1955–56 Rochester Royals season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Rochester Royals Sacramento Kings 1956 31 41 Western 4 Bobby Wanzer Jack Harrison Les Harrison Rochester Community War Memorial WHAM-TV WROC Did not qualify ROC The 1955–56 Rochester Royals season was the Royals eighth season in the NBA.1955–56 Rochester Royals Regular season Season standings ROC x – clinched playoff spot Game log 1955–56 Game log # Date Opponent Score High points Record 1 November 5 New York 100–98 (OT) Maurice Stokes (32) 0–1 2 November 6 Syracuse 80–83 Maurice Stokes (17) 1–1 3 November 10 N Philadelphia 84–89 Maurice Stokes (26) 1–2 4 November 12 N Fort Wayne 84–79 Bobby Wanzer (25) 2–2 5 November 13 N New York 91–94 Maurice Stokes (19) 2–3 6 November 19 Minneapolis 91–90 Art Spoelstra (17) 2–4 7 November 20 @ Minneapolis 104–96 Maurice Stokes (25) 3–4 8 November 23 @ St. Louis 88–90 (OT) Don Meineke (16) 3–5 9 November 24 @ Fort Wayne 93–104 Connie Simmons (19) 3–6 10 November 26 Boston 104–103 Jack Twyman (28) 3–7 11 November 30 Fort Wayne 76–87 Jack Twyman (18) 4–7 12 December 3 St. Louis 89–78 Bobby Wanzer (19) 4–8 13 December 4 Philadelphia 84–107 Jack Twyman (25) 5–8 14 December 6 @ New York 105–116 Bobby Wanzer (22) 5–9 15 December 7 Minneapolis 79–92 Jack Twyman (18) 6–9 16 December 9 N Boston 109–108 Maurice Stokes (31) 7–9 17 December 10 Fort Wayne 116–117 (OT) Jack Twyman (24) 8–9 18 December 11 St. Louis 91–93 Jack Twyman (20) 9–9 19 December 14 N St. Louis 109–117 Bobby Wanzer (24) 10–9 20 December 16 N St. Louis 100–97 (OT) Jack Coleman (18) 10–10 21 December 17 @ Minneapolis 92–94 Jack Twyman (23) 10–11 22 December 18 @ St. Louis 85–86 Jack McMahon (28) 10–12 23 December 21 Philadelphia 96–92 Jack Coleman (20) 10–13 24 December 25 @ Syracuse 96–111 Jack Coleman (22) 10–14 25 December 26 Syracuse 91–93 Art Spoelstra (19) 11–14 26 December 27 N Syracuse 80–91 Bobby Wanzer (28) 12–14 27 December 28 New York 113–91 Jack Twyman (20) 12–15 28 December 29 @ Fort Wayne 75–83 Jack Twyman (19) 12–16 29 December 31 Boston 112–100 Ed Fleming (28) 12–17 30 January 1 @ New York 101–92 Maurice Stokes (28) 13–17 31 January 2 N Philadelphia 100–130 Ed Fleming (20) 13–18 32 January 4 Fort Wayne 88–86 Maurice Stokes (20) 13–19 33 January 7 Minneapolis 98–103 Jack Twyman (19) 14–19 34 January 8 @ Boston 111–109 Bobby Wanzer (22) 15–19 35 January 11 Philadelphia 97–94 Art Spoelstra (20) 15–20 36 January 12 @ Philadelphia 94–123 Ed Fleming (19) 15–21 37 January 13 N St. Louis 90–98 Maurice Stokes (24) 16–21 38 January 14 Syracuse 93–102 Spoelstra, Stokes (26) 17–21 39 January 15 @ Syracuse 88–99 Art Spoelstra (21) 17–22 40 January 17 @ New York 107–112 Jack Twyman (26) 17–23 41 January 18 New York 103–108 Ed Fleming (27) 18–23 42 January 21 N St. Louis 90–97 Ed Fleming (27) 19–23 43 January 22 @ Fort Wayne 93–111 Maurice Stokes (19) 19–24 44 January 25 @ St. Louis 106–114 Maurice Stokes (36) 19–25 45 January 27 N New York 111–93 Maurice Stokes (26) 20–25 46 January 28 Boston 126–119 Jack Twyman (40) 20–26 47 January 29 @ Boston 103–112 Maurice Stokes (18) 20–27 48 January 31 N Minneapolis 86–92 Maurice Stokes (15) 20–28 49 February 1 Syracuse 77–83 Jack Twyman (16) 21–28 50 February 2 @ Syracuse 89–97 Ed Fleming (23) 21–29 51 February 3 @ Philadelphia 105–96 Maurice Stokes (29) 22–29 52 February 4 Boston 69–83 Meineke, Spoelstra (18) 23–29 53 February 5 @ Minneapolis 121–109 Stokes, Twyman (28) 24–29 54 February 8 New York 102–97 Jack Twyman (19) 24–30 55 February 11 Fort Wayne 93–97 Maurice Stokes (24) 25–30 56 February 12 @ Syracuse 74–101 Ed Fleming (14) 25–31 57 February 14 N Minneapolis 79–110 Bobby Wanzer (19) 25–32 58 February 16 @ Fort Wayne 81–93 Ed Fleming (16) 25–33 59 February 18 Minneapolis 119–99 Maurice Stokes (22) 25–34 60 February 19 @ Minneapolis 93–100 Jack Twyman (14) 25–35 61 February 21 @ Fort Wayne 106–102 Maurice Stokes (22) 26–35 62 February 22 N St. Louis 109–110 Ed Fleming (32) 27–35 63 February 25 Fort Wayne 97–72 Jack Twyman (18) 27–36 64 February 26 @ Boston 100–111 Maurice Stokes (25) 27–37 65 February 28 N Boston 113–97 Ed Fleming (21) 28–37 66 February 29 @ Philadelphia 81–86 Dick Ricketts (20) 28–38 67 March 1 @ St. Louis 95–94 Maurice Stokes (24) 29–38 68 March 3 Minneapolis 90–94 Regan, Wanzer (16) 30–38 69 March 4 @ Fort Wayne 88–103 Regan, Twyman (16) 30–39 70 March 7 St. Louis 96–89 Maurice Stokes (21) 30–40 71 March 10 Philadelphia 96–111 Ed Fleming (25) 31–40 72 March 11 @ Minneapolis 98–126 Maurice Stokes (17) 31–41 Player statistics Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Coleman, Jack Jack Coleman Davis, Red Red Davis Fleming, Ed Ed Fleming Harris, Chris Chris Harris McMahon, Jack Jack McMahon Meineke, Monk Monk Meineke Regan, Richie Richie Regan Ricketts, Dick Dick Ricketts Simmons, Connie Connie Simmons Spoelstra, Art Art Spoelstra Stokes, Maurice Maurice Stokes Jack, Twyman Jack Twyman Wanzer, Bobby Bobby Wanzer Awards and records Maurice Stokes, NBA Rookie of the Year Award Maurice Stokes, All-NBA Second Team References Category:Sacramento Kings seasons Rochester Rochester Royals Rochester Royals