San Francisco Warriors Regular Season Rosters

1954-1955 San Francisco Warriors Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Paul Arizin GF 6-4 190 2 Villanova 1950 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Tom Brennan G 6-3 195 0 Villanova 1952 Rnd 8 Pick 4 United States
Larry Costello PG 6-1 186 0 Niagara 1954 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Walt Davis FC 6-8 205 1 Texas A&M 1952 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
George Dempsey PG 6-2 190 0 King's College (NY) 1951 Rnd 7 Pick 9 United States
Danny Finn G 6-1 185 2 St. John's 1952 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Jack George G 6-2 190 1 La Salle 1953 Rnd 13 Pick 1 United States
Joe Graboski FC 6-7 195 5 Tuley High School (Illinois) 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Paul Hoffman GF 6-2 195 5 Purdue 1947 Rnd 5 Pick 2 United States
Neil Johnston C 6-8 210 3 Ohio State 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Mike Kearns PG 6-2 178 0 Princeton 1951 Rnd 5 Pick 9 United States
Jackie Moore F 6-5 190 0 La Salle 1954 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Ken Murray SG 6-2 190 3 St. Bonaventure 1950 Rnd 4 Pick 6 United States
Gene Shue G 6-2 170 0 Maryland 1954 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Zeke Zawoluk FC 6-7 216 2 St. John's 1952 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States

1954-1955 Philadelphia Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters G. Dempsey J. George P. Arizin J. Graboski N. Johnston
Rotation L. Costello D. Finn   Z. Zawoluk  
Rotation M. Kearns     W. Davis  
Lim PT   K. Murray J. Moore    
Lim PT     P. Hoffman    

1954-1955 Eastern Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Syracuse Nationals43-29-
2New York Knicks38-345
3Boston Celtics36-367
4San Francisco Warriors33-3910

1954-1955 Philadelphia Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Neil Johnston All-NBA First Team (1955)
Paul Arizin Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1955)
Neil Johnston Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1955)

1954-1955 Philadelphia Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Neil Johnston 72 40.5 22.7 15.1 3.0
Paul Arizin 72 41.0 21.0 9.4 2.9
Joe Graboski 70 35.9 13.6 9.1 2.6
Jack George 68 36.5 11.4 4.4 5.3
Zeke Zawoluk 67 16.7 6.4 3.8 1.3
George Dempsey 48 28.9 7.3 4.9 3.6
Danny Finn 43 19.1 4.8 3.7 3.6
Walt Davis 61 12.6 2.9 3.4 0.6
Larry Costello 19 24.4 6.2 2.6 4.1
Gene Shue 6 10.8 1.8 1.7 1.8
Tom Brennan 11 4.7 0.9 0.5 0.2
Mike Kearns 6 4.2 0.2 0.5 0.8

1954-1955 San Francisco Warriors Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Paul Arizin was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. Paul Arizin signed a contract with the Philadelphia Warriors on September 1, 1950. Paul Arizin re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Warriors on September 10, 1951. Paul Arizin re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Warriors on September 28, 1954.

Larry Costello was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1954 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. Larry Costello signed a contract with the Philadelphia Warriors on September 1, 1954.

Walt Davis was selected as the #4 pick in the Second Round of the 1952 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. Walt Davis signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors on September 1, 1953.

George Dempsey was selected as the #9 pick in the 7 Round of the 1951 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. George Dempsey signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors on September 1, 1954.

Jack George was selected as the #1 pick in the 13 Round of the 1953 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. Jack George signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors on June 1, 1953.

Mike Kearns was selected as the #9 pick in the 5 Round of the 1951 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. Mike Kearns signed a contract with the Philadelphia Warriors on September 1, 1954.

Acquired via Trade

Paul Hoffman was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Warriors from the New York Knicks on January 12, 1955.

Acquired via Free Agency

Danny Finn signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Warriors on September 1, 1952.

Neil Johnston signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Warriors on June 1, 1951.

Zeke Zawoluk signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Warriors on September 1, 1953.