1955-56 Syracuse Nationals Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 35-37
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 5-4 Lost division finals
Division Tiebreaker - Defeated New York Knicks 1-0
Division Semifinals - Defeated Boston Celtics 2-1
Division Finals - Lost to Philadelphia Warriors 3-2
Coach: Al Cervi (35-37)
Location: Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 140,714, Avg. 4,539 in 31 home dates

1955-56 Syracuse Nationals Statistics
1955-56 Syracuse Nationals Results

The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 35 wins and 37 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.

The Nationals racked up 6,976 points and yielded 6,975. Dolph Schayes scored a team-best 1,472 points for Syracuse and contributed 891 rebounds. George King dished out 410 assists for the squad.

Al Cervi coached the team. The 1955-56 Syracuse Nationals lost in the division finals.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Ed Conlin	F-G	September 2, 1933	6'5"	200	Fordham
Dick Farley	G-F	April 13, 1932	6'4"	190	Indiana
Billy Kenville	G-F	December 1, 1930	6'2"	187	St. Bonaventure	Elmhurst, NY USA
Johnny Kerr	C-F	August 17, 1932	6'9"	230	Illinois	Chicago, IL USA
George King	G	August 16, 1928	6'0"	175	Morris-Harvey	Charleston, WV USA
Earl Lloyd	F-C	April 3, 1928	6'5"	200	West Virginia State	Alexandria, VA USA
Red Rocha	C-F	September 18, 1923	6'8"	185	Oregon State	Hilo, HI USA
Dolph Schayes	F-C	May 19, 1928	6'7"	195	NYU	New York, NY USA
Paul Seymour	G-F	January 30, 1928	6'1"	180	Toledo	Toledo, OH USA
Jim Tucker	F	December 11, 1932	6'7"	185	Duquesne	Paris, KY USA