Cincinnati Royals Regular Season Rosters

1958-1959 Cincinnati Royals Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Bucky Bockhorn G 6-4 195 0 Dayton 1958 Rnd 3 Pick 2 United States
Archie Dees FC 6-8 205 0 Indiana 1958 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Wayne Embry C 6-8 240 0 Miami (OH) 1958 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
Si Green G 6-2 185 1 Duquesne 1956 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Vern Hatton G 6-3 195 0 Kentucky 1958 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Phil Jordon C 6-10 205 2 Whitworth University 1956 Rnd 6 Pick 3 United States
Tom Marshall F 6-4 215 3 Western Kentucky 1954 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Johnny McCarthy G 6-0 170 1 Canisius 1956 Rnd 4 Pick 1 United States
Jim Palmer F 6-8 199 0 Dayton 1957 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Med Park GF 6-2 205 3 Missouri 1955 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Jack Parr FC 6-9 220 0 Kansas State 1958 Rnd 10 Pick 2 United States
Dave Piontek F 6-6 230 2 Xavier 1956 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
Phil Rollins G 6-2 155 0 Louisville 1956 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
Larry Staverman PF 6-7 205 0 Thomas More 1958 Rnd 9 Pick 2 United States
Jack Twyman F 6-6 210 3 Cincinnati 1955 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States

1958-1959 Cincinnati Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. McCarthy B. Bockhorn J. Twyman J. Palmer W. Embry
Rotation     D. Piontek A. Dees  
Rotation     T. Marshall J. Parr  
Rotation       L. Staverman  
Lim PT   P. Rollins M. Park    

1958-1959 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1St. Louis Hawks49-23-
2Minneapolis Lakers33-3916
3Detroit Pistons28-4421
4Cincinnati Royals19-5330

1958-1959 Cincinnati Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jack Twyman Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1959)

1958-1959 Cincinnati Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Jack Twyman 72 37.7 25.8 9.1 2.9
Dave Piontek 72 23.2 10.6 5.3 1.7
Wayne Embry 66 24.1 11.4 9.0 1.5
Bucky Bockhorn 71 31.7 10.2 6.5 2.9
Jim Palmer 67 24.2 10.3 7.0 1.0
Johnny McCarthy 47 38.9 12.9 4.8 4.8
Archie Dees 68 18.4 8.2 5.0 0.8
Med Park 33 27.2 9.7 4.5 2.4
Jack Parr 66 15.7 4.0 4.2 0.8
Si Green 20 33.3 12.5 7.0 4.2
Larry Staverman 57 11.9 4.3 3.8 0.9
Vern Hatton 22 29.9 7.5 3.7 1.4
Phil Rollins 21 21.0 6.8 4.1 2.8
Tom Marshall 18 15.1 3.6 2.9 1.5

1958-1959 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.

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

Johnny McCarthy was selected as the #1 pick in the 4 Round of the 1956 NBA Draft by the Rochester Royals. Johnny McCarthy signed a contract with the Rochester Royals on September 1, 1956. Johnny McCarthy signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals on September 1, 1958.

Jack Parr was selected as the #2 pick in the 10 Round of the 1958 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals. Jack Parr signed a contract with the Cincinnati Royals on September 1, 1958.

Dave Piontek was selected as the #1 pick in the 3 Round of the 1956 NBA Draft by the Rochester Royals. Dave Piontek signed a multi-year contract with the Rochester Royals on September 1, 1956.

Larry Staverman was selected as the #2 pick in the 9 Round of the 1958 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals. Larry Staverman signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals on September 1, 1958.

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 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.

Draft Rights to Jim Palmer, the #4 pick in the Second Round of the 1957 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Cincinnati Royals from the St. Louis Hawks on August 16, 1958. Jim Palmer signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals on September 1, 1958.

Acquired via Trade

Med Park was acquired in a trade by the Cincinnati Royals from the St. Louis Hawks on January 10, 1959.

Phil Rollins was acquired in a trade by the Cincinnati Royals from the Philadelphia Warriors on December 16, 1958.