1956 NBA All-Star Game
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| Date | Tuesday, January 24, 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Rochester War Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Rochester | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Bob Pettit | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 8,517 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | WPIX | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bud Palmer, Jimmy Powers and Kevin Kennedy | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 NBA All Star Game was the sixth NBA All-Star Game. It was held on January 24, 1956, at the Rochester War Memorial Coliseum in Rochester, New York, home of the Rochester Royals.
The coaches were the Fort Wayne Pistons' Charley Eckman for the West and the Philadelphia Warriors' George Senesky for the East, as both teams had led their respective divisions prior to the game. The West won the game 108–94. Bob Pettit was named the Most Valuable Player.
| Legend | |||||||
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| Starter | MVP | MIN | Minutes played | ||||
| FG | Field goals | FGA | Field goal attempts | FT | Free throws | FTA | Free throw attempts |
| REB | Rebounds | AST | Assists | PF | Personal fouls | PTS | Points |
Roster
Western Division
Head Coach: Charley Eckman, Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slater Martin | Minneapolis Lakers | 29 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Mel Hutchins | Fort Wayne Pistons | 27 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Bobby Wanzer | Rochester Royals | 25 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Larry Foust | Fort Wayne Pistons | 20 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| George Yardley | Fort Wayne Pistons | 19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Bob Pettit | St. Louis Hawks | 31 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| Bob Harrison | St. Louis Hawks | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | Minneapolis Lakers | 22 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Maurice Stokes | Rochester Royals | 20 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Clyde Lovellette | Minneapolis Lakers | 20 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Totals | 240 | 39 | 100 | 30 | 42 | 79 | 22 | 32 | 108 |
Eastern Division
Head Coach: George Senesky, Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
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| Dick McGuire | New York Knicks | 29 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Paul Arizin | Philadelphia Warriors | 28 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| Neil Johnston | Philadelphia Warriors | 25 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| Dolph Schayes | Syracuse Nationals | 25 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 24 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Harry Gallatin | New York Knicks | 30 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Bill Sharman | Boston Celtics | 24 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Jack George | Philadelphia Warriors | 21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Ed Macauley | Boston Celtics | 20 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Red Kerr | Syracuse Nationals | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Carl Braun | New York Knicks | Did not play due to injury | ||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 30 | 87 | 34 | 53 | 53 | 18 | 34 | 94 | |
References
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 242. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- basketball-reference.com. "1956 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.