1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season

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1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season
Division champions
Head coachAndy Phillip
Ed Macauley
ArenaKiel Auditorium
Results
Record49–23 (.681)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishWest Finals
(Eliminated 2–4)
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The 1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season was the franchise's 13th season in the NBA. Despite winning the NBA Championship, Alex Hannum was replaced as coach of the Hawks in 1958–59. The new coach was Andy Phillip, and he lasted 10 games before being replaced by Ed Macauley.[1] The Hawks made player changes. Clyde Lovellette was brought in from the Cincinnati Royals.[1] The Hawks won the Western Division with a record of 49 wins and 23 losses. Bob Pettit won his 2nd NBA MVP award as he led the league in scoring with 29.2 points per game.[1] In the Western Division Finals, the Hawks were defeated by the Minneapolis Lakers in 6 games.

Roster[]

1958–59 St. Louis Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SG 11 – 26 Ferrari, Al 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1933–07–06 Michigan State
SF 33 Gambee, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1937–04–16 Oregon State
PG 17 Green, Si 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1933–08–20 Duquesne
SF 16 Hagan, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1931–12–09 Kentucky
C 34 Lovellette, Clyde 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1929–09–07 Kansas
C 20 Macauley, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1928–03–22 Saint Louis
PG 22 Martin, Slater 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1925–10–22 Texas
SG 21 McMahon, Jack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1928–12–03 St. John's
SG 17 Park, Med 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1933–04–11 Missouri
PF 9 Pettit, Bob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1932–12–12 LSU
C 12 – 19 Reed, Hub 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1936–10–04 Oklahoma City
C 13 Share, Chuck 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1927–03–14 Bowling Green
PG 10 – 15 Wilfong, Win 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1933–08–13 Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Western Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-St. Louis Hawks 49 23 .681 – 28–3 14–15 7–5 27–9
x-Minneapolis Lakers 33 39 .458 16 15–7 9–17 9–15 18–18
x-Detroit Pistons 28 44 .389 21 13–17 8–20 7–7 17–19
Cincinnati Royals 19 53 .264 30 9–19 2–25 8–9 10–26


Record vs. opponents[]

1958-59 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston — 8–1 8–1 9–0 7–5 9–3 4–5 7–5
Cincinnati 1–8 — 3–9 6–6 3–6 2–7 1–11 3–6
Detroit 1–8 9–3 — 4–8 3–6 5–4 4–8 2–7
Minneapolis 0–9 6–6 8–4 — 4–5 6–3 4–8 5–4
New York 5–7 6–3 6–3 5–4 — 5–7 4–5 9–3
Philadelphia 3–9 7–2 4–5 3–6 7–5 — 4–5 4–8
St. Louis 5–4 11–1 8–4 8–4 5–4 5–4 — 7–2
Syracuse 5–7 6–3 7–2 4–5 3–9 8–4 2–7 —

Playoffs[]

1959 playoff game log
Division Finals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 21 Minneapolis W 124–90 Cliff Hagan (40) — Kiel Auditorium 1–0
2 March 22 @ Minneapolis L 98–106 Cliff Hagan (27) Bob Pettit (7) Minneapolis Auditorium 1–1
3 March 24 Minneapolis W 127–97 Bob Pettit (39) Cliff Hagan (18) Kiel Auditorium
9,324 		2–1
4 March 26 @ Minneapolis L 98–108 Cliff Hagan (38) — Minneapolis Auditorium 2–2
5 March 28 Minneapolis L 97–98 (OT) Bob Pettit (36) — Kiel Auditorium 2–3
6 March 29 @ Minneapolis L 104–106 Bob Pettit (24) Clyde Lovellette (15) Minneapolis Auditorium
10,179 		2–4
1959 schedule

Awards and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "St. Louis Hawks – Sports Ecyclopedia".
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