Philadelphia 76ers 1954-55 Roster and Stats

The 1954-55 Philadelphia 76ers season marked the franchise’s inaugural year after relocating from Syracuse, where they were known as the Syracuse Nationals. Competing in the NBA’s Eastern Division, the team was led by head coach Al Cervi and played their home games at the Philadelphia Civic Center.

During the regular season, the 76ers demonstrated solid performance, finishing with a record of 43 wins and 29 losses. This record positioned them well for the playoffs, where they advanced to the Eastern Division Finals. However, their journey ended there, as they were defeated by the Fort Wayne Pistons in a closely contested series.

Key players during this season included Dolph Schayes, who was pivotal in both scoring and rebounding. The 1954-55 season laid the groundwork for the franchise’s future success, establishing the 76ers as a competitive team in the NBA landscape.

Regular Season Record: 43-29
Playoff Result: Division Finals: 3-1, NBA Finals: 4-3

Philadelphia 76ers Roster and Stats for 1954-55 Season

POINTS

Dolph Schayes

18.5

REBOUNDS

Dolph Schayes

10.0

ASSISTS

Paul Seymour

5.3

	Regular Season							Playoffs
Player	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%
Dolph Schayes	72	18.5	10.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	11	19.0	10.2	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Paul Seymour	72	14.6	3.4	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	11	12.5	2.2	5.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Red Rocha	72	11.3	5.1	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	11	12.2	3.4	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Red Kerr	72	10.5	4.6	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	11	13.8	8.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Earl Lloyd	72	10.2	5.9	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	11	11.5	4.8	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
George King	67	8.9	2.1	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	11	11.5	1.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Connie Simmons	25	7.7	5.5	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Billy Kenville	70	7.1	2.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	11	6.4	1.2	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dick Farley	69	5.9	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11	4.7	0.4	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bill Gabor	3	5.7	0.7	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jim Tucker	20	5.0	2.7	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	9	2.9	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wally Osterkorn	19	2.9	2.3	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	11	3.2	0.5	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jackie Moore	1	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Philadelphia 76ers in the 1955 NBA Playoffs

1955 Conference Championship vs. Syracuse Nationals

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Mar 22, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 110-100	Red Kerr (27 pts)
Mar 24, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 116-110	Dolph Schayes (22 pts)
Mar 26, 1955	@ Boston Celtics	L 100-97	Red Kerr (20 pts)
Mar 27, 1955	@ Boston Celtics	W 110-94	Dolph Schayes (28 pts)

1955 NBA Finals vs. Syracuse Nationals

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Mar 31, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 86-82	Red Rocha (19 pts)
Apr 02, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 87-84	Dolph Schayes (24 pts)
Apr 03, 1955	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	L 96-89	Dolph Schayes (21 pts)
Apr 05, 1955	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	L 109-102	Dolph Schayes (28 pts)
Apr 07, 1955	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	L 74-71	Billy Kenville (15 pts)
Apr 09, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 109-104	Dolph Schayes (28 pts)
Apr 10, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 92-91	Billy Kenville (15 pts)

Philadelphia 76ers 1954-55 Regular Season Game Log

Here is the game log for the 1954-55 season for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Oct 31, 1954	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 97-94	Paul Seymour (25 pts)
Nov 06, 1954	@ Boston Celtics	L 107-84	Dolph Schayes (22 pts)
Nov 07, 1954	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 97-80	Paul Seymour (19 pts)
Nov 11, 1954	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	W 88-86	Dolph Schayes (22 pts)
Nov 13, 1954	@ Milwaukee Hawks	L 85-72	Dolph Schayes (24 pts)
Nov 14, 1954	@ Minneapolis Lakers	L 99-92	Red Rocha (21 pts)
Nov 16, 1954	@ Philadelphia Warriors	W 86-85	Dolph Schayes (24 pts)
Nov 18, 1954	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 91-82	Earl Lloyd (22 pts)
Nov 20, 1954	@ Rochester Royals	W 80-79	Dolph Schayes (18 pts)
Nov 21, 1954	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 110-104	Dolph Schayes (39 pts)
Nov 25, 1954	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 91-85	Dolph Schayes (22 pts)
Nov 27, 1954	@ New York Knicks	W 80-74	Red Rocha (21 pts)
Nov 28, 1954	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 79-77	Paul Seymour (23 pts)
Dec 01, 1954	@ New York Knicks	L 88-86	Connie Simmons (23 pts)
Dec 02, 1954	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 82-78	Dolph Schayes (24 pts)
Dec 04, 1954	@ Philadelphia Warriors	L 79-73	Billy Kenville (14 pts)
Dec 05, 1954	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 89-72	Dolph Schayes (24 pts)
Dec 07, 1954	@ Philadelphia Warriors	W 88-81	Paul Seymour (25 pts)
Dec 08, 1954	@ Rochester Royals	L 105-78	Dolph Schayes (21 pts)
Dec 09, 1954	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 120-107	Red Rocha (21 pts)
Dec 11, 1954	@ Boston Celtics	L 94-90	Dolph Schayes (28 pts)
Dec 12, 1954	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 96-87	Dolph Schayes (32 pts)
Dec 14, 1954	@ New York Knicks	W 91-82	Billy Kenville (18 pts)
Dec 15, 1954	@ New York Knicks	L 88-81	Billy Kenville (13 pts)
Dec 18, 1954	@ Minneapolis Lakers	L 86-83	Paul Seymour (21 pts)
Dec 19, 1954	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 108-93	Paul Seymour (28 pts)
Dec 25, 1954	@ New York Knicks	L 109-101	Dolph Schayes (30 pts)
Dec 26, 1954	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 97-92	Red Rocha (22 pts)
Dec 28, 1954	@ Rochester Royals	W 84-82	Dolph Schayes (19 pts)
Dec 29, 1954	@ Philadelphia Warriors	L 72-70	Connie Simmons (19 pts)
Jan 01, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 108-102	Dolph Schayes (25 pts)
Jan 02, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 91-79	Dolph Schayes (21 pts)
Jan 06, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 117-106	Dolph Schayes (40 pts)
Jan 08, 1955	@ Minneapolis Lakers	W 100-97	Dolph Schayes (21 pts)
Jan 09, 1955	@ Milwaukee Hawks	L 77-72	Earl Lloyd (12 pts)
Jan 11, 1955	@ Minneapolis Lakers	L 93-82	Paul Seymour (16 pts)
Jan 13, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 100-83	Red Rocha (19 pts)
Jan 16, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 90-85	Red Rocha (19 pts)
Jan 19, 1955	@ Philadelphia Warriors	W 98-97	Dolph Schayes (22 pts)
Jan 20, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 92-87	Dolph Schayes (23 pts)
Jan 23, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 98-89	Dolph Schayes (20 pts)
Jan 25, 1955	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	L 69-66	Dolph Schayes (19 pts)
Jan 26, 1955	@ Philadelphia Warriors	W 107-99	Paul Seymour (22 pts)
Jan 27, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 94-79	Dolph Schayes (22 pts)
Jan 28, 1955	@ Boston Celtics	L 101-90	Dolph Schayes (18 pts)
Jan 30, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 93-83	Earl Lloyd (19 pts)
Feb 03, 1955	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	L 104-85	Billy Kenville (18 pts)
Feb 04, 1955	@ Boston Celtics	L 114-88	Billy Kenville (21 pts)
Feb 05, 1955	@ Rochester Royals	W 94-88	Paul Seymour (22 pts)
Feb 06, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 77-75	Red Kerr (24 pts)
Feb 08, 1955	@ Boston Celtics	W 115-88	Dolph Schayes (27 pts)
Feb 09, 1955	@ Boston Celtics	L 104-94	George King (19 pts)
Feb 10, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 85-81	Red Kerr (22 pts)
Feb 12, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 92-66	Paul Seymour (22 pts)
Feb 13, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 88-87	Dolph Schayes (20 pts)
Feb 14, 1955	@ Milwaukee Hawks	W 82-81	George King (17 pts)
Feb 17, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 107-93	Dolph Schayes (29 pts)
Feb 18, 1955	@ Philadelphia Warriors	L 110-86	Dolph Schayes (22 pts)
Feb 19, 1955	@ New York Knicks	W 80-78	Red Kerr (17 pts)
Feb 20, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 104-84	Dolph Schayes (28 pts)
Feb 22, 1955	@ Boston Celtics	L 97-95	Red Kerr (28 pts)
Feb 24, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 97-83	Dolph Schayes (17 pts)
Feb 27, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 105-77	Paul Seymour (24 pts)
Mar 01, 1955	@ New York Knicks	W 105-102	Dolph Schayes (31 pts)
Mar 02, 1955	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	W 103-90	George King (22 pts)
Mar 03, 1955	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	W 83-81	Dolph Schayes (16 pts)
Mar 04, 1955	@ Milwaukee Hawks	W 99-96	Red Kerr (26 pts)
Mar 06, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 107-101	Dolph Schayes (21 pts)
Mar 09, 1955	@ Rochester Royals	L 100-97	Dolph Schayes (24 pts)
Mar 10, 1955	@ Minneapolis Lakers	L 96-93	Paul Seymour (18 pts)
Mar 12, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 112-92	Paul Seymour (21 pts)
Mar 13, 1955	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 77-76	Dolph Schayes (15 pts)

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