1959–60 Philadelphia Warriors season

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.

1959–60 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coachNeil Johnston
ArenaPhiladelphia Civic Center
Results
Record49–26 (.653)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Finals
(Eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPTZ/WCAU/WFIL
RadioWIBG
(Bill Campbell)

Roster
Roster listing
Philadelphia Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)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) Pennsylvania
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
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics5916.787–25–224–910–528–11
x-Philadelphia Warriors4926.6531022–612–1915–122–17
x-Syracuse Nationals4530.6001425–412–198–721–18
New York Knicks2748.3603213–189–195–117–32

Record vs. opponents
1959-60 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston —8–19–08–112–18–56–38–5
Cincinnati 1–8—5–85–82–70–94–92–7
Detroit 0–98–5—7–64–52–75–84–5
Minneapolis 1–88–56–7—4–52–73–101–8
New York 1–127–25–45–4—4–93–62–11
Philadelphia 5–89–07–27–29–4—4–58–5
St. Louis 3–69–48–510–36–35–4—5–4
Syracuse 5–87–25–48–111–25–84–5—

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (3) Syracuse Nationals: Warriors win series 2-1

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 115, Syracuse 92
  • Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 125, Philadelphia 119
  • Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 132, Syracuse 112

East Division Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Philadelphia Warriors: Celtics win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 111, Philadelphia 105
  • Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 115, Boston 110
  • Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 120, Philadelphia 99
  • Game 4 @ Philadelphia: Boston 112, Philadelphia 104
  • Game 5 @ Boston: Philadelphia 128, Boston 107
  • Game 6 @ Philadelphia: Boston 119, Philadelphia 117

Awards and honors

References
  1. Philadelphia Warriors (1946–1962)
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