1965–66 Philadelphia 76ers season

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1965–66 Philadelphia 76ers season
Division champions
Head coachDolph Schayes
General managerIrv Kosloff
Owner(s)Irv Kosloff
ArenaMunicipal Auditorium
Results
Record55–25 (.688)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishDivision Finals
(Lost to Celtics 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWFIL-TV
RadioWCAU
< 1964–65 1966–67 >

The 1965–66 NBA season was the 76ers 17th season in the NBA and 3rd season in City Philadelphia. The Sixers would capture the regular season division championship by a game over the Boston Celtics. However, in the Eastern Conference Finals, they would lose to the Celtics in five games. After this series, Dolph Schayes was fired as coach and Alex Hannum would take over as the new coach.

Roster[]

1965–66 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 24 Bianchi, Al 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1932-03-26 Bowling Green
C 13 Chamberlain, Wilt (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1936-08-21 Kansas
F 32 Cunningham, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1943-06-03 North Carolina
F 20, 30 Gambee, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1937-04-16 Oregon State
G 15 Greer, Hal (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1936-06-26 Marshall
G/F 35 Heyman, Art 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1941-06-24 Duke
F 54 Jackson, Lucious 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1941-10-31 UTRGV
G 23 Jones, Wali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1942-02-14 Villanova
F 25 Walker, Chet 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1940-02-22 Bradley
G 12 Ward, Gerry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1941-09-06 Boston College
F 14 Warley, Ben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1936-09-04 Tennessee State
G 35 Weiss, Bob 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1942-05-07 Penn State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 2, 1965

Regular season[]

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia 76ers 55 25 .688 – 22–3 20–17 13–5 20–10
x-Boston Celtics 54 26 .675 1 26–5 19–18 9–3 19–11
x-Cincinnati Royals 45 35 .563 10 25–6 11–23 9–6 16–14
New York Knicks 30 50 .375 25 20–14 4–30 6–6 5–25
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1965-66 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore — 3–7 3–7 5–5 4–6 7–3 5–5 4–6 7–3
Boston 7–3 — 5–5 6–4 7–3 10–0 4–6 8–2 7–3
Cincinnati 7–3 5–5 — 8–2 4–6 7–3 4–6 5–5 5–5
Detroit 5–5 4–6 2–8 — 2–8 2–8 3–7 2–8 2–8
Los Angeles 6–4 3–7 6–4 8–2 — 5–5 2–8 7–3 8–2
New York 3–7 0–10 3–7 8–2 5–5 — 2–8 5–5 4–6
Philadelphia 5–5 6–4 6–4 7–3 8–2 8–2 — 8–2 7–3
San Francisco 6–4 2–8 5–5 8–2 3–7 5–5 2–8 — 4–6
St. Louis 3–7 3–7 5–5 8–2 2–8 6–4 3–7 6–4 —

Playoffs[]

1966 playoff game log
Division Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 3 Boston L 96–115 Wilt Chamberlain (25) Wilt Chamberlain (32) Chamberlain, W. Jones (5) Municipal Auditorium
6,563 		0–1
2 April 6 @ Boston L 93–114 Wilt Chamberlain (23) Wilt Chamberlain (25) Billy Cunningham (4) Boston Garden
13,909 		0–2
3 April 7 Boston W 111–105 Wilt Chamberlain (31) Wilt Chamberlain (27) Hal Greer (9) Municipal Auditorium
10,454 		1–2
4 April 10 @ Boston L 108–114 (OT) Hal Greer (25) Wilt Chamberlain (33) Hal Greer (4) Boston Garden
13,909 		1–3
5 April 12 Boston L 112–120 Wilt Chamberlain (46) Wilt Chamberlain (34) Chet Walker (8) Municipal Auditorium
8,623 		1–4
1966 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

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