| Team: | Rochester Royals |
| Team Link: | Sacramento Kings |
| End Year: | 1956 |
| Wins: | 31 |
| Losses: | 41 |
| Division: | Western |
| Division Place: | 4 |
| Coach: | Bobby Wanzer |
| Owners: | Jack Harrison Les Harrison |
| Arena: | Rochester Community War Memorial |
| Television: | WHAM-TV |
| Radio: | WROC |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Bbr Team: | ROC |
The 1955–56 NBA season was the Royals eighth season in the NBA.[1]
x – clinched playoff spot
| 1955-56 NBA Records | |||||||||
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| width=100 | Team | BOS | FWP | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | STL | SYR |
| Boston | — | 4–5 | 7–2 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 8–4 | |
| Fort Wayne | 5–4 | — | 5–7 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–5 | |
| Minneapolis | 2–7 | 7–5 | — | 5–4 | 3–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–5 | |
| New York | 7–5 | 4–5 | 4–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 4–8 | |
| Philadelphia | 7–5 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 6–6 | — | 6–3 | 6–3 | 9–3 | |
| Rochester | 4–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 3–6 | 3–6 | — | 6–6 | 5–4 | |
| St. Louis | 4–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 6–6 | — | 3–6 | |
| Syracuse | 4–8 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 4–5 | 6–3 | — | |
| 1955–56 Game log | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | ||
| 1 | November 5 | 100–98 (OT) | Maurice Stokes (32) | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | November 6 | 80–83 | Maurice Stokes (17) | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | November 10 | 84–89 | Maurice Stokes (26) | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | November 12 | 84–79 | Bobby Wanzer (25) | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | November 13 | N New York | 91–94 | Maurice Stokes (19) | 2–3 | |
| 6 | November 19 | 91–90 | Art Spoelstra (17) | 2–4 | ||
| 7 | November 20 | @ Minneapolis | 104–96 | Maurice Stokes (25) | 3–4 | |
| 8 | November 23 | 88–90 (OT) | Don Meineke (16) | 3–5 | ||
| 9 | November 24 | @ Fort Wayne | 93–104 | Connie Simmons (19) | 3–6 | |
| 10 | November 26 | 104–103 | Jack Twyman (28) | 3–7 | ||
| 11 | November 30 | Fort Wayne | 76–87 | Jack Twyman (18) | 4–7 | |
| 12 | December 3 | St. Louis | 89–78 | Bobby Wanzer (19) | 4–8 | |
| 13 | December 4 | Philadelphia | 84–107 | Jack Twyman (25) | 5–8 | |
| 14 | December 6 | @ New York | 105–116 | Bobby Wanzer (22) | 5–9 | |
| 15 | December 7 | Minneapolis | 79–92 | Jack Twyman (18) | 6–9 | |
| 16 | December 9 | N Boston | 109–108 | Maurice Stokes (31) | 7–9 | |
| 17 | December 10 | Fort Wayne | 116–117 (OT) | Jack Twyman (24) | 8–9 | |
| 18 | December 11 | St. Louis | 91–93 | Jack Twyman (20) | 9–9 | |
| 19 | December 14 | N St. Louis | 109–117 | Bobby Wanzer (24) | 10–9 | |
| 20 | December 16 | N St. Louis | 100–97 (OT) | Jack Coleman (18) | 10–10 | |
| 21 | December 17 | @ Minneapolis | 92–94 | Jack Twyman (23) | 10–11 | |
| 22 | December 18 | @ St. Louis | 85–86 | Jack McMahon (28) | 10–12 | |
| 23 | December 21 | Philadelphia | 96–92 | Jack Coleman (20) | 10–13 | |
| 24 | December 25 | @ Syracuse | 96–111 | Jack Coleman (22) | 10–14 | |
| 25 | December 26 | Syracuse | 91–93 | Art Spoelstra (19) | 11–14 | |
| 26 | December 27 | N Syracuse | 80–91 | Bobby Wanzer (28) | 12–14 | |
| 27 | December 28 | New York | 113–91 | Jack Twyman (20) | 12–15 | |
| 28 | December 29 | @ Fort Wayne | 75–83 | Jack Twyman (19) | 12–16 | |
| 29 | December 31 | Boston | 112–100 | Ed Fleming (28) | 12–17 | |
| 30 | January 1 | @ New York | 101–92 | Maurice Stokes (28) | 13–17 | |
| 31 | January 2 | N Philadelphia | 100–130 | Ed Fleming (20) | 13–18 | |
| 32 | January 4 | Fort Wayne | 88–86 | Maurice Stokes (20) | 13–19 | |
| 33 | January 7 | Minneapolis | 98–103 | Jack Twyman (19) | 14–19 | |
| 34 | January 8 | @ Boston | 111–109 | Bobby Wanzer (22) | 15–19 | |
| 35 | January 11 | Philadelphia | 97–94 | Art Spoelstra (20) | 15–20 | |
| 36 | January 12 | @ Philadelphia | 94–123 | Ed Fleming (19) | 15–21 | |
| 37 | January 13 | N St. Louis | 90–98 | Maurice Stokes (24) | 16–21 | |
| 38 | January 14 | Syracuse | 93–102 | Spoelstra, Stokes (26) | 17–21 | |
| 39 | January 15 | @ Syracuse | 88–99 | Art Spoelstra (21) | 17–22 | |
| 40 | January 17 | @ New York | 107–112 | Jack Twyman (26) | 17–23 | |
| 41 | January 18 | New York | 103–108 | Ed Fleming (27) | 18–23 | |
| 42 | January 21 | N St. Louis | 90–97 | Ed Fleming (27) | 19–23 | |
| 43 | January 22 | @ Fort Wayne | 93–111 | Maurice Stokes (19) | 19–24 | |
| 44 | January 25 | @ St. Louis | 106–114 | Maurice Stokes (36) | 19–25 | |
| 45 | January 27 | N New York | 111–93 | Maurice Stokes (26) | 20–25 | |
| 46 | January 28 | Boston | 126–119 | Jack Twyman (40) | 20–26 | |
| 47 | January 29 | @ Boston | 103–112 | Maurice Stokes (18) | 20–27 | |
| 48 | January 31 | N Minneapolis | 86–92 | Maurice Stokes (15) | 20–28 | |
| 49 | February 1 | Syracuse | 77–83 | Jack Twyman (16) | 21–28 | |
| 50 | February 2 | @ Syracuse | 89–97 | Ed Fleming (23) | 21–29 | |
| 51 | February 3 | @ Philadelphia | 105–96 | Maurice Stokes (29) | 22–29 | |
| 52 | February 4 | Boston | 69–83 | Meineke, Spoelstra (18) | 23–29 | |
| 53 | February 5 | @ Minneapolis | 121–109 | Stokes, Twyman (28) | 24–29 | |
| 54 | February 8 | New York | 102–97 | Jack Twyman (19) | 24–30 | |
| 55 | February 11 | Fort Wayne | 93–97 | Maurice Stokes (24) | 25–30 | |
| 56 | February 12 | @ Syracuse | 74–101 | Ed Fleming (14) | 25–31 | |
| 57 | February 14 | N Minneapolis | 79–110 | Bobby Wanzer (19) | 25–32 | |
| 58 | February 16 | @ Fort Wayne | 81–93 | Ed Fleming (16) | 25–33 | |
| 59 | February 18 | Minneapolis | 119–99 | Maurice Stokes (22) | 25–34 | |
| 60 | February 19 | @ Minneapolis | 93–100 | Jack Twyman (14) | 25–35 | |
| 61 | February 21 | @ Fort Wayne | 106–102 | Maurice Stokes (22) | 26–35 | |
| 62 | February 22 | N St. Louis | 109–110 | Ed Fleming (32) | 27–35 | |
| 63 | February 25 | Fort Wayne | 97–72 | Jack Twyman (18) | 27–36 | |
| 64 | February 26 | @ Boston | 100–111 | Maurice Stokes (25) | 27–37 | |
| 65 | February 28 | N Boston | 113–97 | Ed Fleming (21) | 28–37 | |
| 66 | February 29 | @ Philadelphia | 81–86 | Dick Ricketts (20) | 28–38 | |
| 67 | March 1 | @ St. Louis | 95–94 | Maurice Stokes (24) | 29–38 | |
| 68 | March 3 | Minneapolis | 90–94 | Regan, Wanzer (16) | 30–38 | |
| 69 | March 4 | @ Fort Wayne | 88–103 | Regan, Twyman (16) | 30–39 | |
| 70 | March 7 | St. Louis | 96–89 | Maurice Stokes (21) | 30–40 | |
| 71 | March 10 | Philadelphia | 96–111 | Ed Fleming (25) | 31–40 | |
| 72 | March 11 | @ Minneapolis | 98–126 | Maurice Stokes (17) | 31–41 |