1960-61 Boston Celtics Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 57-22
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 8-2 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 4-1
Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 4-1
Coach: Red Auerbach (57-22)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 201,569, Avg. 7,199 in 28 home dates
1960-61 Boston Celtics Statistics
1960-61 Boston Celtics Results

The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1960-61 season with a record of 57 wins and 22 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-2.

Boston scored 9,460 points and surrendered 9,013. Tom Heinsohn tossed in a team-best 1,579 points for the Celtics, and Bill Russell contributed 1,868 boards. Bob Cousy dished out 587 assists for the squad.

Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1960-61 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Gene ConleyC-FNovember 10, 19306'8"215Washington StateMuskogee, OK USA
Bob CousyGAugust 9, 19286'1"175Holy CrossNew York, NY USA
Gene GuariliaFSeptember 13, 19376'5"220George WashingtonDuryea, PA USA
Tom HeinsohnF-CAugust 26, 19346'7"218Holy CrossUnion City, NJ USA
K.C. JonesGMay 25, 19326'1"200San FranciscoTaylor, TX USA
Sam JonesG-FJune 24, 19336'4"198North Carolina CollegeWilmington, NC USA
Jim LoscutoffFFebruary 4, 19306'5"220OregonSan Francisco, CA USA
Frank RamseyF-GJuly 13, 19316'3"185KentuckyCorydon, KY USA
Bill RussellCFebruary 12, 19346'9"215San FranciscoMonroe, LA USA
Tom SandersFNovember 8, 19386'6"210NYUBrooklyn, NY USA
Bill SharmanGMay 25, 19266'1"175USCAbilene, TX USA