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1956–57 Fort Wayne Pistons season

NBA team season

Field	Value
team	Fort Wayne Pistons
team_link	Detroit Pistons
end_year	1957
wins	34
losses	38
division	Western
division_place	3
coach	Charles Eckman
owner	Fred Zollner
arena	War Memorial Coliseum
playoffs	[West Division Semifinals](1957-nba-playoffs-bracket)
(eliminated 0–2)
bbr_team	FTW
next_name	Detroit Pistons

(eliminated 0–2) The 1956–57 Fort Wayne Pistons season was the Pistons' ninth season in the NBA, 16th season as a franchise, and the final season for the team in Fort Wayne.

The Pistons finished 34-38(.472), the first losing season in five years, finishing in a three-way tie for first in the Western Division, but were seeded third after the St. Louis Hawks defeated both the Pistons and the Minneapolis Lakers in tie-breaking games. In the West Semifinals, the Lakers eliminated the Pistons 2–0. The team was led on the season by forward George Yardley (21.5 ppg, 10. rpg, NBA All-Star) and forward-center Mel Hutchins (12.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg, NBA All-Star).

Following the season, the Pistons relocated to Detroit as owner Fred Zollner determined Fort Wayne was too small to support an NBA team. The state of Indiana would not get another pro basketball team until the Indiana Pacers of the ABA was formed in 1967, and then moved to the NBA with the NBA-ABA merger in 1976.

Regular season

Season standings

:x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1956–57 Game log
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Playoffs

0–1
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March 17
@ Minneapolis
L 127–131
George Yardley (34)
Minneapolis Auditorium
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March 19
Minneapolis
L 108–110
Larry Foust (30)
War Memorial Coliseum
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Awards and records

George Yardley, All-NBA Second Team

References

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/FTW/1957.html 1956–57 Fort Wayne Pistons]
"The Big Z and His Misfiring Pistons".

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