1962–63 Boston Celtics season


The 1962–63 NBA season was the Celtics' 17th season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season by winning their sixth NBA Championship.

Offseason

NBA Draft

The 1962 NBA Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
17John HavlicekForward/GuardOhio State
216Jack FoleyGuardHoly Cross
325Jim HadnotProvidence
434Roger StricklandJacksonville University
543Gary DanielsThe Citadel
652Jim HooleyBoston College
760Clyde ArnoldDuquesne
869Chuck ChevalierBoston College
978Mike CingiserBrown

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Season schedule

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
PlayerGPREBASTSTLBLKPTSAVG
Sam Jones7639624100149919.7
Tom Heinsohn765969500144018.9
Bill Russell78184334800130916.8
John Havlicek8053417900114014.3
Bob Cousy7619351500100313.2
Frank Ramsey77288950083910.9
Thomas "Satch" Sanders80576950086410.8
K.C. Jones79263317005727.2
Clyde Lovellette6117727003956.5
Dan Swartz398821001754.5
Jim Loscutoff6315725002103.3
Gene Guarilia1114200262.4

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

The Celtics had a division semifinal.

East Division Finals

Boston Celtics vs. Cincinnati Royals: Celtics win series 4–3
Celtics win series 4–2

Awards and honors