1955-1956 NBA Awards

* NBA awards back to 1946-1947 season

1955-1956 NBA NBA Champion

Player Team Pos Height Weight Age Pre-Draft Team Draft Yr YOS
Paul Arizin San Francisco Warriors GF 6-4 190 27 Villanova 1950 3
Ernie Beck San Francisco Warriors GF 6-4 190 24 Pennsylvania 1953 1
Walt Davis San Francisco Warriors FC 6-8 205 25 Texas A&M 1952 2
George Dempsey San Francisco Warriors PG 6-2 190 26 King's College (NY) 1951 1
Jack George San Francisco Warriors G 6-2 190 27 La Salle 1953 2
Tom Gola San Francisco Warriors GF 6-6 205 23 La Salle 1955 0
Joe Graboski San Francisco Warriors FC 6-7 195 26 Tuley High School (Illinois) 1948 6
Larry Hennessy San Francisco Warriors G 6-3 185 26 Villanova 1953 0
Neil Johnston San Francisco Warriors C 6-8 210 27 Ohio State 1948 4
Jackie Moore San Francisco Warriors F 6-5 190 23 La Salle 1954 1

1955-1956 NBA Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player

Player Team Pos Height Weight Age Pre-Draft Team Draft Yr YOS
Bob Pettit St. Louis Hawks FC 6-9 205 23 LSU 1954 1

1955-1956 NBA All-NBA First Team

Player Team Pos Height Weight Age Pre-Draft Team Draft Yr YOS
Paul Arizin San Francisco Warriors GF 6-4 190 27 Villanova 1950 3
Bob Cousy Boston Celtics PG 6-1 175 27 Holy Cross 1950 5
Neil Johnston San Francisco Warriors C 6-8 210 27 Ohio State 1948 4
Bob Pettit St. Louis Hawks FC 6-9 205 23 LSU 1954 1
Bill Sharman Boston Celtics G 6-1 175 29 USC 1950 5

1955-1956 NBA All-NBA Second Team

Player Team Pos Height Weight Age Pre-Draft Team Draft Yr YOS
Jack George San Francisco Warriors G 6-2 190 27 La Salle 1953 2
Clyde Lovellette Minneapolis Lakers FC 6-10 234 26 Kansas 1952 2
Slater Martin Minneapolis Lakers PG 5-10 170 30 Texas 1949 6
Dolph Schayes Syracuse Nationals FC 6-7 195 27 NYU 1948 6
Maurice Stokes Rochester Royals FC 6-7 232 22 St. Francis (PA) 1955 0

1955-1956 NBA Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year

Player Team Pos Height Weight Age Pre-Draft Team Draft Yr YOS
Maurice Stokes Rochester Royals FC 6-7 232 22 St. Francis (PA) 1955 0