1965-66 Cincinnati Royals Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 45-35
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 2-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 3-2
Coach: Jack McMahon (45-35)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 208,865, Avg. 6,329 in 33 home dates
1965-66 Cincinnati Royals RosterTeam Record: 45-35
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 2-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 3-2
Coach: Jack McMahon (45-35)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 208,865, Avg. 6,329 in 33 home dates
1965-66 Cincinnati Royals Results
The Cincinnati Royals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1965-66 season with a record of 45 wins and 35 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.
Cincinnati tossed in 9,424 points and allowed 9,331. Oscar Robertson scored a team-leading 2,378 points for the Royals, and Jerry Lucas contributed 19 or more per game, too. Jerry Lucas accounted for 1,668 rebounds. Oscar Robertson dished out 847 assists for the squad.
Jack McMahon coached the team. The 1965-66 Cincinnati Royals lost in the division semifinals.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | G-F | 76 | 3493 | 1723 | 818 | 881 | 742 | 0 | 0 | 586 | 847 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 2378 | ||
| Jerry Lucas | F-C | 79 | 3517 | 1523 | 690 | 403 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 1668 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 1697 | ||
| Adrian Smith | G | 80 | 2982 | 1310 | 531 | 480 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 1470 | ||
| Happy Hairston | F | 72 | 1794 | 814 | 398 | 321 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 546 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 1016 | ||
| Tom Hawkins | F | 79 | 2126 | 604 | 273 | 209 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 575 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 662 | ||
| Wayne Embry | C-F | 80 | 1882 | 564 | 232 | 234 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 525 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 605 | ||
| Jack Twyman | F-G | 73 | 943 | 498 | 224 | 117 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 543 | ||
| Jon McGlocklin | G-F | 72 | 852 | 363 | 153 | 79 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 368 | ||
| Connie Dierking | C-F | 57 | 782 | 322 | 134 | 82 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 318 | ||
| Tom Thacker | G-F | 50 | 478 | 207 | 84 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 183 | ||
| George Wilson | C | 47 | 276 | 138 | 54 | 42 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 135 | ||
| Art Heyman | F-G | 11 | 100 | 43 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 40 | ||
| Bud Olsen | F-C | 4 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Jay Arnette | G | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 783 | 19275 | 8123 | 3610 | 0 | 0 | 2906 | 2204 | 0 | 0 | 4976 | 1818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2033 | 9424 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | G-F | 76 | 46.0 | 47.5 | 84.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 31.3 | |
| Jerry Lucas | F-C | 79 | 44.5 | 45.3 | 78.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 21.5 | |
| Adrian Smith | G | 80 | 37.3 | 40.5 | 85.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 18.4 | |
| Happy Hairston | F | 72 | 24.9 | 48.9 | 68.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 14.1 | |
| Tom Hawkins | F | 79 | 26.9 | 45.2 | 55.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 8.4 | |
| Wayne Embry | C-F | 80 | 23.5 | 41.1 | 60.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 7.6 | |
| Jack Twyman | F-G | 73 | 12.9 | 45.0 | 81.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 7.4 | |
| Jon McGlocklin | G-F | 72 | 11.8 | 42.1 | 78.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 5.1 | |
| Connie Dierking | C-F | 57 | 13.7 | 41.6 | 61.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.6 | |
| Tom Thacker | G-F | 50 | 9.6 | 40.6 | 39.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | |
| George Wilson | C | 47 | 5.9 | 39.1 | 64.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | |
| Art Heyman | F-G | 11 | 9.1 | 34.9 | 58.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | |
| Bud Olsen | F-C | 4 | 9.0 | 37.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | |
| Jay Arnette | G | 3 | 4.7 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Averages | 783 | 24.6 | 44.4 | 75.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 12.0 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | G-F | 5 | 224 | 120 | 49 | 68 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 159 | ||
| Jerry Lucas | F-C | 5 | 231 | 85 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 107 | ||
| Happy Hairston | F | 5 | 150 | 62 | 25 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 77 | ||
| Adrian Smith | G | 5 | 157 | 59 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 65 | ||
| Wayne Embry | C-F | 5 | 139 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 39 | ||
| Jon McGlocklin | G-F | 4 | 66 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 30 | ||
| Connie Dierking | C-F | 4 | 64 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27 | ||
| Tom Hawkins | F | 5 | 109 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | ||
| Tom Thacker | G-F | 4 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | ||
| Jack Twyman | F-G | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| George Wilson | C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 45 | 1200 | 462 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 551 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | G-F | 5 | 44.8 | 40.8 | 89.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 31.8 | |
| Jerry Lucas | F-C | 5 | 46.2 | 47.1 | 77.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 21.4 | |
| Happy Hairston | F | 5 | 30.0 | 40.3 | 71.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 15.4 | |
| Adrian Smith | G | 5 | 31.4 | 37.3 | 95.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 13.0 | |
| Wayne Embry | C-F | 5 | 27.8 | 42.1 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 7.8 | |
| Jon McGlocklin | G-F | 4 | 16.5 | 48.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 7.5 | |
| Connie Dierking | C-F | 4 | 16.0 | 50.0 | 90.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 6.8 | |
| Tom Hawkins | F | 5 | 21.8 | 45.8 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | |
| Tom Thacker | G-F | 4 | 11.5 | 31.8 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4.3 | |
| Jack Twyman | F-G | 2 | 5.5 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
| George Wilson | C | 1 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Averages | 783 | 26.7 | 42.4 | 79.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 12.2 |
