Syracuse Nationals Regular Season Rosters

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1956-1957 Syracuse Nationals Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Forest Able G 6-3 175 0 Western Kentucky 1956 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States
Al Bianchi G 6-3 185 0 Bowling Green 1954 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
Ed Conlin F 6-5 200 1 Fordham 1955 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Bob Harrison G 6-1 190 7 Michigan 1949 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States
Larry Hennessy G 6-3 185 1 Villanova 1953 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Joe Holup F 6-6 215 0 George Washington 1954 Rnd 13 Pick 1 United States
Bob Hopkins F 6-7 205 0 Grambling State 1956 Rnd 10 Pick 5 United States
Red Kerr FC 6-9 230 2 Illinois 1954 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
George King G 6-0 175 5 University of Charleston 1950 Rnd 8 Pick 6 United States
Earl Lloyd F 6-5 225 5 West Virginia State 1950 Rnd 9 Pick 5 United States
Togo Palazzi F 6-4 205 2 Holy Cross 1954 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Jim Ray PG 6-1 180 0 Toledo 1956 Rnd 5 Pick 5 United States
Don Savage SF 6-3 205 1 Le Moyne 1951 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
Bob Schafer G 6-2 165 1 Villanova 1955 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
Dolph Schayes FC 6-7 195 7 NYU 1948 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Paul Seymour GF 6-1 180 8 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Jim Tucker C 6-8 185 2 Duquesne 1954 Rnd 3 Pick 6 United States

1956-1957 Syracuse Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Bianchi P. Seymour E. Conlin D. Schayes R. Kerr
Rotation     J. Holup    
Rotation     E. Lloyd    
Rotation     B. Hopkins    
Lim PT J. Ray B. Harrison T. Palazzi   J. Tucker
Lim PT   G. King D. Savage    
Lim PT   F. Able      

1956-1957 Eastern Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics44-28-
2Syracuse Nationals38-346
3San Francisco Warriors37-357
4New York Knicks36-368

1956-1957 Syracuse Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Dolph Schayes All-NBA First Team (1957)
Dolph Schayes Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1957)

1956-1957 Syracuse Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Dolph Schayes 72 39.6 22.5 14.0 3.2
Ed Conlin 71 31.7 13.4 6.1 2.9
Red Kerr 72 30.4 12.4 11.2 1.2
Earl Lloyd 72 27.3 9.0 6.0 1.6
Al Bianchi 68 23.2 8.3 3.3 1.6
Joe Holup 71 18.1 7.4 3.9 1.2
Togo Palazzi 42 18.6 10.7 4.5 1.0
Paul Seymour 65 19.0 6.0 2.0 3.0
Bob Hopkins 62 12.3 5.7 3.8 0.4
Larry Hennessy 19 0.0 6.9 2.3 1.3
Bob Schafer 11 15.2 4.5 1.0 1.4
Jim Tucker 9 13.2 3.8 2.2 0.2
Don Savage 5 11.0 3.6 1.4 0.4
Jim Ray 4 10.8 1.8 1.2 0.8
Forest Able 1 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0

1956-1957 Syracuse Nationals Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Forest Able was selected as the #5 pick in the 3 Round of the 1956 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. Forest Able signed a contract with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1956.

Ed Conlin was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1955 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. Ed Conlin signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1955.

Joe Holup was selected as the #1 pick in the 13 Round of the 1954 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. Joe Holup signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1956.

Bob Hopkins was selected as the #5 pick in the 10 Round of the 1956 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. Bob Hopkins signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1956.

Red Kerr was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1954 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. Red Kerr signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1954.

George King was selected as the #6 pick in the 8 Round of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Chicago Stags. George King signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1951.

Jim Ray was selected as the #5 pick in the 5 Round of the 1956 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. Jim Ray signed a contract with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1956.

Don Savage was selected as the #5 pick in the Second Round of the 1951 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. Don Savage signed a contract with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1951. Don Savage re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1956.

Dolph Schayes was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1948 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Dolph Schayes signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals on August 3, 1949.

Jim Tucker was selected as the #6 pick in the 3 Round of the 1954 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. Jim Tucker signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1954.

Acquired via Trade

Al Bianchi was acquired in a trade by the Syracuse Nationals from the Minneapolis Lakers on October 24, 1956.

Bob Harrison was acquired in a trade by the Syracuse Nationals from the St. Louis Hawks on December 2, 1956.

Togo Palazzi was acquired in a trade by the Syracuse Nationals from the Boston Celtics on December 19, 1956.

Acquired via Free Agency

Earl Lloyd signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1952.

Paul Seymour signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1949.