Fort Wayne Pistons Regular Season Rosters
1956-1957 Fort Wayne Pistons Regular Season Roster
1956-1957 Fort Wayne Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | G. Shue | G. Yardley | C. Devlin | M. Hutchins | L. Foust |
| Rotation | C. Noble | B. Thieben | B. Houbregs | ||
| Rotation | B. Kenville | R. Rocha | |||
| Lim PT | D. Rosenthal |
1956-1957 Western Division Standings
| Rank | Team | Record | GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis Hawks | 34-38 | - |
| 2 | Minneapolis Lakers | 34-38 | 0 |
| 3 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 34-38 | 0 |
| 4 | Rochester Royals | 31-41 | 3 |
1956-1957 Fort Wayne Awards & Honors
| Player | Award / Honor |
|---|---|
| George Yardley | All-NBA Second Team (1957) |
| George Yardley | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1957) |
| Mel Hutchins | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1957) |
1956-1957 Fort Wayne Season Stat Leaders
| Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Yardley | 72 | 37.4 | 21.5 | 10.5 | 2.0 |
| Mel Hutchins | 72 | 36.8 | 12.4 | 7.9 | 2.9 |
| Gene Shue | 72 | 34.3 | 10.9 | 5.8 | 3.3 |
| Larry Foust | 61 | 25.1 | 12.4 | 9.1 | 1.2 |
| Bob Houbregs | 60 | 26.5 | 11.2 | 6.7 | 1.9 |
| Billy Kenville | 71 | 24.0 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 2.4 |
| Corky Devlin | 71 | 17.5 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Chuck Noble | 54 | 23.3 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Red Rocha | 72 | 16.0 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 1.1 |
| Bill Thieben | 58 | 10.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Dick Rosenthal | 18 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 |
| Odie Spears | 11 | 10.7 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
1956-1957 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster Composition
| Selected via Draft |
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Larry Foust was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Chicago Stags. Larry Foust signed a multi-year contract with the Fort Wayne Pistons on September 1, 1950. Dick Rosenthal was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1954 NBA Draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons. Dick Rosenthal signed a contract with the Fort Wayne Pistons on September 1, 1954. Dick Rosenthal re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Fort Wayne Pistons on September 1, 1956. Bill Thieben was selected as the #7 pick in the 3 Round of the 1956 NBA Draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons. Bill Thieben signed a multi-year contract with the Fort Wayne Pistons on September 1, 1956. George Yardley was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons. George Yardley signed a multi-year contract with the Fort Wayne Pistons on July 1, 1953. |
| Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Corky Devlin, the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1955 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Philadelphia Warriors on August 1, 1955. Corky Devlin signed a multi-year contract with the Fort Wayne Pistons on September 1, 1955. Draft Rights to Chuck Noble, the #3 pick in the 4 Round of the 1954 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Philadelphia Warriors on June 1, 1955. Chuck Noble signed a multi-year contract with the Fort Wayne Pistons on September 1, 1955. |
| Acquired via Trade |
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Mel Hutchins was acquired in a trade by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Milwaukee Hawks on August 23, 1953. Billy Kenville was acquired in a trade by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Syracuse Nationals on October 3, 1956. Red Rocha was acquired in a trade by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Syracuse Nationals on October 23, 1956. Gene Shue was acquired in a trade by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the New York Knicks on April 30, 1956. |
| Acquired via Waiver Claim |
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Bob Houbregs was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Boston Celtics on December 7, 1954. |