1955 NBA All-Star Game

The 1955 NBA All Star Game was the fifth NBA All-Star Game. Bill Sharman was named the game's MVP after scoring ten of his fifteen points in the fourth quarter, while his teammate Bob Cousy led all scorers with 20 points.

1955 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total East 21 28 21 30 100 West 21 29 21 20 91
Date	Tuesday, January 18, 1955
Arena	Madison Square Garden
City	New York City
MVP	Bill Sharman
Attendance	15,564
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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

Roster

Eastern All-Stars

Pos.	Player	Team	No. of selections
Starters
G	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	5th
F/C	Harry Gallatin	New York Knickerbockers	5th
C/F	Ed Macauley	Boston Celtics	5th
F/C	Dolph Schayes	Syracuse Nationals	5th
G	Paul Seymour	Syracuse Nationals	3rd
Reserves
F	Paul Arizin	Philadelphia Warriors	3rd
G	Carl Braun	New York Knickerbockers	3rd
C	Neil Johnston	Philadelphia Warriors	3rd
G/F	Dick McGuire	New York Knickerbockers	4th
G	Bill Sharman	Boston Celtics	3rd
Head coach: Al Cervi (Syracuse Nationals)

Western All-Stars

Pos.	Player	Team	No. of selections
Starters
F/C	Larry Foust	Fort Wayne Pistons	5th
G	Andy Phillip	Fort Wayne Pistons	5th
F	Jim Pollard	Minneapolis Lakers	4th
G	Bobby Wanzer	Rochester Royals	4th
F/G	George Yardley	Fort Wayne Pistons	1st
Reserves
F/C	Jack Coleman	Rochester Royals	1st
G	Slater Martin	Minneapolis Lakers	3rd
F/C	Vern Mikkelsen	Minneapolis Lakers	4th
F/C	Bob Pettit	Milwaukee Hawks	1st
C	Arnie Risen	Rochester Royals	4th
G/F	Frank Selvy	Milwaukee Hawks	1st
Head coach:Charles Eckman (Fort Wayne Pistons)

Eastern Division

Head Coach: Al Cervi, Syracuse Nationals

Player	Team	MIN	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Harry Gallatin	New York Knicks	36	4	7	5	5	14	3	2	13
Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	35	7	14	6	7	9	5	1	20
Dolph Schayes	Syracuse Nationals	29	6	12	3	3	13	1	4	15
Ed Macauley	Boston Celtics	27	1	5	4	5	4	2	1	6
Paul Seymour	Syracuse Nationals	16	3	8	2	2	3	1	1	8
Dick McGuire	New York Knicks	25	1	2	1	2	3	6	1	3
Paul Arizin	Philadelphia Warriors	23	4	9	1	2	2	2	5	9
Bill Sharman	Boston Celtics	18	5	10	5	5	4	2	4	15
Carl Braun	New York Knicks	16	4	6	0	0	2	2	2	8
Neil Johnston	Philadelphia Warriors	15	1	7	1	1	6	1	0	3
Totals		240	36	80	28	32	60	25	21	100

Western Division

Head Coach: Charley Eckman, Fort Wayne Pistons

Player	Team	MIN	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Andy Phillip	Fort Wayne Pistons	28	3	4	0	0	3	6	3	6
Jim Pollard	Minneapolis Lakers	27	7	19	3	3	4	0	1	17
Bobby Wanzer	Rochester Royals	26	3	7	2	2	3	2	4	8
Larry Foust	Fort Wayne Pistons	24	3	10	1	1	7	1	1	7
George Yardley	Fort Wayne Pistons	22	4	11	3	4	4	2	2	11
Bob Pettit	Milwaukee Hawks	27	3	14	2	4	9	2	0	8
Vern Mikkelsen	Minneapolis Lakers	25	7	15	2	3	9	1	5	16
Slater Martin	Minneapolis Lakers	23	2	5	1	2	2	5	3	5
Frank Selvy	Milwaukee Hawks	19	2	7	3	4	3	1	4	7
Jack Coleman	Rochester Royals	19	2	8	2	3	6	1	0	6
Arnie Risen	Rochester Royals	Did not play due to injury
Totals		240	36	100	19	26	50	21	23	91

References

• The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 242. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
• basketball-reference.com. "1955 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.