Fort Wayne Pistons
1954-55 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Fort Wayne Pistons 1954-55 Season Recap

The Pistons capture the Western Division with sharp shooter Larry Foust leading the NBA in shooting percentage. After a first round bye the Pistons beat the Minneapolis Lakers in 4 games to reach their first NBA Finals. However, in a hard fought 7-game series the Pistons would be beaten by the Syracuse Nationals as they lost Game 7 on the road in the final seconds 92-91.

The Pistons capture the Western Division with sharp shooter Larry Foust leading the NBA in shooting percentage. After a first round bye the Pistons beat the Minneapolis Lakers in 4 games to reach their first NBA Finals. However, in a hard fought 7-game series the Pistons would be beaten by the Syracuse Nationals as they lost Game 7 on the road in the final seconds 92-91.

1955 Fort Wayne Pistons season

1955 Pistons

1954-55 Fort Wayne PistonsPistons

Lost NBA Finals

43-29 (.597)

1st place in NBA Western Division

Head Coach

Charles Eckman

General Manager

Fred Zollner

Team Owner

Fred Zollner

Arena

War Memorial Coliseum

Attendance

96,641 total
3,717 per game

1955 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

2 0 Don Belcher

2 0 Tom Harrold

2 0 Happy Mahfouz

2 0 Tom Mixon

2 0 Tom Mock

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