1956–57 Boston Celtics season

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1956–57 Boston Celtics season
First NBA Championship
Head coach	Red Auerbach
Arena	Boston Garden

Results
Record	44–28 (.611)
Place	Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WHDH
Boston Celtics seasons
< 1955–56	1957–58 >

The 1956–57 was the Celtics' 11th season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season by winning their first NBA Championship.

Contents

1 Offseason
- 1.1 NBA Draft
2 Roster
- 2.1 Depth chart
3 Regular season
- 3.1 Season standings
- 3.2 Season Schedule
4 Player stats
5 Playoffs
- 5.1 NBA Finals
- 5.2 Roster
6 Awards and honors
7 References

Offseason

NBA Draft

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve
C	Bill Russell	Arnie Risen
PF	Tom Heinsohn	Jack Nichols	Dick Hemric
SF	Jim Loscutoff	Frank Ramsey	Lou Tsioropoulos
SG	Bill Sharman	Andy Phillip
PG	Bob Cousy

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Boston Celtics	44	28	.611	-	24-4	11-18	9-6	20-16
x-Syracuse Nationals	38	34	.528	6	23-9	9-15	6-10	20-16
x-Philadelphia Warriors	37	35	.514	7	20-5	5–25	12-5	17-19
New York Knicks	36	36	.500	8	18-10	9-19	9-7	15-21

Season Schedule

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	AVG

Playoffs

NBA Finals

Roster

v t e Boston Celtics 1956-57 NBA Champions

6 Russell \| 14 Cousy \| 15 Heinsohn \| 16 Nichols \| 17 Phillip \| 18 Loscutoff \| 19 Risen \| 20 Hemric \| 21 Sharman \| 23 Ramsey \| 29 Tsioropoulos \| Coach Auerbach

Awards and honors

Bob Cousy, NBA MVP of the Year
Bob Cousy, All-NBA First Team
Tom Heinsohn, NBA Rookie of the Year
Bill Sharman, All-NBA First Team

References

1956–57 NBA season by team

Eastern	Boston New York Philadelphia Syracuse

Western	Fort Wayne Minneapolis Rochester St. Louis

NBA Champions

Boston Celtics

Founded in 1946 • Based in Boston, Massachusetts

The franchise

Franchise • Team history • All-time roster • Seasons • Accomplishments • Head coaches • Current season

Arenas

Boston Arena • Boston Garden • Hartford Civic Center • TD Garden

Head coaches

J. Russell • Julian • Auerbach • B. Russell • Heinsohn • Sanders • Cowens • Fitch • Jones • Rodgers • Ford • Carr • Pitino • O'Brien • Carroll • Rivers

General managers

Brown • Auerbach • Volk • Wallace • Ainge

Retired numbers

00 • 1 • 2 • 3 • 6 • 10 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • LOSCY • 19 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 35 • MIC

NBA D-League affiliates

Fayetteville Patriots • Florida Flame • Austin Toros • Utah Flash • Maine Red Claws

Rivals

Philadelphia 76ers • Los Angeles Lakers • Detroit Pistons • New York Knicks • Miami Heat

Culture

Celtics parquet floor • Celtic Pride • Greatest Game Ever Played • Tommy Points • "Love ya, Cooz!" • Close, but no cigar! • Bill Russell • Beat L.A. • Mike Gorman • Johnny Most • "Havlicek Stole the Ball!" • Henderson steals the Ball! • Bird steals the Ball! • Boston Garden • North Station • The Heat Game • Memorial Day Massacre • Larry Legend • DJ • The Chief • The Truth

Media

TV	CSN New England

Radio	WEEI

Announcers	Mike Gorman • Tom Heinsohn • Donny Marshall • Greg Dickerson • Sean Grande • Cedric Maxwell

NBA Championships (17)

1957 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1968 • 1969 • 1974 • 1976 • 1981 • 1984 • 1986 • 2008

v t e Boston Celtics seasons
Franchise • History • Seasons
1940s								1946–47	1947–48	1948–49
1950s	1949–50	1950–51	1951–52	1952–53	1953–54	1954–55	1955–56	1956–57	1957–58	1958–59
1960s	1959–60	1960–61	1961–62	1962–63	1963–64	1964–65	1965–66	1966–67	1967–68	1968–69
1970s	1969–70	1970–71	1971–72	1972–73	1973–74	1974–75	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79
1980s	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89
1990s	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99
2000s	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
2010s	2009–10	2010–11

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