1959–60 NBA season

Infobox sports season
title =1959–60 NBA season
league =National Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
season =Regular season
season_champ =Boston Celtics
MVP =flagicon|USA Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia)
MVP_link =NBA MVP
top_scorer =flagicon|USA Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1960 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Boston Celtics
conf1_runner-up =Philadelphia Warriors
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =St. Louis Hawks
conf2_runner-up =Minneapolis Lakers
finals =Finals
finals_link =1960 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Boston Celtics
finals_runner-up =St. Louis Hawks
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1958–59 NBA season
prevseason_year =1958–59
nextseason_link =1960–61 NBA season
nextseason_year =1960–61The 1959–60 NBA season was the 14th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 2nd straight NBA Championship, beating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.

Notable occurrences

* The 1960 NBA All-Star Game was played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the East beating the West 125-115. Rookie Wilt Chamberlain of the local Philadelphia Warriors won the game's MVP award.
* The Minneapolis Lakers played their final season in the Twin Cities. There would not be another NBA team in Minnesota until the birth of the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1989-90.
* The NBA schedule was expanded from 72 games per team to 75.

Final standings

Eastern Division

Note: Prior to the 1969-70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

NBA awards

*Most Valuable Player: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
*Rookie of the Year: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors

*All-NBA First Team:
**Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
**Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
**Gene Shue, Detroit Pistons
**Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
**Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers

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See also