1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 34-38
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Tiebreaker - Lost to St. Louis Hawks 1-0
Division Semifinals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-0
Coach: Charley Eckman (34-38)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 108,054, Avg. 3,486 in 31 home dates

1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons Results

The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1956-57 season with a record of 34 wins and 38 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.

The Pistons netted 6,938 points and surrendered 7,104. George Yardley scored a team-best 1,547 points for Fort Wayne and accounted for 755 rebounds. Gene Shue dished out 238 assists for the squad.

Charley Eckman coached the team. The 1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the division semifinals.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Corky Devlin	G	December 21, 1931	6'5"	195	George Washington	Atlantic City, NJ USA
Larry Foust	C-F	June 24, 1928	6'9"	215	LaSalle	Painesville, OH USA
Alex Hannum	F-C	July 19, 1923	6'6"	210	USC	Los Angeles, CA USA
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
Billy Kenville	G-F	December 1, 1930	6'2"	187	St. Bonaventure	Elmhurst, NY USA
Chuck Noble	G	July 24, 1931	6'4"	190	Louisville
Red Rocha	C-F	September 18, 1923	6'8"	185	Oregon State	Hilo, HI USA
Dick Rosenthal	F-G	January 20, 1930	6'5"	205	Notre Dame
Gene Shue	G	December 18, 1931	6'2"	170	Maryland	Baltimore, MD USA
Odie Spears	G	June 26, 1925	6'4"	205	Western Kentucky	Scottsville, KY USA
Bill Thieben	F-C	March 28, 1935	6'6"	215	Hofstra
George Yardley	F-G	November 3, 1928	6'5"	190	Stanford	Hollywood, CA USA