1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 54-26
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 7-6 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated Detroit Pistons 4-2
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Coach: Fred Schaus (54-26)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 190,321, Avg. 6,139 in 31 home dates

1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers Results

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 54 wins and 26 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-6.

Los Angeles scored 9,482 points and yielded 9,306. Jerry West scored a team-leading 2,310 points for the Lakers, while Elgin Baylor contributed 892 rebounds. Jerry West dished out 402 assists for the squad.

Fred Schaus coached the team. The 1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the finals.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Elgin Baylor	F	September 16, 1934	6'5"	225	Seattle	Washington, DC USA
Ray Felix	C	December 10, 1930	6'11"	220	LIU	New York, NY USA
Tom Hawkins	F	December 22, 1936	6'5"	210	Notre Dame	Chicago, IL USA
Rod Hundley	G	October 26, 1934	6'4"	185	West Virginia	Charleston, WV USA
Howie Jolliff	F-C	July 20, 1938	6'7"	218	Ohio
Jim Krebs	C-F	September 8, 1935	6'8"	230	Southern Methodist	Webster Groves, MO USA
Rudy LaRusso	F-C	November 11, 1937	6'7"	220	Dartmouth	Brooklyn, NY USA
Bob McNeill	G	October 22, 1938	6'1"	170	St. Joseph's (PA)	Philadelphia, PA USA
Frank Selvy	G-F	November 9, 1932	6'2"	180	Furman	Corbin, KY USA
Bob Sims	G-F	October 9, 1938	6'5"	220	Pepperdine	Santa Barbara, CA USA
Bobby Smith	G	August 20, 1937	6'3"	185	West Virginia
Jerry West	G-F	May 28, 1938	6'2"	175	West Virginia	Cheylan, WV USA
Wayne Yates	C	November 7, 1937	6'8"	230	Memphis State	Little Rock, AR USA