Ninth season of the Royals in the NBA
NBA professional basketball team season
1956–57 Rochester Royals season |
---|
Head coach | Bobby Wanzer |
---|
Owners | Jack Harrison Les Harrison |
---|
Arena | Rochester Community War Memorial |
---|
Results |
---|
Record | 31–41 (.431) |
---|
Place | Division: 4th (Western) |
---|
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
---|
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Local media |
---|
Television | WHAM-TV |
---|
Radio | WROC |
---|
|
The 1956–57 NBA season was the Royals ninth season in the NBA.[1]
It was also the franchise's final season in Rochester. The team relocated to Cincinnati during the offseason.
Preseason
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 63 | Dan Mannix | Forward | United States | St. Francis (NY) |
Regular season
Season standings
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1956-57 NBA Records |
Team | BOS | FWP | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | STL | SYR |
Boston | — | 6–3 | 5–4 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 5–7 |
Fort Wayne | 3–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–4 |
Minneapolis | 4–5 | 5–7 | — | 3–6 | 5–4 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 4–5 |
New York | 5–7 | 4–5 | 6–3 | — | 4–8 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 6–6 |
Philadelphia | 4–8 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 8–4 | — | 4–5 | 7–2 | 5–7 |
Rochester | 3–6 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 4–5 | 5–4 | — | 6–6 | 4–5 |
St. Louis | 2–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–4 |
Syracuse | 7–5 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | — |
Game log
1956–57 Game log |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | October 27 | Fort Wayne | 85–88 | Richie Regan (22) | 1–0 |
2 | October 28 | @ Syracuse | 75–91 | Jack Twyman (15) | 1–1 |
3 | November 1 | N Minneapolis | 88–97 | Regan, Twyman (15) | 1–2 |
4 | November 3 | Minneapolis | 95–85 | Sihugo Green (19) | 1–3 |
5 | November 4 | @ Minneapolis | 87–88 | Richie Regan (19) | 1–4 |
6 | November 7 | Philadelphia | 80–81 | Maurice Stokes (17) | 2–4 |
7 | November 9 | @ Philadelphia | 95–93 | Maurice Stokes (21) | 3–4 |
8 | November 10 | Syracuse | 76–90 | Green, Twyman (19) | 4–4 |
9 | November 11 | N Minneapolis | 94–82 | Maurice Stokes (24) | 5–4 |
10 | November 13 | @ St. Louis | 105–118 | Jack Twyman (27) | 5–5 |
11 | November 14 | New York | 87–90 | Regan, Ricketts (15) | 6–5 |
12 | November 15 | N Philadelphia | 83–92 | Maurice Stokes (22) | 6–6 |
13 | November 17 | @ Boston | 86–108 | Dick Ricketts (20) | 6–7 |
14 | November 18 | Boston | 101–87 | Richie Regan (14) | 6–8 |
15 | November 21 | St. Louis | 76–85 | Dave Piontek (20) | 7–8 |
16 | November 22 | @ Fort Wayne | 102–104 (OT) | Dick Ricketts (25) | 7–9 |
17 | November 24 | @ New York | 96–87 | Art Spoelstra (20) | 8–9 |
18 | November 25 | New York | 93–95 | Dick Ricketts (21) | 9–9 |
19 | November 27 | N Syracuse | 82–90 | Dave Piontek (28) | 10–9 |
20 | December 1 | Minneapolis | 83–95 | Dick Ricketts (20) | 11–9 |
21 | December 6 | N New York | 92–95 | Dick Ricketts (21) | 11–10 |
22 | December 8 | Philadelphia | 91–92 | Maurice Stokes (20) | 12–10 |
23 | December 9 | @ Fort Wayne | 101–100 (OT) | Maurice Stokes (18) | 13–10 |
24 | December 12 | @ Boston | 103–93 | Regan, Twyman (23) | 14–10 |
25 | December 15 | New York | 91–76 | Maurice Stokes (16) | 14–11 |
26 | December 16 | @ Minneapolis | 97–101 | Richie Regan (17) | 14–12 |
27 | December 20 | N Minneapolis | 103–105 | Jack Twyman (24) | 14–13 |
28 | December 22 | Minneapolis | 101–115 | Maurice Stokes (27) | 15–13 |
29 | December 25 | Syracuse | 93–98 | Dave Piontek (16) | 16–13 |
30 | December 26 | N Fort Wayne | 93–99 | Art Spoelstra (20) | 16–14 |
31 | December 27 | N Boston | 92–97 | Jack Twyman (19) | 16–15 |
32 | December 29 | Fort Wayne | 88–95 | Ricketts, Spoelstra (19) | 17–15 |
33 | December 30 | @ New York | 88–96 | Spoelstra, Twyman (16) | 17–16 |
34 | January 1 | St. Louis | 101–102 (OT) | Jack Twyman (21) | 18–16 |
35 | January 5 | Philadelphia | 81–78 | Art Spoelstra (17) | 18–17 |
36 | January 6 | @ St. Louis | 93–86 | Maurice Stokes (19) | 19–17 |
37 | January 8 | N Philadelphia | 95–94 | Maurice Stokes (22) | 20–17 |
38 | January 10 | @ Philadelphia | 93–112 | Maurice Stokes (17) | 20–18 |
39 | January 12 | Syracuse | 97–88 | Spoelstra, Twyman (18) | 20–19 |
40 | January 13 | @ Syracuse | 85–91 | Maurice Stokes (22) | 20–20 |
41 | January 16 | St. Louis | 108–106 (OT) | Maurice Stokes (31) | 20–21 |
42 | January 19 | Boston | 97–83 | Jack Twyman (25) | 20–22 |
43 | January 20 | @ Minneapolis | 107–114 | Jack Twyman (22) | 20–23 |
44 | January 23 | N Minneapolis | 99–107 | Jack Twyman (19) | 20–24 |
45 | January 25 | N St. Louis | 100–99 | Maurice Stokes (33) | 20–25 |
46 | January 26 | Syracuse | 99–95 | Jack Twyman (20) | 20–26 |
47 | January 27 | @ St. Louis | 83–107 | Jack Twyman (20) | 20–27 |
48 | January 30 | N New York | 80–92 | Art Spoelstra (19) | 20–28 |
49 | February 1 | N Fort Wayne | 96–80 | Jack Twyman (23) | 21–28 |
50 | February 2 | Fort Wayne | 79–93 | Jack Twyman (24) | 22–28 |
51 | February 3 | N Philadelphia | 108–110 | Dick Ricketts (25) | 22–29 |
52 | February 5 | @ New York | 91–88 | Maurice Stokes (20) | 23–29 |
53 | February 6 | St. Louis | 100–103 | Jack Twyman (22) | 24–29 |
54 | February 9 | Boston | 102–103 | Ricketts, Twyman (22) | 25–29 |
55 | February 10 | @ St. Louis | 93–117 | Jack Twyman (21) | 25–30 |
56 | February 13 | New York | 85–82 | Ed Fleming (14) | 25–31 |
57 | February 14 | @ Syracuse | 104–95 | Maurice Stokes (27) | 26–31 |
58 | February 16 | Fort Wayne | 87–84 | Maurice Stokes (27) | 26–32 |
59 | February 17 | @ Fort Wayne | 85–104 | Jack Twyman (26) | 26–33 |
60 | February 20 | @ Minneapolis | 103–111 | Jack Twyman (25) | 26–34 |
61 | February 22 | N Fort Wayne | 105–110 | Jack Twyman (27) | 26–35 |
62 | February 23 | St. Louis | 86–101 | Jack Twyman (18) | 27–35 |
63 | February 24 | @ Syracuse | 93–109 | Maurice Stokes (26) | 27–36 |
64 | February 26 | N Boston | 77–92 | Ed Fleming (21) | 27–37 |
65 | February 27 | Fort Wayne | 76–90 | Bob Burrow (18) | 28–37 |
66 | March 1 | N Minneapolis | 117–125 | Jack Twyman (28) | 28–38 |
67 | March 2 | Boston | 87–96 | Maurice Stokes (24) | 29–38 |
68 | March 3 | @ Boston | 102–111 | Maurice Stokes (17) | 29–39 |
69 | March 6 | Philadelphia | 79–82 | Bob Burrow (17) | 30–39 |
70 | March 8 | N St. Louis | 100–92 | Jack Twyman (24) | 30–40 |
71 | March 10 | @ Fort Wayne | 96–100 | Regan, Stokes (16) | 30–41 |
72 | March 13 | N St. Louis | 99–104 | Bob Burrow (19) | 31–41 |
Player statistics
Legend GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | | |
Awards and records
References
- ^ 1956–57 Rochester Royals
Sacramento Kings seasons |
---|
|
1940s | |
---|
1950s | |
---|
1960s | |
---|
1970s | |
---|
1980s | |
---|
1990s | |
---|
2000s | |
---|
2010s | |
---|
2020s | |
---|
Bold indicates NBA Finals victory |