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1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors Season
The 1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors season George Senesky took over for Eddie Gottlieb as coach, the Warriors had a strong start by winning 12 of their first 16 games. Paul Arizin and Neil Johnston were among the league's scoring leaders as the Warriors won the Eastern Division with a 45–27 record. The addition of rookie Tom Gola made the difference. In his first season Gola averaged 9.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. In the Eastern Division Finals the Warriors beat the Syracuse Nationals in 5 games. In the NBA Finals, the Warriors won their 2nd Championship by beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 1. Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Roster Philadelphia Warriors 1955–56 NBA champions * Arizin * Beck * Davis * Dempsey * George * Gola * Graboski * Hennessy * Johnston * Moore * Coach Senesky Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , March 23 , Syracuse W 109–87, Paul Arizin (29) , Neil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Senesky
George Lawrence Senesky (April 4, 1922 – June 25, 2001) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'2" Guard (basketball), guard from Saint Joseph's University, he was the 1942–43 College Basketball Season's Consensus Player of the Year and played for eight seasons in the National Basketball Association, Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA), all with the Philadelphia Warriors. He later coached the franchise, from 1955 through to 1958, winning the NBA title in 1956. Professional career A Pennsylvania native, Senesky played for the St. Joseph Hawks from 1940 to 1943. In his final year, he averaged 23.4 points a game scoring 515 total points in 22 games of that season, a school record. Seven years later, his brother Paul broke the record. He was the unofficial List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season scoring leaders, NCAA Division I scoring leader for that year. Afterwards, he served in the Army Air Force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |