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1959–60 Philadelphia Warriors season

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1959–60 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coachNeil Johnston
General managerEddie Gottlieb
Owner(s)Eddie Gottlieb
ArenaPhiladelphia Civic Center
Results
Record49–26 (.653)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishDivision finals
(lost to Celtics 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWIBG
(Bill Campbell)
< 1958–59 1960–61 >

Overbrook High School phenom Wilt Chamberlain joined the Warriors. Chamberlain would have an immediate impact as he won the Rookie of the Year Award and the NBA Most Valuable Player.[1] He led the league in scoring and rebounds. He averaged 37.6 points per game and 27.0 rebounds per game.[1] The Warriors finished in 2nd place with a 49–26 record. In the playoffs, the Warriors played the Syracuse Nationals. The Warriors beat them 2 games to 1. In the Eastern Finals, Chamberlain was matched against Bill Russell. In the end, the Boston Celtics would emerge victorious in 6 games.

Roster

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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 7 Beck, Ernie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Penn
C 13 Chamberlain, Wilt 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Kansas
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 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
F/C 14 Sauldsberry, Woody 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Texas Southern
F 16 Sparrow, Guy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Detroit Mercy
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 59 16 .787 – 25–2 24–9 10–5 28–11
x-Philadelphia Warriors 49 26 .653 10 22–6 12–19 15–1 22–17
x-Syracuse Nationals 45 30 .600 14 25–4 12–19 8–7 21–18
New York Knicks 27 48 .360 32 13–18 9–19 5–11 7–32

Record vs. opponents

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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

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1959–60 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 24 @ New York 118–109 Wilt Chamberlain (43) 1–0
2 October 31 Detroit 112–120 Wilt Chamberlain (36) 2–0
3 November 4 Syracuse 113–124 Wilt Chamberlain (41) 3–0
4 November 7 @ Boston 106–115 Wilt Chamberlain (30) 3–1
5 November 8 Cincinnati 106–134 Wilt Chamberlain (32) 4–1
6 November 10 New York 125–126 Wilt Chamberlain (39) 5–1
7 November 11 @ Detroit 119–105 Wilt Chamberlain (41) 6–1
8 November 12 @ Cincinnati 124–116 Wilt Chamberlain (55) 7–1
9 November 14 Minneapolis 98–104 Wilt Chamberlain (28) 8–1
10 November 15 N Minneapolis 100–106 Arizin, Chamberlain (26) 8–2
11 November 20 St. Louis 118–117 Paul Arizin (44) 8–3
12 November 21 @ Syracuse 107–116 Paul Arizin (29) 8–4
13 November 22 N Syracuse 103–114 Wilt Chamberlain (37) 9–4
14 November 25 @ Boston 123–113 Wilt Chamberlain (45) 10–4
15 November 26 Boston 130–143 Wilt Chamberlain (49) 11–4
16 November 28 @ New York 109–108 Guy Rodgers (30) 12–4
17 November 29 New York 127–126 Wilt Chamberlain (33) 12–5
18 December 3 Minneapolis 109–123 Wilt Chamberlain (41) 13–5
19 December 4 N St. Louis 112–124 Wilt Chamberlain (39) 14–5
20 December 5 @ St. Louis 112–113 Woody Sauldsberry (26) 14–6
21 December 6 Detroit 116–118 Paul Arizin (33) 15–6
22 December 9 @ Boston 116–137 Wilt Chamberlain (39) 15–7
23 December 10 Cincinnati 112–131 Wilt Chamberlain (34) 16–7
24 December 12 Boston 126–117 Paul Arizin (29) 16–8
25 December 13 @ Syracuse 121–150 Wilt Chamberlain (36) 16–9
26 December 15 N Cincinnati 131–107 Wilt Chamberlain (38) 17–9
27 December 16 @ Cincinnati 114–105 Wilt Chamberlain (43) 18–9
28 December 19 @ St. Louis 89–102 Wilt Chamberlain (30) 18–10
29 December 25 N Syracuse 121–129 Wilt Chamberlain (45) 19–10
30 December 26 New York 122–116 Wilt Chamberlain (39) 19–11
31 December 28 N Cincinnati 109–104 Wilt Chamberlain (39) 20–11
32 December 30 Minneapolis 107–122 Wilt Chamberlain (45) 21–11
33 January 2 Boston 117–118 Wilt Chamberlain (47) 22–11
34 January 5 N Minneapolis 126–111 Wilt Chamberlain (52) 23–11
35 January 6 St. Louis 101–121 Paul Arizin (34) 24–11
36 January 7 N Detroit 120–105 Wilt Chamberlain (44) 25–11
37 January 9 Syracuse 112–119 Wilt Chamberlain (48) 26–11
38 January 10 @ New York 116–103 Wilt Chamberlain (35) 27–11
39 January 12 St. Louis 108–126 Wilt Chamberlain (37) 28–11
40 January 13 N Syracuse 131–132 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (42) 29–11
41 January 15 Boston 124–112 Wilt Chamberlain (44) 29–12
42 January 17 @ Boston 123–129 Wilt Chamberlain (43) 29–13
43 January 19 N New York 114–93 Wilt Chamberlain (30) 30–13
44 January 20 @ Syracuse 129–123 Wilt Chamberlain (33) 31–13
45 January 23 @ Detroit 110–130 Wilt Chamberlain (44) 31–14
46 January 24 @ Cincinnati 104–95 Wilt Chamberlain (30) 32–14
47 January 25 N Detroit 127–117 Wilt Chamberlain (58) 33–14
48 January 27 N New York 129–117 Wilt Chamberlain (43) 34–14
49 January 29 Boston 116–124 Wilt Chamberlain (43) 35–14
50 January 30 @ New York 108–115 Wilt Chamberlain (45) 35–15
51 January 31 N Minneapolis 114–104 Wilt Chamberlain (41) 36–15
52 February 1 N Minneapolis 103–96 Wilt Chamberlain (23) 37–15
53 February 2 Cincinnati 107–109 Wilt Chamberlain (34) 38–15
54 February 4 @ Syracuse 110–137 Wilt Chamberlain (43) 38–16
55 February 6 Syracuse 126–129 Wilt Chamberlain (44) 39–16
56 February 7 @ St. Louis 108–130 Wilt Chamberlain (38) 39–17
57 February 9 @ Detroit 113–122 Wilt Chamberlain (41) 39–18
58 February 10 @ New York 117–125 Woody Sauldsberry (27) 39–19
59 February 11 St. Louis 120–139 Joe Graboski (36) 40–19
60 February 13 @ Boston 120–122 Paul Arizin (42) 40–20
61 February 14 Boston 125–115 Paul Arizin (28) 40–21
62 February 16 @ Cincinnati 117–112 Wilt Chamberlain (44) 41–21
63 February 17 Syracuse 116–123 Wilt Chamberlain (33) 42–21
64 February 18 @ Syracuse 122–136 Wilt Chamberlain (33) 42–22
65 February 20 Minneapolis 106–122 Wilt Chamberlain (41) 43–22
66 February 21 @ New York 129–122 Wilt Chamberlain (58) 44–22
67 February 23 N Boston 126–108 Wilt Chamberlain (53) 45–22
68 February 25 New York 121–131 Wilt Chamberlain (39) 46–22
69 February 27 @ Minneapolis 91–109 Wilt Chamberlain (34) 46–23
70 February 28 @ Detroit 113–111 Tom Gola (24) 47–23
71 March 2 @ Boston 119–133 Wilt Chamberlain (39) 47–24
72 March 3 Detroit 101–110 Wilt Chamberlain (41) 48–24
73 March 4 N New York 136–134 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (42) 49–24
74 March 6 @ St. Louis 109–128 Wilt Chamberlain (32) 49–25
75 March 9 @ Syracuse 126–137 Wilt Chamberlain (31) 49–26

Playoffs

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1960 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 11 Syracuse W 115–92 Paul Arizin (40) Wilt Chamberlain (27) Tom Gola (7) Philadelphia Civic Center 1–0
2 March 13 @ Syracuse L 119–125 Paul Arizin (29) Wilt Chamberlain (18) Guy Rodgers (6) Onondaga War Memorial 1–1
3 March 14 Syracuse W 132–112 Wilt Chamberlain (53) Tom Gola (23) Tom Gola (11) Philadelphia Civic Center 2–1
Division finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 16 @ Boston L 105–111 Wilt Chamberlain (42) Wilt Chamberlain (29) Paul Arizin (5) Boston Garden 0–1
2 March 18 Boston W 115–110 Paul Arizin (30) Wilt Chamberlain (28) Guy Rodgers (9) Philadelphia Civic Center 1–1
3 March 19 @ Boston L 90–120 Woody Sauldsberry (22) Wilt Chamberlain (15) Wilt Chamberlain (6) Boston Garden 1–2
4 March 20 Boston L 104–112 Paul Arizin (35) Wilt Chamberlain (34) Guy Rodgers (5) Philadelphia Civic Center 1–3
5 March 22 @ Boston W 128–107 Wilt Chamberlain (50) Wilt Chamberlain (35) Tom Gola (10) Boston Garden 2–3
6 March 24 Boston L 117–119 Guy Rodgers (31) Wilt Chamberlain (24) Guy Rodgers (9) Philadelphia Civic Center 2–4
1960 schedule

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ a b Philadelphia Warriors (1946–1962)
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