1960–61 Philadelphia Warriors season

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1960–61 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coachNeil Johnston
ArenaPhiladelphia Civic Center
Results
Record46–33 (.582)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishDivision Semifinals
(Lost to Nationals 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPTZ/WCAU/WFIL
RadioWIBG
(Bill Campbell)
< 1959–60 1961–62 >

The 1960–61 NBA season was the Warriors' 15th season in the NBA.[1]

Roster[]

Philadelphia Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 11 United States Arizin, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Villanova
G 16 United States Attles, Al 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) North Carolina A&T
C 13 United States Chamberlain, Wilt 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Kansas
G/F 7 United States Conlin, Ed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fordham
G/F 15 United States Gola, Tom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) La Salle
F/C 9 United States Graboski, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tuley HS (IL)
G 52 United States Hatton, Vern 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Kentucky
F 12 United States Johnson, Andy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Portland
G 34 United States Kennedy, Pickles 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Temple
G 5 United States Rodgers, Guy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Temple
F 17 United States Ruklick, Joe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Northwestern
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 57 22 .722 – 21–7 24–11 12–4 28–11
x-Philadelphia Warriors 46 33 .582 11 23–6 12–21 11–6 22–17
x-Syracuse Nationals 38 41 .481 19 19–9 8–21 11–11 18–21
New York Knicks 21 58 .266 36 10–22 7–25 4–11 10–29
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1960-61 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston — 7–3 8–2 8–2 10–3 8–5 6–4 10–3
Cincinnati 3–7 — 2–11 8–5 8–2 2–8 6–7 4–6
Detroit 2–8 11–2 — 4–9 5–5 5–5 3–10 4–6
Los Angeles 2–8 5–8 9–4 — 7–3 2–8 5–8 6–4
New York 3–10 2–8 5–5 3–7 — 2–11 1–9 5–8
Philadelphia 5–8 8–2 5–5 8–2 11–2 — 3–7 6–7
St. Louis 4–6 7–6 10–3 8–5 9–1 7–3 — 6–4
Syracuse 3–10 6–4 6–4 4–6 8–5 7–6 4–6 —

Playoffs[]

1961 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 14 Syracuse L 107–115 Wilt Chamberlain (46) Wilt Chamberlain (32) Tom Gola (7) Philadelphia Civic Center
4,391 		0–1
2 March 16 @ Syracuse L 114–115 Wilt Chamberlain (32) Wilt Chamberlain (14) Arizin, Attles (5) Onondaga War Memorial
5,304 		0–2
3 March 18 Syracuse L 103–106 Wilt Chamberlain (33) Wilt Chamberlain (23) Gola, Rodgers (5) Philadelphia Civic Center 0–3
1961 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1960–61 Philadelphia Warriors
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