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1962-63 Syracuse Nationals

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48-32, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 121.6 points per game, Allowed 117.8 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 49-31)
Coached by Alex Hannum (48-32)

Arena: Onondaga War Memorial / Attendance: 161,593 (5th of 9 available)

SRS: 3.40 (2nd of 9)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (3-2) versus Cincinnati Royals

1962-63 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 80 3690 8290 .445 2350 3005 .782 5516 1742 2277 9730 121.6
Opponent 80 9427 117.8

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Hal Greer G-F 6-2 175 26 80 2631 600 1293 .464 362 434 .834 457 275 286 1562
2 Lee Shaffer F 6-7 220 23 80 2392 597 1393 .429 294 375 .784 524 97 249 1488
3 Red Kerr C-F 6-9 230 30 80 2561 507 1069 .474 241 320 .753 1039 214 208 1255
4 Chet Walker F-G 6-6 212 22 78 1992 352 751 .469 253 362 .699 561 83 220 957
5 Larry Costello G 6-1 186 31 78 2066 285 660 .432 288 327 .881 237 334 263 858
6 Len Chappell F-C 6-8 240 22 80 1241 281 604 .465 148 238 .622 461 56 171 710
7 Dave Gambee F 6-6 215 25 60 1234 235 537 .438 199 238 .836 289 48 190 669
8 Paul Neumann G 6-1 175 25 80 1581 237 503 .471 181 222 .815 200 227 221 655
9 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 34 66 1438 223 575 .388 181 206 .879 375 175 177 627
10 Al Bianchi G 6-3 185 30 61 1159 202 476 .424 120 164 .732 134 170 165 524
11 Joe Roberts F 6-6 214 26 33 466 73 196 .372 35 51 .686 155 16 66 181
12 Ben Warley F-G 6-5 200 26 26 206 50 111 .450 25 35 .714 86 4 42 125
13 Porter Meriwether G 6-2 180 22 31 268 48 122 .393 23 33 .697 29 43 19 119

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Hal Greer G-F 6-2 175 26 80 32.9 7.5 16.2 .464 4.5 5.4 .834 5.7 3.4 3.6 19.5
2 Lee Shaffer F 6-7 220 23 80 29.9 7.5 17.4 .429 3.7 4.7 .784 6.6 1.2 3.1 18.6
3 Red Kerr C-F 6-9 230 30 80 32.0 6.3 13.4 .474 3.0 4.0 .753 13.0 2.7 2.6 15.7
4 Chet Walker F-G 6-6 212 22 78 25.5 4.5 9.6 .469 3.2 4.6 .699 7.2 1.1 2.8 12.3
5 Dave Gambee F 6-6 215 25 60 20.6 3.9 9.0 .438 3.3 4.0 .836 4.8 0.8 3.2 11.2
6 Larry Costello G 6-1 186 31 78 26.5 3.7 8.5 .432 3.7 4.2 .881 3.0 4.3 3.4 11.0
7 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 34 66 21.8 3.4 8.7 .388 2.7 3.1 .879 5.7 2.7 2.7 9.5
8 Len Chappell F-C 6-8 240 22 80 15.5 3.5 7.6 .465 1.9 3.0 .622 5.8 0.7 2.1 8.9
9 Al Bianchi G 6-3 185 30 61 19.0 3.3 7.8 .424 2.0 2.7 .732 2.2 2.8 2.7 8.6
10 Paul Neumann G 6-1 175 25 80 19.8 3.0 6.3 .471 2.3 2.8 .815 2.5 2.8 2.8 8.2
11 Joe Roberts F 6-6 214 26 33 14.1 2.2 5.9 .372 1.1 1.5 .686 4.7 0.5 2.0 5.5
12 Ben Warley F-G 6-5 200 26 26 7.9 1.9 4.3 .450 1.0 1.3 .714 3.3 0.2 1.6 4.8
13 Porter Meriwether G 6-2 180 22 31 8.6 1.5 3.9 .393 0.7 1.1 .697 0.9 1.4 0.6 3.8

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Lee Shaffer F 6-7 220 23 80 2392 9.0 21.0 .429 4.4 5.6 .784 7.9 1.5 3.7 22.4
2 Ben Warley F-G 6-5 200 26 26 206 8.7 19.4 .450 4.4 6.1 .714 15.0 0.7 7.3 21.8
3 Hal Greer G-F 6-2 175 26 80 2631 8.2 17.7 .464 5.0 5.9 .834 6.3 3.8 3.9 21.4
4 Len Chappell F-C 6-8 240 22 80 1241 8.2 17.5 .465 4.3 6.9 .622 13.4 1.6 5.0 20.6
5 Dave Gambee F 6-6 215 25 60 1234 6.9 15.7 .438 5.8 6.9 .836 8.4 1.4 5.5 19.5
6 Red Kerr C-F 6-9 230 30 80 2561 7.1 15.0 .474 3.4 4.5 .753 14.6 3.0 2.9 17.6
7 Chet Walker F-G 6-6 212 22 78 1992 6.4 13.6 .469 4.6 6.5 .699 10.1 1.5 4.0 17.3
8 Al Bianchi G 6-3 185 30 61 1159 6.3 14.8 .424 3.7 5.1 .732 4.2 5.3 5.1 16.3
9 Porter Meriwether G 6-2 180 22 31 268 6.4 16.4 .393 3.1 4.4 .697 3.9 5.8 2.6 16.0
10 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 34 66 1438 5.6 14.4 .388 4.5 5.2 .879 9.4 4.4 4.4 15.7
11 Larry Costello G 6-1 186 31 78 2066 5.0 11.5 .432 5.0 5.7 .881 4.1 5.8 4.6 15.0
12 Paul Neumann G 6-1 175 25 80 1581 5.4 11.5 .471 4.1 5.1 .815 4.6 5.2 5.0 14.9
13 Joe Roberts F 6-6 214 26 33 466 5.6 15.1 .372 2.7 3.9 .686 12.0 1.2 5.1 14.0

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Al Bianchi G 6-3 185 30 61 1159 12.5 .478 .424
2 Chet Walker F-G 6-6 212 22 78 1992 14.8 .526 .469
3 Lee Shaffer F 6-7 220 23 80 2392 15.3 .478 .429
4 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 34 66 1438 14.2 .471 .388
5 Joe Roberts F 6-6 214 26 33 466 10.1 .414 .372
6 Paul Neumann G 6-1 175 25 80 1581 13.5 .545 .471
7 Porter Meriwether G 6-2 180 22 31 268 12.4 .436 .393
8 Red Kerr C-F 6-9 230 30 80 2561 18.6 .519 .474
9 Hal Greer G-F 6-2 175 26 80 2631 17.3 .526 .464
10 Dave Gambee F 6-6 215 25 60 1234 14.6 .521 .438
11 Larry Costello G 6-1 186 31 78 2066 13.8 .534 .432
12 Len Chappell F-C 6-8 240 22 80 1241 17.2 .501 .465
13 Ben Warley F-G 6-5 200 26 26 206 16.8 .494 .450

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Lee Shaffer F 6-7 220 23 5 173 56 117 24 30 23 6 19 136 .479 .800 34.6 27.2 4.6 1.2
2 Hal Greer G-F 6-2 175 26 5 214 44 87 29 35 27 21 21 117 .506 .829 42.8 23.4 5.4 4.2
3 Chet Walker F-G 6-6 212 22 5 130 27 53 22 30 47 9 8 76 .509 .733 26.0 15.2 9.4 1.8
4 Red Kerr C-F 6-9 230 30 5 187 26 60 16 21 75 9 12 68 .433 .762 37.4 13.6 15.0 1.8
5 Larry Costello G 6-1 186 31 5 134 16 37 19 23 4 23 27 51 .432 .826 26.8 10.2 0.8 4.6
6 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 34 5 108 20 44 11 12 28 7 17 51 .455 .917 21.6 10.2 5.6 1.4
7 Al Bianchi G 6-3 185 30 5 77 15 34 4 7 8 2 17 34 .441 .571 15.4 6.8 1.6 0.4
8 Dave Gambee F 6-6 215 25 5 75 10 34 12 13 16 0 14 32 .294 .923 15.0 6.4 3.2 0.0
9 Len Chappell F-C 6-8 240 22 4 53 4 21 13 16 18 3 7 21 .190 .813 13.3 5.3 4.5 0.8
10 Paul Neumann G 6-1 175 25 4 65 8 18 0 1 14 9 11 16 .444 .000 16.3 4.0 3.5 2.3
11 Ben Warley F-G 6-5 200 26 2 9 0 4 2 4 3 0 2 2 .000 .500 4.5 1.0 1.5 0.0