1962–63 Chicago Zephyrs season

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1962–63 Chicago Zephyrs season
Head coach
General managerFrank Lane
Owner(s)David Trager
ArenaChicago Coliseum
Results
Record25–55 (.313)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV
RadioWGN
(Jack Brickhouse)
< 1961–62 1963–64 >

The 1962–63 NBA season was the Zephyrs' 2nd season in the NBA,[1] as well as their final season in the Windy City before the franchise's relocation to Baltimore for the following season. As a result, Chicago would not have another NBA franchise until 1966, when the Bulls began play.

Roster[]

1962–63 Chicago Zephyrs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 8 Bellamy, Walt (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1939-07-24 Indiana
SF 35 Cable, Barney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1935-07-29 Bradley
SG 25 Cox, Johnny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1936-11-01 Kentucky
SF 43 Dischinger, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1940-11-21 Purdue
SG 22 Ferrari, Al 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1933-07-06 Michigan State
PG 16 Green, Si 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1933-08-20 Duquesne
PF 52, 54 Hardnett, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1938-09-13 Grambling State
PG 22 King, Maurice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1935-03-12 Kansas
PG 21 Leonard, Slick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1932-07-17 Indiana
SG 23 Mantis, Nick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1935-12-07 Northwestern
SF 44 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-05-15 Iowa
SG 20 Nowell, Mel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1939-12-27 Ohio State
PF 14 Staverman, Larry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1936-10-11 Thomas More
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 30, 1963

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers 53 27 .663 – 27–7 20–17 6–3 33–13
x-St. Louis Hawks 48 32 .600 5 30–7 13–18 5–7 29–17
x-Detroit Pistons 34 46 .425 19 14–16 8–19 12–11 19–27
San Francisco Warriors 31 49 .388 22 13–20 11–25 7–4 18–28
Chicago Zephyrs 25 55 .313 28 17–17 3–23 5–15 13–27

Record vs. opponents[]

1962–63 NBA records
Team BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK SFW STL SYR
Boston — 8–2 9–3 8–0 4–5 10–2 8–1 5–3 6–6
Chicago 2–8 — 4–6 3–7 3–7 4–6 4–6 3–7 2–8
Cincinnati 3–9 6–4 — 4–4 3–6 10–2 6–3 3–5 7–5
Detroit 0–8 7–3 4–4 — 1–11 8–1 7–5 4–8 3–6
Los Angeles 5–4 7–3 6–3 11–1 — 5–3 8–4 7–5 4–4
New York 2–10 6–4 2–10 1–8 3–5 — 2–6 3–6 2–10
San Francisco 1–8 6–4 3–6 5–7 4–8 6–2 — 3–9 3–5
St. Louis 3–5 7–3 5–3 8–4 5–7 6–3 9–3 — 5–4
Syracuse 6–6 8–2 5–7 6–3 4–4 10–2 5–3 4–5 —

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1962–63 Chicago Zephyrs
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