1961–62 Cincinnati Royals season

The 1961/62 season was the Royals 14th season in the NBA and its fifth in Cincinnati. Oscar Robertson had a career season as he averaged a triple double on the season.[1] All 5 starters on the Royals averaged double digits points per games as the team ended a 4-year playoff drought.[1] The Royals had a record of 43–37 and the improving team finished in 2nd place. Despite that, the NBA team had real local competition for fans in The Queen City due to remarkably successful college teams there. The starting five of the team had improved, with Bob Boozer improving to join solid holdovers Oscar Robertson, Jack Twyman, Wayne Embry, Bucky Bockhorn. In the playoffs, the Royals dealt with injuries and would be defeated by the Detroit Pistons in 4 games.

1961–62 Cincinnati Royals season
Head coachCharles Wolf
OwnersThomas E. Woods
ArenaCincinnati Gardens
Results
Record43–37 (.538)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishDivision Semifinals
(Lost to Pistons 1–3)
Local media
TelevisionWKRC-TV
RadioWKRC

Roster
Roster listing
1961–62 Cincinnati Royals roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 11 Bockhorn, Bucky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1933–07–08 Dayton
PF 13 Boozer, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1937–04–26 Kansas State
PF 21 Buckhalter, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1937–08–01 Tennessee State
C 15 Embry, Wayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1937–03–26 Miami (OH)
C 61 Nordmann, Bevo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1939–12–11 Saint Louis
C 51 Reed, Hub 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1936–10–04 Oklahoma City
PG 14 Robertson, Oscar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1938–11–24 Cincinnati
SG 10 Smith, Adrian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1936–10–05 Kentucky
SF 31 Twyman, Jack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1934–05–11 Cincinnati
SF 71 Wiesenhahn, Bob 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1938–12–22 Cincinnati
PG 18 Zeller, Dave 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1939–06–08 Miami (OH)
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers5426.675–26–518–1310–833–13
x-Cincinnati Royals4337.5381118–1314–1611–829–17
x-Detroit Pistons3743.4631716–148–1713–1224–22
St. Louis Hawks2951.3632519–167–273–816–30
Chicago Packers1862.2253615-233-390–010–30

Record vs. opponents
1961-62 NBA Records
Team BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston —9–17–15–36–38–48–47–210–2
Chicago 1–9—1–93–72–86–40–104–61–9
Cincinnati 1–79–1—6–65–75–43–59–35–4
Detroit 3–57–36–6—4–85–41–77–54–5
Los Angeles 3–68–27–58–4—6–26–310–26–2
New York 4–84–64–54–52–6—4–84–43–9
Philadelphia 4–810–05–37–13–68–4—6–36–6
St. Louis 2–76–43–95–72–104–43–6—4–4
Syracuse 2–109–14–55–42–69–36–64–4—

Playoffs

(2) Cincinnati Royals vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Pistons win series 3-1

  • Game 1 @ Detroit: Detroit 123, Cincinnati 122
  • Game 2 @ Cincinnati: Cincinnati 129, Detroit 107
  • Game 3 @ Detroit: Detroit 118, Cincinnati 107
  • Game 4 @ Cincinnati: Detroit 112, Cincinnati 111

Last Playoffs meeting: 1958 Eastern Division Semifinals (Detroit won 2–0).

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bucky Bockhorn
Bob Boozer
Joe Buckhalter
Wayne Embry
Bevo Nordmann
Hub Reed
Oscar Robertson
Adrian Smith
Jack Twyman
Bob Wiesenhahn
Dave Zeller

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bucky Bockhorn
Bob Boozer
Joe Buckhalter
Wayne Embry
Bevo Nordmann
Hub Reed
Oscar Robertson
Adrian Smith
Jack Twyman
Bob Wiesenhahn
Dave Zeller

Awards and honors
  • Oscar Robertson, All-NBA First Team
  • Oscar Robertson, NBA Leader, Assists, 899

References
  1. Cincinnati Royals (1957–1972)
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