Cincinnati Royals Playoff Rosters

1963-1964 Cincinnati Royals Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Jay Arnette PG 6-2 175 Dec 19, 1938 25 Texas 0 1960 2nd Rnd, #9, Cincinnati Royals
Bucky Bockhorn SG 6-4 195 Jul 8, 1933 30 Dayton 5 1958 3rd Rnd, #18, Cincinnati Royals
Wayne Embry C 6-8 240 Mar 26, 1937 26 Miami (OH) 5 1958 3rd Rnd, #23, St. Louis Hawks
Tom Hawkins SF 6-5 210 Dec 22, 1936 27 Notre Dame 4 1959 1st Rnd, #5, Minneapolis Lakers
Jerry Lucas FC 6-8 230 Mar 30, 1940 23 Ohio State 0 1962 Territorial Pick, Cincinnati Royals
Bud Olsen PF 6-8 220 Jul 25, 1940 23 Louisville 1 1962 2nd Rnd, #15, Cincinnati Royals
Oscar Robertson SG 6-5 220 Nov 24, 1938 25 Cincinnati 3 1960 1st Rnd, #1, Cincinnati Royals
Adrian Smith PG 6-1 180 Oct 5, 1936 27 Kentucky 2 1958 15th Rnd, #85, Cincinnati Royals
Larry Staverman PF 6-7 205 Oct 11, 1936 27 Thomas More 4 1958 9th Rnd, #64, Cincinnati Royals
Tom Thacker PG 6-2 170 Nov 2, 1939 24 Cincinnati 0 1963 Territorial Pick, Cincinnati Royals
Jack Twyman SF 6-6 210 May 11, 1934 29 Cincinnati 8 1955 2nd Rnd, #10, Rochester Royals

1963-1964 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 Cincinnati Royals #3 Philadelphia Sixers CIN in 5
Second Round W2 St. Louis Hawks W3 Los Angeles Lakers STH in 5
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Cincinnati Royals BOS in 5
Conference Finals W1 San Francisco Warriors W2 St. Louis Hawks GSW in 7
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 San Francisco Warriors BOS in 5

1963-1964 Cincinnati Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Oscar Robertson 10 47.1 29.3 8.9 8.4
Jack Twyman 10 35.4 20.5 8.7 1.6
Wayne Embry 10 36.3 13.4 12.4 2.1
Jerry Lucas 10 37.0 12.2 12.5 3.4
Tom Hawkins 10 27.3 10.1 9.3 1.1
Bucky Bockhorn 10 30.1 9.7 3.9 3.9
Larry Staverman 7 10.0 5.3 3.7 0.7
Jay Arnette 8 9.9 3.6 1.2 1.1
Adrian Smith 7 9.4 3.0 1.3 0.6
Tom Thacker 6 7.2 2.2 2.2 0.5
Bud Olsen 2 5.0 3.0 2.0 0.5

1963-1964 Cincinnati Royals Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Cincinnati Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
Mar 22, 1964
v.
Philadelphia
W, 127-102 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 31. O. Robertson
PTS: 21. Red Kerr
Mar 24, 1964
@
Philadelphia
L, 122-114 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 30. O. Robertson
PTS: 29. Hal Greer
Mar 25, 1964
v.
Philadelphia
W, 101-89 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 28. O. Robertson
PTS: 21. Chet Walker
Mar 28, 1964
@
Philadelphia
L, 129-120 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 31. O. Robertson
PTS: 22. Hal Greer
Mar 29, 1964
v.
Philadelphia
W, 130-124 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals
3-2 PTS: 32. O. Robertson
PTS: 31. Red Kerr

1963-1964 Cincinnati Royals Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Cincinnati Leaders Boston Leaders
Mar 31, 1964
@
Boston
L, 103-87 Boston Garden
Conference Finals
0-1 PTS: 21. Wayne Embry
PTS: 27. Sam Jones
Apr 2, 1964
@
Boston
L, 101-90 Boston Garden
Conference Finals
0-2 PTS: 30. O. Robertson
PTS: 31. T. Heinsohn
Apr 5, 1964
v.
Boston
L, 92-102 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Finals
0-3 PTS: 34. O. Robertson
PTS: 22. Bill Russell
Apr 7, 1964
v.
Boston
W, 102-93 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Finals
1-3 PTS: 33. O. Robertson
PTS: 33. Sam Jones
Apr 9, 1964
@
Boston
L, 109-95 Boston Garden
Conference Finals
1-4 PTS: 24. O. Robertson
PTS: 23. Sam Jones