1955–56 Rochester Royals season

The 1955–56 Rochester Royals season was the Royals eighth season in the NBA.1955–56 Rochester Royals

Regular season

Season standings

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

Awards and records Maurice Stokes, NBA Rookie of the Year Award Maurice Stokes, All-NBA Second Team

References