1962-63 Cincinnati Royals Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 42-38
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 6-6 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 3-2
Division Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Coach: Charles Wolf (42-38)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 137,739, Avg. 4,174 in 33 home dates
1962-63 Cincinnati Royals Statistics
1962-63 Cincinnati Royals Results

The Cincinnati Royals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1962-63 season with a record of 42 wins and 38 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-6.

The Royals racked up 9,527 points and yielded 9,426. Oscar Robertson scored a team-leading 2,264 points for Cincinnati, while Jack Twyman netted 19 or more per game, too. Wayne Embry contributed 936 rebounds. Oscar Robertson dished out 758 assists for the squad.

Charles Wolf coached the team. The 1962-63 Cincinnati Royals lost in the division finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Bucky BockhornGJuly 8, 19336'4"200DaytonCampbell Hill, IL USA
Bob BoozerFApril 26, 19376'8"215Kansas StateOmaha, NE USA
Joe BuckhalterFAugust 1, 19376'7"210Tennessee StateJacksonville, MS USA
Wayne EmbryC-FMarch 26, 19376'8"240Miami (OH)Springfield, OH USA
Tom HawkinsFDecember 22, 19366'5"210Notre DameChicago, IL USA
Bud OlsenF-CJuly 25, 19406'8"215LouisvilleGary, IN USA
Dave PiontekF-CAugust 27, 19346'5"230Xavier (OH)Pittsburgh, PA USA
Hub ReedC-FOctober 4, 19366'9"215Oklahoma CityHarrah, OK USA
Oscar RobertsonG-FNovember 24, 19386'5"205CincinnatiCharlotte, TN USA
Adrian SmithGOctober 5, 19366'1"180KentuckyFarmington, KY USA
Dan TiemanGNovember 30, 19406'0"185Villa MadonnaCovington, KY USA
Jack TwymanF-GMay 11, 19346'6"210CincinnatiPittsburgh, PA USA



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