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1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	Alex Hannum
Arena	Philadelphia Arena and Civic Center-Convention Hall

Results
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Place	Division: First
Playoff finish	Won NBA Finals
Philadelphia 76ers seasons
< 1965–66	1967–68 >

The Philadelphia 76ers had dismissed coach Dolph Schayes of Syracuse Nationals fame. Alex Hannum, the former 50s power forward who was the last man to coach a winner past Boston, was the new coach. The 43-year-old Hannum looked like he could still play, and often ran with the club in practice.

Hannum's 76ers would share the ball, or play 'Celtic-ball' as some observed. Wilt Chamberlain would not be expected to hold the team afloat like Atlas but would pass more and get the others involved. Chamberlain had bragged in interviews that he was the sport's best passer on top of his other abilities. His eight assists per game set a record for centers and made him third in the NBA overall, scoring 24 per game, while again leading the NBA in rebounds and blocked shots.

Shooting less, he made a league-record 68% of his shots; his 875 free throw attempts, another league record, offset his dismal percentage from the foul line.

The 76ers also had three other players around the 20 point-per-game mark this year in Hal Greer with 22 points, Chet Walker and Billy Cunningham, both with 19 points. All four players combined won a league-record 68 games together under Hannum's watch. The team scored a record 125 points per game, leading all teams in shooting accuracy.

The 76ers started the season at 46–4, still the best 50 game start in league history. They finished the season at 68–13, the best record in league history at the time.^[1]

1 Offseason
- 1.1 NBA Draft
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Season standings
3 Player stats
4 NBA finals
5 References

Offseason

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	9	Matt Guokas	(G/F)	United States	St. Joseph's

Regular season

Season standings

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Philadelphia 76ers	68	13	.840	-
Boston Celtics	60	21	.741	8
Cincinnati Royals	39	42	.481	29
New York Knicks	36	45	.444	32
Baltimore Bullets	20	61	.247	48

Player stats

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

Player	GP	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL

NBA finals

Game	Date	Home Team	Result	Road Team
Game 1	April 14	Philadelphia	141-135	San Francisco
Game 2	April 16	Philadelphia	126-95	San Francisco
Game 3	April 18	San Francisco	130-124	Philadelphia
Game 4	April 20	San Francisco	108-122	Philadelphia
Game 5	April 23	Philadelphia	109-117	San Francisco
Game 6	April 24	San Francisco	122-125	Philadelphia

76ers win series 4-2

References

^ Sachare, Alex (2008). "NBA Encyclopedia Playoff Edition: The Best Team Ever". http://www.nba.com/encyclopedia/sixers_66-67.html.

Philadelphia 76ers on Basketball Reference

1966–67 NBA season by team

1966 NBA Expansion Draft • 1966 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions

Eastern

Baltimore • Boston • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia

Western

Chicago • Detroit • Los Angeles • San Francisco • St. Louis

NBA Champions

Philadelphia 76ers 1966-67 NBA Champions

Chamberlain \| Costello \| Cunningham \| Gambee \| Greer \| Guokas \| Jackson \| Jones \| Melchionni \| Walker \| Weiss \| Coach Hannum

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