Last Updated on January 27, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the Boston Celtics 1955–56 roster and regular season player statistics:
Boston Celtics 1955–56 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birth Date | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bill Sharman | G | 6’1″ | 175 lb | May 25, 1926 | USC |
| 14 | Bob Donham | G | 6’2″ | 190 lb | Oct 11, 1926 | Ohio State |
| 17 | Bob Cousy | G | 6’1″ | 175 lb | Aug 9, 1928 | Holy Cross |
| 18 | Lou Tsioropoulos | F | 6’5″ | 200 lb | Aug 31, 1930 | Kentucky |
| 19 | Jim Loscutoff | F | 6’5″ | 210 lb | Feb 4, 1930 | Oregon |
| 21 | Togo Palazzi | F | 6’4″ | 205 lb | Aug 8, 1932 | Holy Cross |
| 23 | Arnie Risen | C | 6’9″ | 200 lb | Oct 9, 1924 | Ohio State |
| 24 | Dick Hemric | F | 6’6″ | 220 lb | Aug 29, 1933 | Wake Forest |
| — | Red Auerbach (Coach) | — | — | — | Sep 20, 1917 | George Washington |
Regular Season Per Game
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | SG | 29 | 72 | 37.5 | 19.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 17.1 | 7.5 | .438 | 5.7 | 5.0 | .867 | |||||||
| Bob Cousy | PG | 27 | 72 | 38.4 | 18.8 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 17.0 | 6.1 | .360 | 7.8 | 6.6 | .844 | |||||||
| Ed Macauley | C | 27 | 71 | 33.2 | 17.5 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 5.9 | .422 | 7.1 | 5.6 | .794 | |||||||
| Jack Nichols | PF | 29 | 60 | 32.7 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 13.3 | 5.5 | .413 | 4.2 | 3.3 | .791 | |||||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 25 | 71 | 22.3 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 8.8 | 3.2 | .360 | 2.9 | 2.0 | .671 | |||||||
| Arnie Risen | C | 31 | 68 | 23.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 2.8 | .383 | 3.5 | 2.5 | .708 | |||||||
| Ernie Barrett | SG | 26 | 72 | 20.2 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 2.9 | .388 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .788 | |||||||
| Dick Hemric | PF | 22 | 71 | 18.7 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 2.3 | .403 | 3.8 | 2.5 | .648 | |||||||
| Togo Palazzi | SF | 23 | 63 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 2.3 | .389 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .685 | |||||||
| Red Morrison | C | 23 | 71 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 1.3 | .371 | 1.3 | 0.6 | .494 | |||||||
| Totals | 72 | 25.1 | 106.0 | 63.7 | 25.5 | 96.0 | 38.1 | .397 | 38.7 | 29.8 | .769 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cousy | PG | 27 | 3 | 41.3 | 26.3 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 18.7 | 9.3 | .500 | 8.3 | 7.7 | .920 | |||||||
| Bill Sharman | SG | 29 | 3 | 39.7 | 17.3 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 15.3 | 6.0 | .391 | 5.7 | 5.3 | .941 | |||||||
| Jack Nichols | PF | 29 | 3 | 33.3 | 13.7 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 14.3 | 5.3 | .372 | 3.3 | 3.0 | .900 | |||||||
| Arnie Risen | C | 31 | 3 | 29.3 | 12.3 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 11.3 | 4.0 | .353 | 6.0 | 4.3 | .722 | |||||||
| Ed Macauley | C | 27 | 3 | 24.3 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 10.0 | 4.0 | .400 | 3.7 | 2.3 | .636 | |||||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 25 | 3 | 29.7 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 3.7 | .355 | 3.0 | 2.3 | .778 | |||||||
| Dick Hemric | PF | 22 | 3 | 18.0 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | .208 | 5.3 | 3.0 | .563 | |||||||
| Ernie Barrett | SG | 26 | 3 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 1.3 | .308 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Red Morrison | C | 23 | 3 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | .286 | 1.3 | 0.0 | .000 | |||||||
| Togo Palazzi | SF | 23 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | .200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| Totals | 3 | 240.0 | 101.7 | 68.3 | 21.3 | 96.3 | 36.3 | .377 | 37.7 | 29.0 | .770 |
Regular Season Per 36 Minutes
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Togo Palazzi | SF | 23 | 63 | 11.2 | 19.2 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 19.1 | 7.4 | .389 | 6.3 | 4.4 | .685 | |||||||
| Bill Sharman | SG | 29 | 72 | 37.5 | 19.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 16.4 | 7.2 | .438 | 5.5 | 4.8 | .867 | |||||||
| Ed Macauley | C | 27 | 71 | 33.2 | 19.0 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 15.2 | 6.4 | .422 | 7.7 | 6.1 | .794 | |||||||
| Bob Cousy | PG | 27 | 72 | 38.4 | 17.6 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 15.9 | 5.7 | .360 | 7.3 | 6.2 | .844 | |||||||
| Jack Nichols | PF | 29 | 60 | 32.7 | 15.8 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 14.6 | 6.0 | .413 | 4.6 | 3.7 | .791 | |||||||
| Dick Hemric | PF | 22 | 71 | 18.7 | 13.5 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 10.8 | 4.4 | .403 | 7.4 | 4.8 | .648 | |||||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 25 | 71 | 22.3 | 13.4 | 14.2 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 5.1 | .360 | 4.7 | 3.2 | .671 | |||||||
| Ernie Barrett | SG | 26 | 72 | 20.2 | 12.6 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 13.2 | 5.1 | .388 | 2.9 | 2.3 | .788 | |||||||
| Arnie Risen | C | 31 | 68 | 23.5 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 11.1 | 4.3 | .383 | 5.4 | 3.8 | .708 | |||||||
| Red Morrison | C | 23 | 71 | 12.8 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 2.1 | 9.5 | 3.5 | .371 | 3.5 | 1.7 | .494 | |||||||
| Totals |
Playoff Per 36 Minutes
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cousy | PG | 27 | 3 | 41.3 | 22.9 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 16.3 | 8.1 | .500 | 7.3 | 6.7 | .920 | |||||||
| Bill Sharman | SG | 29 | 3 | 39.7 | 15.7 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 13.9 | 5.4 | .391 | 5.1 | 4.8 | .941 | |||||||
| Ed Macauley | C | 27 | 3 | 24.3 | 15.3 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 14.8 | 5.9 | .400 | 5.4 | 3.5 | .636 | |||||||
| Arnie Risen | C | 31 | 3 | 29.3 | 15.1 | 18.0 | 0.8 | 13.9 | 4.9 | .353 | 7.4 | 5.3 | .722 | |||||||
| Jack Nichols | PF | 29 | 3 | 33.3 | 14.8 | 13.0 | 3.6 | 15.5 | 5.8 | .372 | 3.6 | 3.2 | .900 | |||||||
| Dick Hemric | PF | 22 | 3 | 18.0 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 16.0 | 3.3 | .208 | 10.7 | 6.0 | .563 | |||||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 25 | 3 | 29.7 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 12.5 | 4.4 | .355 | 3.6 | 2.8 | .778 | |||||||
| Togo Palazzi | SF | 23 | 2 | 3.5 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 25.7 | 5.1 | .200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| Ernie Barrett | SG | 26 | 3 | 14.3 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 10.9 | 3.3 | .308 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Red Morrison | C | 23 | 3 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 17.2 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 3.1 | .286 | 6.3 | 0.0 | .000 | |||||||
| Totals |
Regular Season Totals
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | SG | 29 | 72 | 2698 | 1434 | 259 | 339 | 1229 | 538 | .438 | 413 | 358 | .867 | |||||||
| Bob Cousy | PG | 27 | 72 | 2767 | 1356 | 492 | 642 | 1223 | 440 | .360 | 564 | 476 | .844 | |||||||
| Ed Macauley | C | 27 | 71 | 2354 | 1240 | 422 | 211 | 995 | 420 | .422 | 504 | 400 | .794 | |||||||
| Jack Nichols | PF | 29 | 60 | 1964 | 860 | 625 | 160 | 799 | 330 | .413 | 253 | 200 | .791 | |||||||
| Arnie Risen | C | 31 | 68 | 1597 | 548 | 553 | 88 | 493 | 189 | .383 | 240 | 170 | .708 | |||||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 25 | 71 | 1582 | 591 | 622 | 65 | 628 | 226 | .360 | 207 | 139 | .671 | |||||||
| Ernie Barrett | SG | 26 | 72 | 1451 | 507 | 243 | 174 | 533 | 207 | .388 | 118 | 93 | .788 | |||||||
| Dick Hemric | PF | 22 | 71 | 1329 | 499 | 399 | 60 | 400 | 161 | .403 | 273 | 177 | .648 | |||||||
| Togo Palazzi | SF | 23 | 63 | 703 | 375 | 182 | 42 | 373 | 145 | .389 | 124 | 85 | .685 | |||||||
| Red Morrison | C | 23 | 71 | 910 | 222 | 345 | 53 | 240 | 89 | .371 | 89 | 44 | .494 | |||||||
| Totals | 72 | 17355 | 7632 | 4142 | 1834 | 6913 | 2745 | .397 | 2785 | 2142 | .769 |
Playoff Totals
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cousy | PG | 27 | 3 | 124 | 79 | 24 | 26 | 56 | 28 | .500 | 25 | 23 | .920 | |||||||
| Bill Sharman | SG | 29 | 3 | 119 | 52 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 18 | .391 | 17 | 16 | .941 | |||||||
| Arnie Risen | C | 31 | 3 | 88 | 37 | 44 | 2 | 34 | 12 | .353 | 18 | 13 | .722 | |||||||
| Ed Macauley | C | 27 | 3 | 73 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 30 | 12 | .400 | 11 | 7 | .636 | |||||||
| Jack Nichols | PF | 29 | 3 | 100 | 41 | 36 | 10 | 43 | 16 | .372 | 10 | 9 | .900 | |||||||
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 25 | 3 | 89 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 31 | 11 | .355 | 9 | 7 | .778 | |||||||
| Dick Hemric | PF | 22 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 16 | 9 | .563 | |||||||
| Ernie Barrett | SG | 26 | 3 | 43 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Red Morrison | C | 23 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |||||||
| Togo Palazzi | SF | 23 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Totals | 3 | 720 | 305 | 194 | 64 | 289 | 109 | .377 | 113 | 87 | .770 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cousy | Floor General & Offensive Catalyst | 38.4 | High | 18.8 | 6.8 | 8.9 | Unavailable (pre-STL/SPG) | 17.3 | Hall of Fame point guard who led the NBA in assists and was central to Boston’s tempo; known for innovative ball-handling and fast-break orchestration. | MVP-3, All-Star, All-NBA 1 |
| Bill Sharman | Primary Scorer & Perimeter Sharpshooter | 37.5 | High | 19.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | Unavailable | 14.1 | Elite shooting guard with high efficiency and free-throw accuracy; one of the league’s top perimeter options and consistent offensive threat. | MVP-5, All-Star, All-NBA 1 |
| Ed Macauley | Versatile Interior Scorer & Facilitator | 33.2 | High | 17.5 | 5.9 | 3.0 | Unavailable | 12.2 | Smooth and skilled big man who could score inside and pass; All-Star center/forward noted for versatility before being traded for future star Bill Russell. | All-Star |
| Jack Nichols | Frontcourt Scoring & Rebounding Anchor | 32.7 | Medium | 14.3 | 10.4 | 2.7 | Unavailable | 11.7 | Reliable frontcourt scorer and rebounder, anchoring the power forward role with solid two-way play and interior physicality. | — |
| Jim Loscutoff | Physical Interior Role Player | 22.3 | Medium | 8.3 | 8.8 | 0.9 | Unavailable | 9.0 | Provided tough, physical rebounding and defense in limited offensive touches; a high-value role player in the frontcourt rotation. | — |
| Arnie Risen | Veteran Big with Inside Focus | 23.5 | Low | 8.1 | 8.1 | 1.3 | Unavailable | 8.7 | Experienced big who added interior presence and rebounding, albeit in a reduced scoring role. | — |
| Ernie Barrett | Secondary Wing Contributor | 20.2 | Low | 7.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | Unavailable | 6.4 | Backup wing offering occasional scoring and playmaking; provided depth in perimeter minutes. | — |
| Dick Hemric | Rebounding Forward with Spot Offense | 18.7 | Low | 7.0 | 5.6 | 0.8 | Unavailable | 6.7 | Forward who contributed solid rebounding and spot scoring in limited time, adding value on the boards. | — |
| Togo Palazzi | Role Wing / Developing Rotation | 11.2 | Low | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | Unavailable | 4.8 | Young wing with modest all-around contributions; early-career rotation minutes. | — |
| Red Morrison | Depth Big / Limited Minutes | 12.8 | Low | 3.1 | 4.9 | 0.7 | Unavailable | 4.3 | Lower-usage reserve center/forward providing occasional rebounding and size relief. | — |