1961-62 NBA season

  • Champion team: Boston Celtics |
  • Season MVP: Bill Russell |
  • Scoring leader: Wilt Chamberlain

1961-62 NBA season Finals, awards and best players

NBA Finals 1962

NBA Champion: Boston Celtics

NBA Finals:  Los Angeles Lakers (W)  3  Boston Celtics (E)  4

Main players: Bill Russell, Sam Jones, Tom Heinsohn (Boston Celtics), Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Frank Selvy (Los Angeles Lakers).

Best players for the 1961-62 NBA season

Regular Season MVP: Bill Russell (Boston Celtics).

All-NBA first team: Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals), Jerry West (Los Angeles Lakers), Elgin Baylor (Los Angeles Lakers), Bob Pettit (St. Louis Hawks), Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors).

All-NBA second team: Bob Cousy (Boston Celtics), Richie Guerin (New York Knicks), Jack Twyman (Cincinnati Royals), Tom Heinsohn (Boston Celtics), Bill Russell (Boston Celtics).

SEASON STATS LEADERS

CategoryPlayerPos.TeamValue
PointsWilt ChamberlainCPhiladelphia Warriors50.4
ReboundsWilt ChamberlainCPhiladelphia Warriors25.7
AssistsOscar RobertsonPGCincinnati Royals11.4
EfficiencyWilt ChamberlainCPhiladelphia Warriors31.8

PLAYERS WITH THE BEST STATS IN THE 1961-62 REGULAR SEASON

PLAYERGPMPFG(%)3P(%)FT(%)RBASSTTOBKPTS
Wilt Chamberlain800.619.96/39.4950.5--/----10.44/17.0461.30.30.0------0.6
Oscar Robertson790.610.96/22.9147.8--/----8.86/11.0480.30.20.1------0.4
Walt Bellamy790.512.32/23.7351.9--/----6.95/10.8064.40.20.0------0.4
Bob Pettit780.511.12/24.7245.0--/----8.91/11.5577.10.20.0------0.4
Bill Russell760.67.57/16.5545.7--/----3.76/6.3359.40.30.1------0.2
Jerry West750.510.65/23.9344.5--/----9.49/12.3576.80.10.1------0.4
Richie Guerin780.610.76/24.3244.2--/----8.01/9.7782.00.10.1------0.4
Bailey Howell790.57.00/15.1046.4--/----5.95/7.7576.80.20.0------0.3
Cliff Hagan770.59.10/19.3547.0--/----4.70/5.7082.50.10.1------0.3
Johnny Kerr800.46.76/15.2544.3--/----2.78/3.7873.50.20.0------0.2

Best rookies for the 1961-62 season

Rookie of the Year: Walt Bellamy (Chicago Packers).