1954–55 Philadelphia Warriors season

1954–55 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coach	Edward Gottlieb
Arena	Philadelphia Civic Center
Results
Record	33–39 (.458)
Place	Division: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1954-55 NBA season was the Warriors' 9th season in the NBA.^[1]

Roster

Philadelphia Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 11 Arizin, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Villanova G 5 Costello, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Niagara F/C 12 Davis, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Texas A&M G 19 Dempsey, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) King's College G 7 Finn, Danny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) St. John's G 17 George, Jack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle F/C 9 Graboski, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tuley HS (IL) G 14 Hoffman, Paul 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Purdue C 6 Johnston, Neil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ohio State G 7 Kearns, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Princeton F 14 Moore, Jackie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) La Salle G 4 Murray, Ken 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) St. Bonaventure F 15 Zawoluk, Zeke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) St. John's	Head coach Edward Gottlieb Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Syracuse Nationals	43	29	.597	–	25–7	10–17	8–5	21–15
x-New York Knicks	38	34	.528	5	17–9	8–17	13–8	15–21
x-Boston Celtics	36	36	.500	7	21–5	4–22	11–9	19–17
Philadelphia Warriors	33	39	.458	10	14–5	6–20	13–14	17–19

x – clinched playoff spot

Awards and records

• Paul Arizin, NBA All-Star Game
• Neil Johnston, NBA All-Star Game
• Neil Johnston, NBA Scoring Champion
• Neil Johnston, All-NBA First Team

References

1. 1954–55 Philadelphia Warriors