# 1956 NBA All-Star Game

The 1956 NBA All Star Game was the sixth NBA All-Star Game.

## Roster

Western All-Stars :
| Pos. | Player | Team | No. of selections |
| Starters ||||
| F/C | Larry Foust | Fort Wayne Pistons | 6th |
| F/C | Mel Hutchins | Fort Wayne Pistons | 3rd |
| G | Slater Martin | Minneapolis Lakers | 4th |
| G | Bobby Wanzer | Rochester Royals | 5th |
| F/G | George Yardley | Fort Wayne Pistons | 2nd |
| Reserves ||||
| G | Bob Harrison | St. Louis Hawks | 1st |
| C | Clyde Lovellette | Minneapolis Lakers | 1st |
| F/C | Vern Mikkelsen | Minneapolis Lakers | 5th |
| F/C | Bob Pettit | St. Louis Hawks | 2nd |
| F/C | Maurice Stokes | Rochester Royals | 1st |
| Head coach: Charles Eckman (Fort Wayne Pistons) ||||
Eastern All-Stars :
| Pos. | Player | Team | No. of selections |
| Starters ||||
| F | Paul Arizin | Philadelphia Warriors | 4th |
| G | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 6th |
| C | Neil Johnston | Philadelphia Warriors | 4th |
| G | Dick McGuire | New York Knickerbockers | 5th |
| F/C | Dolph Schayes | Syracuse Nationals | 6th |
| Reserves ||||
| G | Carl Braun | New York Knickerbockers | 4th |
| F/C | Harry Gallatin | New York Knickerbockers | 6th |
| G | Jack George | Philadelphia Warriors | 1st |
| C | Red Kerr | Syracuse Nationals | 1st |
| F/C | Ed Macauley | Boston Celtics | 6th |
| G | Bill Sharman | Boston Celtics | 4th |
| Head coach:George Senesky (Philadelphia Warriors) ||||

## Western Division

Head Coach: Charley Eckman, Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Slater Martin | Minneapolis Lakers | 29 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Mel Hutchins | Fort Wayne Pistons | 27 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Bobby Wanzer | Rochester Royals | 25 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Larry Foust | Fort Wayne Pistons | 20 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| George Yardley | Fort Wayne Pistons | 19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Bob Pettit | St. Louis Hawks | 31 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| Bob Harrison | St. Louis Hawks | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | Minneapolis Lakers | 22 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Maurice Stokes | Rochester Royals | 20 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Clyde Lovellette | Minneapolis Lakers | 20 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Totals | | 240 | 39 | 100 | 30 | 42 | 79 | 22 | 32 | 108 |

## Eastern Division

Head Coach: George Senesky, Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Dick McGuire | New York Knicks | 29 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Paul Arizin | Philadelphia Warriors | 28 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| Neil Johnston | Philadelphia Warriors | 25 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| Dolph Schayes | Syracuse Nationals | 25 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 24 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Harry Gallatin | New York Knicks | 30 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Bill Sharman | Boston Celtics | 24 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Jack George | Philadelphia Warriors | 21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Ed Macauley | Boston Celtics | 20 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Red Kerr | Syracuse Nationals | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Carl Braun | New York Knicks | did not play due to injury | did not play due to injury | did not play due to injury | did not play due to injury | did not play due to injury | did not play due to injury | did not play due to injury | did not play due to injury | did not play due to injury |
| Totals | | 240 | 30 | 87 | 34 | 53 | 53 | 18 | 34 | 94 |