playoff team
Made the playoffs.
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War Memorial Coliseum
392 average attendance
Then and now
Fort Wayne Pistons
FTW · Now: Detroit Pistons
15 players