1961-62 Cleveland Pipers Roster

American Basketball League (ABL)
Team Record: 45-36
Finishing 1st in the ABL's East Division
Won Championship
Coach: John McLendon (26-25)
Coach: Bill Sharman (19-11)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1961-62 Cleveland Pipers Statistics
1961-62 Cleveland Pipers Results

The Cleveland Pipers of the American Basketball League ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 45 wins and 36 losses, finishing first in the ABL's East Division.

The Pipers topped the league with 8,856 points. Cleveland surrendered 8,613 points, most in the circuit. Johnny Cox tossed in a team-leading 1,482 points for the squad, and Ben Warley contributed 717 boards. John Barnhill doled out 153 assists for the team.

John McLendon and Bill Sharman coached the team. The 1961-62 Cleveland Pipers won the Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Jack AdamsFSeptember 27, 19346'4"185Eastern Kentucky
Dick BarnettG-FOctober 2, 19366'4"190Tennessee StateGary, IN USA
John BarnhillGMarch 20, 19386'1"170Tennessee StateEvansville, IN USA
Richard BrottCSeptember 19, 19356'8"210Denver
Johnny CoxGNovember 1, 19366'4"180KentuckyNeon, KY USA
Jimmy Darrow GSeptember 25, 19375'10"170Bowling GreenAkron, OH USA
Archie DeesF-CFebruary 22, 19366'8"205IndianaEthel, MS USA
Connie DierkingC-FOctober 2, 19366'9"222CincinnatiBrooklyn, NY USA
Clarence FrancisCSeptember 4, 19326'8"195Rio GrandeHammondsville, OH USA
James GuydonGOctober 16, 19386'1"180Drake
Max JamesonFFebruary 3, 19356'4"215Kentucky State
Rossie JohnsonSeptember 14, 19386'4"190Tennessee A&I
Bob KellerAugust 17, 19376'6"210North Carolina A&T
Lowery KirkFMarch 28, 19386'5"195Memphis State
Hal LearGJanuary 31, 19355'11"163TemplePhiladelphia, PA USA
Grady McCollumF-C6'4"195Western Illinois
David RomanoffC-FDecember 2, 19336'7"210College of Pacific
Larry SiegfriedFMay 22, 19396'1"190Ohio StateShelby, OH USA
Roland TaylorGJanuary 30, 19376'0"175Illinois
Ben WarleyF-GFebruary 4, 19366'5"200Tennessee StateWashington, DC USA



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