St. Louis Hawks Regular Season Rosters

1960-1961 St. Louis Hawks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Ernie Beck GF 6-4 190 6 Pennsylvania 1953 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Joe Buckhalter PF 6-7 210 0 Tennessee State 1958 Rnd 12 Pick 4 United States
Al Ferrari G 6-2 190 3 Michigan State 1955 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
Larry Foust FC 6-9 215 10 La Salle 1950 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Si Green G 6-2 185 3 Duquesne 1956 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Cliff Hagan GF 6-4 210 4 Kentucky 1953 Rnd 3 Pick 6 United States
Fred LaCour F 6-5 205 0 San Francisco 1960 Rnd 3 Pick 6 United States
Clyde Lovellette FC 6-10 234 7 Kansas 1952 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
Johnny McCarthy G 6-0 170 3 Canisius 1956 Rnd 4 Pick 1 United States
Bob Pettit FC 6-9 205 6 LSU 1954 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Dave Piontek F 6-6 230 4 Xavier 1956 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
Frank Radovich FC 6-8 235 0 Indiana 1960 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Phil Rollins G 6-2 155 2 Louisville 1956 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
Woody Sauldsberry FC 6-7 220 3 Texas Southern 1957 Rnd 8 Pick 5 United States
Lenny Wilkens PG 6-1 180 0 Providence 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States

1960-1961 St. Louis Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Wilkens S. Green C. Hagan W. Sauldsberry B. Pettit
Rotation   J. McCarthy D. Piontek C. Lovellette  
Rotation   A. Ferrari F. LaCour L. Foust  

1960-1961 Western Division Standings

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

1960-1961 St. Louis Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Bob Pettit All-NBA First Team (1961)
Clyde Lovellette Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1961)
Bob Pettit Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1961)
Cliff Hagan Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1961)

1960-1961 St. Louis Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Bob Pettit 76 39.8 27.9 20.3 3.4
Cliff Hagan 77 35.1 22.1 9.3 4.9
Clyde Lovellette 67 31.5 22.0 10.1 2.6
Lenny Wilkens 75 25.3 11.7 4.5 2.8
Si Green 76 25.9 9.2 5.0 3.4
Johnny McCarthy 79 31.9 8.3 4.1 5.4
Larry Foust 68 17.8 8.1 5.7 1.1
Woody Sauldsberry 69 21.6 7.5 7.1 1.1
Al Ferrari 63 16.4 5.2 1.8 2.3
Fred LaCour 55 13.1 5.6 3.2 1.5
Dave Piontek 29 8.8 3.8 2.3 0.7
Ernie Beck 7 8.9 2.7 1.7 1.9
Phil Rollins 7 10.1 2.6 0.4 1.6

1960-1961 St. Louis Hawks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Al Ferrari was selected as the #1 pick in the 3 Round of the 1955 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Hawks. Al Ferrari signed a contract with the St. Louis Hawks on July 8, 1955. Al Ferrari re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1958.

Fred LaCour was selected as the #6 pick in the 3 Round of the 1960 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Fred LaCour signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1960.

Bob Pettit was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1954 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Hawks. Bob Pettit signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Hawks on July 17, 1954.

Lenny Wilkens was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1960 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Lenny Wilkens signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1960.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Cliff Hagan, the #6 pick in the 3 Round of the 1953 NBA Draft, were acquired by the St. Louis Hawks from the Boston Celtics on April 30, 1956. Cliff Hagan signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1956.

Acquired via Trade

Larry Foust was acquired in a trade by the St. Louis Hawks from the Minneapolis Lakers on February 1, 1960. Larry Foust re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on July 8, 1960.

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

Clyde Lovellette was acquired in a trade by the St. Louis Hawks from the Cincinnati Royals on August 16, 1958.

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

Dave Piontek was acquired in a trade by the St. Louis Hawks from the Cincinnati Royals on January 31, 1960. Dave Piontek re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on July 2, 1960.

Woody Sauldsberry was acquired in a trade by the St. Louis Hawks from the Philadelphia Warriors on October 17, 1960.