DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons
34–38 · #7 in the league · Playoff team
Season snapshotFTW
Fort Wayne Pistons went 34–38 in the regular season, good for the #7 record in the league, and finished as playoff team.
League rank
#7
Net rating
-2.2
Home floor
War Memorial Coliseum
Roster
13 players
Record
34–38
47.2% win rate
League rank
#7
Playoff team
Net rating
-2.2
SRS -2.2
Finish
Playoff team
Made the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Yardley | F-G | 12 | 72 | — | 21.5 | 10.5 | 2.0 |
| Mel Hutchins | F-C | 9 | 72 | — | 12.4 | 7.9 | 2.9 |
| Gene Shue | G | — | 72 | — | 10.9 | 5.8 | 3.3 |
| Red Rocha | C-F | — | 72 | — | 5.3 | 3.8 | 1.1 |
| Billy Kenville | G-F | — | 71 | — | 8.2 | 4.6 | 2.4 |
| Corky Devlin | G | 8 | 71 | — | 6.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Larry Foust | C-F | 16 | 61 | — | 12.4 | 9.1 | 1.2 |
| Bob Houbregs | C-F | 17 | 60 | — | 11.2 | 6.7 | 1.9 |
| Bill Thieben | F-C | — | 58 | — | 4.1 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Chuck Noble | G | 5 | 54 | — | 8.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Alex Hannum | F-C | — | 22 | — | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Dick Rosenthal | F-G | 5 | 18 | — | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 |
| Odie Spears | G | 19 | 4 | — | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
Team stats
Season profile
88.8
ORtg
91.0
DRtg
107.7
Pace
-2.2
SRS
-2.3
MOV
45.0%
TS%
38.3%
eFG%
26.7
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
645 average attendance
Then and now
Fort Wayne Pistons
FTW · Now: Detroit Pistons
13 players