Fort Wayne Pistons Regular Season Rosters
1954-1955 Fort Wayne Pistons Regular Season Roster
Player | Pos | HT | WT | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Draft Status | Nationality |
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Frankie Brian | G | 6-1 | 180 | 5 | NBA Draft, Undrafted | United States | |
Larry Foust | FC | 6-9 | 215 | 4 | La Salle | 1950 NBA Draft, Undrafted | United States |
Jim Fritsche | FC | 6-8 | 210 | 1 | Hamline | 1953 Rnd 1 Pick 7 | United States |
Bob Houbregs | FC | 6-7 | 210 | 1 | Washington | 1953 Rnd 1 Pick 2 | Canada |
Mel Hutchins | FC | 6-6 | 200 | 3 | Brigham Young | 1951 Rnd 1 Pick 2 | United States |
Monk Meineke | PF | 6-7 | 208 | 2 | Dayton | 1952 Rnd 2 Pick 3 | United States |
Andy Phillip | GF | 6-2 | 195 | 7 | Illinois | 1947 Rnd 5 Pick 7 | United States |
Al Roges | GF | 6-4 | 195 | 1 | Long Island | 1953 NBA Draft, Undrafted | United States |
Dick Rosenthal | F | 6-5 | 205 | 0 | Notre Dame | 1954 Rnd 1 Pick 4 | United States |
Paul Walther | G | 6-2 | 160 | 5 | Tennessee | 1949 Rnd 4 Pick 9 | United States |
George Yardley | GF | 6-5 | 190 | 1 | Stanford | 1950 Rnd 1 Pick 8 | United States |
Max Zaslofsky | SG | 6-2 | 170 | 8 | St. John's | 1950 NBA Draft, Undrafted | United States |
1954-1955 Fort Wayne Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | F. Brian | A. Phillip | G. Yardley | M. Hutchins | L. Foust |
Rotation | M. Zaslofsky | D. Rosenthal | M. Meineke | ||
Rotation | P. Walther | ||||
Lim PT | A. Roges | B. Houbregs | |||
Lim PT | J. Fritsche |
1954-1955 Western Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 43-29 | - |
2 | Minneapolis Lakers | 40-32 | 3 |
3 | Rochester Royals | 29-43 | 14 |
4 | Milwaukee Hawks | 26-46 | 17 |
1954-1955 Fort Wayne Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Larry Foust | All-NBA First Team (1955) |
George Yardley | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1955) |
Larry Foust | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1955) |
Andy Phillip | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1955) |
1954-1955 Fort Wayne Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST |
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Larry Foust | 70 | 32.3 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 1.7 |
George Yardley | 60 | 35.8 | 17.3 | 9.9 | 2.1 |
Mel Hutchins | 72 | 39.7 | 12.0 | 9.2 | 3.4 |
Max Zaslofsky | 70 | 26.6 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
Frankie Brian | 71 | 19.5 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
Andy Phillip | 64 | 36.4 | 9.6 | 4.5 | 7.7 |
Dick Rosenthal | 67 | 21.0 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 2.3 |
Monk Meineke | 68 | 15.1 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
Paul Walther | 68 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
Jim Fritsche | 16 | 9.4 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
1954-1955 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Larry Foust was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Chicago Stags. Larry Foust signed a multi-year contract with the Fort Wayne Pistons on September 1, 1950. Monk Meineke was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1952 NBA Draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons. Monk Meineke signed a multi-year contract with the Fort Wayne Pistons on July 13, 1952. Dick Rosenthal was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1954 NBA Draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons. Dick Rosenthal signed a contract with the Fort Wayne Pistons on September 1, 1954. George Yardley was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons. George Yardley signed a multi-year contract with the Fort Wayne Pistons on July 1, 1953. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Frankie Brian was acquired in a trade by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Tri-Cities Blackhawks on May 4, 1951. Jim Fritsche was acquired in a trade by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) on October 26, 1954. Mel Hutchins was acquired in a trade by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Milwaukee Hawks on August 23, 1953. Andy Phillip was acquired in a trade by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Philadelphia Warriors on November 28, 1952. Paul Walther was acquired in a trade by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Philadelphia Warriors on October 19, 1954. Max Zaslofsky was acquired in a trade by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Milwaukee Hawks on December 21, 1953. |
Acquired via Waiver Claim |
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Bob Houbregs was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Boston Celtics on December 7, 1954. |