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
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)

Roster
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
1960 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationSeries
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

References
  1. Philadelphia Warriors (1946–1962)
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