1955–56 NBA season

Infobox sports season
title =1955–56 NBA season
league =National Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
season =Regular season
season_champ =Philadelphia Warriors
MVP =flagicon|USA Bob Pettit (St. Louis)
MVP_link =NBA MVP
top_scorer =flagicon|USA Bob Pettit (St. Louis)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1956 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Philadelphia Warriors
conf1_runner-up =Syracuse Nationals
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Ft. Wayne Pistons
conf2_runner-up =St. Louis Hawks
finals =Finals
finals_link =1956 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Philadelphia Warriors
finals_runner-up =Ft. Wayne Pistons
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1954–55 NBA season
prevseason_year =1954–55
nextseason_link =1956–57 NBA season
nextseason_year =1956–57

The 1955–56 NBA season was the 10th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Philadelphia Warriors winning the NBA Championship, beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

Notable occurrences

* The Hawks relocate from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to St. Louis, Missouri.
* The NBA hands out a Most Valuable Player award for the first time.
* The 1956 NBA All-Star Game was played in Rochester, New York, with the West beating the East 108-94. Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks wins the game's MVP award.

Final standings

Eastern Division

Note: Prior to the 1969-70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

NBA awards

* Most Valuable Player: Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
* Rookie of the Year: Maurice Stokes, Rochester Royals
* All-NBA First Team:
** Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
** Paul Arizin, Philadelphia Warriors
** Neil Johnston, Philadelphia Warriors
** Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
** Bill Sharman, Boston Celtics
* All-NBA Second Team:
** Dolph Schayes, Syracuse Nationals
** Maurice Stokes, Rochester Royals
** Slater Martin, Minneapolis Lakers
** Jack George, Philadelphia Warriors
** Clyde Lovellette, Minneapolis Lakers

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See also