San Francisco Warriors Regular Season Rosters

1964-1965 San Francisco Warriors Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Al Attles PG 6-0 175 4 North Carolina A&T 1960 Rnd 5 Pick 7 United States
Rick Barry F 6-7 205 0 Miami (FL) 1965 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 265 5 Kansas 1959 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Connie Dierking C 6-9 222 3 Cincinnati 1958 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Wayne Hightower F 6-8 230 2 Kansas 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Gary Hill G 6-4 185 1 Oklahoma City 1963 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Bud Koper GF 6-6 210 0 Oklahoma City 1964 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Barry Kramer F 6-4 200 0 NYU 1964 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
George Lee G 6-3 - 4 Michigan 1959 Rnd 4 Pick 2 United States
McCoy McLemore SF 6-7 230 0 Drake 1964 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
Tom Meschery F 6-6 215 3 Saint Mary's 1961 Rnd 1 Pick 7 China
Cotton Nash F 6-5 220 0 Kentucky 1964 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
Paul Neumann PG 6-1 170 3 Stanford 1959 Rnd 4 Pick 5 United States
Gary Phillips G 6-3 189 3 Houston 1961 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
Guy Rodgers PG 6-0 185 6 Temple 1958 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
John Rudometkin F 6-6 205 2 USC 1962 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Lee Shaffer SF 6-7 220 3 North Carolina 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Nate Thurmond FC 6-11 225 2 Bowling Green 1963 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States

1964-1965 Golden State Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Attles G. Rodgers T. Meschery M. McLemore N. Thurmond
Rotation   G. Phillips B. Koper    
Rotation   G. Lee      
Lim PT P. Neumann   J. Rudometkin   C. Dierking
Lim PT     C. Nash    
Lim PT     L. Shaffer    

1964-1965 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers49-31-
2St. Louis Hawks45-354
3Baltimore Bullets37-4312
4Detroit Pistons31-4918
5San Francisco Warriors17-6332

1964-1965 Golden State Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Wilt Chamberlain Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1965)
Nate Thurmond Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1965)

1964-1965 Golden State Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Wilt Chamberlain 38 45.9 38.9 23.5 3.1
Nate Thurmond 77 41.2 16.5 18.1 2.0
Guy Rodgers 79 34.2 14.6 4.1 7.2
Tom Meschery 79 30.5 12.7 8.3 1.3
Al Attles 73 23.7 9.3 3.3 2.8
McCoy McLemore 78 22.2 8.3 6.3 1.0
Gary Phillips 73 21.1 7.1 2.6 2.0
Wayne Hightower 48 21.6 8.4 5.1 0.8
Paul Neumann 36 25.9 10.8 2.7 2.6
Bud Koper 54 11.7 4.6 1.1 0.8
Connie Dierking 30 18.8 8.0 6.5 1.0
John Rudometkin 22 16.1 6.0 4.2 0.7
Barry Kramer 33 8.4 3.1 1.8 0.8
George Lee 19 13.0 4.8 2.9 0.6
Cotton Nash 20 9.5 4.2 2.4 0.5
Gary Hill 9 9.8 3.0 1.7 0.7

1964-1965 San Francisco Warriors Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Al Attles was selected as the #7 pick in the 5 Round of the 1960 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. Al Attles signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors on September 1, 1960.

Bud Koper was selected as the #7 pick in the Second Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. Bud Koper signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Warriors on September 1, 1964.

McCoy McLemore was selected as the #7 pick in the 3 Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. McCoy McLemore signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Warriors on September 1, 1964.

Tom Meschery was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1961 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. Tom Meschery signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors on September 1, 1961.

Nate Thurmond was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1963 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. Nate Thurmond signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Warriors on September 1, 1963.

Acquired via Trade

Connie Dierking was acquired in a trade by the Golden State Warriors from the Philadelphia Sixers on January 15, 1965.

George Lee was acquired in a trade by the Golden State Warriors from the Detroit Pistons on September 19, 1962.

Paul Neumann was acquired in a trade by the Golden State Warriors from the Philadelphia Sixers on January 15, 1965.

Gary Phillips was acquired in a trade by the Golden State Warriors from the Boston Celtics on October 18, 1962.

Guy Rodgers signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors on September 1, 1958.

Lee Shaffer was acquired in a trade by the Golden State Warriors from the Philadelphia Sixers on January 15, 1965.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

Cotton Nash was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Golden State Warriors from the Los Angeles Lakers on February 3, 1965.

Acquired via Free Agency

John Rudometkin signed a contract as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors on February 2, 1965.

1964-1965 San Francisco Warriors Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Franklin Mieuli Owner 1962-1963 N/A
Alex Hannum Head Coach 1963-1964 Head Coach (Philadelphia Sixers, 1960 to 1963)
Bob Feerick General Manager 1963-1964 N/A