Cincinnati Royals Regular Season Rosters

1959-1960 Cincinnati Royals Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Bucky Bockhorn G 6-4 195 1 Dayton 1958 Rnd 3 Pick 2 United States
Wayne Embry C 6-8 240 1 Miami (OH) 1958 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
Dave Gambee F 6-6 215 1 Oregon State 1958 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Phil Jordon C 6-10 205 3 Whitworth University 1956 Rnd 6 Pick 3 United States
Jim Palmer F 6-8 199 1 Dayton 1957 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Med Park GF 6-2 205 4 Missouri 1955 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Dave Piontek F 6-6 230 3 Xavier 1956 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
Hub Reed C 6-9 215 1 Oklahoma City 1958 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Phil Rollins G 6-2 155 1 Louisville 1956 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
Larry Staverman PF 6-7 205 1 Thomas More 1958 Rnd 9 Pick 2 United States
Wayne Stevens SF 6-3 185 0 Cincinnati 1958 Rnd 7 Pick 2 United States
Jack Twyman F 6-6 210 4 Cincinnati 1955 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Win Wilfong G 6-2 185 2 Memphis 1957 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States

1959-1960 Cincinnati Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters W. Wilfong B. Bockhorn M. Park J. Twyman P. Jordon
Rotation   P. Rollins W. Stevens L. Staverman W. Embry
Lim PT     D. Gambee   H. Reed

1959-1960 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1St. Louis Hawks46-29-
2Detroit Pistons30-4516
3Minneapolis Lakers25-5021
4Cincinnati Royals19-5627

1959-1960 Cincinnati Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jack Twyman All-NBA Second Team (1960)
Jack Twyman Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1960)

1959-1960 Cincinnati Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Jack Twyman 75 40.3 31.2 8.9 3.5
Phil Jordon 75 27.5 13.4 8.3 2.8
Bucky Bockhorn 75 28.0 10.5 5.1 3.4
Wayne Embry 73 21.8 10.6 9.5 1.1
Win Wilfong 72 27.7 10.1 4.9 3.7
Hub Reed 69 26.1 9.7 8.9 1.0
Med Park 74 25.0 8.7 4.1 2.9
Dave Piontek 52 21.4 10.0 6.6 1.6
Phil Rollins 72 17.2 5.5 2.5 3.2
Larry Staverman 49 9.8 3.8 3.7 0.7
Jim Palmer 20 20.0 9.1 5.5 0.8
Wayne Stevens 8 6.1 1.6 2.0 0.5
Dave Gambee 19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1959-1960 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.

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.

Wayne Stevens was selected as the #2 pick in the 7 Round of the 1958 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals. Wayne Stevens signed a contract with the Cincinnati Royals on September 1, 1959.

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.

Acquired via Trade

Dave Gambee was acquired in a trade by the Cincinnati Royals from the St. Louis Hawks on January 31, 1960.

Phil Jordon was acquired in a trade by the Cincinnati Royals from the Detroit Pistons on March 31, 1959.

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

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

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

Win Wilfong was acquired in a trade by the Cincinnati Royals from the St. Louis Hawks on August 22, 1959.