About: 1955–56 Fort Wayne Pistons season

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The 1955–56 Fort Wayne Pistons season was the eighth season for the Pistons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 15th season as a franchise. The Pistons would finish with a 37-35 (.514) record, 1st in the NBA Western Division and the only division team above .500 on the season. In the Western Division Finals the Pistons defeated the St. Louis Hawks in a best-of-five series 3–2 to reach the NBA Finals for the second straight season. They would go on to lose the Finals in five games to the Philadelphia Warriors. The team was led by forward Mel Hutchins (12.0 ppg, 7. rpg, NBA All-Star), forward George Yardley (17.4 ppg, 9.7 rpg, NBA All-Star) and center Larry Foust (16.2 ppg, 9.0 rpg, NBA All-Star).

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  • The 1955–56 Fort Wayne Pistons season was the eighth season for the Pistons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 15th season as a franchise. The Pistons would finish with a 37-35 (.514) record, 1st in the NBA Western Division and the only division team above .500 on the season. In the Western Division Finals the Pistons defeated the St. Louis Hawks in a best-of-five series 3–2 to reach the NBA Finals for the second straight season. They would go on to lose the Finals in five games to the Philadelphia Warriors. The team was led by forward Mel Hutchins (12.0 ppg, 7. rpg, NBA All-Star), forward George Yardley (17.4 ppg, 9.7 rpg, NBA All-Star) and center Larry Foust (16.2 ppg, 9.0 rpg, NBA All-Star). The Pistons also drafted their first black player in the team's history, Jesse Arnelle out of Penn State in the 2nd round of the 1955 NBA Draft. Arnelle initially refused to sign with Fort Wayne, playing for the Harlem Globetrotters, but signed with the Pistons after the conclusion of the Globetrotters European tour, played in 31 games, averaging 4.7 ppg and 5.5 rpg, before breaking his nose in February to end the season. Arnelle did not return to Fort Wayne the following season, ending his professional basketball career. He became a successful lawyer and would serve on the Penn State Board of Trustees. (en)
  • La temporada 1955-56 fue la octava de los Fort Wayne Pistons en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 37 victorias y 35 derrotas, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que alcanzaron las finales por segundo año consecutivo, cayendo ante Philadelphia Warriors.​ (es)
  • La stagione 1955-56 dei Fort Wayne Pistons fu la 7ª nella NBA per la franchigia. I Fort Wayne Pistons vinsero la Western Division con un record di 37-35. Nei play-off vinsero la finale di division con i St. Louis Hawks (3-2), perdendo poi la finale NBA con i Philadelphia Warriors (4-1). (it)
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  • La temporada 1955-56 fue la octava de los Fort Wayne Pistons en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 37 victorias y 35 derrotas, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que alcanzaron las finales por segundo año consecutivo, cayendo ante Philadelphia Warriors.​ (es)
  • La stagione 1955-56 dei Fort Wayne Pistons fu la 7ª nella NBA per la franchigia. I Fort Wayne Pistons vinsero la Western Division con un record di 37-35. Nei play-off vinsero la finale di division con i St. Louis Hawks (3-2), perdendo poi la finale NBA con i Philadelphia Warriors (4-1). (it)
  • The 1955–56 Fort Wayne Pistons season was the eighth season for the Pistons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 15th season as a franchise. The Pistons would finish with a 37-35 (.514) record, 1st in the NBA Western Division and the only division team above .500 on the season. In the Western Division Finals the Pistons defeated the St. Louis Hawks in a best-of-five series 3–2 to reach the NBA Finals for the second straight season. They would go on to lose the Finals in five games to the Philadelphia Warriors. The team was led by forward Mel Hutchins (12.0 ppg, 7. rpg, NBA All-Star), forward George Yardley (17.4 ppg, 9.7 rpg, NBA All-Star) and center Larry Foust (16.2 ppg, 9.0 rpg, NBA All-Star). (en)
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