1960–61 Philadelphia Warriors season

The 1960–61 NBA season was the Warriors' 15th season in the NBA.[1]

1960–61 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coach	Neil Johnston
Arena	Philadelphia Civic Center
Results
Record	46–33 (.582)
Place	Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Division Semifinals (eliminated 0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL
Radio	WIBG (Bill Campbell)

Roster

Roster listing

Philadelphia Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) 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 Neil Johnston (Ohio State) 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 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	—

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (3) Syracuse Nationals:Nationals win series 3-0

• Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Syracuse 115, Philadelphia 107
• Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 115, Philadelphia 114
• Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Syracuse 106, Philadelphia 103

Awards and records

• Wilt Chamberlain, NBA All-Star Game
• Paul Arizin, NBA All-Star Game
• Tom Gola, NBA All-Star Game
• Wilt Chamberlain, NBA Scoring Champion
• Wilt Chamberlain, All-NBA First Team

References

1. 1960–61 Philadelphia Warriors