1958-59 St. Louis Hawks season

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1958-59 St. Louis Hawks season
Head Coach Alex Hannum and Andy Phillip
Arena Kiel Auditorium
Results
Record 49–23
(.681)
Place Division: 1st
Conference: 1st
Playoff Finish Lost Western Finals

The 1958-59 NBA season was the franchise’s 13th season in the NBA. Despite winning the NBA Championship, Alex Hannum was replaced as coach of the Hawks in 1958-59. The new coach was Andy Phillip, and he would last 10 games before being replaced by Ed Macauley. [1] The Hawks would also make player changes. Clyde Lovellette was brought in from the Cincinnati Royals. [2] The Hawks would go on to win the Western Division with a record of 49 wins and 23 losses. Bob Pettit won his 2nd NBA MVP award as he led the league in scoring with 29.2 points per game. [3] In the Western Division Finals, the Hawks would be defeated by the Minneapolis Lakers in 6 games.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

Pick Player Nationality School

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Team W L PCT. GB
St. Louis Hawks 49 23 .681 -
Minneapolis Lakers 33 39 .458 16
Detroit Pistons 28 44 .389 21
Cincinnati Royals 19 53 .264 30

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[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Awards and Honors

[edit] References

  1. ^ www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/stlhawks/stlhawks.html
  2. ^ www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/stlhawks/stlhawks.html
  3. ^ www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/stlhawks/stlhawks.html
  4. ^ 1958-59 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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