# Temporada 1962-63 de los Syracuse Nationals

La temporada 1962-63 fue la decimocuarta de los Syracuse Nationals en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 48 victorias y 32 derrotas, ocupando el segundo puesto de la división Este, clasificándose para los playoffs en los que cayeron en las semifinales de división ante los Cincinnati Royals.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 4 | Len Chappell | Alero | Estados Unidos | Kansas |
| 2 | 12 | Chet Walker | Alero | Estados Unidos | Bradley |
| 3 | 21 | Porter Meriwether | Base | Estados Unidos | Tennessee State |
| 4 | 30 | Bob McCully | | Estados Unidos | St. Bonaventure |
| 5 | 39 | John Windsor | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Stanford |
| 6 | 48 | Larry Van Eman | | Estados Unidos | Wichita State |
| 7 | 57 | Bob Sharpenter | | Estados Unidos | Georgetown |
| 8 | 65 | Jerry Harkness | Base | Estados Unidos | Loyola (IL) |

## Temporada regular

División Este :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Boston Celtics | 58 | 22 | .725 | – | 25–5 | 21–16 | 12–1 | 25–11 |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 48 | 32 | .600 | 10 | 23–5 | 13–19 | 12–8 | 21–15 |
| x-Cincinnati Royals | 42 | 38 | .525 | 16 | 23–10 | 15–19 | 4–9 | 20–16 |
| New York Knicks | 21 | 59 | .263 | 37 | 12–22 | 5–28 | 4–9 | 6–30 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Syracuse Nationals vs. Cincinnati Royals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 19 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 123, Cincinnati Royals 120 | Syracuse |
| 21 de marzo | Cincinnati Royals 133, Syracuse Nationals 115 | Cincinnati |
| 23 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 121, Cincinnati Royals 117 | Syracuse |
| 24 de marzo | Cincinnati Royals 125, Syracuse Nationals 118 | Cincinnati |
| 26 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 127, Cincinnati Royals 131 | Syracuse |
| | Cincinnati gana las series 3-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | 2P | 2PI | %2P | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Hal Greer | 26 | 80 | 32.9 | 7.5 | 16.2 | .464 | 7.5 | 16.2 | .464 | 4.5 | 5.4 | .834 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 19.5 |
| 2 | Red Kerr | 30 | 80 | 32.0 | 6.3 | 13.4 | .474 | 6.3 | 13.4 | .474 | 3.0 | 4.0 | .753 | 13.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 15.7 |
| 3 | Lee Shaffer | 23 | 80 | 29.9 | 7.5 | 17.4 | .429 | 7.5 | 17.4 | .429 | 3.7 | 4.7 | .784 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 18.6 |
| 4 | Larry Costello | 31 | 78 | 26.5 | 3.7 | 8.5 | .432 | 3.7 | 8.5 | .432 | 3.7 | 4.2 | .881 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Chet Walker | 22 | 78 | 25.5 | 4.5 | 9.6 | .469 | 4.5 | 9.6 | .469 | 3.2 | 4.6 | .699 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 12.3 |
| 6 | Dolph Schayes | 34 | 66 | 21.8 | 3.4 | 8.7 | .388 | 3.4 | 8.7 | .388 | 2.7 | 3.1 | .879 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Dave Gambee | 25 | 60 | 20.6 | 3.9 | 9.0 | .438 | 3.9 | 9.0 | .438 | 3.3 | 4.0 | .836 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 11.2 |
| 8 | Paul Neumann | 25 | 80 | 19.8 | 3.0 | 6.3 | .471 | 3.0 | 6.3 | .471 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .815 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 8.2 |
| 9 | Al Bianchi | 30 | 61 | 19.0 | 3.3 | 7.8 | .424 | 3.3 | 7.8 | .424 | 2.0 | 2.7 | .732 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 8.6 |
| 10 | Len Chappell | 22 | 80 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 7.6 | .465 | 3.5 | 7.6 | .465 | 1.9 | 3.0 | .622 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 8.9 |
| 11 | Joe Roberts | 26 | 33 | 14.1 | 2.2 | 5.9 | .372 | 2.2 | 5.9 | .372 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .686 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| 12 | Porter Meriwether | 22 | 31 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 3.9 | .393 | 1.5 | 3.9 | .393 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .697 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 13 | Ben Warley | 26 | 26 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 4.3 | .450 | 1.9 | 4.3 | .450 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .714 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 4.8 |