1958 NBA All-Star Game

Exhibition basketball game August 2023 1958 NBA All-Star Game 200 East West 130 118 30 31 31 38 31 35 25 27 Tuesday, January 21, 1958 Kiel Auditorium St. Louis Jim Duffy and Arnie Heft 12,854 Bob Pettit 1957 1959 The 8th Annual NBA All Star Game was an exhibition basketball game held on January 21, 1958, at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri, home of the St. Louis Hawks. This was the first NBA All-Star Game to be held in St. Louis. The coaches were the Boston Celtics' Red Auerbach for the East and the Hawks' Alex Hannum for the West, as both teams had led their respective divisions prior to the game. The East won the game 130–118. The Hawks' Bob Pettit was named the Most Valuable Player. Roster thumb|200px|Bob Pettit was named as the 1958 All-Star Game MVP 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 +Eastern All-StarsPos.PlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersGBob CousyBoston Celtics8thFWillie NaullsNew York Knicks1stCBill RussellBoston Celtics1stF/CDolph SchayesSyracuse Nationals8thGBill SharmanBoston Celtics6thReservesFPaul ArizinPhiladelphia Warriors6thGLarry CostelloSyracuse Nationals1stGRichie GuerinNew York Knicks1stCNeil JohnstonPhiladelphia Warriors6thFKenny SearsNew York Knicks1stHead coach: Red Auerbach (Boston Celtics) +Western All-StarsPos.PlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersGDick GarmakerMinneapolis Lakers2ndGSlater MartinSt. Louis Hawks6thF/CBob PettitSt. Louis Hawks4thF/CMaurice StokesCincinnati Royals3rdF/GGeorge YardleyDetroit Pistons4thReservesF/CLarry FoustMinneapolis Lakers7thFCliff HaganSt. Louis Hawks1stGDick McGuireDetroit Pistons6thGGene ShueDetroit Pistons1stF/GJack TwymanCincinnati Royals2ndHead coach:Alex Hannum (St. Louis Hawks) Eastern Division Head Coach: Red Auerbach, Boston Celtics Player Team MIN FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PF PTS Dolph SchayesSyracuse Nationals396156692418 Bob CousyBoston Celtics3182046510020 Bill RussellBoston Celtics2651213112511 Bill SharmanBoston Celtics256193343215 Willie NaullsNew York Knicks1539223008 Paul ArizinPhiladelphia Warriors2911172282324 Neil JohnstonPhiladelphia Warriors226132281514 Richie GuerinNew York Knicks22210348737 Larry CostelloSyracuse Nationals1706111421 Kenny SearsNew York Knicks14484510112Totals240511292834583125130 Western Division Head Coach: Alex Hannum, St. Louis Hawks Player Team MIN FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PF PTS Bob PettitSt. Louis Hawks381021810261128 Maurice StokesCincinnati Royals3631347143210 George YardleyDetroit Pistons328153591119 Slater MartinSt. Louis Hawks2629242836 Dick GarmakerMinneapolis Lakers1319336145 Dick McGuireDetroit Pistons31240071044 Gene ShueDetroit Pistons258112320318 Jack TwymanCincinnati Royals258132230318 Larry FoustMinneapolis Lakers13148830310 Cliff HaganSt. Louis HawksDid not play due to injuryTotals24043993242722424118 References The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia Villard Books 1994 243 0-679-43293-0 basketball-reference.com 1958 NBA All-Star Game https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1958.html 2008-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20080624084317/http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1958.html 24 June 2008 live Category:NBA All-Star Game All-Star Game Category:Basketball competitions in St. Louis Category:January 1958 sports events in the United States Category:1950s in St. Louis Category:1958 in sports in Missouri