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
The 1962 NBA Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
1 | 7 | John Havlicek | Forward/Guard | | Ohio State |
2 | 16 | Jack Foley | Guard | | Holy Cross |
3 | 25 | Jim Hadnot | | | Providence |
4 | 34 | Roger Strickland | | | Jacksonville University |
5 | 43 | Gary Daniels | | | The Citadel |
6 | 52 | Jim Hooley | | | Boston College |
7 | 60 | Clyde Arnold | | | Duquesne |
8 | 69 | Chuck Chevalier | | | Boston College |
9 | 78 | Mike Cingiser | | | Brown |
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
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | AVG |
Sam Jones | 76 | 396 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 1499 | 19.7 |
Tom Heinsohn | 76 | 596 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 1440 | 18.9 |
Bill Russell | 78 | 1843 | 348 | 0 | 0 | 1309 | 16.8 |
John Havlicek | 80 | 534 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 1140 | 14.3 |
Bob Cousy | 76 | 193 | 515 | 0 | 0 | 1003 | 13.2 |
Frank Ramsey | 77 | 288 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 839 | 10.9 |
Thomas "Satch" Sanders | 80 | 576 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 864 | 10.8 |
K.C. Jones | 79 | 263 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 572 | 7.2 |
Clyde Lovellette | 61 | 177 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 395 | 6.5 |
Dan Swartz | 39 | 88 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 4.5 |
Jim Loscutoff | 63 | 157 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 3.3 |
Gene Guarilia | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2.4 |
Playoffs
The Celtics had a division semifinal.East Division Finals
Boston Celtics vs. Cincinnati Royals: Celtics win series 4–3
- Game 1 @ Boston: Cincinnati 135, Boston 132
- Game 2 @ Cincinnati: Boston 125, Cincinnati 102
- Game 3 @ Boston: Cincinnati 121, Boston 116
- Game 4 @ Cincinnati: Boston 128, Cincinnati 110
- Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 125, Cincinnati 120
- Game 6 @ Cincinnati: Cincinnati 109, Boston 99
- Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 142, Cincinnati 131
NBA Finals
Celtics win series 4–2Awards and honors