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NBA professional basketball team season
1963–64 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachDolph Schayes
General managerIrv Kosloff
Owner(s)Irv Kosloff
ArenaMunicipal Auditorium
Results
Record34–46 (.425)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishDivision semifinals
(lost to Royals 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWFIL-TV
RadioWCAU
< 1962–63 1964–65 >

The 1963–64 NBA season was the 76ers 15th season in the NBA and 1st season in Philadelphia.

Roster

1963–64 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
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
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 21, 1963

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
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

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

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

1964 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
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

References

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