St. Louis Hawks Regular Season Rosters

1963-1964 St. Louis Hawks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
John Barnhill G 6-1 180 1 Tennessee State 1959 Rnd 11 Pick 6 United States
Zelmo Beaty FC 6-9 225 1 Prairie View A&M 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Bill Bridges FC 6-6 228 1 Kansas 1961 Rnd 3 Pick 9 United States
Bob Duffy G 6-3 165 1 Colgate 1962 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Mike Farmer F 6-7 210 4 San Francisco 1958 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Richie Guerin SG 6-4 195 7 Iona 1954 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
Cliff Hagan GF 6-4 210 7 Kentucky 1953 Rnd 3 Pick 6 United States
Bevo Nordmann C 6-10 230 2 Saint Louis 1961 Rnd 3 Pick 2 United States
Bob Pettit FC 6-9 205 9 LSU 1954 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Ken Rohloff G 6-0 195 0 NC State 1963 Rnd 7 Pick 6 United States
Paul Silas PF 6-7 225 0 Creighton 1964 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Gene Tormohlen FC 6-8 230 1 Tennessee 1959 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
Chico Vaughn G 6-2 190 1 Southern Illinois 1962 Rnd 4 Pick 1 United States
Gerry Ward G 6-4 195 0 Boston College 1963 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Lenny Wilkens PG 6-1 180 3 Providence 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States

1963-1964 St. Louis Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Wilkens C. Vaughn C. Hagan B. Pettit Z. Beaty
Rotation   J. Barnhill M. Farmer B. Bridges  
Rotation   G. Ward   G. Tormohlen  
Lim PT   K. Rohloff     B. Nordmann
Lim PT   R. Guerin      

1963-1964 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Francisco Warriors48-32-
2St. Louis Hawks46-342
3Los Angeles Lakers42-386
4Baltimore Bullets31-4917
5Detroit Pistons23-5725

1963-1964 St. Louis Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Bob Pettit All-NBA First Team (1964)
Bob Pettit Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1964)
Lenny Wilkens Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1964)

1963-1964 St. Louis Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Bob Pettit 80 41.2 27.4 15.3 3.2
Cliff Hagan 77 29.6 18.4 4.9 2.5
Richie Guerin 78 30.0 13.1 3.2 4.8
Lenny Wilkens 78 32.4 12.0 4.3 4.6
Zelmo Beaty 59 32.6 13.1 10.7 1.3
Bill Bridges 80 24.4 8.5 8.5 2.3
Chico Vaughn 68 19.7 8.6 1.9 1.9
John Barnhill 74 18.5 6.6 2.1 2.0
Mike Farmer 76 17.9 5.6 3.0 1.4
Gene Tormohlen 51 12.5 4.1 4.2 1.0
Gerry Ward 24 5.8 1.8 0.9 0.9
Bevo Nordmann 12 12.8 2.4 3.3 0.3
Bob Duffy 2 3.0 1.0 0.5 0.0
Ken Rohloff 2 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.5

1963-1964 St. Louis Hawks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

John Barnhill was selected as the #6 pick in the 11 Round of the 1959 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. John Barnhill signed a contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1962. John Barnhill re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on August 30, 1963.

Zelmo Beaty was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1962 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Zelmo Beaty signed a contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1962. Zelmo Beaty re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on July 24, 1963.

Bob Pettit was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1954 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Hawks. Bob Pettit signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Hawks on July 17, 1954.

Ken Rohloff was selected as the #6 pick in the 7 Round of the 1963 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Ken Rohloff signed a contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1963.

Chico Vaughn was selected as the #1 pick in the 4 Round of the 1962 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Chico Vaughn signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1962.

Gerry Ward was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1963 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Gerry Ward signed a contract with the St. Louis Hawks on June 6, 1963.

Lenny Wilkens was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1960 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Lenny Wilkens signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1960.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Bill Bridges, the #9 pick in the 3 Round of the 1961 NBA Draft, were acquired by the St. Louis Hawks from the Chicago Zephyrs on June 14, 1962. Bill Bridges signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on January 8, 1963.

Draft Rights to Cliff Hagan, the #6 pick in the 3 Round of the 1953 NBA Draft, were acquired by the St. Louis Hawks from the Boston Celtics on April 30, 1956. Cliff Hagan signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1956.

Acquired via Trade

Richie Guerin was acquired in a trade by the St. Louis Hawks from the New York Knicks on October 20, 1963.

Acquired via Free Agency

Mike Farmer signed a contract with the St. Louis Hawks on August 18, 1962. Mike Farmer re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on August 30, 1963.

Bevo Nordmann signed a contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on November 30, 1963.

Gene Tormohlen signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1962.