1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 43-29
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 6-5 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated Minneapolis Lakers 3-1
Finals - Lost to Syracuse Nationals 4-3
Coach: Charley Eckman (43-29)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 96,641, Avg. 3,717 in 26 home dates
1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons Results

The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1954-55 season with a record of 43 wins and 29 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-5.

The Pistons scored 6,652 points and allowed 6,480. Larry Foust scored a team-best 1,189 points for Fort Wayne, and George Yardley contributed 15 or more per game also. Larry Foust accounted for 700 rebounds. Andy Phillip dished out 491 assists for the squad.

Charley Eckman coached the team. The 1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Frank BrianGMay 1, 19236'1"180Louisiana StateZachary, LA USA
Larry FoustC-FJune 24, 19286'9"215LaSallePainesville, OH USA
Jim FritscheF-CDecember 10, 19316'8"210Hamline
Bob HoubregsC-FMarch 12, 19326'7"210WashingtonVancouver, BC CAN
Mel HutchinsF-CNovember 22, 19286'6"200Brigham YoungSacramento, CA USA
Don MeinekeF-COctober 30, 19306'7"208DaytonDayton, OH USA
Andy PhillipG-FMarch 7, 19226'2"195IllinoisGranite City, IL USA
Al RogesG-FOctober 25, 19306'4"195LIU
Dick RosenthalF-GJanuary 20, 19306'5"205Notre Dame
Paul WaltherG-FMarch 23, 19276'2"160TennesseeCovington, KY USA
George YardleyF-GNovember 3, 19286'5"190StanfordHollywood, CA USA
Max ZaslofskyG-FDecember 7, 19256'2"170St. John's (NY)Brooklyn, NY USA



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