San Francisco Warriors Playoff Rosters

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1956-1957 San Francisco Warriors Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Paul Arizin GF 6-4 190 Apr 9, 1928 28 Villanova 4 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 3, Philadelphia Warriors
Bob Armstrong PF 6-8 220 Jun 17, 1933 23 Michigan State 0 1955 6th Rnd, #42, Rochester Royals
Ernie Beck GF 6-4 190 Dec 11, 1931 25 Pennsylvania 2 1953 Territorial Pick, Philadelphia Warriors
Larry Costello PG 6-1 186 Jul 2, 1931 25 Niagara 1 1954 2nd Rnd, #12, Philadelphia Warriors
Walt Davis FC 6-8 205 Jan 5, 1931 26 Texas A&M 3 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 4, Philadelphia Warriors
George Dempsey PG 6-2 190 Jul 19, 1929 27 King's College (NY) 2 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 7, Pick 9, Philadelphia Warriors
Jack George PG 6-2 190 Nov 13, 1928 28 La Salle 3 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 13, Pick 1, Philadelphia Warriors
Joe Graboski FC 6-7 195 Jan 15, 1930 27 Tuley High School (Illinois) 7 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Lew Hitch FC 6-8 200 Jul 16, 1929 27 Kansas State 5 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 10, Minneapolis Lakers
Neil Johnston C 6-8 210 Feb 4, 1929 28 Ohio State 5 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Hal Lear PG 5-11 163 Jan 31, 1935 22 Temple 0 1956 1st Rnd, #8, Philadelphia Warriors
Jackie Moore SF 6-5 190 Sep 24, 1932 24 La Salle 2 1954 NBA Draft, Undrafted

1956-1957 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 Syracuse Nationals #3 San Francisco Warriors SYR in 2
Second Round W2 Minneapolis Lakers W3 Fort Wayne Pistons MIN in 2
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Syracuse Nationals BOS in 3
Conference Finals W1 St. Louis Hawks W2 Minneapolis Lakers STH in 3
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 St. Louis Hawks BOS in 7
Division Tiebreaker W1 St. Louis Hawks W3 Fort Wayne Pistons -
Division Tiebreaker W2 Minneapolis Lakers W1 St. Louis Hawks STH in 1

1956-1957 Philadelphia Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Neil Johnston 2 42.0 19.0 17.5 4.5
Joe Graboski 2 45.5 17.5 11.0 2.0
Ernie Beck 2 44.5 15.5 5.0 2.5
George Dempsey 2 37.0 12.5 7.5 6.0
Jack George 2 31.5 9.0 3.5 3.0
Walt Davis 2 18.5 6.0 7.0 0.5
Paul Arizin 2 11.0 4.5 4.0 0.5
Larry Costello 2 8.0 3.0 2.5 1.0
Lew Hitch 2 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.0
Jackie Moore 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1956-1957 San Francisco Warriors Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Philadelphia Leaders Syracuse Leaders
Mar 16, 1957
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Syracuse		 L, 96-103 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 25. N. Johnston
 PTS: 25. Red Kerr
Mar 18, 1957
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Syracuse		 L, 91-80 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		0-2 PTS: 16. Joe Graboski
 PTS: 22. Red Kerr