Cincinnati Royals Playoff Rosters

1961-1962 Cincinnati Royals Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Bucky Bockhorn SG 6-4 195 Jul 8, 1933 28 Dayton 3 1958 3rd Rnd, #18, Cincinnati Royals
Bob Boozer PF 6-8 215 Apr 26, 1937 24 Kansas State 1 1959 1st Rnd, #3, Cincinnati Royals
Joe Buckhalter PF 6-7 210 Aug 1, 1937 24 Tennessee State 0 1958 12th Rnd, #81, St. Louis Hawks
Wayne Embry C 6-8 240 Mar 26, 1937 24 Miami (OH) 3 1958 3rd Rnd, #23, St. Louis Hawks
Bevo Nordmann C 6-10 230 Dec 11, 1939 22 Saint Louis 0 1961 3rd Rnd, #25, Cincinnati Royals
Hub Reed C 6-9 215 Oct 4, 1936 25 Oklahoma City 3 1958 2nd Rnd, #15, St. Louis Hawks
Oscar Robertson SG 6-5 220 Nov 24, 1938 23 Cincinnati 1 1960 1st Rnd, #1, Cincinnati Royals
Adrian Smith PG 6-1 180 Oct 5, 1936 25 Kentucky 0 1958 15th Rnd, #85, Cincinnati Royals
Jack Twyman SF 6-6 210 May 11, 1934 27 Cincinnati 6 1955 2nd Rnd, #10, Rochester Royals
Bob Wiesenhahn SF 6-4 215 Dec 22, 1938 23 Cincinnati 0 1961 2nd Rnd, #11, Cincinnati Royals
Dave Zeller PG 6-1 175 Jun 8, 1939 22 Miami (OH) 0 1961 7th Rnd, #61, Cincinnati Royals

1961-1962 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 San Francisco Warriors #3 Syracuse Nationals PHI in 5
Second Round W2 Cincinnati Royals W3 Detroit Pistons DET in 4
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 San Francisco Warriors BOS in 7
Conference Finals W1 Los Angeles Lakers W3 Detroit Pistons LAL in 6
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 7

1961-1962 Cincinnati Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Oscar Robertson 4 46.2 28.8 11.0 11.0
Jack Twyman 4 37.2 19.0 7.2 3.0
Bob Boozer 4 35.8 18.2 10.5 0.8
Bucky Bockhorn 4 39.2 17.0 4.8 5.0
Wayne Embry 4 32.0 14.0 11.2 2.0
Joe Buckhalter 4 15.0 8.5 5.5 1.0
Adrian Smith 4 13.2 5.2 1.2 0.8
Hub Reed 4 17.2 5.2 5.0 1.2
Bob Wiesenhahn 2 3.0 1.5 1.0 0.0
Dave Zeller 2 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.5
Bevo Nordmann 2 2.5 0.0 1.0 0.0

1961-1962 Cincinnati Royals Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Cincinnati Leaders Detroit Leaders
Mar 16, 1962
@
Detroit
L, 123-122 Cobo Center
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 24. O. Robertson
PTS: 34. Ray Scott
Mar 17, 1962
v.
Detroit
W, 129-107 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 33. O. Robertson
PTS: 18. Don Ohl
Mar 18, 1962
@
Detroit
L, 118-107 Cobo Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 26. O. Robertson
PTS: 27. B. Howell
Mar 20, 1962
v.
Detroit
L, 111-112 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals
1-3 PTS: 32. O. Robertson
PTS: 33. Don Ohl