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 coach	Edward Gottlieb
Arena	Philadelphia Civic Center
Results
Record	33–39 (.458)
Place	Division: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WFIL-TV
Radio	WCAU

Offseason

Roster

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 Edward Gottlieb Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

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. opponents

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 records

• Paul Arizin, NBA All-Star Game
• Neil Johnston, NBA All-Star Game
• Neil Johnston, NBA Scoring Champion
• Neil Johnston, All-NBA First Team

References

1. 1954–55 Philadelphia Warriors