Cincinnati Royals Playoff Rosters

1964-1965 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 26 Texas 1 1960 2nd Rnd, #9, Cincinnati Royals
Bucky Bockhorn SG 6-4 195 Jul 8, 1933 31 Dayton 6 1958 3rd Rnd, #18, Cincinnati Royals
Wayne Embry C 6-8 240 Mar 26, 1937 27 Miami (OH) 6 1958 3rd Rnd, #23, St. Louis Hawks
Happy Hairston SF 6-7 225 May 31, 1942 22 NYU 0 1964 4th Rnd, #35, Cincinnati Royals
Tom Hawkins SF 6-5 210 Dec 22, 1936 28 Notre Dame 5 1959 1st Rnd, #5, Minneapolis Lakers
Jerry Lucas FC 6-8 230 Mar 30, 1940 24 Ohio State 1 1962 Territorial Pick, Cincinnati Royals
Bud Olsen PF 6-8 220 Jul 25, 1940 24 Louisville 2 1962 2nd Rnd, #15, Cincinnati Royals
Oscar Robertson SG 6-5 220 Nov 24, 1938 26 Cincinnati 4 1960 1st Rnd, #1, Cincinnati Royals
Adrian Smith PG 6-1 180 Oct 5, 1936 28 Kentucky 3 1958 15th Rnd, #85, Cincinnati Royals
Tom Thacker PG 6-2 170 Nov 2, 1939 25 Cincinnati 1 1963 Territorial Pick, Cincinnati Royals
Jack Twyman SF 6-6 210 May 11, 1934 30 Cincinnati 9 1955 2nd Rnd, #10, Rochester Royals
Jiff Wilson FC 6-8 225 May 9, 1942 22 Cincinnati 0 1964 Territorial Pick, Cincinnati Royals

1964-1965 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 Cincinnati Royals #3 Philadelphia Sixers PHI in 4
Second Round W2 St. Louis Hawks W3 Baltimore Bullets WAS in 4
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Philadelphia Sixers BOS in 7
Conference Finals W1 Los Angeles Lakers W3 Baltimore Bullets LAL in 6
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 5

1964-1965 Cincinnati Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Oscar Robertson 4 48.8 28.0 4.8 12.0
Jerry Lucas 4 48.8 23.2 21.0 2.2
Adrian Smith 4 37.5 14.2 2.8 5.2
Wayne Embry 4 30.8 12.8 6.2 2.0
Jack Twyman 4 24.2 12.2 4.2 0.8
Tom Hawkins 4 23.8 9.5 7.0 0.2
Bud Olsen 4 9.8 4.2 2.2 0.2
Tom Thacker 4 11.8 3.2 3.0 0.8
Happy Hairston 3 13.0 4.0 6.7 1.0
Jiff Wilson 2 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5
Jay Arnette 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

1964-1965 Cincinnati Royals Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Cincinnati Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
Mar 24, 1965
v.
Philadelphia
L, 117-119 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 25. Jack Twyman
PTS: 37. Hal Greer
Mar 26, 1965
@
Philadelphia
W, 120-121 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 40. O. Robertson
PTS: 30. W. Chamberlain
Mar 28, 1965
v.
Philadelphia
L, 94-108 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 27. O. Robertson
PTS: 30. Hal Greer
Mar 31, 1965
@
Philadelphia
L, 119-112 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-3 PTS: 35. Jerry Lucas
PTS: 38. W. Chamberlain