Syracuse Nationals Playoff Rosters

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1962-1963 Syracuse Nationals Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Al Bianchi PG 6-3 185 Mar 26, 1932 30 Bowling Green 6 1954 2nd Rnd, #18, Minneapolis Lakers
Len Chappell PF 6-8 240 Jan 31, 1941 22 Wake Forest 0 1962 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
Larry Costello PG 6-1 186 Jul 2, 1931 31 Niagara 7 1954 2nd Rnd, #12, Philadelphia Warriors
Dave Gambee SF 6-6 215 Apr 16, 1937 25 Oregon State 4 1958 1st Rnd, #7, St. Louis Hawks
Hal Greer PG 6-2 175 Jun 26, 1936 26 Marshall 4 1958 2nd Rnd, #14, Syracuse Nationals
Red Kerr FC 6-9 230 Jul 17, 1932 30 Illinois 8 1954 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
Porter Meriwether PG 6-2 180 Mar 16, 1940 23 Tennessee State 0 1962 3rd Rnd, #23, Syracuse Nationals
Paul Neumann PG 6-1 170 Jan 30, 1938 25 Stanford 1 1959 4th Rnd, #29, Syracuse Nationals
Joe Roberts SF 6-5   May 18, 1936 26 Ohio State 2 1960 3rd Rnd, #21, Syracuse Nationals
Dolph Schayes FC 6-7 195 May 19, 1928 34 NYU 13 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 4, New York Knicks
Lee Shaffer SF 6-7 220 Feb 23, 1939 24 North Carolina 1 1960 1st Rnd, #5, Syracuse Nationals
Chet Walker SF 6-6 212 Feb 22, 1940 23 Bradley 0 1962 2nd Rnd, #14, Syracuse Nationals
Ben Warley SF 6-5 200 Sep 4, 1936 26 Tennessee State 0 1960 4th Rnd, #27, Los Angeles Lakers

1962-1963 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 Syracuse Nationals #3 Cincinnati Royals CIN in 5
Second Round W2 St. Louis Hawks W3 Detroit Pistons STH in 4
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Cincinnati Royals BOS in 7
Conference Finals W1 Los Angeles Lakers W2 St. Louis Hawks LAL in 7
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 6

1962-1963 Syracuse Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Lee Shaffer 5 34.6 27.2 4.6 1.2
Hal Greer 5 42.8 23.4 5.4 4.2
Chet Walker 5 26.0 15.2 9.4 1.8
Red Kerr 5 37.4 13.6 15.0 1.8
Larry Costello 5 26.8 10.2 0.8 4.6
Dolph Schayes 5 21.6 10.2 5.6 1.4
Al Bianchi 5 15.4 6.8 1.6 0.4
Dave Gambee 5 15.0 6.4 3.2 0.0
Len Chappell 4 13.2 5.2 4.5 0.8
Paul Neumann 4 16.2 4.0 3.5 2.2
Ben Warley 2 4.5 1.0 1.5 0.0

1962-1963 Syracuse Nationals Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Syracuse Leaders Cincinnati Leaders
Mar 19, 1963
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Cincinnati		 W, 123-120 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 32. Hal Greer
 PTS: 29. O. Robertson
Mar 21, 1963
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Cincinnati		 L, 133-115 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 24. Chet Walker
 PTS: 41. O. Robertson
Mar 23, 1963
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Cincinnati		 W, 121-117 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		2-1 PTS: 34. Lee Shaffer
 PTS: 24. Jack Twyman
Mar 24, 1963
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Cincinnati		 L, 125-118 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals 		2-2 PTS: 32. Lee Shaffer
 PTS: 29. O. Robertson
Mar 26, 1963
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Cincinnati		 L, 127-131 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		2-3 PTS: 45. Lee Shaffer
 PTS: 32. O. Robertson