1960–61 Philadelphia Warriors season

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 From
F 11 Arizin, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Villanova
G 16 Attles, Al 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) North Carolina A&T
C 13 Chamberlain, Wilt 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Kansas
G/F 7 Conlin, Ed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fordham
G/F 15 Gola, Tom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) La Salle
F/C 9 Graboski, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tuley HS (IL)
G 52 Hatton, Vern 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Kentucky
F 12 Johnson, Andy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Portland
G 34 Kennedy, Pickles 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Temple
G 5 Rodgers, Guy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Temple
F 17 Ruklick, Joe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Northwestern
Head coach
Legend
  • (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 —

Game log

1960–61 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 22 @ Syracuse 133–123 Wilt Chamberlain (42) 1–0
2 October 28 Los Angeles 120–122 Wilt Chamberlain (29) 2–0
3 October 29 @ Boston 131–103 Paul Arizin (28) 3–0
4 November 1 @ Cincinnati 131–113 Wilt Chamberlain (33) 4–0
5 November 4 Detroit 121–136 Wilt Chamberlain (44) 5–0
6 November 5 N Detroit 130–123 Wilt Chamberlain (32) 6–0
7 November 9 N Los Angeles 125–118 Wilt Chamberlain (46) 7–0
8 November 10 @ New York 116–112 (OT) Paul Arizin (33) 8–0
9 November 11 St. Louis 112–117 Wilt Chamberlain (37) 9–0
10 November 12 @ St. Louis 105–107 Wilt Chamberlain (42) 9–1
11 November 15 @ Cincinnati 115–124 Wilt Chamberlain (36) 9–2
12 November 16 @ Detroit 118–119 Wilt Chamberlain (41) 9–3
13 November 17 Syracuse 106–105 Wilt Chamberlain (45) 9–4
14 November 18 @ New York 101–99 Wilt Chamberlain (34) 10–4
15 November 19 New York 111–121 Wilt Chamberlain (40) 11–4
16 November 24 Boston 132–129 Wilt Chamberlain (34) 11–5
17 November 26 Cincinnati 108–138 Wilt Chamberlain (46) 12–5
18 November 27 @ Los Angeles 113–106 Wilt Chamberlain (41) 13–5
19 November 28 @ Los Angeles 112–137 Wilt Chamberlain (43) 13–6
20 November 29 N Los Angeles 122–121 Wilt Chamberlain (44) 14–6
21 December 1 Los Angeles 114–117 Wilt Chamberlain (41) 15–6
22 December 3 St. Louis 131–127 Wilt Chamberlain (35) 15–7
23 December 6 N Syracuse 107–113 Arizin, Chamberlain (31) 16–7
24 December 8 New York 111–114 Wilt Chamberlain (46) 17–7
25 December 10 Boston 97–102 Wilt Chamberlain (34) 18–7
26 December 11 @ Syracuse 121–132 Arizin, Chamberlain (31) 18–8
27 December 13 N Detroit 110–108 Wilt Chamberlain (36) 19–8
28 December 14 @ Detroit 126–134 Wilt Chamberlain (30) 19–9
29 December 16 N St. Louis 112–107 Wilt Chamberlain (34) 19–10
30 December 18 @ Cincinnati 128–112 Wilt Chamberlain (32) 20–10
31 December 21 N New York 122–117 Wilt Chamberlain (33) 21–10
32 December 26 @ Boston 115–119 Wilt Chamberlain (30) 21–11
33 December 27 Boston 101–116 Wilt Chamberlain (39) 22–11
34 December 29 Cincinnati 124–128 Wilt Chamberlain (27) 23–11
35 December 30 N Cincinnati 130–136 Wilt Chamberlain (49) 23–12
36 January 2 New York 115–131 Wilt Chamberlain (56) 24–12
37 January 3 N Detroit 128–125 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (46) 25–12
38 January 5 Syracuse 127–139 Wilt Chamberlain (56) 26–12
39 January 8 @ New York 119–121 Wilt Chamberlain (38) 26–13
40 January 12 St. Louis 102–111 Wilt Chamberlain (37) 27–13
41 January 13 @ Boston 121–123 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (30) 27–14
42 January 14 Boston 113–116 Wilt Chamberlain (44) 28–14
43 January 15 @ Syracuse 113–116 Wilt Chamberlain (24) 28–15
44 January 18 N Syracuse 129–118 Wilt Chamberlain (48) 28–16
45 January 19 St. Louis 127–129 Wilt Chamberlain (39) 29–16
46 January 21 Los Angeles 111–136 Wilt Chamberlain (56) 30–16
47 January 22 @ Detroit 128–136 Wilt Chamberlain (28) 30–17
48 January 24 @ St. Louis 112–114 Paul Arizin (26) 30–18
49 January 26 Boston 129–121 Guy Rodgers (33) 30–19
50 January 27 @ New York 119–130 Paul Arizin (29) 30–20
51 January 28 New York 108–114 Joe Graboski (29) 31–20
52 January 29 @ Boston 115–128 Wilt Chamberlain (46) 31–21
53 February 1 @ Syracuse 122–113 Wilt Chamberlain (30) 32–21
54 February 2 Cincinnati 118–133 Wilt Chamberlain (45) 33–21
55 February 3 N Cincinnati 136–135 Wilt Chamberlain (52) 34–21
56 February 5 New York 128–136 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (55) 35–21
57 February 7 @ St. Louis 124–127 Wilt Chamberlain (37) 35–22
58 February 8 @ Detroit 123–125 Wilt Chamberlain (42) 35–23
59 February 9 Syracuse 136–126 Wilt Chamberlain (46) 35–24
60 February 10 @ New York 133–131 Wilt Chamberlain (48) 36–24
61 February 12 @ Boston 125–136 Wilt Chamberlain (46) 36–25
62 February 15 N St. Louis 135–98 Wilt Chamberlain (28) 36–26
63 February 16 N Boston 121–111 Wilt Chamberlain (34) 37–26
64 February 17 Boston 133–128 Paul Arizin (49) 37–27
65 February 18 N Syracuse 129–110 Wilt Chamberlain (30) 37–28
66 February 21 @ New York 114–112 Wilt Chamberlain (39) 38–28
67 February 22 N Cincinnati 132–131 Wilt Chamberlain (41) 39–28
68 February 23 Detroit 121–129 Wilt Chamberlain (49) 40–28
69 February 25 @ Cincinnati 129–120 Wilt Chamberlain (58) 41–28
70 February 26 @ Los Angeles 116–121 Wilt Chamberlain (34) 41–29
71 February 27 @ Los Angeles 113–88 Wilt Chamberlain (35) 42–29
72 February 28 Los Angeles 108–123 Wilt Chamberlain (32) 43–29
73 March 1 @ Syracuse 128–149 Wilt Chamberlain (56) 43–30
74 March 3 N Syracuse 116–123 Wilt Chamberlain (47) 44–30
75 March 4 Syracuse 115–116 Wilt Chamberlain (33) 45–30
76 March 5 @ Boston 129–146 Wilt Chamberlain (47) 45–31
77 March 9 New York 126–135 Wilt Chamberlain (67) 46–31
78 March 10 N Detroit 103–120 Wilt Chamberlain (32) 46–32
79 March 11 @ St. Louis 87–130 Paul Arizin (21) 46–33

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