1963–64 Cincinnati Royals season

1963–64 Cincinnati Royals season
Jerry Lucas' first season
Head coach Jack McMahon
Owner(s) Louis Jacobs
Arena Cincinnati Gardens
Results
Record 55–25 (.688)
Place Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Finals
(Eliminated 1–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1963–64 season was the Royals 16th season in the NBA and its 7th in Cincinnati. The Royals finished in 2nd place with a 55–25 record, the second best record in the NBA. The team's outstanding roster included Oscar Robertson, Jerry Lucas, Team Captain Wayne Embry, Jack Twyman, Bucky Bockhorn, Bob Boozer, Tom Hawkins, Adrian Smith, Bud Olsen, Larry Staverman and coach Jack McMahon . The team is noteworthy for having both the NBA MVP in Robertson and the NBA Rookie of the Year in Lucas, a rare occurrence in NBA history. The team played most of their home games at Cincinnati Gardens arena, but also hosted home games that season in Dayton, Lima, Columbus at Saint John arena and Cleveland at Cleveland Arena. In the playoffs the Royals defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in a 5-game series, but both Lucas and Olsen would be lost to injury. In the Eastern Conference Final, the Royals were eliminated by the Boston Celtics, who triumphed in 5 games.

Draft picks

Tom Thacker from the outstanding University of Cincinnati program was another territorial draft pick, the team's first this year. Shooter Jimmy Rayl was the team's second-round selection. He was cut, but later played in the ABA.

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 59 21 .738 – 26–4 21–17 12–0 25–11
x-Cincinnati Royals 55 25 .688 4 26–7 18–18 11–0 27–9
x-Philadelphia 76ers 34 46 .425 25 18–12 12–22 4–12 13–23
New York Knicks 22 58 .275 37 10–25 8–27 4–6 7–29

Season Schedule

The Royals consistently posted winning marks over the full season for each month of play. Oct 5–3, Nov 10–6, Dec 9–4, Jan 11–6, Feb 14–3, March 6–3, plus a 4–6 record in the playoffs. Four of the five Boston playoff games took place in April.

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Cincinnati Royals vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Royals win series 3–2

East Division Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Cincinnati Royals: Celtics win series 4–1

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Robertson led the NBA in assists and was second in scoring. He also led the NBA in free throws made and free throw percentage. Lucas led the NBA in field goal percentage, and was third in rebounding.

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jay Arnette 48 10.4 36.2 77.8 1.1 1.5 3.8
Bucky Bockhorn 70 23.9 41.2 76.2 2.9 2.5 8.3
Bob Boozer 32 22.7 41.6 62.2 5.6 1.0 11.0
Wayne Embry 80 36.4 45.8 65.0 11.6 1.4 17.3
Tom Hawkins 73 24.2 44.1 60.1 6.0 1.0 8.6
Jerry Lucas 79 41.4 52.7 77.9 17.4 2.6 17.7
Bud Olsen 49 10.5 40.5 56.1 3.0 0.6 4.1
Oscar Robertson 79 45.1 48.3 85.3 9.9 11.0 31.4
Adrian Smith 66 23.1 40.6 78.2 2.2 2.2 9.4
Larry Staverman 34 9.4 41.4 83.0 2.8 0.5 4.0
Tom Thacker 48 9.5 29.3 49.1 2.4 1.1 2.8
Jack Twyman 68 29.4 45.0 82.9 5.4 2.0 15.9

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jay Arnette 8 9.9 35.5 87.5 1.3 1.1 3.6
Bucky Bockhorn 10 30.1 38.0 75.0 3.9 3.9 9.7
Wayne Embry 10 36.3 38.1 62.2 12.4 2.1 13.4
Tom Hawkins 10 27.3 44.3 68.2 9.3 1.1 10.1
Jerry Lucas 10 37.0 39.0 70.3 12.5 3.4 12.2
Bud Olsen 2 5.0 50.0 — 2.0 0.5 3.0
Oscar Robertson 10 47.1 45.5 85.8 8.9 8.4 29.3
Adrian Smith 7 9.4 30.8 71.4 1.3 0.6 3.0
Larry Staverman 7 10.0 47.8 78.9 3.7 0.7 5.3
Tom Thacker 6 7.2 26.1 25.0 2.2 0.5 2.2
Jack Twyman 10 35.4 47.2 79.6 8.7 1.6 20.5

Awards and honors

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