DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1961-62 St. Louis Hawks
29–51 · #7 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotSTL
St. Louis Hawks went 29–51 in the regular season, good for the #7 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#7
Net rating
-2.6
Home floor
Kiel Auditorium
Roster
21 players
Record
29–51
36.3% win rate
League rank
#7
Regular season
Net rating
-2.6
SRS -3.0
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ferrari | G-F | 11 | 79 | — | 7.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
| Bob Pettit | F-C | 9 | 78 | — | 31.1 | 18.7 | 3.7 |
| Cliff Hagan | F-G | 16 | 77 | — | 22.9 | 8.2 | 4.8 |
| Fred LaCour | G-F | 19 | 73 | — | 7.8 | 3.7 | 2.3 |
| Cleo Hill | G | 24 | 58 | — | 5.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
| Larry Foust | C-F | 14 | 57 | — | 9.7 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Barney Cable | F | — | 52 | — | 10.0 | 9.2 | 1.6 |
| Shellie McMillon | F | — | 48 | — | 11.8 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| Bob Sims | G-F | 12 | 46 | — | 9.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Clyde Lovellette | C-F | 34 | 40 | — | 20.9 | 8.8 | 1.7 |
| Vern Hatton | G | — | 25 | — | 7.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Lenny Wilkens | G | 15 / 32 | 20 | — | 18.2 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
| Johnny McCarthy | G | 15 | 15 | — | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| Si Green | G-F | 17 | 14 | — | 8.0 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | F-C | 21 | 14 | — | 7.2 | 5.1 | 0.9 |
| Archie Dees | F-C | — | 8 | — | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| Stacey Arceneaux | F | — | 7 | — | 7.1 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| Jimmy Darrow | G | — | 5 | — | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Joe Graboski | F-C | — | 3 | — | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 |
| Ron Horn | F | — | 3 | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| Rich Eichhorst | G | — | 1 | — | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
95.2
ORtg
97.8
DRtg
124.6
Pace
-3.0
SRS
-3.3
MOV
48.7%
TS%
43.0%
eFG%
27.4
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Paul Seymour
head_coach
Bob Pettit
head_coach
Andrew Levane
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Kiel Auditorium
687 average attendance
Then and now
St. Louis Hawks
STL · Now: Atlanta Hawks
21 players