1956 NBA All-Star Game

Exhibition basketball game August 2023 1956 NBA All-Star Game West East 108 94 17 26 41 24 24 16 24 30 Tuesday, January 24, 1956 Rochester War Memorial Coliseum Rochester Arnie Heft and Lou Eisenstein 8,517 Bob Pettit WPIX Bud Palmer, Jimmy Powers and Kevin Kennedy 1955 1957 The 6th Annual NBA All Star Gamehttps://www.onesourceauctions.com/auction-lot/1956-nba-6th-annual-all-star-game-program-cousey_4a04bfcbc8 1956 NBA 6th Annual All-Star Game Program (Cousey, Pettit, Etc.) One Source Auctions April 18, 2026 was an exhibition basketball game held on January 24, 1956, at the Rochester War Memorial Coliseum in Rochester, New York, home of the Rochester Royals. As of date, this was the only NBA All-Star Game held at Rochester, as the Royals, now known as the Sacramento Kings, would relocate to Cincinnati in 1957. The coaches were the Fort Wayne Pistons' Charley Eckman for the West and the Philadelphia Warriors' George Senesky for the East, as both teams had led their respective divisions prior to the game. The West won the game 108–94. Bob Pettit was named the Most Valuable Player. Roster +Western All-StarsPos.PlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersF/CLarry FoustFort Wayne Pistons6thF/CMel HutchinsFort Wayne Pistons3rdGSlater MartinMinneapolis Lakers4thGBobby WanzerRochester Royals5thF/GGeorge YardleyFort Wayne Pistons2ndReservesGBob HarrisonSt. Louis Hawks1stCClyde LovelletteMinneapolis Lakers1stF/CVern MikkelsenMinneapolis Lakers5thF/CBob PettitSt. Louis Hawks2ndF/CMaurice StokesRochester Royals1stHead coach: Charles Eckman (Fort Wayne Pistons) +Eastern All-StarsPos.PlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersFPaul ArizinPhiladelphia Warriors4thGBob CousyBoston Celtics6thCNeil JohnstonPhiladelphia Warriors4thGDick McGuireNew York Knickerbockers5thF/CDolph SchayesSyracuse Nationals6thReservesGCarl BraunNew York Knickerbockers4thF/CHarry GallatinNew York Knickerbockers6thGJack GeorgePhiladelphia Warriors1stCRed KerrSyracuse Nationals1stF/CEd MacauleyBoston Celtics6thGBill SharmanBoston Celtics4thHead coach:George Senesky (Philadelphia Warriors) Western Division Head Coach: Charley Eckman, Fort Wayne Pistons 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 Player Team MIN FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PF PTS Slater MartinMinneapolis Lakers2937331759 Mel HutchinsFort Wayne Pistons275111240011 Bobby WanzerRochester Royals25485652413 Larry FoustFort Wayne Pistons2039344019 George YardleyFort Wayne Pistons1937236118 Bob PettitSt. Louis Hawks3171767247420 Bob Harrison Bob Harrison (basketball)St. Louis Hawks2527120145 Vern MikkelsenMinneapolis Lakers225136792416 Maurice StokesRochester Royals2041125162510 Clyde LovelletteMinneapolis Lakers203101310047Totals240391003042792232108 Eastern Division Head Coach: George Senesky, Philadelphia Warriors Player Team MIN FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PF PTS Dick McGuireNew York Knickerbockers2929250316 Paul ArizinPhiladelphia Warriors285133571613 Neil JohnstonPhiladelphia Warriors2559711101317 Dolph SchayesSyracuse Nationals254861042214 Bob CousyBoston Celtics2428347267 Harry GallatinNew York Knickerbockers305126752416 Bill SharmanBoston Celtics2428347267 Jack George basketballPhiladelphia Warriors2127223216 Ed MacauleyBoston Celtics2019242334 Red KerrSyracuse Nationals1624018024 Carl Braun Carl Braun (basketball)New York KnickerbockersDid not play due to injuryTotals2403087345353183494 References The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia Villard Books 1994 242 0-679-43293-0 basketball-reference.com 1956 NBA All-Star Game https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1956.html 2008-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20080624111855/http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1956.html 24 June 2008 live Category:NBA All-Star Game All-Star Category:1956 in sports in New York (state) Category:Sports competitions in Rochester, New York Category:January 1956 sports events in the United States Category:Basketball competitions in New York (state)