Fort Wayne Pistons
1956-57 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Fort Wayne Pistons 1956-57 Season Recap

After a second straight NBA Finals defeat the Pistons would be part of a 3-way tie in the Western Division to make the playoffs with a mediocre 34-38 record. In the playoffs the Pistons would make a quick exit as they are beaten in 2 straight games by the Minneapolis Lakers. Following the season Fred Zollner determined his team could no longer compete in the small market of Fort Wayne, Indiana. So he moved his team to Detroit a growing city built around the automobile industry.

1957 Pistons

1956-57 Fort Wayne PistonsPistons

Lost Division Semifinals

34-38 (.472)

3rd place in NBA Western Division

Head Coach

Charles Eckman

General Manager

Fred Zollner
Otto Adams

Team Owner

Fred Zollner

Arena

War Memorial Coliseum

Attendance

108,054 total
3,859 per game

1957 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 2 Charles Tyra

2 10 Bob McCoy

3 18 Bill Ebben

4 26 Kurt Englebert

5 34 Ron Kramer

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Lost Division Semifinals

1957 Draft Picks

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