Temporada 1961-62 de los Syracuse Nationals
# Temporada 1961-62 de los Syracuse Nationals

La temporada 1961-62 fue la decimotercera de los Syracuse Nationals en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 41 victorias y 39 derrotas, ocupando el tercer puesto de la división Este, clasificándose para los playoffs en los que cayeron en las semifinales de división ante los Philadelphia Warriors.

# Temporada 1961-62 de los Syracuse Nationals
## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 6 | Ben Warley | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Tennessee State |
| 2 | 14 | Chris Smith | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Virginia Tech |
| 3 | 28 | Chuck Osborne | Alero | Estados Unidos | Western Kentucky |

# Temporada 1961-62 de los Syracuse Nationals
## Temporada regular

División Este :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Boston Celtics | 60 | 20 | .750 | – | 23–5 | 26–12 | 11–3 | 26–10 |
| x-Philadelphia Warriors | 49 | 31 | .613 | 11 | 18–11 | 19–19 | 12–1 | 18–18 |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 41 | 39 | .513 | 19 | 18–10 | 11–19 | 12–10 | 17–19 |
| New York Knicks | 29 | 51 | .363 | 31 | 19–15 | 2–23 | 8–13 | 11–25 |

# Temporada 1961-62 de los Syracuse Nationals
## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Philadelphia Warriors vs. Syracuse Nationals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 16 de marzo | Philadelphia Warriors 110, Syracuse Nationals 103 | Filadelfia |
| 18 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 82, Philadelphia Warriors 97 | Syracuse |
| 19 de marzo | Philadelphia Warriors 100, Syracuse Nationals 101 | Filadelfia |
| 20 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 106, Philadelphia Warriors 99 | Syracuse |
| 22 de marzo | Philadelphia Warriors 121, Syracuse Nationals 104 | Filadelfia |
| | Philadelphia gana las series 3-2 | |

# Temporada 1961-62 de los Syracuse Nationals
## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Hal Greer | 25 | 71 | 38.1 | 9.1 | 20.3 | .447 | 4.7 | 5.7 | .819 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 22.8 |
| 2 | Lee Shaffer | 22 | 75 | 27.8 | 6.9 | 15.7 | .436 | 3.2 | 4.1 | .771 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 16.9 |
| 3 | Dave Gambee | 24 | 80 | 28.8 | 6.0 | 14.1 | .424 | 4.8 | 5.9 | .817 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 16.7 |
| 4 | Red Kerr | 29 | 80 | 34.6 | 6.8 | 15.3 | .443 | 2.8 | 3.8 | .735 | 14.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 16.3 |
| 5 | Dolph Schayes | 33 | 56 | 26.4 | 4.8 | 13.4 | .357 | 5.1 | 5.7 | .897 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 14.7 |
| 6 | Larry Costello | 30 | 63 | 29.4 | 4.9 | 11.5 | .427 | 3.9 | 4.7 | .837 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 13.8 |
| 7 | Al Bianchi | 29 | 80 | 24.1 | 4.2 | 10.6 | .397 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .697 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 10.3 |
| 8 | Joe Roberts | 25 | 80 | 20.5 | 3.0 | 7.7 | .393 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .665 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 7.7 |
| 9 | Swede Halbrook | 29 | 64 | 14.2 | 2.4 | 6.6 | .360 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .636 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 6.3 |
| 10 | Paul Neumann | 24 | 77 | 16.4 | 2.2 | 5.2 | .429 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .773 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 6.2 |
| 11 | Chuck Osborne | 23 | 4 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | .125 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .750 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Joe Graboski | 32 | 23 | 14.0 | 2.1 | 5.8 | .361 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .579 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 5.1 |