1962–63 Chicago Zephyrs season
The 1962–63 NBA season was the Zephyrs' 2nd season in the NBA,[1] as well as their final season in the Windy City before the franchise's relocation to Baltimore for the following season. As a result, Chicago would not have another NBA franchise until 1966, when the Bulls began play.
| 1962–63 Chicago Zephyrs season | |
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| Head coach |
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| General manager | Frank Lane |
| Owner(s) | David Trager |
| Arena | Chicago Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 25–55 (.313) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | WGN-TV |
| Radio | WGN (Jack Brickhouse) |
Roster
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Roster |
Regular season
Season standings
| Western Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 27 | .663 | – | 27–7 | 20–17 | 6–3 | 33–13 |
| x-St. Louis Hawks | 48 | 32 | .600 | 5 | 30–7 | 13–18 | 5–7 | 29–17 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 34 | 46 | .425 | 19 | 14–16 | 8–19 | 12–11 | 19–27 |
| San Francisco Warriors | 31 | 49 | .388 | 22 | 13–20 | 11–25 | 7–4 | 18–28 |
| Chicago Zephyrs | 25 | 55 | .313 | 28 | 17–17 | 3–23 | 5–15 | 13–27 |
Record vs. opponents
| 1962–63 NBA records | |||||||||
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| Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | SFW | STL | SYR |
| Boston | — | 8–2 | 9–3 | 8–0 | 4–5 | 10–2 | 8–1 | 5–3 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 2–8 | — | 4–6 | 3–7 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 4–6 | 3–7 | 2–8 |
| Cincinnati | 3–9 | 6–4 | — | 4–4 | 3–6 | 10–2 | 6–3 | 3–5 | 7–5 |
| Detroit | 0–8 | 7–3 | 4–4 | — | 1–11 | 8–1 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 3–6 |
| Los Angeles | 5–4 | 7–3 | 6–3 | 11–1 | — | 5–3 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 4–4 |
| New York | 2–10 | 6–4 | 2–10 | 1–8 | 3–5 | — | 2–6 | 3–6 | 2–10 |
| San Francisco | 1–8 | 6–4 | 3–6 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–2 | — | 3–9 | 3–5 |
| St. Louis | 3–5 | 7–3 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–3 | 9–3 | — | 5–4 |
| Syracuse | 6–6 | 8–2 | 5–7 | 6–3 | 4–4 | 10–2 | 5–3 | 4–5 | — |
Game log
| 1962–63 Game log | ||||||||||
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| # | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
| 1 | October 16 | @ New York | 119–121 | Walt Bellamy (43) | 0–1 | |||||
| 2 | October 20 | Cincinnati | 109–113 | Walt Bellamy (23) | 1–1 | |||||
| 3 | October 23 | N St. Louis | 110–109 | Walt Bellamy (33) | 1–2 | |||||
| 4 | October 24 | Los Angeles | 107–118 | Walt Bellamy (42) | 2–2 | |||||
| 5 | October 26 | @ Syracuse | 112–130 | Walt Bellamy (30) | 2–3 | |||||
| 6 | October 27 | San Francisco | 129–126 (OT) | Walt Bellamy (29) | 2–4 | |||||
| 7 | November 2 | Boston | 107–97 | Walt Bellamy (35) | 2–5 | |||||
| 8 | November 3 | @ St. Louis | 109–114 | Terry Dischinger (33) | 2–6 | |||||
| 9 | November 9 | @ San Francisco | 126–134 | Walt Bellamy (46) | 2–7 | |||||
| 10 | November 10 | @ San Francisco | 108–113 | Walt Bellamy (29) | 2–8 | |||||
| 11 | November 11 | @ Los Angeles | 109–105 (OT) | Terry Dischinger (30) | 3–8 | |||||
| 12 | November 13 | @ Los Angeles | 84–107 | Bobby Leonard (17) | 3–9 | |||||
| 13 | November 15 | New York | 92–95 | Walt Bellamy (37) | 4–9 | |||||
| 14 | November 17 | Los Angeles | 110–109 | Terry Dischinger (31) | 4–10 | |||||
| 15 | November 18 | N Syracuse | 110–107 | Woody Sauldsberry (26) | 4–11 | |||||
| 16 | November 20 | N Boston | 106–113 | Don Nelson (25) | 4–12 | |||||
| 17 | November 21 | N New York | 137–108 | Terry Dischinger (37) | 4–13 | |||||
| 18 | November 23 | N Boston | 104–116 | Terry Dischinger (32) | 4–14 | |||||
| 19 | November 24 | Detroit | 103–104 | Walt Bellamy (31) | 5–14 | |||||
| 20 | November 26 | @ Los Angeles | 106–128 | Walt Bellamy (26) | 5–15 | |||||
| 21 | November 27 | @ San Francisco | 115–107 | Walt Bellamy (37) | 6–15 | |||||
| 22 | November 29 | Syracuse | 112–85 | Walt Bellamy (23) | 6–16 | |||||
| 23 | December 1 | Cincinnati | 131–121 | Terry Dischinger (33) | 6–17 | |||||
| 24 | December 4 | @ St. Louis | 102–104 | Walt Bellamy (21) | 6–18 | |||||
| 25 | December 5 | N New York | 133–117 | Bill McGill (28) | 6–19 | |||||
| 26 | December 6 | St. Louis | 93–106 | Woody Sauldsberry (23) | 7–19 | |||||
| 27 | December 7 | N Syracuse | 149–129 | Walt Bellamy (34) | 7–20 | |||||
| 28 | December 9 | San Francisco | 102–110 | Terry Dischinger (33) | 8–20 | |||||
| 29 | December 10 | N Detroit | 109–100 | Walt Bellamy (36) | 8–21 | |||||
| 30 | December 12 | N Cincinnati | 102–105 | Walt Bellamy (31) | 9–21 | |||||
| 31 | December 13 | N Cincinnati | 142–123 | Terry Dischinger (28) | 9–22 | |||||
| 32 | December 15 | New York | 101–142 | Bill McGill (31) | 10–22 | |||||
| 33 | December 16 | N Detroit | 106–110 | Terry Dischinger (33) | 11–22 | |||||
| 34 | December 18 | N Detroit | 110–113 | Johnny Cox (29) | 12–22 | |||||
| 35 | December 19 | @ Detroit | 113–115 | Walt Bellamy (30) | 12–23 | |||||
| 36 | December 21 | @ Cincinnati | 116–129 | Walt Bellamy (18) | 12–24 | |||||
| 37 | December 22 | N Detroit | 122–110 | Walt Bellamy (26) | 12–25 | |||||
| 38 | December 26 | Detroit | 123–116 | Walt Bellamy (31) | 12–26 | |||||
| 39 | December 29 | Cincinnati | 104–108 | Walt Bellamy (25) | 13–26 | |||||
| 40 | December 30 | St. Louis | 107–100 | Walt Bellamy (31) | 13–27 | |||||
| 41 | January 4 | @ New York | 108–129 | Walt Bellamy (23) | 13–28 | |||||
| 42 | January 5 | San Francisco | 127–126 | Walt Bellamy (38) | 13–29 | |||||
| 43 | January 6 | @ Syracuse | 102–114 | Charles Hardnett (31) | 13–30 | |||||
| 44 | January 9 | Boston | 123–131 | Charles Hardnett (35) | 14–30 | |||||
| 45 | January 11 | @ Detroit | 112–116 | Terry Dischinger (24) | 14–31 | |||||
| 46 | January 12 | New York | 97–130 | Terry Dischinger (30) | 15–31 | |||||
| 47 | January 13 | @ Boston | 99–143 | Walt Bellamy (24) | 15–32 | |||||
| 48 | January 17 | N Boston | 93–110 | Walt Bellamy (33) | 15–33 | |||||
| 49 | January 18 | Los Angeles | 116–108 | Walt Bellamy (38) | 15–34 | |||||
| 50 | January 20 | Cincinnati | 93–113 | Walt Bellamy (28) | 16–34 | |||||
| 51 | January 23 | Syracuse | 94–104 | Walt Bellamy (35) | 17–34 | |||||
| 52 | January 25 | Detroit | 113–111 | Walt Bellamy (36) | 17–35 | |||||
| 53 | January 26 | @ Cincinnati | 116–142 | Terry Dischinger (23) | 17–36 | |||||
| 54 | January 27 | N Cincinnati | 143–126 | Walt Bellamy (39) | 17–37 | |||||
| 55 | January 29 | N Boston | 99–100 | Walt Bellamy (33) | 17–38 | |||||
| 56 | January 31 | N New York | 101–116 | Walt Bellamy (34) | 18–38 | |||||
| 57 | February 1 | St. Louis | 119–111 | Terry Dischinger (32) | 18–39 | |||||
| 58 | February 3 | @ San Francisco | 110–108 | Terry Dischinger (25) | 19–39 | |||||
| 59 | February 4 | N San Francisco | 109–107 | Terry Dischinger (24) | 19–40 | |||||
| 60 | February 6 | @ Los Angeles | 105–107 | Terry Dischinger (34) | 19–41 | |||||
| 61 | February 8 | @ Los Angeles | 91–94 | Walt Bellamy (28) | 19–42 | |||||
| 62 | February 9 | Los Angeles | 107–106 | Walt Bellamy (36) | 19–43 | |||||
| 63 | February 14 | @ Syracuse | 117–136 | Terry Dischinger (27) | 19–44 | |||||
| 64 | February 15 | New York | 135–131 (2OT) | Terry Dischinger (30) | 19–45 | |||||
| 65 | February 17 | Boston | 110–107 | Walt Bellamy (32) | 19–46 | |||||
| 66 | February 19 | N Syracuse | 118–110 | Walt Bellamy (31) | 19–47 | |||||
| 67 | February 21 | Syracuse | 91–108 | Walt Bellamy (31) | 20–47 | |||||
| 68 | February 22 | @ St. Louis | 98–115 | Terry Dischinger (29) | 20–48 | |||||
| 69 | February 23 | San Francisco | 92–88 | Walt Bellamy (29) | 20–49 | |||||
| 70 | February 27 | St. Louis | 93–98 | Walt Bellamy (29) | 21–49 | |||||
| 71 | February 28 | @ Detroit | 104–112 | Bellamy, Dischinger (28) | 21–50 | |||||
| 72 | March 1 | Los Angeles | 109–114 | Walt Bellamy (38) | 22–50 | |||||
| 73 | March 3 | @ St. Louis | 97–104 | Terry Dischinger (33) | 22–51 | |||||
| 74 | March 5 | St. Louis | 93–116 | Walt Bellamy (27) | 23–51 | |||||
| 75 | March 6 | N San Francisco | 111–121 | Terry Dischinger (27) | 24–51 | |||||
| 76 | March 8 | Boston | 109–110 | Walt Bellamy (39) | 25–51 | |||||
| 77 | March 12 | Syracuse | 130–106 | Terry Dischinger (27) | 25–52 | |||||
| 78 | March 13 | @ Boston | 108–121 | Walt Bellamy (28) | 25–53 | |||||
| 79 | March 15 | @ New York | 111–116 | Walt Bellamy (34) | 25–54 | |||||
| 80 | March 16 | Cincinnati | 126–117 | Charles Hardnett (27) | 25–55 | |||||
Awards and records
- Terry Dischinger, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
- Terry Dischinger, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
References
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