Cincinnati Royals Regular Season Rosters

1960-1961 Cincinnati Royals Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Bucky Bockhorn G 6-4 195 2 Dayton 1958 Rnd 3 Pick 2 United States
Bob Boozer PF 6-8 215 0 Kansas State 1959 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Joe Buckhalter PF 6-7 210 0 Tennessee State 1958 Rnd 12 Pick 4 United States
Ralph Davis SG 6-4 180 0 Cincinnati 1960 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
Wayne Embry C 6-8 240 2 Miami (OH) 1958 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
Mike Farmer F 6-7 210 2 San Francisco 1958 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Phil Jordon C 6-10 205 4 Whitworth University 1956 Rnd 6 Pick 3 United States
Hub Reed C 6-9 215 2 Oklahoma City 1958 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Oscar Robertson G 6-5 220 0 Cincinnati 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Phil Rollins G 6-2 155 2 Louisville 1956 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
Adrian Smith PG 6-1 180 0 Kentucky 1958 Rnd 15 Pick 1 United States
Larry Staverman PF 6-7 205 2 Thomas More 1958 Rnd 9 Pick 2 United States
Jack Twyman F 6-6 210 5 Cincinnati 1955 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Bob Wiesenhahn F 6-4 215 0 Cincinnati 1961 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Win Wilfong G 6-2 185 3 Memphis 1957 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States

1960-1961 Cincinnati Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Bockhorn O. Robertson J. Twyman B. Boozer W. Embry
Rotation   R. Davis   L. Staverman H. Reed
Rotation   W. Wilfong      
Lim PT     M. Farmer    

1960-1961 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1St. Louis Hawks51-28-
2Los Angeles Lakers36-4315
3Detroit Pistons34-4517
4Cincinnati Royals33-4618

1960-1961 Cincinnati Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Oscar Robertson All-NBA First Team (1961)
Oscar Robertson Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year (1961)
Oscar Robertson Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1961)
Wayne Embry Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1961)
Oscar Robertson Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP (1961)

1960-1961 Cincinnati Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Oscar Robertson 71 42.7 30.5 10.1 9.7
Jack Twyman 79 37.0 25.3 8.5 2.8
Wayne Embry 79 28.3 14.4 10.9 1.6
Bucky Bockhorn 79 33.8 12.6 5.5 4.3
Bob Boozer 79 19.9 8.4 6.2 1.4
Phil Jordon 48 23.8 10.9 8.8 2.2
Mike Farmer 57 22.7 7.5 6.6 1.4
Hub Reed 75 16.2 5.3 4.9 0.9
Ralph Davis 73 16.6 5.4 1.2 2.4
Larry Staverman 66 14.3 4.6 4.3 1.3
Win Wilfong 62 11.6 4.6 2.4 1.4
Phil Rollins 14 6.1 1.8 0.6 0.8

1960-1961 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.

Ralph Davis was selected as the #1 pick in the 3 Round of the 1960 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals. Ralph Davis signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals on September 1, 1960.

Oscar Robertson was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1960 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals. Oscar Robertson signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals on September 1, 1960.

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 Bob Boozer, the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1959 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Cincinnati Royals from the St. Louis Hawks on April 15, 1960. Bob Boozer signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals on September 1, 1960.

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

Mike Farmer was acquired in a trade by the Cincinnati Royals from the New York Knicks on November 14, 1960.

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

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