1963–64 Philadelphia 76ers season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Philadelphia 76ers

NBA professional basketball team season

1963–64 Philadelphia 76ers season

Head coach| Dolph Schayes
General manager| Irv Kosloff
Owner(s)| Irv Kosloff
Arena| Municipal Auditorium
Results
Record| 34-46 (.425)
Place| Division: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish| Division semifinals
(lost to Royals 2–3)

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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television| WFIL-TV
Radio| WCAU
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The 1963–64 NBA season was the 76ers 15th season in the NBA and 1st season in Philadelphia.[1]

## Roster[edit]

1963–64 Philadelphia 76ers roster  Players  | Coaches

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G | 24 | Bianchi, Al | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | 1932-03-26  | Bowling Green
G | 21 | Costello, Larry | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 186 lb (84 kg)  | 1931-07-02  | Niagara
C | 29 | Dierking, Connie | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 222 lb (101 kg)  | 1936-10-02  | Cincinnati
F | 20 | Gambee, Dave | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  | 1937-04-16  | Oregon State
G | 22 | Greenspan, Jerry | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 195 lb (88 kg)  | 1941-11-22  | Maryland
G | 15 | Greer, Hal | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | 1936-06-26  | Marshall
C | 10 | Kerr, Red | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 230 lb (104 kg)  | 1932-07-17  | Illinois
G | 5 | Neumann, Paul | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | 1938-01-30  | Stanford
F | 4 | Schayes, Dolph | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | 1928-05-19  | NYU
F | 22 | Shaffer, Lee | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | 1939-02-23  | North Carolina
F | 25 | Walker, Chet | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 212 lb (96 kg)  | 1940-02-22  | Bradley
F | 14 | Warley, Ben | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  | 1936-09-04  | Tennessee State
G | 23 | White, Hubie | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  | 1940-01-26  | Villanova

Head coach

* Dolph Schayes

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Legend

* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

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Roster
Last transaction: October 21, 1963

## Regular season[edit]

### Season standings[edit]

Eastern Division

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x-Boston Celtics | 59 | 21 | .738 | – | 26–4 | 21–17 | 12–0 | 25–11
x-Cincinnati Royals | 55 | 25 | .688 | 4 | 26–7 | 18–18 | 11–0 | 27–9
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 46 | .425 | 25 | 18–12 | 12–22 | 4–12 | 13–23
New York Knicks | 22 | 58 | .275 | 37 | 10–25 | 8–27 | 4–6 | 7–29

x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

1963–64 NBA records

Team  | BAL  | BOS  | CIN  | DET  | LAL  | NYK  | PHI  | SFW  | STL
Baltimore | — | 1–9 | 2–8 | 7–3 | 3–7 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 3–7
Boston | 9–1 | — | 5–7 | 7–1 | 6–3 | 10–2 | 10–2 | 5–3 | 7–2
Cincinnati | 8–2 | 7–5 | — | 7–2 | 4–4 | 11–1 | 9–3 | 5–4 | 4–4
Detroit | 3–7 | 1–7 | 2–7 | — | 5–7 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 3–9 | 2–10
Los Angeles | 7–3 | 3–6 | 4–4 | 7–5 | — | 6–2 | 5–4 | 5–7 | 5–7
New York | 3–7 | 2–10 | 1–11 | 5–4 | 2–6 | — | 4–8 | 1–8 | 4–4
Philadelphia  | 5–5 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 8–4 | — | 4–4 | 3–6
San Francisco | 7–3 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–1 | 4–4 | — | 6–6
St. Louis | 7–3 | 2–7 | 4–4 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 4–4 | 6–3 | 6–6 | —

### Game log[edit]

1963–64 game log

# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record
1 | October 16 | @ Detroit | 117–115 | Hal Greer (26) | 1–0
2 | October 19 | Detroit | 124–121 | Lee Shaffer (31) | 1–1
3 | October 25 | New York | 136–112 | Hal Greer (20) | 1–2
4 | October 26 | @ New York | 101–109 | Johnny Kerr (34) | 1–3
5 | October 30 | @ Baltimore | 111–108 | Hal Greer (39) | 2–3
6 | November 1 | Boston | 119–102 | Hal Greer (24) | 2–4
7 | November 2 | @ St. Louis | 99–128 | Chet Walker (27) | 2–5
8 | November 3 | N Cincinnati | 93–95 | Lee Shaffer (22) | 2–6
9 | November 6 | @ Detroit | 101–119 | Chet Walker (24) | 2–7
10 | November 8 | St. Louis | 106–108 | Lee Shaffer (29) | 3–7
11 | November 9 | @ Baltimore | 100–116 | Lee Shaffer (29) | 3–8
12 | November 12 | San Francisco | 102–106 (OT) | Lee Shaffer (36) | 4–8
13 | November 15 | Los Angeles | 97–99 | Hal Greer (33) | 5–8
14 | November 20 | New York | 101–118 | Lee Shaffer (36) | 6–8
15 | November 26 | Baltimore | 113–115 | Lee Shaffer (32) | 7–8
16 | November 28 | Cincinnati | 125–110 | Lee Shaffer (42) | 7–9
17 | November 29 | N Boston | 78–112 | Lee Shaffer (16) | 7–10
18 | November 30 | @ New York | 132–125 | Hal Greer (43) | 8–10
19 | December 1 | N Detroit | 132–121 | Hal Greer (43) | 9–10
20 | December 5 | St. Louis | 106–103 | Chet Walker (33) | 9–11
21 | December 7 | @ St. Louis | 120–129 | Ben Warley (31) | 9–12
22 | December 8 | @ Cincinnati | 126–116 | Johnny Kerr (33) | 10–12
23 | December 10 | N St. Louis | 113–103 | Johnny Kerr (32) | 10–13
24 | December 11 | New York | 103–113 | Johnny Kerr (29) | 11–13
25 | December 13 | Boston | 111–84 | Al Bianchi (15) | 11–14
26 | December 14 | @ New York | 123–119 | Johnny Kerr (30) | 12–14
27 | December 18 | @ Los Angeles | 96–116 | Chet Walker (19) | 12–15
28 | December 20 | @ San Francisco | 114–112 | Hal Greer (34) | 13–15
29 | December 21 | @ Los Angeles | 113–126 | Hal Greer (17) | 13–16
30 | December 22 | @ San Francisco | 104–118 | Johnny Kerr (28) | 13–17
31 | December 26 | San Francisco | 112–118 | Hal Greer (31) | 14–17
32 | December 27 | N Detroit | 119–107 | Chet Walker (29) | 15–17
33 | December 28 | Los Angeles | 100–114 | Hal Greer (24) | 16–17
34 | January 3 | Cincinnati | 110–132 | Hal Greer (33) | 17–17
35 | January 4 | @ Baltimore | 123–113 | Hal Greer (37) | 18–17
36 | January 5 | New York | 142–118 | Ben Warley (21) | 18–18
37 | January 7 | N Cincinnati | 110–130 | Hal Greer (22) | 18–19
38 | January 8 | N Cincinnati | 110–126 | Johnny Kerr (25) | 18–20
39 | January 9 | St. Louis | 115–122 | Johnny Kerr (34) | 19–20
40 | January 11 | Boston | 108–115 | Hal Greer (26) | 20–20
41 | January 12 | @ Boston | 112–123 | Chet Walker (26) | 20–21
42 | January 17 | San Francisco | 112–91 | Hal Greer (18) | 20–22
43 | January 18 | N Los Angeles | 111–115 | Chet Walker (27) | 20–23
44 | January 21 | N Baltimore | 121–124 | Hal Greer (36) | 20–24
45 | January 22 | @ Baltimore | 116–124 | Chet Walker (22) | 20–25
46 | January 24 | Cincinnati | 111–134 | Chet Walker (27) | 21–25
47 | January 25 | @ New York | 131–129 | Hal Greer (26) | 22–25
48 | January 26 | Baltimore | 131–120 | Johnny Kerr (22) | 22–26
49 | January 28 | San Francisco | 139–117 | Hal Greer (41) | 22–27
50 | January 29 | N Los Angeles | 102–97 | Hal Greer (26) | 23–27
51 | January 31 | @ Boston | 97–114 | Hal Greer (25) | 23–28
52 | February 1 | Boston | 119–111 | Chet Walker (30) | 23–29
53 | February 6 | New York | 117–128 | Hal Greer (33) | 24–29
54 | February 7 | @ Cincinnati | 114–126 | Hal Greer (25) | 24–30
55 | February 8 | Los Angeles | 101–109 | Hal Greer (21) | 25–30
56 | February 9 | @ Boston | 109–120 | Hal Greer (26) | 25–31
57 | February 12 | @ Baltimore | 115–121 | Greer, Kerr (22) | 25–32
58 | February 14 | Detroit | 123–130 | Hal Greer (29) | 26–32
59 | February 15 | @ St. Louis | 110–118 | Kerr, Neumann (22) | 26–33
60 | February 16 | @ Cincinnati | 97–114 | Hal Greer (30) | 26–34
61 | February 18 | N Boston | 93–103 | Hal Greer (26) | 26–35
62 | February 19 | Baltimore | 122–130 | Chet Walker (29) | 27–35
63 | February 21 | Boston | 119–144 | Hal Greer (50) | 28–35
64 | February 23 | @ New York | 114–105 | Hal Greer (28) | 29–35
65 | February 25 | N St. Louis | 115–107 | Hal Greer (29) | 29–36
66 | February 26 | @ Detroit | 130–122 | Johnny Kerr (36) | 30–36
67 | February 28 | N Cincinnati | 132–134 | Johnny Kerr (36) | 30–37
68 | February 29 | Cincinnati | 117–114 | Hal Greer (28) | 30–38
69 | March 1 | @ Boston | 93–108 | Chet Walker (25) | 30–39
70 | March 3 | N Boston | 94–108 | Hal Greer (29) | 30–40
71 | March 7 | New York | 115–130 | Johnny Kerr (23) | 31–40
72 | March 8 | @ New York | 108–140 | Hal Greer (27) | 31–41
73 | March 11 | @ St. Louis | 124–111 | Hal Greer (42) | 32–41
74 | March 12 | @ Cincinnati | 111–128 | Paul Neumann (28) | 32–42
75 | March 13 | N Detroit | 122–133 | Johnny Kerr (24) | 32–43
76 | March 14 | N Baltimore | 128–122 | Paul Neumann (26) | 33–43
77 | March 15 | @ Los Angeles | 95–120 | Paul Neumann (13) | 33–44
78 | March 16 | @ San Francisco | 111–110 | Hal Greer (34) | 34–44
79 | March 17 | @ Los Angeles | 97–121 | Paul Neumann (22) | 34–45
80 | March 18 | @ San Francisco | 85–89 | Hal Greer (26) | 34–46

## Playoffs[edit]

1964 playoff game log

Division semifinals: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3)

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1  | March 22  | @ Cincinnati | L 102–127 | Greer, Kerr (21)  | Red Kerr (15)  | Paul Neumann (8)  | Cincinnati Gardens
6,238  | 0–1
2  | March 24  | Cincinnati | W 122–114 | Hal Greer (29)  | Red Kerr (15)  | Hal Greer (7)  | Municipal Auditorium
4,510  | 1–1
3  | March 25  | @ Cincinnati | L 89–101 | Chet Walker (21)  | Red Kerr (19)  | Hal Greer (5)  | Cincinnati Gardens
7,171  | 1–2
4  | March 28  | Cincinnati | W 129–120 | Hal Greer (22)  | Ben Warley (15)  | Hal Greer (8)  | Municipal Auditorium
4,255  | 2–2
5  | March 29  | @ Cincinnati | L 124–130 | Red Kerr (31)  | Red Kerr (11)  | Hal Greer (6)  | Cincinnati Gardens
7,913  | 2–3

1964 schedule

## Awards and records[edit]

* Hal Greer, All-NBA Second Team

## References[edit]

1. ^ 1963–64 Philadelphia 76ers

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* 1963 NBA draft
* All-Star Game
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*[ Div ]: Division record