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1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster
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 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 |
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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 |