1962–63 Chicago Zephyrs season
Appearance
1962–63 Chicago Zephyrs season | |
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Head coach | Jack McMahon Bobby Leonard |
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) |
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.
Regular season
Season standings
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 | — |
Awards and records
- Terry Dischinger, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
- Terry Dischinger, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team