San Francisco Warriors Regular Season Rosters

1951-1952 San Francisco Warriors Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Paul Arizin GF 6-4 190 1 Villanova 1950 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Nelson Bobb G 6-0 170 2 Temple 1949 Rnd 3 Pick 6 United States
Stan Brown GF 6-3 200 1 - 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Walt Budko GF 6-5 220 3 Columbia 1948 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Ed Dahler GF 6-5 190 0 Duquesne 1950 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Joe Fulks SF 6-5 190 5 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Vern Gardner GF 6-5 200 2 Utah 1949 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Neil Johnston C 6-8 210 0 Ohio State 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Ed Mikan FC 6-8 229 3 DePaul 1948 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Mel Payton GF 6-4 185 0 Tulane 1951 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
Andy Phillip GF 6-2 195 4 Illinois 1947 Rnd 5 Pick 7 United States
George Senesky G 6-2 179 5 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

1951-1952 Philadelphia Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters G. Senesky A. Phillip P. Arizin V. Gardner E. Mikan
Rotation   N. Bobb J. Fulks   N. Johnston
Rotation     W. Budko    
Rotation     M. Payton    
Lim PT     S. Brown    

1951-1952 Eastern Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Syracuse Nationals40-26-
2Boston Celtics39-271
3New York Knicks37-293
4San Francisco Warriors33-337
5Baltimore Bullets (BAA)20-4620

1951-1952 Philadelphia Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Paul Arizin All-NBA First Team (1952)
Andy Phillip All-NBA Second Team (1952)
Andy Phillip Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1952)
Paul Arizin Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1952)
Joe Fulks Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1952)
Paul Arizin Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP (1952)

1951-1952 Philadelphia Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Paul Arizin 66 44.5 25.4 11.3 2.6
Joe Fulks 61 31.2 15.1 6.0 2.0
Andy Phillip 66 44.4 12.0 6.6 8.2
Ed Mikan 66 27.0 7.9 7.5 1.3
George Senesky 57 33.8 8.3 4.1 4.9
Neil Johnston 64 15.5 6.0 5.3 0.6
Nelson Bobb 62 19.2 5.1 2.4 2.7
Walt Budko 63 17.9 4.0 3.7 1.4
Vern Gardner 27 18.8 5.9 4.1 1.4
Mel Payton 45 10.5 2.9 1.8 1.0
Stan Brown 15 9.4 3.6 1.1 0.6
Ed Dahler 14 8.0 2.5 1.6 0.4

1951-1952 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.

Nelson Bobb was selected as the #6 pick in the 3 Round of the 1949 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. Nelson Bobb signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors on September 1, 1949.

Vern Gardner was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1949 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. Vern Gardner signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors on September 1, 1949.

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

Acquired via Trade

Walt Budko was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Warriors from the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) on November 5, 1951.

Joe Fulks with the on September 10, 1951.

Ed Mikan was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Warriors from the Washington Capitols on January 17, 1951.

Acquired via Free Agency

Stan Brown signed a contract with the Philadelphia Warriors on September 1, 1947. Stan Brown re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Warriors on December 28, 1951.

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

Andy Phillip signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Warriors on October 20, 1950.

George Senesky with the on September 1, 1949.