NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1959–1960 Saint Louis Hawks season was the 14th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Hawks claimed their 4th straight division title. They won the division by 16 games with a 46–29 record.[ 1] Bob Pettit , Cliff Hagan , and Clyde Lovellette all averaged more than 20 points per game.[ 1] In the Western Finals, the Hawks faced the Minneapolis Lakers and needed a win in Game 6 to stay alive. Game 6 was played in Minneapolis and the Hawks dominated the Lakers, as they won the match by 21 points to force a 7th game.[ 1] In St. Louis the Hawks won 97–86 to earn a trip to the NBA Finals . The Hawks challenged the Boston Celtics for the 3rd time in 4 years. The Hawks and Celtics alternated wins as the series went to a 7th game. In Game 7 the Celtics would claim the title as Bill Russell scored 18 points in the 2nd Quarter.[ 1]
Roster
1959–60 St. Louis Hawks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
SG
11
Ferrari, Al
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1933–07–06
Michigan State
C
20
Ferry, Bob
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1937–05–31
Saint Louis
C
13
Foust, Larry
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1928–06–24
La Salle
SF
12
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
PG
22
Martin, Slater
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1925–10–22
Texas
SG
15
McCarthy, Johnny
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1934–04–25
Canisius
PG
21
McMahon, Jack
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1928–12–03
St. John's
PF
9
Pettit, Bob
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1932–12–12
LSU
SG
12 — 25
Piontek, Dave
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1934–08–27
Xavier
SF
13
Ramsey, Cal
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1937–07–13
NYU
C
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
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
1959-60 NBA Records
Team
BOS
CIN
DET
MIN
NYK
PHI
STL
SYR
Boston
—
8–1
9–0
8–1
12–1
8–5
6–3
8–5
Cincinnati
1–8
—
5–8
5–8
2–7
0–9
4–9
2–7
Detroit
0–9
8–5
—
7–6
4–5
2–7
5–8
4–5
Minneapolis
1–8
8–5
6–7
—
4–5
2–7
3–10
1–8
New York
1–12
7–2
5–4
5–4
—
4–9
3–6
2–11
Philadelphia
5–8
9–0
7–2
7–2
9–4
—
4–5
8–5
St. Louis
3–6
9–4
8–5
10–3
6–3
5–4
—
5–4
Syracuse
5–8
7–2
5–4
8–1
11–2
5–8
4–5
—
Game log
1959–60 Game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
October 24
Minneapolis
94–87
Bob Pettit (33)
0–1
2
October 31
Cincinnati
102–109
Clyde Lovellette (33)
1–1
3
November 1
@ Minneapolis
138–101
Bob Pettit (28)
2–1
4
November 3
Boston
103–98
Bob Pettit (25)
2–2
5
November 7
New York
113–117
Bob Pettit (28)
3–2
6
November 10
Minneapolis
105–134
Cliff Hagan (35)
4–2
7
November 14
@ Boston
111–113
Bob Pettit (34)
4–3
8
November 17
@ New York
97–105
Cliff Hagan (27)
4–4
9
November 20
@ Philadelphia
118–117
Bob Pettit (28)
5–4
10
November 21
Detroit
109–107
Bob Pettit (33)
5–5
11
November 22
@ Cincinnati
100–106
Bob Pettit (39)
5–6
12
November 25
@ Detroit
104–97
Bob Pettit (36)
6–6
13
November 26
Syracuse
95–112
Cliff Hagan (31)
7–6
14
November 28
Minneapolis
91–102
Bob Pettit (31)
8–6
15
December 1
N Syracuse
101–106
Bob Pettit (38)
9–6
16
December 2
@ Syracuse
121–130
Cliff Hagan (37)
9–7
17
December 4
N Philadelphia
112–124
Bob Pettit (27)
9–8
18
December 5
Philadelphia
112–113
Cliff Hagan (27)
10–8
19
December 6
@ Cincinnati
118–104
Cliff Hagan (32)
11–8
20
December 8
N Cincinnati
101–105
Cliff Hagan (30)
11–9
21
December 10
N Detroit
129–111
Cliff Hagan (31)
12–9
22
December 11
@ Boston
99–122
Hagan, Pettit (23)
12–10
23
December 13
Cincinnati
98–118
Cliff Hagan (27)
13–10
24
December 15
@ New York
119–110
Bob Pettit (40)
14–10
25
December 16
@ Detroit
107–106
Bob Pettit (32)
15–10
26
December 19
Philadelphia
89–102
Cliff Hagan (23)
16–10
27
December 20
Detroit
86–102
Cliff Hagan (21)
17–10
28
December 25
Minneapolis
96–112
Cliff Hagan (32)
18–10
29
December 26
@ Syracuse
104–117
Clyde Lovellette (23)
18–11
30
December 28
Syracuse
106–120
Cliff Hagan (28)
19–11
31
December 30
Boston
96–82
Bob Pettit (25)
19–12
32
January 1
@ Detroit
107–119
Bob Pettit (32)
19–13
33
January 2
Detroit
113–114
Cliff Hagan (34)
20–13
34
January 3
New York
108–110
Clyde Lovellette (37)
21–13
35
January 6
@ Philadelphia
101–121
Bob Pettit (24)
21–14
36
January 8
@ Cincinnati
102–112
Clyde Lovellette (25)
21–15
37
January 10
Boston
111–121
Bob Pettit (39)
22–15
38
January 12
@ Philadelphia
108–126
Cliff Hagan (26)
22–16
39
January 13
@ Boston
112–134
Clyde Lovellette (26)
22–17
40
January 14
@ Syracuse
112–119
Bob Pettit (38)
22–18
41
January 15
Syracuse
140–141 (OT)
Bob Pettit (39)
23–18
42
January 17
Minneapolis
119–135
Hagan, Pettit (34)
24–18
43
January 20
@ Cincinnati
119–108
Bob Pettit (30)
25–18
44
January 23
Cincinnati
100–108
Cliff Hagan (32)
26–18
45
January 24
New York
129–155
Clyde Lovellette (39)
27–18
46
January 26
@ New York
119–123
Bob Pettit (28)
27–19
47
January 27
@ Boston
114–127
Cliff Hagan (33)
27–20
48
January 29
Detroit
125–130 (OT)
Lovellette, Pettit (30)
28–20
49
January 30
@ Detroit
107–117
Bob Pettit (21)
28–21
50
January 31
Syracuse
110–117
Clyde Lovellette (39)
29–21
51
February 2
N Boston
114–113
Bob Pettit (32)
30–21
52
February 3
N New York
125–115
Bob Pettit (31)
31–21
53
February 5
@ Minneapolis
114–96
Bob Pettit (31)
32–21
54
February 7
Philadelphia
108–130
Bob Pettit (38)
33–21
55
February 9
New York
104–114
Bob Pettit (25)
34–21
56
February 10
@ Cincinnati
120–110
Cliff Hagan (39)
35–21
57
February 11
@ Philadelphia
120–139
Dave Piontek (20)
35–22
58
February 13
@ New York
104–122
Hagan, Lovellette (16)
35–23
59
February 14
Cincinnati
105–107
Clyde Lovellette (33)
36–23
60
February 16
@ Detroit
111–104
Cliff Hagan (26)
37–23
61
February 17
N Minneapolis
131–127
Cliff Hagan (44)
38–23
62
February 19
@ Minneapolis
101–111
Clyde Lovellette (26)
38–24
63
February 20
Boston
105–121
Bob Pettit (39)
39–24
64
February 21
N Minneapolis
98–112
Bob Pettit (31)
39–25
65
February 22
N Minneapolis
113–103
Cliff Hagan (25)
40–25
66
February 24
N Cincinnati
122–124
Clyde Lovellette (26)
40–26
67
February 25
@ Syracuse
105–110
Cliff Hagan (33)
40–27
68
February 27
Detroit
116–114
Clyde Lovellette (34)
40–28
69
February 28
Cincinnati
105–122
Cliff Hagan (39)
41–28
70
March 1
Minneapolis
101–109
Cliff Hagan (33)
42–28
71
March 2
@ Detroit
100–116
Cliff Hagan (25)
42–29
72
March 5
@ Minneapolis
107–106 (OT)
Bob Pettit (41)
43–29
73
March 6
Philadelphia
109–128
Cliff Hagan (29)
44–29
74
March 8
Detroit
101–122
Bob Pettit (34)
45–29
75
March 9
@ Cincinnati
123–116
Cliff Hagan (33)
46–29
Playoffs
1960 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–3 (home: 2–2; road: 2–1)
NBA Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
1960 schedule
Awards and honors
References
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