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1959–60 Detroit Pistons Season
The 1959–60 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 12th season in the NBA and third season in the city of Detroit. The team played at Olympia Stadium in Detroit. The team finished with a 30-45 (.400) record, second in the Western Division, advancing to the playoffs, dropping the Western Conference semi-final 2–0 to the Minneapolis Lakers. The team was led guard Gene Shue (22.8 ppg, NBA All-Star) and center Walter Dukes (15.2 ppg, 13.4 rpg). The Pistons also featured rookie Bailey Howell who put up outstanding numbers (17.8 ppg, 10.5 rpg) on his way to a Hall of Fame career. Regular season Season standings :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , March 12 , Minneapolis L 112–113, Bailey Howell (29) , Grosse Pointe South High School , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , March 13 , @ Minneapolis L 99–114, Gene Shue (27) , Minneapolis Armory , 0–2 , - Awards and reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Rocha
Ephraim Joseph "Red" Rocha (September 18, 1923 – February 13, 2010) was an American professional basketball player and Coach (basketball), coach. Basketball A 6'9" center from Oregon State University, he earned List of All-Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball teams, All-Pacific Coast Conference honors in 1945, 1946, and 1947. He was also selected as a 1947 All-American. Rocha played in the Basketball Association of America, BAA and National Basketball Association, NBA in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He represented the Baltimore Bullets (1944–54), Baltimore Bullets in the 1951 NBA All-Star Game, the first NBA All-Star Game. Rocha had 6,362 career points in the NBA and won an NBA title with the Syracuse Nationals in 1955. The first person from Hawaii to play in the NBA, Rocha still shares, with former teammate Paul Seymour (basketball), Paul Seymour, the NBA post-season records, NBA record for most minutes in a playoff game with 67. After his playing days he became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959–60 Minneapolis Lakers Season
The 1959–60 Minneapolis Lakers season was the 12th season for the franchise in the NBA and final season in Minneapolis. The Lakers finished in third-place in the NBA Western Division with a record of 25–50, 21 games behind the St. Louis Hawks. In their final season in the Twin Cities, the Lakers made the playoffs and defeated the Detroit Pistons two games to none in the Western Division semifinals, before losing the West Finals to the Hawks, four games to three. The Lakers roster had 5 1st overall picks, Elgin Baylor, Hot Rod Hundley, Chuck Share, Ray Felix, and Frank Selvy, the most among any NBA teams in a season. On January 18, the team had a harrowing flight in a snowstorm, returning to Minneapolis from St. Louis. The team's DC-3 had electrical problems and made an emergency landing in a cornfield near Carroll, Iowa. On April 27, 1960, The NBA approved the relocation of the Lakers to Southern California and they became the Los Angeles Lakers for the 1960–61 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Conlin
Edward James Conlin (September 2, 1933 – September 21, 2012) was an American basketball player and coach. A 6'5" guard/ forward from Fordham University, Conlin played in the National Basketball Association from 1955 to 1962 as a member of the Syracuse Nationals, Detroit Pistons, and Philadelphia Warriors. On February 13, 1959, Conlin was traded from Syracuse to Detroit for eventual hall-of-famer George Yardley George Harry Yardley III (November 3, 1928 – August 12, 2004) was an American basketball player. He was the first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in one season, breaking the 1,932-point record held by George Mikan. Yardley was ens .... He averaged 10.1 points per game in his NBA career. Conlin returned to Fordham when he joined the coaching staff of Johnny Bach in 1967. He assumed the position of head coach from 1968 to 1970. Conlin was dismissed from the team in 1970 with a record of 27–24 during his two seasons. Conlin was inducted into the Fordham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Noble
Charles E. Noble (July 24, 1931 – March 7, 2011) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'4" shooting guard from the University of Louisville, Noble played seven seasons (1955–1962) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Detroit Pistons franchise. He averaged 8.0 points per game and appeared in the 1960 NBA All-Star Game The 10th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 22, 1960, in Philadelphia. The coaches were Red Auerbach for the East, and Ed Macauley for the West. Eastern Division Western Division Score by periods *Halft .... Noble later worked in publishing. He died in 2011. ". ''University of Louisville Magazine''. Fall 2011. Retrieved on September 30, 2012 NBA career statistics Regular season Pla ...
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Archie Dees
William Archie Dees (February 22, 1936 – April 4, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. Dees was the second-overall pick in the 1958 NBA draft from Indiana University. Basketball career A 6'8" forward/ center born in Ethel, Mississippi, Dees started his basketball career at Mount Carmel High School in Mount Carmel, Illinois. He was later named an All-American his senior year, scoring a record 2,337 points. Afterward, he attended Indiana University, where he received the Big Ten Conference Most Valuable Player award twice, in 1957 and 1958. Dees is one of three people (the others being Jerry Lucas and Scott May) to have received multiple Big Ten MVP honors. When he graduated in 1958, Dees was drafted as the second-overall pick by the Cincinnati Royals of the National Basketball Association. He went on to play four seasons in the league with the Royals, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Packers, and St. Louis Hawks. Honors and personal life Dees was inducted int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946 as one of the league's original eight teams, the Celtics play their home games at TD Garden, a shared arena with the NHL's Boston Bruins. The Celtics are commonly regarded as the most successful team in NBA history and hold the records for List of NBA champions, most NBA championships won, with 18, and List of all-time NBA win–loss records, most recorded wins of any NBA franchise. The Celtics' rise to dominance began in the late 1950s, after the team, led by coach Red Auerbach, acquired Bill Russell in 1956, later becoming the cornerstone of the Celtics dynasty. Led by Russell, Bob Cousy, and Tom Heinsohn, the Celtics won their first NBA championship in 1957 NBA Finals, 1957. Russell, along with a tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Lloyd
Earl Francis Lloyd (April 3, 1928 – February 26, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was the first African American player to play a game in the National Basketball Association (NBA). An All–American player at West Virginia State University, Lloyd helped lead West Virginia State to an undefeated season in 1948. As a professional, Lloyd helped lead the Syracuse Nationals to the 1955 NBA Championship. In 1971, Lloyd was hired by the Detroit Pistons as head coach, becoming the first non-playing black head coach of the NBA and fourth overall black head coach in NBA history. Lloyd was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003. Early life Earl Lloyd was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on April 3, 1928, to Theodore Lloyd Sr. and Daisy Lloyd. His father worked in the coal industry and his mother was a stay-at-home mom. Being a high school standout, Lloyd was named to the All-South Atlantic Conference three times and the All-State Virgin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden, an arena they share with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City, the other being the Brooklyn Nets. Alongside the Boston Celtics, the Knicks are one of two original NBA teams still located in its original city. The team, established by Ned Irish in 1946, was one of the founding members of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which became the NBA National Basketball Association#Creation and BAA–NBL merger (1946–1956), after merging with the rival Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia Warriors
The history of the Golden State Warriors began in Philadelphia in 1946. In 1962, the franchise was relocated to San Francisco, California and became known as the San Francisco Warriors until 1971, when its name was changed to the current Golden State Warriors. Along with their inaugural championship win in the 1946–47 season, the Warriors have won six others in the team's history, including another in Philadelphia after the 1955–56 season, and five more as Golden State after the 1974–75, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2021–22 seasons. They are one of best teams in the history of the NBA. 1946–1962: Philadelphia 1946–1959: The Fulks and Arizin era The Warriors were founded in Philadelphia in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors, a charter member of the National Basketball Association#History, Basketball Association of America. They were owned by Peter A. Tyrrell, who also owned the Philadelphia Rockets of the American Hockey League. Tyrell hired Edward Gottlieb, Edd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syracuse Nationals
The Philadelphia 76ers are an American basketball team currently playing in the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 76ers are third in NBA history in wins and playoff appearances, and have won three NBA championships. 1946–1963: Syracuse Nationals In 1946, Italian immigrant Danny Biasone sent a $5,000 check to the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League offices in Chicago, and the Syracuse Nationals became the largely Midwest-based league's easternmost team, based in the upstate New York city of Syracuse, New York, Syracuse. The Syracuse Nationals began to play in the NBL in the same year professional basketball was finally gaining some legitimacy with the rival Basketball Association of America that was based in large cities like New York and Philadelphia. While in the NBL with teams largely consisting of small Midwestern towns, the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cincinnati Royals
The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The Kings are the oldest team in the NBA, and the first team in the major professional North American sports leagues located in Sacramento. The team plays its home games at Golden 1 Center. The franchise began with the Rochester Seagrams (a semi-professional team) from Rochester, New York, that formed in 1923 and hosted a number of teams there over the next 20 years. They joined the National Basketball League in 1945 as the renamed Rochester Royals, winning that league's championship in their first season, 1945–46. In 1948 they jumped with three other NBL teams to the Basketball Association of America, that later merged with the NBL to form the NBA. As the Royals, the team was often successful on the court, winning the NBA championship in 1951. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959–60 Syracuse Nationals Season
The 1959–60 NBA season was the Nationals' 11th season in the NBA. Regular season Season standings :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , March 11 , @ Philadelphia L 92–115, Dick Barnett (19) , Barney Cable (13) , Larry Costello (4) , Philadelphia Civic Center , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , March 13 , Philadelphia W 125–119, Dolph Schayes (40) , Dolph Schayes (22) , Larry Costello (9) , Onondaga War Memorial , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , March 14 , @ Philadelphia L 112–132, Dolph Schayes (31) , Dolph Schayes (14) , Larry Costello (7) , Philadelphia Civic Center , 1–2 , - Awards and records *Dolph Schayes, All-NBA Second Team References {{DEFAULTSORT:1959-60 Syracuse Nationals Season Philadelphia 76ers seasons Syracuse 1959 in sports in New York (state) Syracuse Syracuse most commonly refers to: * Syracuse, Sicil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
