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 DevlinGDecember 21, 19316'5"195George WashingtonAtlantic City, NJ USA
Larry FoustC-FJune 24, 19286'9"215LaSallePainesville, OH USA
Alex HannumF-CJuly 19, 19236'6"210USCLos Angeles, CA USA
Bob HoubregsC-FMarch 12, 19326'7"210WashingtonVancouver, BC CAN
Mel HutchinsF-CNovember 22, 19286'6"200Brigham YoungSacramento, CA USA
Billy KenvilleG-FDecember 1, 19306'2"187St. BonaventureElmhurst, NY USA
Chuck NobleGJuly 24, 19316'4"190Louisville
Red RochaC-FSeptember 18, 19236'8"185Oregon StateHilo, HI USA
Dick RosenthalF-GJanuary 20, 19306'5"205Notre Dame
Gene ShueGDecember 18, 19316'2"170MarylandBaltimore, MD USA
Odie SpearsGJune 26, 19256'4"205Western KentuckyScottsville, KY USA
Bill ThiebenF-CMarch 28, 19356'6"215Hofstra
George YardleyF-GNovember 3, 19286'5"190StanfordHollywood, CA USA



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