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1956 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total West 17 26 41 24 108 East 24 16 24 30 94
Date	Tuesday, January 24, 1956
Arena	Rochester War Memorial Coliseum
City	Rochester, New York
MVP	Bob Pettit
Referees	Arnie Heft and Lou Eisenstein
Attendance	8,517
NBA All-Star Game
< 1955 1957 >

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

Legend
	Starter		MVP	MIN	Minutes played
FG	Field goals	FGA	Field goal attempts	FT	Free throws	FTA	Free throw attempts
REB	Rebounds	AST	Assists	PF	Personal fouls	PTS	Points

Western Conference

Head Coach: Charley Eckman, Fort Wayne Pistons

Player	Team	MIN	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Martin, SlaterSlater Martin	Minneapolis Lakers	29	3	7	3	3	1	7	5	9
Hutchins, MelMel Hutchins	Fort Wayne Pistons	27	5	11	1	2	4	0	0	11
Wanzer, BobbyBobby Wanzer	Rochester Royals	25	4	8	5	6	5	2	4	13
Foust, LarryLarry Foust	Fort Wayne Pistons	20	3	9	3	4	4	0	1	9
Yardley, GeorgeGeorge Yardley	Fort Wayne Pistons	19	3	7	2	3	6	1	1	8
Pettit, BobBob Pettit	St. Louis Hawks	31	7	17	6	7	24	7	4	20
Harrison, BobBob Harrison	St. Louis Hawks	25	2	7	1	2	0	1	4	5
Mikkelsen, VernVern Mikkelsen	Minneapolis Lakers	22	5	13	6	7	9	2	4	16
Stokes, MauriceMaurice Stokes	Rochester Royals	20	4	11	2	5	16	2	5	10
Lovellette, ClydeClyde Lovellette	Minneapolis Lakers	20	3	10	1	3	10	0	4	7
Totals		240	39	100	30	42	79	22	32	108

Eastern Conference

Head Coach: George Senesky, Philadelphia Warriors

Player	Team	MIN	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
McGuire, DickDick McGuire	New York Knicks	29	2	9	2	5	0	3	1	6
Arizin, PaulPaul Arizin	Philadelphia Warriors	28	5	13	3	5	7	1	6	13
Johnston, NeilNeil Johnston	Philadelphia Warriors	25	5	9	7	11	10	1	3	17
Schayes, DolphDolph Schayes	Syracuse Nationals	25	4	8	6	10	4	2	2	14
Cousy, BobBob Cousy	Boston Celtics	24	2	8	3	4	7	2	6	7
Gallatin, HarryHarry Gallatin	New York Knicks	30	5	12	6	7	5	2	4	16
Sharman, BillBill Sharman	Boston Celtics	24	2	8	3	4	7	2	6	7
George, JackJack George	Philadelphia Warriors	21	2	7	2	2	3	2	1	6
Macauley, EdEd Macauley	Boston Celtics	20	1	9	2	4	2	3	3	4
Kerr, RedRed Kerr	Syracuse Nationals	16	2	4	0	1	8	0	2	4
Braun, CarlCarl Braun	New York Knicks	Did not play due to injury
Totals		240	30	87	34	53	53	18	34	94

References

• The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 242. ISBN 0-679-43293-0. 
• basketball-reference.com. "1956 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on 24 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-12.