1959–60 NBA season

Notable occurrences

• On November 7, 1959 in a game between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia Warriors, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain played the first game of their 10-year professional rivalry.
• The 1960 NBA All-Star Game was played in Philadelphia, 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.
• In an interesting quirk in the schedule, the Philadelphia Warriors and Minneapolis Lakers play a two-game series in California on January 31 – February 1, 1960, with the first game being played in San Francisco and the second in Los Angeles.
• The NBA schedule was expanded from 72 games per team to 75.

  Final standings

Eastern Division

Western Division

Statistics leaders

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
• All-NBA Second Team:
• *Richie Guerin, New York Knicks
• *Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
• *Dolph Schayes, Syracuse Nationals
• *Bill Sharman, Boston Celtics
• *Jack Twyman, Cincinnati Royals