St. Louis Hawks Regular Season Rosters

1964-1965 St. Louis Hawks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
John Barnhill G 6-1 180 2 Tennessee State 1959 Rnd 11 Pick 6 United States
Zelmo Beaty FC 6-9 225 2 Prairie View A&M 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Bill Bridges FC 6-6 228 2 Kansas 1961 Rnd 3 Pick 9 United States
Ed Burton F 6-6 225 1 Michigan State 1961 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Mike Farmer F 6-7 210 5 San Francisco 1958 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Richie Guerin SG 6-4 195 8 Iona 1954 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
Cliff Hagan GF 6-4 210 8 Kentucky 1953 Rnd 3 Pick 6 United States
Bill McGill FC 6-9 225 2 Utah 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Jeff Mullins GF 6-4 190 0 Duke 1964 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Bob Pettit FC 6-9 205 10 LSU 1954 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Paul Silas PF 6-7 225 0 Creighton 1964 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
John Tresvant PF 6-7 215 0 Seattle 1964 Rnd 5 Pick 6 United States
Chico Vaughn G 6-2 190 2 Southern Illinois 1962 Rnd 4 Pick 1 United States
Lenny Wilkens PG 6-1 180 4 Providence 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States

1964-1965 St. Louis Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Wilkens R. Guerin C. Hagan B. Bridges Z. Beaty
Rotation   C. Vaughn J. Mullins B. Pettit  
Rotation   J. Barnhill   P. Silas  
Lim PT     M. Farmer J. Tresvant  
Lim PT     E. Burton    

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 St. Louis Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Bob Pettit All-NBA Second Team (1965)
Lenny Wilkens Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1965)
Bob Pettit Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1965)

1964-1965 St. Louis Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Zelmo Beaty 80 36.5 16.9 12.1 1.4
Lenny Wilkens 78 36.6 16.5 4.7 5.5
Bob Pettit 50 35.1 22.5 12.4 2.6
Cliff Hagan 77 22.6 13.0 3.6 1.8
Bill Bridges 79 29.9 11.5 10.8 2.4
Chico Vaughn 75 26.2 11.6 2.3 2.1
Richie Guerin 57 29.4 14.4 2.6 4.8
Mike Farmer 60 21.2 6.8 4.3 1.5
Paul Silas 79 15.7 4.6 7.3 0.6
John Barnhill 41 19.0 7.0 2.2 1.9
Jeff Mullins 44 11.2 4.9 2.3 1.0
Bill McGill 16 6.0 2.5 1.5 0.4
Ed Burton 7 6.0 2.6 1.9 0.3
John Tresvant 4 8.8 3.5 4.5 1.5

1964-1965 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. John Barnhill re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on October 17, 1964.

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.

Jeff Mullins was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Jeff Mullins signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1964.

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.

Paul Silas was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Paul Silas signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on May 4, 1964.

John Tresvant was selected as the #6 pick in the 5 Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. John Tresvant signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1964.

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.

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

Ed Burton signed a contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1964.

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.