1959 NBA All-Star Game

Exhibition basketball game August 2023 1959 NBA All-Star Game West East 124 108 27 34 30 33 31 21 32 24 Friday, January 23, 1959 Olympia Stadium Detroit Jim Duffy and Mendy Rudolph 10,541 Elgin Baylor and Bob Pettit NBC Curt Gowdy 1958 1960 The 9th Annual National Basketball Association All Star Game was an exhibition basketball held on January 23, 1959, at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit, home of the Detroit Pistons. It was the ninth edition of the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game, held during the 1958–59 NBA season. It was the first and only All-Star Game held in Detroit to date—though the Pistons later hosted the 1979 game in the suburb of Pontiac, Michigan—and the second hosted by the Pistons franchise, following the 1953 game held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, when they were known as the Fort Wayne Pistons. The coaches were the Boston Celtics' Red Auerbach for the East and the St. Louis Hawks' Ed Macauley for the West, as both teams had led their respective divisions prior to the game. The West won the game 124–108. Elgin Baylor and Bob Pettit were named the Most Valuable Players, marking the first time in league history that two players shared the award in the same game. Roster Legend Starter MVP  MIN  Minutes played  FG  Field goals  FGA  Field goal attempts  FT  Free throws  FTA  Free throw attempts  REB  Rebounds  AST  Assists  PF  Personal fouls  PTS  Points +Western All-StarsPos.PlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersFElgin BaylorMinneapolis Lakers1stFCliff HaganSt. Louis Hawks2ndGSlater MartinSt. Louis Hawks7thF/CBob PettitSt. Louis Hawks5thGGene ShueDetroit Pistons2ndReservesF/CLarry FoustMinneapolis Lakers8thGDick GarmakerMinneapolis Lakers3rdGDick McGuireDetroit Pistons7thF/GJack TwymanCincinnati Royals3rdF/GGeorge YardleyDetroit Pistons5thHead coach: Ed Macauley (St. Louis Hawks) +Eastern All-StarsPos.PlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersFPaul ArizinPhiladelphia Warriors7thGBob CousyBoston Celtics9thCBill RussellBoston Celtics2ndFKenny SearsNew York Knicks2ndGBill SharmanBoston Celtics7thReservesGLarry CostelloSyracuse Nationals2ndGRichie GuerinNew York Knicks2ndCRed KerrSyracuse Nationals2ndF/CWoody SauldsberryPhiladelphia Warriors1stF/CDolph SchayesSyracuse Nationals9thHead coach:Red Auerbach (Boston Celtics) Western Division Head Coach: Ed Macauley, St. Louis Hawks Player Team MIN FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PF PTS Bob PettitSt. Louis Hawks3482199165125 Elgin BaylorMinneapolis Lakers32102045111324 Gene ShueDetroit Pistons316111243413 Cliff HaganSt. Louis Hawks226123383515 Slater MartinSt. Louis Hawks2226126125 Dick McGuireDetroit Pistons2427123325 Jack TwymanCincinnati Royals238122483418 Dick GarmakerMinneapolis Lakers1926112125 George YardleyDetroit Pistons1728224036 Larry FoustMinneapolis Lakers1639229038Totals240491122632712029124 Eastern Division Head Coach: Red Auerbach, Boston Celtics Player Team MIN FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PF PTS Bob CousyBoston Celtics32485654013 Paul ArizinPhiladelphia Warriors304158980216 Bill RussellBoston Celtics27310119147 Kenny SearsNew York Knicks26595581415 Bill SharmanBoston Celtics243125620111 Dolph SchayesSyracuse Nationals2231178131613 Richie GuerinNew York Knicks2217353315 Red KerrSyracuse Nationals21314129207 Woody SauldsberryPhiladelphia Warriors185114423214 Larry CostelloSyracuse Nationals1838113317Totals240341054047621821108 References The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia Villard Books 1994 243 0-679-43293-0 basketball-reference.com 1959 NBA All-Star Game https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1959.html 2008-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20080624084322/http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1959.html 24 June 2008 live Category:NBA All-Star Game All-Star Game NBA All-Star Game Category:Basketball competitions in Detroit NBA All-Star Game NBA All-Star Game