1960–61 Boston Celtics season

The 1960–61 Boston Celtics season was the 15th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season by winning their fourth NBA Championship.

1960–61 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Division champions
Head coachRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record57–22 (.722)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Hawks 4–1)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWHDH-TV
RadioWHDH

Draft picks
Main article: 1960 NBA draft

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 8 Tom Sanders SF/PF  United States New York
2 16 Leroy Wright SF/PF  United States Pacific

Roster
Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 17 Conley, Gene 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Washington State
G 14 Cousy, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Holy Cross
F 20 Guarilia, Gene 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) George Washington
F 15 Heinsohn, Tom 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Holy Cross
G 25 Jones, K. C. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) San Francisco
G/F 24 Jones, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina Central
F 18 Loscutoff, Jim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oregon
G/F 23 Ramsey, Frank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kentucky
C 6 Russell, Bill 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) San Francisco
F 16 Sanders, Satch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) New York
G 21 Sharman, Bill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Southern California
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 Celtics5722.722–21–724–1112–428–11
x-Philadelphia Warriors4633.5821123–612–2111–622–17
x-Syracuse Nationals3841.4811919–98–2111–1118–21
New York Knicks2158.2663610–227–254–1110–29

Record vs. opponents
1960-61 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston –7–38–28–210–38–56–410–3
Cincinnati 3–7–2–118–58–22–86–74–6
Detroit 2–811–2–4–95–55–53–104–6
Los Angeles 2–85–89–4–7–32–85–86–4
New York 3–102–85–53–7–2–111–95–8
Philadelphia 5–88–25–58–211–2–3–76–7
St. Louis 4–67–610–38–59–17–3–6–4
Syracuse 3–106–46–44–68–57–64–6—

Playoffs
1961 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 19 Syracuse W 128–115 Frank Ramsey (25) — Bob Cousy (9) Boston Garden
7,728		 1–0
2 March 21 @ Syracuse L 98–115 Bill Russell (17) — Bill Russell (5) Onondaga War Memorial
6,657		 1–1
3 March 23 Syracuse W 133–110 Bill Sharman (30) Bill Russell (39) Bob Cousy (12) Boston Garden
11,754		 2–1
4 March 25 @ Syracuse W 120–107 Tom Heinsohn (22) — Bob Cousy (9) Onondaga War Memorial 3–1
5 March 26 Syracuse W 123–101 Bill Sharman (27) Bill Russell (33) Frank Ramsey (6) Boston Garden
12,292		 4–1
NBA Finals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 2 St. Louis W 129–95 Tom Heinsohn (26) Bill Russell (31) Bob Cousy (7) Boston Garden
11,531		 1–0
2 April 5 St. Louis W 116–108 Bob Cousy (26) Bill Russell (28) Bob Cousy (14) Boston Garden
13,909		 2–0
3 April 8 @ St. Louis L 120–124 Russell, Heinsohn (24) Bill Russell (23) Bill Russell (9) Kiel Auditorium
8,468		 2–1
4 April 9 @ St. Louis W 119–104 Cousy, Sanders (22) Bill Russell (24) Bob Cousy (12) Kiel Auditorium
10,442		 3–1
5 April 11 St. Louis W 121–112 Bill Russell (30) Bill Russell (18) Bob Cousy (12) Boston Garden
13,909		 4–1
1961 schedule

Awards and honors

References
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