# Temporada 1959-60 de los St. Louis Hawks

La temporada 1959-60 fue la undécima de los St. Louis Hawks en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 46 victorias y 29 derrotas, ocupando el primer puesto de la División Oeste. Se clasificaron para los playoffs, cayendo en las finales ante los Boston Celtics.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| T | - | Bob Ferry | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Saint Louis |
| 2 | 12 | Al Seiden | Base | Estados Unidos | St. John's |
| 2 | 13 | Cal Ramsey | Alero | Estados Unidos | New York |
| 5 | 37 | Nick Mantis | Base | Estados Unidos | Northwestern |
| 11 | 77 | John Barnhill | Base | Estados Unidos | Tennessee State |

## Temporada regular

División Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-St. Louis Hawks | 46 | 29 | .613 | – | 28–5 | 12–20 | 6–4 | 27–12 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 30 | 45 | .400 | 16 | 17–14 | 6–21 | 7–10 | 20–19 |
| x-Minneapolis Lakers | 25 | 50 | .333 | 21 | 9–15 | 9–21 | 7–14 | 17–22 |
| Cincinnati Royals | 19 | 56 | .253 | 27 | 9–22 | 2–20 | 8–14 | 14–25 |

## Playoffs
### Finales de División

St. Louis Hawks - Minneapolis Lakers
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 16 de marzo | St. Louis Hawks 112, Minneapolis Lakers 99 | St. Louis |
| 17 de marzo | St. Louis Hawks 113, Minneapolis Lakers 120 | St. Louis |
| 19 de marzo | Minneapolis Lakers 89, St. Louis Hawks 93 | Minneapolis |
| 20 de marzo | Minneapolis Lakers 103, St. Louis Hawks 101 | Minneapolis |
| 22 de marzo | St. Louis Hawks 110, Minneapolis Lakers 117 (OT) | St. Louis |
| 24 de marzo | Minneapolis Lakers 96, St. Louis Hawks 117 | Minneapolis |
| 26 de marzo | St. Louis Hawks 97, Minneapolis Lakers 86 | St. Louis |
| | St. Louis gana las series 4-3 | |

### Finales de la NBA

Boston Celtics - St. Louis Hawks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 27 de marzo | Boston Celtics 140, St. Louis Hawks 122 | Boston |
| 29 de marzo | Boston Celtics 103, St. Louis Hawks 113 | Boston |
| 2 de abril | St. Louis Hawks 86, Boston Celtics 102 | St. Louis |
| 3 de abril | St. Louis Hawks 106, Boston Celtics 96 | St. Louis |
| 5 de abril | Boston Celtics 127, St. Louis Hawks 102 | Boston |
| 7 de abril | St. Louis Hawks 105, Boston Celtics 102 | St. Louis |
| 9 de abril | Boston Celtics 122, St. Louis Hawks 103 | Boston |
| | Boston gana las finales 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Bob Pettit | 27 | 72 | 40.2 | 9.3 | 21.2 | .438 | 7.6 | 10.0 | .753 | 17.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 26.1 |
| 2 | Cliff Hagan | 28 | 75 | 37.3 | 9.6 | 20.7 | .464 | 5.6 | 7.0 | .803 | 10.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 24.8 |
| 3 | Clyde Lovellette | 30 | 68 | 28.7 | 8.1 | 17.3 | .468 | 4.6 | 5.7 | .821 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 20.8 |
| 4 | Al Ferrari | 26 | 71 | 22.1 | 3.0 | 7.4 | .413 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .782 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 8.6 |
| 5 | Johnny McCarthy | 25 | 75 | 31.8 | 3.2 | 9.7 | .329 | 2.0 | 3.0 | .659 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 8.4 |
| 6 | Dave Piontek | 25 | 25 | 28.9 | 3.0 | 7.9 | .381 | 1.8 | 3.2 | .563 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Slater Martin | 34 | 64 | 27.4 | 2.2 | 6.0 | .371 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .729 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 6.2 |
| 8 | Si Green | 26 | 70 | 19.3 | 2.3 | 6.1 | .372 | 1.6 | 2.5 | .634 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 6.1 |
| 9 | Bob Ferry | 22 | 62 | 14.1 | 2.3 | 5.5 | .426 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .639 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 5.9 |
| 10 | Cal Ramsey | 22 | 4 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | .368 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .750 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 11 | Jack McMahon | 31 | 25 | 13.4 | 1.3 | 3.7 | .355 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .552 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Hub Reed | 23 | 2 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Larry Foust | 31 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Dave Gambee | 22 | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Chuck Share | 32 | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Bob Pettit | Mejor quinteto de la NBA |