Boston Celtics 1955-56 Roster and Statistics

Last Updated on July 30, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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The Boston Celtics 1955–56 were led offensively by Bill Sharman and Bob Cousy, whose scoring and elite playmaking powered the team’s attack. Ed Macauley provided efficient frontcourt production, while Tom Heinsohn added immediate scoring and rebounding support as a rookie. The statistics reflect a balanced, fast-paced team that relied on ball movement, multiple scoring options, and strong rebounding rather than a single dominant offensive focal point.

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	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGA	FGM	FG%	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	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGA	FGM	FG%	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	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGA	FGM	FG%	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	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGA	FGM	FG%	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	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGA	FGM	FG%	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	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGA	FGM	FG%	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

HeatingUp Impact Index: 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.	—