1956–57 Boston Celtics season

1956–57 Boston Celtics season
First NBA Championship
Head coach	Red Auerbach
Arena	Boston Garden
Results
Record	44–28 (.611)
Place	Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WHDH

The 1956-57 complete roster that won their first championship.

The 1956–57 NBA season was the Celtics' 11th season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season by winning their first NBA Championship.

Roster

Boston Celtics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (Y-M-D)	From
1.5 !G	14	USA !	Cousy, Bob	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1928-08-09	Holy Cross
5.5 !F/C	15	USA !	Heinsohn, Tom	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1934-08-26	Holy Cross
4.0 !F	20	USA !	Hemric, Dick	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1933-08-29	Wake Forest
4.0 !F	18	USA !	Loscutoff, Jim	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1930-02-04	Oregon
5.5 !F/C	16	USA !	Nichols, Jack	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1926-04-09	Washington
1.5 !G	17	USA !	Phillip, Andy	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1922-03-07	Illinois
2.5 !G/F	23	USA !	Ramsey, Frank	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1931-07-13	Kentucky
5.5 !F/C	19	USA !	Risen, Arnie	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1924-10-09	Ohio State
6.0 !C	6	USA !	Russell, Bill	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1934-02-12	San Francisco
1.5 !G	21	USA !	Sharman, Bill	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1926-05-25	Southern California
4.0 !F	29	USA !	Tsioropoulos, Lou	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1930-08-31	Kentucky

Head coach

Red Auerbach (George Wash.)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve
C	Bill Russell	Arnie Risen
PF	Tom Heinsohn	Jack Nichols	Dick Hemric
SF	Jim Loscutoff	Frank Ramsey	Lou Tsioropoulos
SG	Bill Sharman	Andy Phillip
PG	Bob Cousy

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Boston Celtics	44	28	.611	-	24-4	11-18	9-6	20-16
x-Syracuse Nationals	38	34	.528	6	23-9	9-15	6-10	20-16
x-Philadelphia Warriors	37	35	.514	7	20-5	5–25	12-5	17-19
New York Knicks	36	36	.500	8	18-10	9-19	9-7	15-21

Record vs. opponents

1956-57 NBA Records
Team	BOS	FWP	MIN	NYK	PHI	ROC	STL	SYR
Boston	—	6–3	5–4	7–5	8–4	6–3	7–2	5–7
Fort Wayne	3–6	—	7–5	5–4	4–5	6–6	4–8	5–4
Minneapolis	4–5	5–7	—	3–6	5–4	9–3	4–8	4–5
New York	5–7	4–5	6–3	—	4–8	5–4	6–3	6–6
Philadelphia	4–8	5–4	4–5	8–4	—	4–5	7–2	5–7
Rochester	3–6	6–6	3–9	4–5	5–4	—	6–6	4–5
St. Louis	2–7	8–4	8–4	3–6	2–7	6–6	—	5–4
Syracuse	7–5	4–5	5–4	6–6	7–5	5–4	4–5	—

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
Cousy, Bob !Bob Cousy	64	36.9	.378	.821	4.8	7.5	20.6
Heinsohn, Tom !Tom Heinsohn	72	29.9	.397	.790	9.8	1.6	16.2
Hemric, Dick !Dick Hemric	67	15.7	.344	.695	4.5	0.6	5.4
Loscutoff, Jim !Jim Loscutoff	70	31.7	.345	.706	10.4	1.3	10.6
Nichols, Jack !Jack Nichols	61	22.5	.363	.794	6.1	1.4	8.2
Palazzi, Togo !Togo Palazzi*	21	11.1	.347	.719	3.6	0.4	5.0
Phillip, Andy !Andy Phillip	67	22.0	.379	.642	2.7	2.5	4.4
Ramsey, Frank !Frank Ramsey	35	23.1	.393	.791	5.1	1.9	11.9
Risen, Arnie !Arnie Risen	43	21.7	.388	.679	6.7	1.2	8.0
Russell, Bill !Bill Russell	48	35.3	.427	.492	19.6	1.8	14.7
Sharman, Bill !Bill Sharman	67	35.9	.416	.905	4.3	3.5	21.1
Tsioropoulos, Lou !Lou Tsioropoulos	52	12.9	.309	.775	4.0	0.6	4.4

* – Stats with the Celtics.

Playoffs

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
Cousy, Bob !Bob Cousy	10	44.0	.324	.747	6.1	9.3	20.2
Heinsohn, Tom !Tom Heinsohn	10	37.0	.390	.710	11.7	2.0	22.9
Hemric, Dick !Dick Hemric	2	9.5	.143	.	4.5	0.5	1.0
Loscutoff, Jim !Jim Loscutoff	10	25.9	.284	.643	8.3	0.5	8.0
Nichols, Jack !Jack Nichols	10	11.7	.400	.600	1.7	0.7	3.5
Phillip, Andy !Andy Phillip	10	12.8	.364	.400	2.0	1.7	2.2
Ramsey, Frank !Frank Ramsey	10	22.9	.463	.780	4.3	1.7	12.2
Risen, Arnie !Arnie Risen	10	15.2	.444	.655	5.8	0.8	7.5
Russell, Bill !Bill Russell	10	40.9	.365	.508	24.4	3.2	13.9
Sharman, Bill !Bill Sharman	10	37.7	.381	.953	3.5	2.9	21.1

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

The Celtics had a division semifinal bye.

East Division Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Syracuse Nationals: Celtics win series 3–0

Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 108, Syracuse 90
Game 2 @ Syracuse: Boston 120, Syracuse 105
Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 83, Syracuse 80

NBA Finals

(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks: Celtics win series 4–3

Game 1 @ Boston: St. Louis 125, Boston 123 (2OT)
Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 119, St. Louis 99
Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 100, Boston 98
Game 4 @ St. Louis: Boston 123, St. Louis 118
Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 110, St. Louis 104
Game 6 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 96, Boston 94
Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 125, St. Louis 123 (2OT)

Awards and honors

Bob Cousy, NBA MVP of the Year
Bob Cousy, All-NBA First Team
Tom Heinsohn, NBA Rookie of the Year
Bill Sharman, All-NBA First Team

References

1956–57 NBA season by team

1956 NBA draft All-Star Game Playoffs Finals Transactions

Eastern	Boston New York Philadelphia Syracuse

Western	Fort Wayne Minneapolis Rochester St. Louis

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