1954–55 Philadelphia Warriors season

The 1954–55 NBA season was the Warriors' 9th season in the NBA.[1]

1954–55 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coachEdward Gottlieb
ArenaPhiladelphia Civic Center
Results
Record33–39 (.458)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWFIL-TV
RadioWCAU
< 1953–54 1955–56 >

OffseasonEdit

RosterEdit

Roster listing
Philadelphia Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 11   Arizin, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Villanova
G 5   Costello, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Niagara
F/C 12   Davis, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Texas A&M
G 19   Dempsey, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) King's College
G 7   Finn, Danny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) St. John's
G 17   George, Jack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle
F/C 9   Graboski, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tuley HS (IL)
G 14   Hoffman, Paul 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Purdue
C 6   Johnston, Neil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ohio State
G 7   Kearns, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Princeton
F 14   Moore, Jackie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) La Salle
G 4   Murray, Ken 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) St. Bonaventure
F 15   Zawoluk, Zeke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) St. John's
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Regular seasonEdit

Season standingsEdit

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Syracuse Nationals 43 29 .597 – 25–7 10–17 8–5 21–15
x-New York Knicks 38 34 .528 5 17–9 8–17 13–8 15–21
x-Boston Celtics 36 36 .500 7 21–5 4–22 11–9 19–17
Philadelphia Warriors 33 39 .458 10 14–5 6–20 13–14 17–19
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponentsEdit

1954-55 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Boston — 4–5 6–3 3–6 6–6 7–5 4–5 6–6
Fort Wayne 5–4 — 11–1 9–3 2–7 6–3 8–4 2–7
Milwaukee 3–6 1–11 — 5–7 3–6 4–5 6–6 4–5
Minneapolis 6–3 3–9 7–5 — 4–5 6–3 8–4 6–3
New York 6–6 7–2 6–3 5–4 — 5–7 5–4 4–8
Philadelphia 5–7 3–6 5–4 3–6 7–5 — 5–4 5–7
Rochester 5–4 4–8 6–6 4–8 4–5 4–5 — 2–7
Syracuse 6–6 7–2 5–4 3–6 8–4 7–5 7–2 —

Awards and recordsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ 1954–55 Philadelphia Warriors
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