Cincinnati Royals Regular Season Rosters

1962-1963 Cincinnati Royals Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Bucky Bockhorn G 6-4 195 4 Dayton 1958 Rnd 3 Pick 2 United States
Bob Boozer PF 6-8 215 2 Kansas State 1959 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Joe Buckhalter PF 6-7 210 1 Tennessee State 1958 Rnd 12 Pick 4 United States
Wayne Embry C 6-8 240 4 Miami (OH) 1958 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
Tom Hawkins F 6-5 210 3 Notre Dame 1959 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Bud Olsen PF 6-8 220 0 Louisville 1962 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Dave Piontek F 6-6 230 6 Xavier 1956 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
Hub Reed C 6-9 215 4 Oklahoma City 1958 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Oscar Robertson G 6-5 220 2 Cincinnati 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Adrian Smith PG 6-1 180 1 Kentucky 1958 Rnd 15 Pick 1 United States
Dan Tieman G 6-0 185 0 Thomas More 1962 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Jack Twyman F 6-6 210 7 Cincinnati 1955 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States

1962-1963 Cincinnati Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Bockhorn O. Robertson J. Twyman B. Boozer W. Embry
Rotation A. Smith   T. Hawkins B. Olsen H. Reed
Rotation     D. Piontek    
Lim PT   D. Tieman   J. Buckhalter  

1962-1963 Eastern Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics58-22-
2Syracuse Nationals48-3210
3Cincinnati Royals42-3816
4New York Knicks21-5937

1962-1963 Cincinnati Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Oscar Robertson All-NBA First Team (1963)
Oscar Robertson Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1963)
Jack Twyman Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1963)
Wayne Embry Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1963)

1962-1963 Cincinnati Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Oscar Robertson 80 44.0 28.3 10.4 9.5
Jack Twyman 80 32.8 19.8 7.5 2.7
Wayne Embry 76 33.0 18.6 12.3 2.3
Bob Boozer 79 31.5 14.3 11.1 1.3
Bucky Bockhorn 80 32.6 11.7 4.0 3.3
Tom Hawkins 79 21.8 9.4 6.9 1.3
Adrian Smith 79 19.3 8.9 2.2 1.8
Hub Reed 80 16.2 5.9 5.0 1.0
Dave Piontek 48 9.5 2.7 2.0 0.5
Bud Olsen 52 7.2 2.2 2.0 0.8
Dan Tieman 29 6.1 1.2 0.8 0.9
Joe Buckhalter 2 6.0 1.0 1.5 0.0

1962-1963 Cincinnati Royals Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Bucky Bockhorn was selected as the #2 pick in the 3 Round of the 1958 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals. Bucky Bockhorn signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals on September 1, 1958.

Bud Olsen was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 1962 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals. Bud Olsen signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals on September 1, 1962.

Oscar Robertson was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1960 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals. Oscar Robertson signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals on September 1, 1960.

Adrian Smith was selected as the #1 pick in the 15 Round of the 1958 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals. Adrian Smith signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals on March 27, 1961.

Jack Twyman was selected as the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 1955 NBA Draft by the Rochester Royals. Jack Twyman signed a multi-year contract with the Rochester Royals on September 1, 1955.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Bob Boozer, the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1959 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Cincinnati Royals from the St. Louis Hawks on April 15, 1960. Bob Boozer signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals on September 1, 1960.

Draft Rights to Wayne Embry, the #7 pick in the 3 Round of the 1958 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Cincinnati Royals from the St. Louis Hawks on August 16, 1958. Wayne Embry signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals on September 1, 1958.

Acquired via Trade

Joe Buckhalter was acquired in a trade by the Cincinnati Royals from the St. Louis Hawks on June 25, 1961.

Tom Hawkins was acquired in a trade by the Cincinnati Royals from the Los Angeles Lakers on September 14, 1962.

Dave Piontek was acquired in a trade by the Cincinnati Royals from the Chicago Zephyrs on June 30, 1962.

Hub Reed was acquired in a trade by the Cincinnati Royals from the St. Louis Hawks on August 31, 1959.

Acquired via Free Agency

Dan Tieman signed a contract as a free agent with the Cincinnati Royals on September 1, 1962.