1957–58 Philadelphia Warriors season

1957–58 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coach	George Senesky
Arena	Philadelphia Civic Center
Results
Record	37–35 (.514)
Place	Division: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Division Finals (eliminated 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1957–58 NBA season was the Warriors' 12th 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 7 Beck, Ernie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Pennsylvania G 5 Dempsey, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) King's College G 19 Dunn, Pat 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Utah State G 17 George, Jack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle G/F 15 Gola, Tom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) La Salle F/C 9 Graboski, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tuley HS (IL) C 6 Johnston, Neil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ohio State F 19 Radziszewski, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Saint Joseph's F 18 Rosenbluth, Lennie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) North Carolina F/C 14 Sauldsberry, Woody 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Texas Southern F 20 Walsh, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Stanford	Head coach George Senesky (Saint Joseph's) 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-Boston Celtics	49	23	.681	-	25-4	16-13	8-6	20-16
x-Syracuse Nationals	41	31	.569	8	26-5	8-20	7-6	21-15
x-Philadelphia Warriors	37	35	.514	12	15-11	11-19	11-5	17-19
New York Knicks	35	37	.486	14	16-12	11-18	8-7	14-22

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Syracuse Nationals vs. (3) Philadelphia Warriors: Warriors win series 2-1

• Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 86, Philadelphia 82
• Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 95, Syracuse 93
• Game 3 @ Syracuse: Philadelphia 101, Syracuse 88

Last Playoffs meeting: 1957 Eastern Division Semifinals (Syracuse won 2–0).

East Division Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia Warriors: Celtics win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 107, Philadelphia 98
• Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Boston 109, Philadelphia 87
• Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 106, Philadelphia 92
• Game 4 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 112, Boston 97
• Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 93, Philadelphia 88

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Celtics and Warriors.

Awards and records

• Paul Arizin, NBA All-Star Game
• Neil Johnston, NBA All-Star Game
• Woody Sauldsberry, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
• Tom Gola, All-NBA Second Team

References

1. 1957–58 Philadelphia Warriors