1961-62 NBA season highlights

The Boston Celtics won their 4th title in a row as they beat L.A. in seven games (game seven went into OT).

The following are the NBA stats, not stats from our replayed seasons.

Scoring Leaders
Player	Team	Avg.
Chamberlain	KCC	50.4
Bellamy	Long Beach	31.6
Robertson	KCC	30.8
Pettit	Rottingham	31.1
West	Rottingham	30.8
Guerin	Costa Mesa	29.5
Naulls	Indiana	25.0
Baylor	Indiana	38.3*
Twyman	Costa Mesa	22.9
Hagan	River City	22.9

*The NBA lists Baylor in this order because he only played in 43 games. His total number of points scored places him between Naulls and Twyman.

 

Field Goal Percentage
Player	Team	Percentage
Bellamy	Long Beach	.519
Chamberlain	KCC	.506
Twyman	Costa Mesa	.479
Robertson	KCC	.478
Attles	Rottingham	.474

 

Free Throw Percentage
Player	Team	Percentage
Schayes	Costa Mesa	.897
Naulls	Indiana	.842
Costello	River City	.837
Ramsey	Costa Mesa	.825
Hagan	River City	.825

 

Assists
Player	Team	Avg.
Robertson	KCC	11.4
Rodgers	River City	8.0
Cousy	Indiana	7.8
Guerin	Costa Mesa	6.9
Shue	River City	5.8

 

Rebounds
Player	Team	Avg.
Chamberlain	KCC	25.7
Russell	Indiana	23.6
Bellamy	Long Beach	19.0
Pettit	Rottingham	18.7
Kerr	Indiana	14.7

 

NBA Season MVP: Bill Russell

NBA Rookie of the Year: Walt Bellamy