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1965-66 Cincinnati Royals Roster and Stats

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Record: 45-35, Finished 3rd in NBA Eastern Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jack McMahon (45-35)

PTS/G: 117.8 (3rd of 9) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 116.6 (5th of 9)
SRS: 1.03 (4th of 9)
Expected W-L: 43-37 (4th of 9)

Arena: Cincinnati Gardens ▪ Attendance: 208,865 (5th of 9)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (3-2) versus Boston Celtics

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
21 Jay Arnette G 6-2 175 December 19, 1938 2 University of Texas at Austin
24 Connie Dierking C 6-9 222 October 2, 1936 4 University of Cincinnati
15 Wayne Embry C 6-8 240 March 26, 1937 7 Miami University
22 Happy Hairston PF 6-7 225 May 31, 1942 1 New York University
20 Tom Hawkins SF 6-5 210 December 22, 1936 6 University of Notre Dame
21 Art Heyman F-G 6-5 205 June 24, 1941 2 Duke University
16 Jerry Lucas PF 6-8 230 March 30, 1940 2 Ohio State University
11 Jon McGlocklin SG 6-5 205 June 10, 1943 R Indiana University
34 Bud Olsen PF 6-8 220 July 25, 1940 3 University of Louisville
14 Oscar Robertson PG 6-5 205 November 24, 1938 5 University of Cincinnati
10 Adrian Smith SG 6-1 180 October 5, 1936 4 University of Kentucky
25 Tom Thacker PG 6-2 170 November 2, 1939 2 University of Cincinnati
27 Jack Twyman SF 6-6 210 May 11, 1934 10 University of Cincinnati
17 George Wilson C 6-8 225 May 9, 1942 1 University of Cincinnati

Team and Opponent Stats

G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
Team 80 19275 3610 8123 .444 2204 2906 .758 5559 1818 2033 9424 117.8
Lg Rank 1 2 6 3 4 5 2 4 6 7 3 3
Opponent 80 19275 9331 116.6
Lg Rank 1 5 5

Team Miscellaneous

Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
PW PL MOV SOS SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
Team 43 37 1.16 -0.13 1.03 .444 .271 Cincinnati Gardens 208,865
Lg Rank 4 4 4 6 4 3 5 5

Totals

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Oscar Robertson 27 76 3493 818 1723 .475 742 881 .842 586 847 227 2378
2 Jerry Lucas 25 79 3517 690 1523 .453 317 403 .787 1668 213 274 1697
3 Adrian Smith 29 80 2982 531 1310 .405 408 480 .850 287 256 276 1470
4 Happy Hairston 23 72 1794 398 814 .489 220 321 .685 546 44 216 1016
5 Tom Hawkins 29 79 2126 273 604 .452 116 209 .555 575 99 274 662
6 Wayne Embry 28 80 1882 232 564 .411 141 234 .603 525 81 287 605
7 Jack Twyman 31 73 943 224 498 .450 95 117 .812 168 60 122 543
8 Jon McGlocklin 22 72 852 153 363 .421 62 79 .785 133 88 77 368
9 Connie Dierking 29 57 782 134 322 .416 50 82 .610 245 43 113 318
10 Tom Thacker 26 50 478 84 207 .406 15 38 .395 119 61 85 183
11 George Wilson 23 47 276 54 138 .391 27 42 .643 98 17 56 135
12 Art Heyman 24 11 100 15 43 .349 10 17 .588 13 7 19 40
13 Bud Olsen 25 4 36 3 8 .375 1 3 .333 13 2 4 7
14 Jay Arnette 27 3 14 1 6 .167 0 0 0 0 3 2

Per Game

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Oscar Robertson 27 76 46.0 10.8 22.7 .475 9.8 11.6 .842 7.7 11.1 3.0 31.3
2 Jerry Lucas 25 79 44.5 8.7 19.3 .453 4.0 5.1 .787 21.1 2.7 3.5 21.5
3 Adrian Smith 29 80 37.3 6.6 16.4 .405 5.1 6.0 .850 3.6 3.2 3.5 18.4
4 Happy Hairston 23 72 24.9 5.5 11.3 .489 3.1 4.5 .685 7.6 0.6 3.0 14.1
5 Tom Hawkins 29 79 26.9 3.5 7.6 .452 1.5 2.6 .555 7.3 1.3 3.5 8.4
6 Wayne Embry 28 80 23.5 2.9 7.1 .411 1.8 2.9 .603 6.6 1.0 3.6 7.6
7 Jack Twyman 31 73 12.9 3.1 6.8 .450 1.3 1.6 .812 2.3 0.8 1.7 7.4
8 Connie Dierking 29 57 13.7 2.4 5.6 .416 0.9 1.4 .610 4.3 0.8 2.0 5.6
9 Jon McGlocklin 22 72 11.8 2.1 5.0 .421 0.9 1.1 .785 1.8 1.2 1.1 5.1
10 Tom Thacker 26 50 9.6 1.7 4.1 .406 0.3 0.8 .395 2.4 1.2 1.7 3.7
11 Art Heyman 24 11 9.1 1.4 3.9 .349 0.9 1.5 .588 1.2 0.6 1.7 3.6
12 George Wilson 23 47 5.9 1.1 2.9 .391 0.6 0.9 .643 2.1 0.4 1.2 2.9
13 Bud Olsen 25 4 9.0 0.8 2.0 .375 0.3 0.8 .333 3.3 0.5 1.0 1.8
14 Jay Arnette 27 3 4.7 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7

Per 36 Minutes

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Oscar Robertson 27 76 3493 8.4 17.8 .475 7.6 9.1 .842 6.0 8.7 2.3 24.5
2 Jack Twyman 31 73 943 8.6 19.0 .450 3.6 4.5 .812 6.4 2.3 4.7 20.7
3 Happy Hairston 23 72 1794 8.0 16.3 .489 4.4 6.4 .685 11.0 0.9 4.3 20.4
4 Adrian Smith 29 80 2982 6.4 15.8 .405 4.9 5.8 .850 3.5 3.1 3.3 17.7
5 George Wilson 23 47 276 7.0 18.0 .391 3.5 5.5 .643 12.8 2.2 7.3 17.6
6 Jerry Lucas 25 79 3517 7.1 15.6 .453 3.2 4.1 .787 17.1 2.2 2.8 17.4
7 Jon McGlocklin 22 72 852 6.5 15.3 .421 2.6 3.3 .785 5.6 3.7 3.3 15.5
8 Connie Dierking 29 57 782 6.2 14.8 .416 2.3 3.8 .610 11.3 2.0 5.2 14.6
9 Art Heyman 24 11 100 5.4 15.5 .349 3.6 6.1 .588 4.7 2.5 6.8 14.4
10 Tom Thacker 26 50 478 6.3 15.6 .406 1.1 2.9 .395 9.0 4.6 6.4 13.8
11 Wayne Embry 28 80 1882 4.4 10.8 .411 2.7 4.5 .603 10.0 1.5 5.5 11.6
12 Tom Hawkins 29 79 2126 4.6 10.2 .452 2.0 3.5 .555 9.7 1.7 4.6 11.2
13 Bud Olsen 25 4 36 3.0 8.0 .375 1.0 3.0 .333 13.0 2.0 4.0 7.0
14 Jay Arnette 27 3 14 2.6 15.4 .167 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 5.1

Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Oscar Robertson 27 76 3493 25.2 .563 .475 34.5 13.6 3.3 16.9 .232
2 Jerry Lucas 25 79 3517 18.8 .499 .453 8.2 4.5 3.6 8.1 .110
3 Happy Hairston 23 72 1794 16.8 .532 .489 3.4 4.1 1.3 5.3 .142
4 Adrian Smith 29 80 2982 12.4 .483 .405 11.3 2.9 1.5 4.4 .071
5 Tom Hawkins 29 79 2126 9.9 .476 .452 5.8 1.0 1.5 2.5 .055
6 Jack Twyman 31 73 943 14.6 .494 .450 9.1 1.3 0.6 1.8 .094
7 Wayne Embry 28 80 1882 9.2 .454 .411 5.3 0.2 1.3 1.5 .038
8 Jon McGlocklin 22 72 852 12.1 .463 .421 13.6 0.3 0.5 0.9 .049
9 Connie Dierking 29 57 782 11.6 .444 .416 7.2 -0.1 0.6 0.5 .031
10 George Wilson 23 47 276 12.4 .431 .391 8.3 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .015
11 Bud Olsen 25 4 36 8.1 .376 .375 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.006
12 Tom Thacker 26 50 478 10.3 .409 .406 16.8 -0.4 0.4 0.0 -0.004
13 Art Heyman 24 11 100 6.3 .396 .349 8.9 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.042
14 Jay Arnette 27 3 14 -9.0 .167 .167 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.301

Playoffs Totals

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Oscar Robertson 27 5 224 49 120 .408 61 68 .897 38 39 20 159
2 Jerry Lucas 25 5 231 40 85 .471 27 35 .771 101 14 14 107
3 Happy Hairston 23 5 150 25 62 .403 27 38 .711 37 0 20 77
4 Adrian Smith 29 5 157 22 59 .373 21 22 .955 12 13 12 65
5 Wayne Embry 28 5 139 16 38 .421 7 12 .583 34 2 23 39
6 Jon McGlocklin 22 4 66 14 29 .483 2 2 1.000 8 4 11 30
7 Connie Dierking 29 4 64 9 18 .500 9 10 .900 15 1 11 27
8 Tom Hawkins 29 5 109 11 24 .458 1 6 .167 22 1 16 23
9 Tom Thacker 26 4 46 7 22 .318 3 4 .750 9 5 11 17
10 Jack Twyman 31 2 11 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 2 0 3 5
11 George Wilson 23 1 3 1 1 1.000 0 0 1 0 1 2

Playoffs Per Game

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Oscar Robertson 27 5 44.8 9.8 24.0 .408 12.2 13.6 .897 7.6 7.8 4.0 31.8
2 Jerry Lucas 25 5 46.2 8.0 17.0 .471 5.4 7.0 .771 20.2 2.8 2.8 21.4
3 Happy Hairston 23 5 30.0 5.0 12.4 .403 5.4 7.6 .711 7.4 0.0 4.0 15.4
4 Adrian Smith 29 5 31.4 4.4 11.8 .373 4.2 4.4 .955 2.4 2.6 2.4 13.0
5 Wayne Embry 28 5 27.8 3.2 7.6 .421 1.4 2.4 .583 6.8 0.4 4.6 7.8
6 Jon McGlocklin 22 4 16.5 3.5 7.3 .483 0.5 0.5 1.000 2.0 1.0 2.8 7.5
7 Connie Dierking 29 4 16.0 2.3 4.5 .500 2.3 2.5 .900 3.8 0.3 2.8 6.8
8 Tom Hawkins 29 5 21.8 2.2 4.8 .458 0.2 1.2 .167 4.4 0.2 3.2 4.6
9 Tom Thacker 26 4 11.5 1.8 5.5 .318 0.8 1.0 .750 2.3 1.3 2.8 4.3
10 Jack Twyman 31 2 5.5 1.0 2.0 .500 0.5 1.0 .500 1.0 0.0 1.5 2.5
11 George Wilson 23 1 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Oscar Robertson 27 5 224 7.9 19.3 .408 9.8 10.9 .897 6.1 6.3 3.2 25.6
2 George Wilson 23 1 3 12.0 12.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 12.0 0.0 12.0 24.0
3 Happy Hairston 23 5 150 6.0 14.9 .403 6.5 9.1 .711 8.9 0.0 4.8 18.5
4 Jerry Lucas 25 5 231 6.2 13.2 .471 4.2 5.5 .771 15.7 2.2 2.2 16.7
5 Jon McGlocklin 22 4 66 7.6 15.8 .483 1.1 1.1 1.000 4.4 2.2 6.0 16.4
6 Jack Twyman 31 2 11 6.5 13.1 .500 3.3 6.5 .500 6.5 0.0 9.8 16.4
7 Connie Dierking 29 4 64 5.1 10.1 .500 5.1 5.6 .900 8.4 0.6 6.2 15.2
8 Adrian Smith 29 5 157 5.0 13.5 .373 4.8 5.0 .955 2.8 3.0 2.8 14.9
9 Tom Thacker 26 4 46 5.5 17.2 .318 2.3 3.1 .750 7.0 3.9 8.6 13.3
10 Wayne Embry 28 5 139 4.1 9.8 .421 1.8 3.1 .583 8.8 0.5 6.0 10.1
11 Tom Hawkins 29 5 109 3.6 7.9 .458 0.3 2.0 .167 7.3 0.3 5.3 7.6

Playoffs Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Oscar Robertson 27 5 224 24.3 .530 .408 29.1 0.6 0.1 0.7 .158
2 Jerry Lucas 25 5 231 20.2 .533 .471 9.4 0.4 0.1 0.5 .114
3 Happy Hairston 23 5 150 13.5 .489 .403 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 .055
4 Connie Dierking 29 4 64 13.6 .603 .500 2.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 .148
5 Jon McGlocklin 22 4 66 11.6 .502 .483 10.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 .066
6 Adrian Smith 29 5 157 11.3 .473 .373 12.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 .033
7 Wayne Embry 28 5 139 7.4 .451 .421 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .008
8 George Wilson 23 1 3 25.7 1.000 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .493
9 Jack Twyman 31 2 11 9.0 .512 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .072
10 Tom Hawkins 29 5 109 5.1 .432 .458 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.005
11 Tom Thacker 26 4 46 6.4 .358 .318 16.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.115