
1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster
Team Record: 43-29
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 6-5 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated Minneapolis Lakers 3-1
Finals - Lost to Syracuse Nationals 4-3
Coach: Charley Eckman (43-29)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 96,641, Avg. 3,717 in 26 home dates
1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons Results
The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1954-55 season with a record of 43 wins and 29 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-5.
Fort Wayne scored 6,652 points and allowed 6,480. Larry Foust scored a team-best 1,189 points for the Pistons, and George Yardley contributed 15 or more per game also. Larry Foust accounted for 700 rebounds. Andy Phillip dished out 491 assists for the squad.
Charley Eckman coached the team. The 1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the finals.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Frank Brian | G | May 1, 1923 | 6'1" | 180 | Louisiana State | Zachary, LA USA |
Larry Foust | C-F | June 24, 1928 | 6'9" | 215 | LaSalle | Painesville, OH USA |
Jim Fritsche | F-C | December 10, 1931 | 6'8" | 210 | Hamline | |
Bob Houbregs | C-F | March 12, 1932 | 6'7" | 210 | Washington | Vancouver, BC CAN |
Mel Hutchins | F-C | November 22, 1928 | 6'6" | 200 | Brigham Young | Sacramento, CA USA |
Don Meineke | F-C | October 30, 1930 | 6'7" | 208 | Dayton | Dayton, OH USA |
Andy Phillip | G-F | March 7, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | Illinois | Granite City, IL USA |
Al Roges | G-F | October 25, 1930 | 6'4" | 195 | LIU | |
Dick Rosenthal | F-G | January 20, 1930 | 6'5" | 205 | Notre Dame | |
Paul Walther | G-F | March 23, 1927 | 6'2" | 160 | Tennessee | Covington, KY USA |
George Yardley | F-G | November 3, 1928 | 6'5" | 190 | Stanford | Hollywood, CA USA |
Max Zaslofsky | G-F | December 7, 1925 | 6'2" | 170 | St. John's (NY) | Brooklyn, NY USA |